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In early years, many GoPro owners got used to making quick edits with GoPro Studio on their Mac. GoPro Studio is an advanced HD/4K video editing program for those whose installer was attached with the Quik package. But things changed since it was removed from Quik and reached its end-of-life for support in middle 2017. Customers couldn't get it from the official site ever since. Some calls on the GoPro team to bring it back, but only to get a disappointing reply - "There are no plans to offer Studio as a download again."
Quik for desktop - the possible replacement of Studio, does offer some basic video editing features, such as video trimming, putting together hi-lights, adding background music into video and similar. It helps people create videos to share fast. But that's not enough for senior users who want to make more changes with the GoPro 4K/HD footages, for example altering the 4K 120fps video playback speed, controlling the fisheye, adding filters/subtitles, and using the Flux super slow-mo feature (Check GoPro Studio vs Quik). Therefore, quite many GoProers, either old and new, tend to search and download GoPro Studio for Mac and PC from other places.
GoPro Studio Mac Download Links & System Requirement
GoPro support center discontinued to provide users the GoPro studio downoad, so we can only obtain the installer package from other software download sites or forums. Here we've collected some most commonly searched and downloaded URLs from different sites. Hopefully, you can get the one you want.
Top GoPro Studio for Mac Downloads
| Version Number | Size | Download Sites | Supported OS | Download Link |
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| 2.5.9.2658 | 272MB | TechSpot | Not mentioned. (Estimated available for Mac OS X 10.8 or later.) | |
| 2.0.1.247.174 | 113MB | Softonic | Not mentioned. (Estimated available for Mac OS X 10.8 or later.) | |
| 2.0.0.237.130 | 115.35MB | Cnet | Not mentioned. (Estimated available for Mac OS X 10.8 or later.) | |
| 2.0.0.237 | 115.35MB | mac.softwsp | Mac OS X 10.8 or later. |
Download[Official Answer] to Minimum System Requirements for GoPro Studio for Mac (Catalina) |
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OS: Mac OS 10.10.X or later |
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Also read: Detailed User Guide on How to Edit GoPro Video with GoPro Studio |
Note that from the GoPro Studio for Mac Update History released by GoPro, we can see that the latest GoPro Studio for Mac lies in 2.5.10. In other words, don't trust any fake download with the version number beyond 2.5.10, e.g. V2.7.0. You may just get a Quik app, an unknown tool or even a harmful virus.
Another note is that although GoPro support took Mac OS X 10.10 as the minimum system on the web, you can try to install and use it on OS X 10.8 or 10.9 to check whether it runs normally. If you fail to install GoPro Studio on your Mac OS X 10.9/10.8/10.7/10.6, or even the one within its range like Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey, you are suggested to turn to some GoPro Studio alternative editors.
Best Alternative to GoPro Studio Mac
GoPro Studio is a free entry-level video editor. Most of its users are very new to post-production. Also they might not be willing to pay for the powerful but expensive workstations like Adobe series, Lightroom, DaVVinci Resolve and such. If you are a frequent GoPro community visitor, you will notice that both the managers and GoPro shooters love to recommend iMovie and VSDC as the substitute of GoPro Studio for Mac. Here we will give another choice - VideoProc Converter AI, in case iMovie and VSDC don't meet your taste or needs.
VideoProc Converter AI is one-stop video processing software for both macOS and Windows, it is especially designed to handle large GoPro 4K videos and other video shots taken by mobiles, digital cameras and drones still. With it, you can take an overall control of your big 4K/2.7K/1080p GoPro footages in the following ways:
Best Alternative to GoPro Studio Mac |
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 Basic 4K/HD Edits |
Cut, trim, crop the content to remain the most wanted part; Merge multiple video clips into a single one to share; Split a long video into smaller pieces; |
 Enhance GoPro Video Quality |
Stabilize GoPro 4K shaky or blurry video to make it clearer; Reduce or remove annoying background wind noise; Correct fisheye lens distortion effect as you like. |
 Resize, Compress, Transcode |
Resize/Compress large 4K UHD video to smaller size; Transcode HEVC to H.264, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook etc. Convert video clips to NTSC or PAL format for DVD buring. |
 Other Toolbox |
Slow down or speed up the video by changing the playback speed; Add attracting filter effects, ready-made subtitles or watermark; Force A/V sync; make 1:1 original screenshots or funny GIFs etc. |
Despite the GoPro videos are born to highly compressed files, they still take large memory space, especially those large 4K (Protune), high-fps slow motion and time lapse videos. In view of this, VideoProc Converter AI applies the unique Level-3 Hardware Acceleration powered by Intel®, AMD® and NVIDIA® GPUs to boost the 4K editing or transcoding speed, delivering the user a buttery smooth post production experience with no quality sacrifice at all.
Note: The Windows version now supports AI-powered Super Resolution, Frame Interpolation, and Stabilization to enhance video and image quality. These AI features are not yet available in the Mac version but will be coming soon.
Final Words
Surely if your Studio performs well on your Mac and you are satisfy with the made-up movies, just forget these editor names. Despite everything, wish you guys obtain a simple but efficient video processing with GoPro Studio or other alternative editors.
FAQ
Is GoPro Studio still available on Mac?
Glad to tell for the time being, it is available as normal, but only workable for some systems.
Where can I download the .dmg file to edit videos on Mac?
Well, you can use google to find the downloads.We've listed several top download links from TechSpot, Softonic and Cnet, each with a system requirement. You can move on to the middle part of the article and find the download links in this page.
Is there any GoPro Studio alternative for Mac to recommend?
Yes, more than one. Please read on and find the suitable one.
