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OpenCut vs s&box
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars, 8,852 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. s&box has 6,468 stars, 672 forks, 2,406 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenCut leads on adoption by 1,287% (89,680 vs 6,468 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; s&box is written in C# under a custom or non-standard licence. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, s&box 10%. s&box 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 | s&box | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 6.5K |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 672 |
| 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 s&box if
- You want the s&box feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and s&box 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 s&box
s&box is a modern game engine built on Valve's Source 2 and the latest .NET technology, offering a modern intuitive editor for creating games, and it is aimed at game creators who want to build and play games inside an engine that runs live, alongside the contributors who compile the engine itself from source.
read the full s&box overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or s&box more popular?
OpenCut has 89,680 GitHub stars and s&box has 6,468. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and s&box free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT, and s&box has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between OpenCut and s&box?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and s&box in C#. 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 s&box?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,680 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose s&box if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.