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filmcraft vs beutl
filmcraft has 17,622 GitHub stars, 7,259 forks, 23 open issues and last shipped yesterday. beutl has 1,246 stars, 63 forks, 61 open issues and last shipped today. filmcraft leads on adoption by 1,314% (17,622 vs 1,246 stars). filmcraft is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; beutl is written in C# under MIT. filmcraft has attracted 41% as many forks as stars, beutl 5%. beutl was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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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| filmcraft | beutl | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-06 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.3K | ⑂ 63 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick filmcraft if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick beutl if
- You want the beutl feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and beutl fits your workflow better
About filmcraft
FilmCraft Video editing, color and sound; an open source, clean room reimplementation of Adobe Premiere Pro, rebuilt in pure Rust. An open source, clean room take on the Adobe Premiere Pro workflow: native on macOS, Windows and Linux, and in the browser via WebAssembly. By the ArtCraft team. FilmCraft on getartcraft.com · ArtCraft · All Crafting Apps Apollo 11 Tranquility : a three minute documentary edit of NASA's 1969 launch, landing and moonwalk film, with subtitles from the mission transcript. Every frame in these screenshots comes from public domain footage, decoded, composited and graded by FilmCraft's own…
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About beutl
🎬 Beutl English / Japanese Beutl (pronounced /bjútəl/) is a cross platform video editing (compositing) software. Source code of the old version (BEditor) The image is from a development version. 📖 Features 💻 Cross Platform Beutl uses the latest .NET, enabling it to run on various operating systems. It supports Windows, Linux, and macOS. ⏳ Keyframes Using keyframes, you can create basic animations such as fade ins and slide ins, as well as animate various objects. 🔌 Extensions Create a Beutl account to acquire extensions or publish your own developed extensions. Extensions can add effects, objects, codecs…
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Frequently asked questions
Is filmcraft or beutl more popular?
filmcraft has 17,622 GitHub stars and beutl has 1,246. filmcraft has the larger community by that measure.
Are filmcraft and beutl free?
Both are open source. filmcraft is licensed under Apache-2.0 and beutl under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between filmcraft and beutl?
filmcraft is written in Rust and beutl in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, filmcraft or beutl?
Choose filmcraft if you want the larger community (17,622 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose beutl if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.