Need a GoPro Quik alternative on Windows or Mac? Cubix Beat Edits turns your exported clips and music into an editable montage in a desktop browser. GoPro announced Quik desktop’s discontinuation in November 2024; Quik continues on iOS and Android.
You bring exported video files and a track; you get an editable montage. Cubix is not a GoPro product and does not connect to your camera, GoPro Cloud or Quik projects.
Exported video files
Clip 3 is the descent: give it the longest hold.
Quik desktop: discontinued, per GoPro’s November 7, 2024 announcement. Quik continues on iOS and Android.
Quik desktop is one GoPro tool among several. Here is what GoPro said about each, so you can tell which one you actually need to replace.
Source: GoPro, “GoPro Sunsetting Quik Desktop App”, November 7, 2024, checked November 10, 2026.
An illustrated plan for an exported mountain-bike outing. The descent gets the longest hold: the rider has to enter the section, ride through it and come out the other side for the action to read.
1Establishing shot
Shows where the ride happens. A wide view needs a moment.
4 beats
2Preparation
Sets up the outing; a short shot is enough.
3 beats
3Readable action
The point of the edit. Let the rider enter, ride through and exit; a cut mid-corner loses what made it good.
8 beats · longest hold
4Detail
A quick detail between the bigger shots.
2 beats
5Result
The payoff of the climb.
3 beats
6Closing view
End on a view held into the end of the track.
4 beats
24 beats in all. The descent takes 8 of them; the detail shot takes 2. After Beat Edits’ first pass, check that the action runs from entry to exit before tightening anything else.
Illustration · an author-drawn, fictional ride with illustrative beat counts. Not GoPro footage, a Quik edit or a Cubix-produced montage.
Quik desktop is discontinued, so this is not a test against a current app. Each row is a decision you face when you move a music-synced edit to another desktop workflow.
Swipe across the table to see both columns.
| Decision | Cubix | After Quik desktop |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop availability | Runs in a desktop browser on a PC or a Mac; the full editor is designed for desktop and laptop browsers. Cubix documentation | Quik desktop is discontinued. Quik continues on iOS and Android. GoPro announcement |
| Getting your footage in | Upload exported video files. MP4, MOV and WebM are documented upload formats; test one file first. Cubix help · documented | GoPro points desktop users to GoPro Cloud’s web media library, GoPro Player and its 360 plug-ins. GoPro announcement |
| Timing to music | Beat Edits detects tempo and hits and times the cuts. Cut on the hits, or a steady BPM grid. Cubix guide · documented | Depends on the tool you move to. Not assessed |
| Revising the first pass | Change Style, Energy, Motion or Length to rebuild, adjust individual cuts on the timeline, or Revert. Cubix guide · documented | Depends on the tool you move to. Not assessed |
| Camera, 360 and project limits | Edits ordinary exported video. No Quik project import, 360 reframing, telemetry overlays or HyperSmooth stabilization. Cubix scope | 360 plug-ins for Premiere and After Effects; GoPro Player + HyperSmooth Pro for eligible subscribers. GoPro announcement |
| Access | Explore the editor before choosing a plan. Plans, trial availability and billing are on the pricing page. Cubix pricing page | GoPro Player + HyperSmooth Pro needs GoPro Premium+ or a HyperSmooth Pro license. GoPro announcement |
GoPro facts are from GoPro’s announcement; Cubix rows from Cubix feature, guide and help pages. Nothing here is a benchmark.
Sources checked November 10, 2026: GoPro: GoPro Sunsetting Quik Desktop App (November 7, 2024) · Cubix Beat Edits (Feature page) · How to edit video to the beat of music (Cubix guide) · Upload media to Cubix (Cubix help: upload formats)
Copy the clips you chose from your camera or library as ordinary video files: the establishing shot, the action and the ending.
Open Beat Edits in Cubix and add at least two clips or photos and a music track you are allowed to use.
Cubix analyzes the track and times the cuts. Compare Cut on the hits with a steady BPM grid.
Check that the main action runs from entry to exit, fix any cut that lands mid-move, and watch the ending before you export.
The controls and review checks are covered in the beat editing guide.
Cubix is an independent editor, not a GoPro product. It does not import Quik projects or connect to GoPro Cloud.
GoPro announced on November 7, 2024 that it was discontinuing the Quik desktop apps to focus on mobile. It set December 31, 2024 as the Mac App Store removal date and said the planned Windows version would not be released. Quik continues on iOS and Android.
Yes. Cubix runs in a desktop browser, so you can use it on a Windows PC or a Mac. The full editor is designed for desktop and laptop browsers.
Yes, as ordinary video files. MP4, MOV and WebM are documented upload formats. Try one exported file first to check that it plays and edits as you expect.
No. Cubix does not import Quik projects, reframe 360 footage, add GoPro telemetry overlays or match HyperSmooth stabilization. Start from exported video files.
Yes. Change Style, Energy, Motion or Length and Cubix rebuilds the montage from its source shots, switch between Cut on the hits and a steady BPM grid, or adjust individual cuts on the timeline. Revert returns to the state before the pass.
You can explore the Cubix editor before choosing a plan. Plans, trial availability, export options and billing are listed on the pricing page.
Export the clips you chose, add a track to Beat Edits and review the montage before you export.
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