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OpenCut vs paralino
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars, 8,852 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. paralino has 62 stars, 1 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 144,545% (89,680 vs 62 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; paralino is written in Kotlin under AGPL-3.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, paralino 2%. paralino 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 | paralino | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 62 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 1 |
| 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 paralino if
- You want the paralino feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and paralino 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 paralino
Paralino is an end to end encrypted, privacy focused, real time location sharing and family safety app for Android and iOS, built for families, friend groups, and privacy conscious individuals who want to track devices without exposing plaintext location data.
read the full paralino overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or paralino more popular?
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars and paralino has 62. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and paralino free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and paralino under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and paralino?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and paralino in Kotlin. 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 paralino?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,680 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose paralino if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.