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OpenCut vs imagor
OpenCut has 98,370 GitHub stars, 9,828 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. imagor has 4,059 stars, 180 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 2,324% (98,370 vs 4,059 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; imagor is written in Go under Apache-2.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, imagor 4%. imagor 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 | imagor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 98K | ★ 4.1K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-11-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.8K | ⑂ 180 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 98K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick imagor if
- You want the imagor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and imagor 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 imagor
imagor imagor is a fast, secure image processing server and Go library. imagor uses one of the most efficient image processing libraries, libvips with the Go binding vipsgen. It is typically 4 8x faster than using the quickest ImageMagick settings. imagor implements libvips streaming to facilitate parallel processing pipelines and achieve high network throughput. Benchmarks show imagor is one of the fastest image processing servers. imagor supports a wide range of image processing use cases, available as a HTTP server with first class Docker support. It adopts the thumbor URL syntax representing a high…
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or imagor more popular?
OpenCut has 98,370 GitHub stars and imagor has 4,059. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and imagor free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and imagor under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and imagor?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and imagor 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 imagor?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (98,370 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose imagor if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.