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Best Open Source Photo & Video Editors Tools

Ranked by GitHub stars — actual adoption, not editorial taste. All 10 are free, open source and self-hostable; license and last activity on every entry.

  1. 1
    OpenCut ★ 97K

    Open source video editor that runs in your browser

    MIT TypeScript pushed 2026-09-24 details →
  2. 2
    photocraft ★ 76K

    An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust

    Apache-2.0 Rust pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  3. 3
    LosslessCut ★ 46K

    Cut and trim video without re-encoding or quality loss

    GPL-2.0 TypeScript pushed 2026-11-01 details →
  4. 4
    sharp ★ 33K

    High performance Node.js image processing, the fastest module to resize JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and TIFF images. Uses the libvips library.

    Apache-2.0 JavaScript pushed 2026-10-29 details →
  5. 5
    rembg ★ 25K

    Rembg is a tool to remove images background

    MIT Python pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  6. 6
    Audacity ★ 19K

    Professional audio editing made simple and free

    NOASSERTION C++ pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  7. 7
    filmcraft ★ 17K

    An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Premiere Pro built in pure Rust.

    Apache-2.0 Rust pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  8. 8
    filepond ★ 16K

    🌊 A flexible and fun JavaScript file upload library

    MIT JavaScript pushed 2026-10-28 details →
  9. 9
    Shotcut ★ 16K

    A free, open source, cross-platform video editor

    GPL-3.0 C++ pushed 2026-11-02 details →
  10. 10
    lightcraft ★ 15K

    An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom in pure Rust.

    Apache-2.0 Rust pushed 2026-11-02 details →
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best open source Photo & Video Editors tool in 2026?

OpenCut leads the ranking with 97,156 GitHub stars, ahead of photocraft. Rankings use live GitHub star counts, refreshed nightly.

How is this list of Photo & Video Editors tools ranked?

By GitHub stars — a proxy for adoption and community size. Each entry also shows its licence, primary language and last commit date, so you can judge maintenance activity rather than trusting the ranking alone.

Are the best Photo & Video Editors tools free?

Every project on this list is open source and free to self-host. Some also offer paid managed hosting, but the software itself carries no licence fee.