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palmier-pro vs beutl
palmier-pro has 14,443 GitHub stars, 1,122 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. beutl has 1,232 stars, 60 forks, 61 open issues and last shipped today. palmier-pro leads on adoption by 1,072% (14,443 vs 1,232 stars). palmier-pro is written in Swift under GPL-3.0; beutl is written in C# under MIT. palmier-pro has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, beutl 5%. beutl was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (video-editor), 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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| palmier-pro | beutl | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 14K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-22 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 60 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick palmier-pro if
- You weight community size — 14K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick beutl if
- You want the beutl feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and beutl fits your workflow better
About palmier-pro
Palmier Pro is a Swift native macOS video editor with built in generative AI and a Model Context Protocol server, aimed at Apple Silicon editors who want agents such as Claude, Codex, or Cursor to create and edit directly on the timeline.
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About beutl
Beutl (pronounced /bjútəl/) is a free, MIT licensed, cross platform video editing and compositing application written in C on the latest .NET, built for editors, compositors, and C developers who need an extensible editor that runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
read the full beutl overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is palmier-pro or beutl more popular?
palmier-pro has 14,443 GitHub stars and beutl has 1,232. palmier-pro has the larger community by that measure.
Are palmier-pro and beutl free?
Both are open source. palmier-pro is licensed under GPL-3.0 and beutl under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between palmier-pro and beutl?
palmier-pro is written in Swift and beutl 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, palmier-pro or beutl?
Choose palmier-pro if you want the larger community (14,443 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose beutl if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.