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OpenCut vs macro-chat
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars, 8,852 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. macro-chat has 4,345 stars, 416 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 1,964% (89,680 vs 4,345 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; macro-chat is written in Rust under AGPL-3.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, macro-chat 10%. macro-chat 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 | macro-chat | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 416 |
| 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 macro-chat if
- You want the macro-chat feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and macro-chat 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 macro-chat
Macro is an open source all in one workspace for teams, built in Rust and SolidJS under AGPL 3.0. It combines email, messages, docs, tasks, agents, calls, file storage, pull requests, and CRM, linking them with a bidirectional graph.
read the full macro-chat overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or macro-chat more popular?
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars and macro-chat has 4,345. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and macro-chat free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and macro-chat under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and macro-chat?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and macro-chat in Rust. 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 macro-chat?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,680 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose macro-chat if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.