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OpenCut vs Krita
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars, 8,852 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Krita has 10,385 stars, 856 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 764% (89,680 vs 10,385 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; Krita is written in C++ under GPL-3.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Krita 8%. Krita 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 | Krita | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 10K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 856 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 90K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Krita if
- You want the Krita feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and Krita 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 Krita
Krita is a free and open source cross platform application for digital painting. It lives in the KDE ecosystem and is built on the KDE and Qt frameworks. The project is licensed under the GNU Public License, Version 3, and the GitHub repository is a mirror of the real code repository at https://invent.kde.org/graphics/krita.git.
read the full Krita overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or Krita more popular?
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars and Krita has 10,385. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and Krita free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and Krita under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and Krita?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and Krita in C++. 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 Krita?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,680 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Krita if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.