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LosslessCut vs libvips
LosslessCut has 43,902 GitHub stars, 2,177 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. libvips has 11,656 stars, 797 forks, 78 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 277% (43,902 vs 11,656 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; libvips is written in C under LGPL-2.1. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, libvips 7%. libvips 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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| LosslessCut | libvips | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 12K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | LGPL-2.1 |
| Written in | TypeScript | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 797 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LosslessCut if
- You weight community size — 44K 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 libvips if
- You want the libvips feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the LGPL-2.1 license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and libvips fits your workflow better
About LosslessCut
LosslessCut is a cross platform desktop application for lossless editing of video, audio, and subtitle files. Built with Electron and TypeScript, it serves as a graphical interface to FFmpeg, enabling users to perform precise cuts, trims, merges, and track manipulations without re encoding, thus preserving original quality. It targets users who need to rapidly process media files—such as raw footage from cameras, drones, or smartphones—where re encoding would be time consuming and degrade fidelity.
read the full LosslessCut overview →
About libvips
libvips is a demand driven, horizontally threaded image processing library in C, licensed LGPL 2.1 or later, for developers who need to resize, convert and analyse large images quickly without exhausting memory.
read the full libvips overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or libvips more popular?
LosslessCut has 43,902 GitHub stars and libvips has 11,656. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and libvips free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and libvips under LGPL-2.1. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and libvips?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and libvips 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, LosslessCut or libvips?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (43,902 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose libvips if its feature set, stack or LGPL-2.1 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.