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OpenCut vs gowall
OpenCut has 93,223 GitHub stars, 9,151 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. gowall has 2,313 stars, 37 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 3,930% (93,223 vs 2,313 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; gowall is written in Go under MIT. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, gowall 2%. gowall 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 | gowall | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 93K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.2K | ⑂ 37 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 93K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gowall if
- You want the gowall feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and gowall 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 gowall
Gowall is a command line image processing toolkit for Linux, macOS, and Nix users who want to recolor wallpapers and icons to a theme, run OCR, compress, and upscale images from the terminal.
read the full gowall overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or gowall more popular?
OpenCut has 93,223 GitHub stars and gowall has 2,313. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and gowall free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and gowall under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and gowall?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and gowall 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, OpenCut or gowall?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (93,223 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gowall if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.