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OpenCut vs photoview
OpenCut has 97,156 GitHub stars, 9,671 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. photoview has 6,565 stars, 495 forks, 189 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 1,380% (97,156 vs 6,565 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 8%. 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 | ★ 97K | ★ 6.6K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.7K | ⑂ 495 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenCut if
- You weight community size — 97K 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 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 photoview
Photoview is a simple and user friendly photo gallery that's made for photographers and aims to provide an easy and fast way to navigate directories, with thousands of high resolution photos. You configure Photoview to look for photos and videos within a directory on your file system. The scanner automatically picks up your media and starts to generate thumbnail images to make browsing super fast. When your media has been scanned, they show up on the website, organised in the same way as on the filesystem. If you have questions regarding setup or development, feel free to join the Discord server ATTENTION to…
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or photoview more popular?
OpenCut has 97,156 GitHub stars and photoview has 6,565. 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 (97,156 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose photoview if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.