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OpenShot vs fabric-video-editor
OpenShot has 6,574 GitHub stars, 814 forks, 418 open issues and last shipped yesterday. fabric-video-editor has 574 stars, 169 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. OpenShot leads on adoption by 1,045% (6,574 vs 574 stars). OpenShot is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; fabric-video-editor is written in TypeScript under MIT. OpenShot has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, fabric-video-editor 29%. OpenShot was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (video-editing), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| OpenShot | fabric-video-editor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.6K | ★ 574 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-30 | 2026-08-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 814 | ⑂ 169 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick OpenShot if
- You weight community size — 6.6K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick fabric-video-editor if
- You want the fabric-video-editor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and fabric-video-editor fits your workflow better
About OpenShot
OpenShot Video Editor is a free, cross platform, open source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, built for hobbyists, educators, and small production teams who want timeline based editing and animation without a commercial subscription.
read the full OpenShot overview →
About fabric-video-editor
Fabric Video Editor is an open source, MIT licensed video editor that runs entirely in the browser — a timeline based tool for text, image, video and audio layers with animations, filters and export with sound — built with Fabric.js, React, Next.js, MobX, Tailwind CSS and TypeScript, and aimed at developers who want editing capability inside a web application rather than in a desktop program.
read the full fabric-video-editor overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is OpenShot or fabric-video-editor more popular?
OpenShot has 6,574 GitHub stars and fabric-video-editor has 574. OpenShot has the larger community by that measure.
Are OpenShot and fabric-video-editor free?
Both are open source. OpenShot has no licence declared in this registry, and fabric-video-editor is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between OpenShot and fabric-video-editor?
OpenShot is written in Python and fabric-video-editor 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, OpenShot or fabric-video-editor?
Choose OpenShot if you want the larger community (6,574 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose fabric-video-editor if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.