Voukoder Pro 2026

I have decided I'll publish the current changelog, so you can see what to expect in the next version. I'm constantly working on new features and my to-do list is still quite full, but the changelog shows what's currently finished. So everything might still change.

You'll find the changelog here: https://www.voukoder.org/changelog/

2026.0.0 - 2025-09-15

Release 2026-Beta1

This is the first beta release of the new Voukoder Pro 2026 (or 3.0.0). I have decided to include the year to indicate it'll be an annual release.

• Important! Don't use this version on a production system! This version may include various severe bugs! I hope to find all of them that's why I depend on your feedback. Please report any found bugs here. Please also report if everything is working for you.
• You also need to update your FFmpeg version to version 8.x (L)GPL shared. The older version 7.x will not work anymore! Links are below this post.
• Voukoder Pro 2026 is not designed to run in parallel with Voukoder Pro 2. It's another good reason to run it on a different system and not on your production system.
• The macOS version still has some issues that I'm currently working on. I'll drop it asap.
• To use the GPU encoding features update to the latest drivers.

License

• Request a free BETA license here. It'll be valid until 2025-12-31.

Changelog

• Core
  • Disabling a track doesn't cause Voukoder Pro to create an empty track anymore
  • If FFmpeg could not be found inform the user in a user friendly message
  • It's possible overwritten filenames can contain apostrophes
  • Muxer options (i.e. +faststart) are working again
  • Using FFmpeg 8.0 now
• Designer
  • Added back IAvoe's presets [FFV1, libsvtav1, libx264 and libx265 encoders (if present)]
  • The Designer supports re-opening the last open tabs
  • Supporting different 5.1 audio channel layouts now (Selectable over the input node)
  • It is now possible to add the ISO date and time when overwriting the file name in the file properties.
  • The "About" dialog has been reworked so you can see more information about your license.
  • Added a textual description to all video pixel formats and audio sample formats
  • Extended the "Open-Scene" dialog in the designer.
    • You can now select and open and delete multiple files.
    • There is also a new button where you can rename a single scene.
  • Scene Test:
    • Made the simulated video- and audio tracks editable and deletable again
    • Fixed measuring the time (and corrected the fps) in the scene test
• Logging
  • Added the menu option to open the log dir.
  • Added a dropdown box in the settings to change to log level
  • Added a check box to the settings to enable or disable the logging
  • Added colors to the scene test log view
  • Added the option to select the number of days when to delete log files
  • Printing the system information at the beginning of each log file
  • Added a "Copy to clipboard" button
• Installer
  • Expanded the VEGAS Pro Plugin section, so users are more aware they have to check their version here
• Licensing
  • Added an alternative, monthly subscription model license
• NLE Plugin Updates
  • [VEGAS Pro 23] Added a new plugin.

FFmpeg 8.0: https://github.com/Vouk/ffmpeg/re…uild-2025-09-15

Yes, here is the link: https://github.com/Vouk/ffmpeg/re…uild-2025-09-15