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LosslessCut vs Clypra
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Clypra has 3,347 stars, 338 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 1,263% (45,623 vs 3,347 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; Clypra is written in TypeScript under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Clypra 10%. Clypra was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (editor, video-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 | Clypra | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 3.3K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 338 |
| 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 Clypra if
- You want the Clypra feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Clypra 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 Clypra
Clypra Professional video editing—free and open source forever. A hardware accelerated video editor built on Rust, Tauri v2, and React 19. Sub 10ms frame decoding, GPU native rendering, and a frame accurate timeline — all free and open source under MIT. Features • Architecture • ⚡ Performance Telemetry • Installation • Development • Contributing Overview Clypra is a free, open source video editor (MIT License) with professional grade features. Everything is 100% free and open source—no watermarks, no paywalls, no feature limits, and no subscriptions required. Supported Platforms Desktop : macOS (Apple Silicon &…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or Clypra more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars and Clypra has 3,347. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and Clypra free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Clypra under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and Clypra?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and Clypra in TypeScript. 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 Clypra?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,623 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Clypra if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.