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LosslessCut vs Audacity
LosslessCut has 43,838 GitHub stars, 2,173 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Audacity has 18,465 stars, 2,671 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 137% (43,838 vs 18,465 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Audacity 14%. Audacity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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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| LosslessCut | Audacity | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 18K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 2.7K |
| 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 Audacity if
- You want the Audacity feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and Audacity 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.
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About Audacity
Audacity is an open source audio editor and recorder written in C++ and distributed under free software terms. It lives in the open source desktop audio editing ecosystem, where it provides a multi track interface for recording and editing audio on Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems. The README describes the project as an easy to use audio tool, and the repository contains both the Audacity 3.x line and the in progress Audacity 4 line.
read the full Audacity overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or Audacity more popular?
LosslessCut has 43,838 GitHub stars and Audacity has 18,465. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and Audacity free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0, and Audacity has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and Audacity?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and Audacity 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 Audacity?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (43,838 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Audacity if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.