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Shotcut vs imgproxy
Shotcut has 15,242 GitHub stars, 1,510 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. imgproxy has 11,080 stars, 776 forks, 67 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Shotcut leads on adoption by 38% (15,242 vs 11,080 stars). Shotcut is written in C++ under GPL-3.0; imgproxy is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Shotcut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, imgproxy 7%. Shotcut was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Shotcut | imgproxy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 11K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 776 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Shotcut if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick imgproxy if
- You want the imgproxy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and imgproxy fits your workflow better
About Shotcut
Shotcut is a free, open source, cross platform video editor written in C++ and released under the GPL 3.0 license. It lives in the Qt and MLT ecosystem, using Qt for its application and user interface and MLT as its multimedia authoring framework. It provides regularly built binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, and is positioned as an open alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve (Studio).
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About imgproxy
imgproxy is a fast, secure standalone HTTP server, written in Go and released under the Apache 2.0 licence, that resizes, processes, and converts images on the fly for web developers, platform engineers, and teams that want image processing to live in a dedicated service instead of inside their applications.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Shotcut or imgproxy more popular?
Shotcut has 15,242 GitHub stars and imgproxy has 11,080. Shotcut has the larger community by that measure.
Are Shotcut and imgproxy free?
Both are open source. Shotcut is licensed under GPL-3.0 and imgproxy under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Shotcut and imgproxy?
Shotcut is written in C++ and imgproxy in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Shotcut or imgproxy?
Choose Shotcut if you want the larger community (15,242 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose imgproxy if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.