A feature release with new editing tools, timeline and asset-browser improvements, UI polish, performance work, and a batch of bug fixes.
- Aspect-locked clip resize in the preview (hold Shift to stretch freely)
- Type exact values into property sliders; drag from the slider head works reliably
- Delete, rename, search, favorites, and category browsing in the asset panel
- Replace media in place while keeping timeline clips, effects, and layout
- Disable and reorder effects on a clip; beauty and makeup face effects
- Audio tempo follows clip speed; reverse video builds a reverse proxy with progress
- Freeze frame captures the full composited image; clearer timeline bookmarks
- Fit timeline in view, wider zoom for long projects, and scrolling on smaller screens
- Redesigned text properties panel and style packs in the Text assets tab
- Prompt to install essential addons on startup; less intrusive update notifications
- Reliable media drag-and-drop onto the timeline on Mutter / GNOME
- Fixed file-picker extensions on Flatpak, subtitle cue waveforms, and the project setup dialog
- Faster filmstrip thumbnails and lighter subtitle voice waveform mixing
Installing
- AppImage (Linux, any distro):
chmod +x Drift-*.AppImage && ./Drift-*.AppImage - Windows installer: run
Drift-Setup-*.exe - Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -U drift-*.pkg.tar.zst - Flatpak: requires
flatpakwith the Flathub remote added (flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo), thenflatpak install --user Drift-*.flatpak
Fonts, stickers, speech models and GPU/CPU acceleration runtimes are not bundled — install
the ones you want from the Addon Manager in the app header.