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OpenCut vs image-actions
OpenCut has 94,508 GitHub stars, 9,295 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 21 days ago. image-actions has 1,574 stars, 78 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 5,904% (94,508 vs 1,574 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; image-actions is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, image-actions 5%. image-actions 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 | image-actions | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 95K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.3K | ⑂ 78 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 95K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick image-actions if
- You want the image-actions feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and image-actions 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 image-actions
Image Actions is a GitHub Action from Calibre that automatically compresses JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF images in pull requests, built for teams whose web performance depends on how much image weight their repositories ship.
read the full image-actions overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or image-actions more popular?
OpenCut has 94,508 GitHub stars and image-actions has 1,574. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and image-actions free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and image-actions under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and image-actions?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and image-actions 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 image-actions?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (94,508 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose image-actions if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.