head to head · open source
LosslessCut vs gowall
LosslessCut has 44,370 GitHub stars, 2,205 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. gowall has 2,313 stars, 37 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 1,818% (44,370 vs 2,313 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; gowall is written in Go under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, gowall 2%. gowall 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.
← all 20902 open source comparisons
Side by side
| LosslessCut | gowall | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 37 |
| 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 gowall if
- You want the gowall feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and gowall 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 gowall
Gowall is a command line image processing toolkit for Linux, macOS, and Nix users who want to recolor wallpapers and icons to a theme, run OCR, compress, and upscale images from the terminal.
read the full gowall overview →
More in Miscellaneous
Related comparisons
More Photo & Video Editors projects
Compare either of these against the rest of the Photo & Video Editors field.
Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or gowall more popular?
LosslessCut has 44,370 GitHub stars and gowall has 2,313. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and gowall free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and gowall under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and gowall?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and gowall in Go. 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 gowall?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (44,370 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose gowall if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.