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LosslessCut vs photofield
LosslessCut has 44,107 GitHub stars, 2,189 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. photofield has 608 stars, 15 forks, 35 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 7,154% (44,107 vs 608 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; photofield is written in Go under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, photofield 2%. 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 | photofield | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 608 |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-23 | 2026-08-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 15 |
| 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 photofield if
- You want the photofield feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and photofield 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 photofield
Photofield is a self hosted, non invasive, single binary photo gallery written in Go and released under the MIT licence, intended for people who want to browse very large photo collections quickly on their own hardware.
read the full photofield overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or photofield more popular?
LosslessCut has 44,107 GitHub stars and photofield has 608. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and photofield free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and photofield under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and photofield?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and photofield in Go. 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 photofield?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (44,107 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose photofield if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.