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LosslessCut vs FairScan
LosslessCut has 44,901 GitHub stars, 2,254 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped yesterday. FairScan has 969 stars, 62 forks, 38 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 4,534% (44,901 vs 969 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; FairScan is written in Kotlin under GPL-3.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, FairScan 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 | FairScan | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 969 |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 62 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LosslessCut if
- You weight community size — 45K 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 FairScan if
- You want the FairScan feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and FairScan 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 FairScan
FairScan An Android app to scan your documents — simple and respectful . Get it on: F Droid · Google Play · GitHub FairScan is an Android app to scan documents quickly, easily and privately . It's designed to be simple : users get a clean, shareable PDF in seconds, with no manual adjustments. And respectful : open source, minimal permissions, no tracking, no ads. Website: Blog: Contributing Contributions are welcome, but please read the guidelines first: CONTRIBUTING.md Translations Translations are managed on Weblate, and everyone is welcome to contribute. Start translating: Screenshots Features Clear…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or FairScan more popular?
LosslessCut has 44,901 GitHub stars and FairScan has 969. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and FairScan free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and FairScan under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and FairScan?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and FairScan in Kotlin. 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 FairScan?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (44,901 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose FairScan if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.