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LosslessCut vs NegPy
LosslessCut has 44,803 GitHub stars, 2,249 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NegPy has 1,089 stars, 99 forks, 59 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 4,014% (44,803 vs 1,089 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; NegPy is written in Python under GPL-3.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, NegPy 9%. 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 | NegPy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 45K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 99 |
| 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 NegPy if
- You want the NegPy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and NegPy 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 NegPy
NegPy NegPy turns scans of film negatives and slides into finished pictures. I wrote it because I wanted a tool made for film scans that does more than invert them. It models film and photographic paper, and adds the conveniences of a lab scanner. It is written in Python and runs on Linux, macOS and Windows. The User Guide covers every panel and control (the ⓘ on each panel opens it in the app). PIPELINE.md explains the math. Languages The desktop interface and panel guides support English, Simplified Chinese (简体中文), Japanese (日本語) and Korean (한국어). Choose a language in Preferences → Interface → Language , then…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or NegPy more popular?
LosslessCut has 44,803 GitHub stars and NegPy has 1,089. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and NegPy free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and NegPy under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and NegPy?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and NegPy in Python. 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 NegPy?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (44,803 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose NegPy if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.