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LosslessCut vs filepond
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. filepond has 16,392 stars, 851 forks, 142 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 178% (45,623 vs 16,392 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; filepond is written in JavaScript under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, filepond 5%. 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 | filepond | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 16K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 851 |
| 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 filepond if
- You want the filepond feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and filepond 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 filepond
A JavaScript library that can upload anything you throw at it, optimizes images for faster uploads, and offers a great, accessible, silky smooth user experience. FilePond adapters are available for React , Vue , Angular , Svelte , and jQuery FilePond v5 Alpha version now available for testing Documentation • Discord • Examples Buy me a Coffee • Use FilePond with Pintura • Dev updates Core Features Accepts directories , files , blobs, local URLs, remote URLs and Data URIs. Drop files , select on filesystem, copy and paste files , or add files using the API. Async uploads with AJAX, supports chunk uploads , can…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or filepond more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars and filepond has 16,392. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and filepond free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and filepond under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and filepond?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and filepond in JavaScript. 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 filepond?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,623 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose filepond if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.