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LosslessCut vs PhotoEditor
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. PhotoEditor has 4,531 stars, 1,051 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 907% (45,623 vs 4,531 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; PhotoEditor is written in Kotlin under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, PhotoEditor 23%. 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 | PhotoEditor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 4.5K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-09-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| 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 PhotoEditor if
- You want the PhotoEditor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and PhotoEditor 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 PhotoEditor
PhotoEditor A Photo Editor library with simple, easy support for image editing using Paints, Text, Filters, Emoji and Sticker like stories. Download link Features Drawing on image with option to change its Brush's Color, Size, Opacity, Erasing and basic shapes. Apply Filter Effect on image using MediaEffect Adding/Editing Text with option to change its Color with Custom Fonts. Adding Emoji with Custom Emoji Fonts. Adding Images/Stickers Pinch to Scale and Rotate views. Undo and Redo for Brush and Views. Deleting Views Saving Photo after editing. More FAQ . Lesson Learned from building successful android library…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or PhotoEditor more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,623 GitHub stars and PhotoEditor has 4,531. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and PhotoEditor free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and PhotoEditor under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and PhotoEditor?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and PhotoEditor in Kotlin. 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 PhotoEditor?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,623 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose PhotoEditor if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.