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OpenCut vs fabric-video-editor
OpenCut has 90,995 GitHub stars, 9,002 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. fabric-video-editor has 574 stars, 169 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 15,753% (90,995 vs 574 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; fabric-video-editor is written in TypeScript under MIT. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, fabric-video-editor 29%. OpenCut 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 | fabric-video-editor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 91K | ★ 574 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-08-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.0K | ⑂ 169 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 91K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick fabric-video-editor if
- You want the fabric-video-editor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and fabric-video-editor 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.
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About fabric-video-editor
Fabric Video Editor is an open source, MIT licensed video editor that runs entirely in the browser — a timeline based tool for text, image, video and audio layers with animations, filters and export with sound — built with Fabric.js, React, Next.js, MobX, Tailwind CSS and TypeScript, and aimed at developers who want editing capability inside a web application rather than in a desktop program.
read the full fabric-video-editor overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or fabric-video-editor more popular?
OpenCut has 90,995 GitHub stars and fabric-video-editor has 574. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and fabric-video-editor free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and fabric-video-editor under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and fabric-video-editor?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and fabric-video-editor 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, OpenCut or fabric-video-editor?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (90,995 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose fabric-video-editor if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.