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LosslessCut vs RapidRAW
LosslessCut has 45,716 GitHub stars, 2,304 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. RapidRAW has 10,955 stars, 651 forks, 485 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. LosslessCut leads on adoption by 317% (45,716 vs 10,955 stars). LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0; RapidRAW is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. LosslessCut has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, RapidRAW 6%. RapidRAW 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 | RapidRAW | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 11K |
| License | GPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 651 |
| 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 RapidRAW if
- You want the RapidRAW feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and RapidRAW 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 RapidRAW
RapidRAW A beautiful, non destructive, and GPU accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind. RapidRAW is a modern, high performance alternative to Adobe Lightroom®. It delivers a simple, beautiful editing experience in a lightweight package for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. I started developing this project as a personal challenge when I was 18. My goal was to create a high performance tool for my own photography workflow while deepening my understanding of React, WGSL and Rust. Download RapidRAW Get the latest release for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Packaged and ready to run…
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Frequently asked questions
Is LosslessCut or RapidRAW more popular?
LosslessCut has 45,716 GitHub stars and RapidRAW has 10,955. LosslessCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are LosslessCut and RapidRAW free?
Both are open source. LosslessCut is licensed under GPL-2.0 and RapidRAW under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between LosslessCut and RapidRAW?
LosslessCut is written in TypeScript and RapidRAW 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 RapidRAW?
Choose LosslessCut if you want the larger community (45,716 stars) or its GPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose RapidRAW if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.