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OpenCut vs photoview
OpenCut has 89,763 GitHub stars, 8,865 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. photoview has 6,528 stars, 485 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 1,275% (89,763 vs 6,528 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; photoview is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, photoview 7%. photoview 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 | photoview | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 6.5K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 485 |
| 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 photoview if
- You want the photoview feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and photoview 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 photoview
Photoview is an AGPL 3.0 licensed photo and video gallery server written in Go that scans an existing folder of media on a self hosted machine and serves it as a fast, browsable website built for photographers.
read the full photoview overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or photoview more popular?
OpenCut has 89,763 GitHub stars and photoview has 6,528. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and photoview free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and photoview under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and photoview?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and photoview 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 photoview?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,763 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose photoview if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.