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LosslessCut vs PicImpact
LosslessCut has 45,716 GitHub stars, 2,304 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. PicImpact has 1,320 stars, 213 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 3,363% (45,716 vs 1,320 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; PicImpact is written in TypeScript under MIT. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, PicImpact 16%. 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 | PicImpact | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-09-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 213 |
| 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 PicImpact if
- You want the PicImpact feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and PicImpact 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 PicImpact
PicImpact 简体中文 English 日本語 简体中文 PicImpact 是一个支持自部署的摄影作品展示网站，基于 Next.js + Hono.js 开发。 功能特性 瀑布流相册展示图片，支持实况照片(Live Photos)，基于 LivePhotosKit JS 开发。 基于 WebGL 的高性能图片查看器，支持流畅的缩放和平移，采用图片分块（Tiling）和 LOD 技术优化大图加载性能。 支持地图模组标记图片，根据图片经纬度标记在地图上。 点击图片查看原图，浏览图片信息和 EXIF 信息，支持直链访问。 响应式设计，在 PC 和移动端都有不错的体验，支持暗黑模式。 图片存储兼容 S3 API、Cloudflare R2、Open List API。 图片支持绑定标签，并且可通过标签进行交互，筛选标签下所有图片。 支持输出 RSS，可以使用 Follow 订阅，并支持订阅源所有权验证。 支持批量自动化上传，上传图片时会生成 0.3 倍率的压缩图片，以提供加载优化。 后台有图片数据统计、图片上传、图片维护、相册管理、系统设置和存储配置功能。 双因素认证功能，基于 TOTP 算法 RFC 6238，支持 Google Authenticator、Microsoft Authenticator 和 1Password 等。 Passkey 无密码登录功能，基于 WebAuthn…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or PicImpact more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,716 GitHub stars and PicImpact has 1,320. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and PicImpact free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and PicImpact under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and PicImpact?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and PicImpact in TypeScript. 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 PicImpact?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,716 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose PicImpact if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.