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OpenCut vs home-gallery
OpenCut has 97,423 GitHub stars, 9,701 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. home-gallery has 1,211 stars, 108 forks, 54 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 7,945% (97,423 vs 1,211 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; home-gallery is written in JavaScript under MIT. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, home-gallery 9%. home-gallery 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 | home-gallery | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 97K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.7K | ⑂ 108 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 97K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick home-gallery if
- You want the home-gallery feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and home-gallery fits your workflow better
About OpenCut
OpenCut A free and open source video editor for web, desktop, and mobile. Status OpenCut is being rewritten from the ground up. What's coming: An Editor API First class third party plugins (made possible by a plugin first architecture) Desktop, mobile, and browser from one codebase (Rust core) MCP server (for AI agents) Headless mode (automation, batch rendering) A scripting tab directly in the editor You can still find the previous version at opencut app/opencut classic, which is the one to reach for today. opencut.app still runs the classic version. The rewrite will live at new.opencut.app until it's ready to…
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About home-gallery
HomeGallery Home Gallery.org is a self hosted open source web gallery to browse personal photos and videos featuring tagging, mobile friendly, and AI powered image and face discovery. Try the demo gallery or enjoy the food images! Note: This software is a private pet/spare time project without any warranty. Ask questions on gitter.im or Discord. Do you like HomeGallery? Does it solve your media problem? Would you like to help? Please read the CONTRIBUTING guidelines and support this project through any recurring financial support to my patreon.com/xemle or one time support to my paypal.me/xemle account. Thank…
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or home-gallery more popular?
OpenCut has 97,423 GitHub stars and home-gallery has 1,211. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and home-gallery free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and home-gallery under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and home-gallery?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and home-gallery in JavaScript. 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 home-gallery?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (97,423 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose home-gallery if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.