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LosslessCut vs palmier-pro
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. palmier-pro has 14,673 stars, 1,152 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 211% (45,623 vs 14,673 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; palmier-pro is written in Swift under GPL-3.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, palmier-pro 8%. palmier-pro was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (video-editor), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | palmier-pro | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 15K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| 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 palmier-pro if
- You want the palmier-pro feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and palmier-pro 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 palmier-pro
[!IMPORTANT] Palmier Pro releases through v0.7.6, and source code through last gpl source , were published under GPLv3. Later binary releases are proprietary, and their corresponding source is not published. This repository preserves the historical source and hosts current binary releases and update metadata. Palmier Pro The video editor built for AI. Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon English · Español · 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · 日本語 · 한국어 · Tiếng Việt · हिन्दी · বাংলা · العربية · Italiano · Português (Brasil) · Français · Русский · Türkçe Palmier Pro is a macOS video editor with built in AI generation and MCP…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or palmier-pro more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars and palmier-pro has 14,673. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and palmier-pro free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and palmier-pro under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and palmier-pro?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and palmier-pro in Swift. 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 palmier-pro?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,623 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose palmier-pro if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.