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OpenCut vs proton-lumo
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars, 8,852 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. proton-lumo has 5,590 stars, 711 forks, 155 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 1,504% (89,680 vs 5,590 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; proton-lumo is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, proton-lumo 13%. proton-lumo 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 | proton-lumo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 5.6K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 711 |
| 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 proton-lumo if
- You want the proton-lumo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and proton-lumo 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.
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About proton-lumo
Proton WebClients is a monorepo hosting the Proton web clients. It lives in the Proton ecosystem and holds the web applications, their dependencies, shared modules, and all tooling surrounding web client development. Applications inside include Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton Account, Proton VPN, Proton Pass, Proton Wallet, Proton Lumo, and Proton Meet. Code and data files ship under GNU General Public License version 3.
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or proton-lumo more popular?
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars and proton-lumo has 5,590. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and proton-lumo free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and proton-lumo under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and proton-lumo?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and proton-lumo in TypeScript. 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 proton-lumo?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,680 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose proton-lumo if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.