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OpenCut vs autoshade
OpenCut has 94,176 GitHub stars, 9,255 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 20 days ago. autoshade has 673 stars, 52 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 13,893% (94,176 vs 673 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; autoshade is written in Rust under MIT. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, autoshade 8%. autoshade 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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| OpenCut | autoshade | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 94K | ★ 673 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.3K | ⑂ 52 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 94K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick autoshade if
- You want the autoshade feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and autoshade fits your workflow better
About OpenCut
OpenCut is a free, MIT licensed video editor that runs in the browser and is being rebuilt to serve web, desktop, and mobile from a single codebase, aimed at creators who want an open source alternative to CapCut.
read the full OpenCut overview →
About autoshade
AutoShade is an MIT licensed, Rust based RAW photo developer for photographers who want an AI first pass on a card of RAW files while still seeing exactly what changed, in numbers, before trusting it: a GPT vision advisor proposes an inspectable EditRecipe , and a deterministic local engine renders it, exporting Lightroom compatible XMP sidecars across 24 RAW formats plus baked images.
read the full autoshade overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or autoshade more popular?
OpenCut has 94,176 GitHub stars and autoshade has 673. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and autoshade free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and autoshade under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and autoshade?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and autoshade in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, OpenCut or autoshade?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (94,176 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose autoshade if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.