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LosslessCut vs imagor
LosslessCut has 44,185 GitHub stars, 2,192 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped yesterday. imagor has 4,026 stars, 176 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 997% (44,185 vs 4,026 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; imagor is written in Go under Apache-2.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, imagor 4%. 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 | imagor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 4.0K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 176 |
| 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 imagor if
- You want the imagor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and imagor 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 imagor
imagor is a fast, secure image processing server and Go library built on libvips, intended for developers who need on demand image resizing, formatting, and filtering over HTTP or as an embedded Go package.
read the full imagor overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or imagor more popular?
LosslessCut has 44,185 GitHub stars and imagor has 4,026. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and imagor free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and imagor under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and imagor?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and imagor 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 imagor?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (44,185 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose imagor if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.