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OpenCut vs LosslessCut
OpenCut has 97,156 GitHub stars, 9,671 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. LosslessCut has 45,623 stars, 2,301 forks, 300 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 113% (97,156 vs 45,623 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; LosslessCut is written in TypeScript under GPL-2.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, LosslessCut 5%. LosslessCut was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (editor), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | LosslessCut | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 97K | ★ 46K |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.7K | ⑂ 2.3K |
| 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 LosslessCut if
- You want the LosslessCut feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and LosslessCut 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 LosslessCut
LosslessCut The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing Thanks to my supporters and everyone who purchased LosslessCut! LosslessCut aims to be the ultimate cross platform FFmpeg GUI for extremely fast and lossless operations on video, audio, subtitle and other related media files. The main feature is lossless trimming and cutting of video and audio files, which is great for saving space by rough cutting your large video files taken from a video camera, GoPro, drone, etc. It lets you quickly extract the good parts from your videos and discard many gigabytes of data without doing a slow re encode and…
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or LosslessCut more popular?
OpenCut has 97,156 GitHub stars and LosslessCut has 45,623. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and LosslessCut free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and LosslessCut under GPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and LosslessCut?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and LosslessCut 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 LosslessCut?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (97,156 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose LosslessCut if its feature set, stack or GPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.