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OpenCut vs photofield
OpenCut has 90,819 GitHub stars, 8,984 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. photofield has 608 stars, 15 forks, 35 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 14,837% (90,819 vs 608 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 2%. OpenCut 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 | ★ 91K | ★ 608 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-08-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.0K | ⑂ 15 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 91K 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 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 photofield
Photofield is a self hosted, non invasive, single binary photo gallery written in Go and released under the MIT licence, intended for people who want to browse very large photo collections quickly on their own hardware.
read the full photofield overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or photofield more popular?
OpenCut has 90,819 GitHub stars and photofield has 608. 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 (90,819 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose photofield if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.