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LosslessCut vs Concat
LosslessCut has 45,774 GitHub stars, 2,309 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Concat has 14,857 stars, 1,846 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 208% (45,774 vs 14,857 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; Concat is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Concat 12%. Concat was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ffmpeg, video-editor), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| LosslessCut | Concat | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 15K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-05 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 1.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LosslessCut if
- You weight community size — 46K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Concat if
- You want the Concat feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and Concat fits your workflow better
About LosslessCut
LosslessCut The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing Thanks to my supporters and everyone who purchased LosslessCut! LosslessCut aims to be the ultimate cross platform FFmpeg GUI for extremely fast and lossless operations on video, audio, subtitle and other related media files. The main feature is lossless trimming and cutting of video and audio files, which is great for saving space by rough cutting your large video files taken from a video camera, GoPro, drone, etc. It lets you quickly extract the good parts from your videos and discard many gigabytes of data without doing a slow re encode and…
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About Concat
Concat The truly free, and open source cross platform CapCut replacement. Your logo here Sponsor Concat and your name, logo and link take this slot Your logo here Sponsor Concat and your name, logo and link take this slot Your logo here Sponsor Concat and your name, logo and link take this slot Your logo here Sponsor Concat and your name, logo and link take this slot Your logo here Sponsor Concat and your name, logo and link take this slot Your logo here Sponsor Concat and your name, logo and link take this slot About Concat is a free, open source video editor and a CapCut alternative for macOS, Windows, Linux…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or Concat more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,774 GitHub stars and Concat has 14,857. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and Concat free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Concat under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and Concat?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and Concat in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, LosslessCut or Concat?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,774 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Concat if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.