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OpenCut vs sharp
OpenCut has 89,763 GitHub stars, 8,865 forks, 378 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. sharp has 32,692 stars, 1,436 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. OpenCut leads on adoption by 175% (89,763 vs 32,692 stars). OpenCut is written in TypeScript under MIT; sharp is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0. OpenCut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, sharp 4%. sharp 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 | sharp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 90K | ★ 33K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-08-10 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 8.9K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| 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 sharp if
- You want the sharp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and sharp 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 sharp
sharp is a high performance Node.js image processing library that converts large images in common formats into smaller, web friendly JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF and AVIF files, and it is built for JavaScript developers who need fast, dependency light resizing inside Node.js, Deno or Bun applications.
read the full sharp overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenCut or sharp more popular?
OpenCut has 89,763 GitHub stars and sharp has 32,692. OpenCut has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenCut and sharp free?
Both are open source. OpenCut is licensed under MIT and sharp under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between OpenCut and sharp?
OpenCut is written in TypeScript and sharp in JavaScript. 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 sharp?
Choose OpenCut if you want the larger community (89,763 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose sharp if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.