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LosslessCut vs PermissionsKit
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. PermissionsKit has 5,811 stars, 479 forks, 4 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 685% (45,623 vs 5,811 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; PermissionsKit is written in Swift under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, PermissionsKit 8%. 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 | PermissionsKit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 5.8K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-09-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 479 |
| 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 PermissionsKit if
- You want the PermissionsKit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and PermissionsKit 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 PermissionsKit
PermissionsKit Universal API for requesting permissions and reading their status — .authorized , .denied & .notDetermined . Each permission ships as a separate product, so the app compiles only the ones it actually uses. Installation In Xcode: File → Add Package Dependencies → paste URL: Then pick the products you need. Add only those — every permission API you link is visible to App Review, and unused ones invite questions about why the app needs them. Permissions Usage Request a permission: Read its status: [!WARNING] FaceID can't tell .authorized from .notDetermined — both come back as .notDetermined . Only…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or PermissionsKit more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars and PermissionsKit has 5,811. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and PermissionsKit free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and PermissionsKit under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and PermissionsKit?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and PermissionsKit 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 PermissionsKit?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,623 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose PermissionsKit if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.