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OpenCut vs photofield
OpenCut has 98,198 GitHub stars, 9,811 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. photofield has 618 stars, 19 forks, 35 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 15,790% (98,198 vs 618 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; photofield is written in Go under MIT. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, photofield 3%. photofield 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 | photofield | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 98K | ★ 618 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-11-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.8K | ⑂ 19 |
| 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 photofield if
- You want the photofield feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and photofield 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 photofield
Photofield A self hosted non invasive single binary photo gallery with a focus on speed and simplicity. Demo · Quick Start · Docs Table of Contents About Features Limitations Built With Getting Started Configuration Usage Maintenance Development Setup Contributing License Acknowledgements About Zoom to logo within a sample of 43k images from [open images dataset], i7 5820K 6 Core CPU, NVMe SSD Photofield is a photo viewer built to mainly push the limits of what is possible in terms of the number of photos visible at the same time and at the speed at which they are displayed. The goal is to be as fast or faster…
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or photofield more popular?
OpenCut has 98,198 GitHub stars and photofield has 618. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and photofield free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and photofield under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and photofield?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and photofield 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 photofield?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (98,198 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose photofield if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.