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LosslessCut vs photoview
LosslessCut has 43,864 GitHub stars, 2,174 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. photoview has 6,528 stars, 485 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 572% (43,864 vs 6,528 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; photoview is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, photoview 7%. photoview 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 | photoview | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 44K | ★ 6.5K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 485 |
| 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 photoview if
- You want the photoview feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and photoview 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 photoview
Photoview is an AGPL 3.0 licensed photo and video gallery server written in Go that scans an existing folder of media on a self hosted machine and serves it as a fast, browsable website built for photographers.
read the full photoview overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or photoview more popular?
LosslessCut has 43,864 GitHub stars and photoview has 6,528. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and photoview free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and photoview under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and photoview?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and photoview 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 photoview?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (43,864 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose photoview if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.