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LosslessCut vs Krita
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Krita has 10,680 stars, 898 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 327% (45,623 vs 10,680 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; Krita is written in C++ under GPL-3.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Krita 8%. Krita 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 | Krita | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 11K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 898 |
| 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 Krita if
- You want the Krita feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and Krita 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 Krita
Note: Nightly builds are not covered by this table atm Krita is a free and open source digital painting application. It is for artists who want to create professional work from start to end. Krita is used by comic book artists, illustrators, concept artists, matte and texture painters and in the digital VFX industry. If you are reading this on GitHub, be aware that this is just a mirror. Our real code repository is provided by KDE: Repository Status For branch: master User Manual Development Notes and Build Instructions Please follow the online documentation. Other developer guides, notes and wiki: Apidox: Bugs…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or Krita more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars and Krita has 10,680. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and Krita free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and Krita under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and Krita?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and Krita in C++. 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 Krita?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,623 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose Krita if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.