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LosslessCut vs PhotoEditor
LosslessCut has 43,864 GitHub stars, 2,174 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. PhotoEditor has 4,509 stars, 1,049 forks, 57 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 873% (43,864 vs 4,509 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%. PhotoEditor 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 | ★ 44K | ★ 4.5K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 1.0K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick LosslessCut if
- You weight community size — 44K 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 is a cross platform desktop application for lossless editing of video, audio, and subtitle files. Built with Electron and TypeScript, it serves as a graphical interface to FFmpeg, enabling users to perform precise cuts, trims, merges, and track manipulations without re encoding, thus preserving original quality. It targets users who need to rapidly process media files—such as raw footage from cameras, drones, or smartphones—where re encoding would be time consuming and degrade fidelity.
read the full LosslessCut overview →
About PhotoEditor
PhotoEditor is an open source Kotlin library for Android that adds paint, text, filter, emoji, and sticker editing directly inside an app's own image workflow, and it is aimed at Android developers who need story style or social editing features without building that stack themselves.
read the full PhotoEditor overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or PhotoEditor more popular?
LosslessCut has 43,864 GitHub stars and PhotoEditor has 4,509. 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 (43,864 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose PhotoEditor if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.