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filmcraft vs openfilm
filmcraft has 15,145 GitHub stars, 6,332 forks, 23 open issues and last shipped yesterday. openfilm has 1,377 stars, 141 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped today. filmcraft leads on adoption by 1,000% (15,145 vs 1,377 stars). filmcraft is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; openfilm is written in TypeScript under MIT. filmcraft has attracted 42% as many forks as stars, openfilm 10%. openfilm 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 | openfilm | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.3K | ⑂ 141 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick filmcraft if
- You weight community size — 15K 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 openfilm if
- You want the openfilm feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and openfilm 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 openfilm
The open source AI video agent. One HTML file, one function, one real editor. English · 简体中文 About OpenFilm lets your coding agent make videos, and lets you edit them. Ask Codex, Claude Code or any coding agent to make a film. It writes the film as web pages, and Studio, a local editor that runs in your browser, shows it taking shape. Then change anything you like, by hand or by asking. One HTML file. film.html cuts animated web pages, footage, pictures and sound together on tracks, styled with CSS. Nothing new to learn: your agent already knows the web. One function. Each shot is a web page that draws any…
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Frequently asked questions
Is filmcraft or openfilm more popular?
filmcraft has 15,145 GitHub stars and openfilm has 1,377. filmcraft has the larger community by that measure.
Are filmcraft and openfilm free?
Both are open source. filmcraft is licensed under Apache-2.0 and openfilm under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between filmcraft and openfilm?
filmcraft is written in Rust and openfilm in TypeScript. 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 openfilm?
Choose filmcraft if you want the larger community (15,145 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose openfilm if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.