Arctic26.1.2

Arctic scans every connected drive for Final Cut Pro libraries, related media, and assets, then presents them in one view so you can locate projects and see where their files reside. It also searches less obvious storage locations, including drives put away in storage, helping editors identify which volumes to reconnect when revisiting old edits, consolidating a project, or preparing a travel library. For each library, Arctic shows recoverable space by drive and identifies caches, render files, helper files, optimized media, and other non-original media that can be removed with one click.

This cleanup addresses Final Cut Pro’s tendency to consume substantial disk space during editing, allowing users to reclaim storage after finishing a project or prepare its files for transfer to an archive drive. Arctic can send libraries to PostLab, where editors can manage versions instead of juggling v1, v2, and v3 copies, reuse events across libraries, collaborate, and treat their library history like a Time Machine. It suits video editors and content creators who need to inspect scattered Final Cut Pro work, clean completed projects, or gather a library before moving it between drives.

Arctic runs on macOS as a build for both Intel and Apple Silicon, and the current version is 26.1.2,73,20261007195555. It is freeware, while the developer describes its license as perpetual, with one year of free updates and support for the forthcoming Final Cut Pro 13 and macOS 28. A fully functional 10-day trial is available, and Arctic can also be rented for a specific project or fixed period.