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LosslessCut vs Clypra
LosslessCut has 43,864 GitHub stars, 2,174 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Clypra has 3,240 stars, 325 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 1,254% (43,864 vs 3,240 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 | ★ 44K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 325 |
| 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 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 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 Clypra
Clypra is a free, MIT licensed, hardware accelerated video editor built on Rust, Tauri v2, and React 19, aimed at editors, video engineers, and open source contributors who want frame accurate timeline editing and GPU native rendering on desktop and mobile without watermarks, paywalls, feature limits, or subscriptions.
read the full Clypra overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or Clypra more popular?
LosslessCut has 43,864 GitHub stars and Clypra has 3,240. 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 (43,864 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Clypra if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.