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LosslessCut vs ai-video-editor
LosslessCut has 45,804 GitHub stars, 2,312 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. ai-video-editor has 949 stars, 126 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 4,727% (45,804 vs 949 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; ai-video-editor is written in JavaScript under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, ai-video-editor 13%. ai-video-editor 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 | ai-video-editor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 949 |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 126 |
| 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 ai-video-editor if
- You want the ai-video-editor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and ai-video-editor 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 ai-video-editor
Timeline Studio — Browser AI Video Editor English 中文 日本語 한국어 Español Français Deutsch Português ไทย Tiếng Việt Русский Responsible use of deep synthesis This tool uses deep synthesis technology and is intended solely for technical research and learning. Users must ensure that they: use only facial images or videos of themselves or people who have provided lawful authorization; do not create or distribute any illegal, infringing, false, or misleading content; do not present generated content as authentic footage or impersonate another person without their consent. Users are solely responsible for any legal…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or ai-video-editor more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,804 GitHub stars and ai-video-editor has 949. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and ai-video-editor free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and ai-video-editor under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and ai-video-editor?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and ai-video-editor in JavaScript. 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 ai-video-editor?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,804 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose ai-video-editor if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.