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LosslessCut vs better-shot
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. better-shot has 2,431 stars, 148 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 1,777% (45,623 vs 2,431 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; better-shot is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, better-shot 6%. LosslessCut 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 | better-shot | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 2.4K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-10-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 148 |
| 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 better-shot if
- You want the better-shot feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and better-shot 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 better-shot
BetterShot One app for the whole screen. Screenshots, screen recording, and a video editor, native on macOS. An open source alternative to CleanShot X and Loom with no subscription, no account, and no telemetry. Nothing leaves your Mac unless you share it, and shares go to storage you own. Features Screenshots: region, fullscreen, and window capture with macOS's native selector. OCR text extraction and hex color picker included. Screenshot saving: Copy is clipboard only for every capture mode and in the editor. Screenshots stay in private working storage until you choose Save or Export; editor Save also works…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or better-shot more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars and better-shot has 2,431. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and better-shot free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0, and better-shot has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and better-shot?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and better-shot in Swift. 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 better-shot?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,623 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose better-shot if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.