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palmier-pro vs Clypra
palmier-pro has 14,437 GitHub stars, 1,121 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. Clypra has 3,245 stars, 328 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped yesterday. palmier-pro leads on adoption by 345% (14,437 vs 3,245 stars). palmier-pro is written in Swift under GPL-3.0; Clypra is written in TypeScript under MIT. palmier-pro has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, Clypra 10%. Clypra 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 | Clypra | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 14K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-09 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.1K | ⑂ 328 |
| 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 Clypra if
- You want the Clypra feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Clypra 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.
read the full palmier-pro overview →
About Clypra
Clypra is a free, MIT licensed, hardware accelerated video editor built on Rust, Tauri v2, and React 19, aimed at editors, video engineers, and open source contributors who want frame accurate timeline editing and GPU native rendering on desktop and mobile without watermarks, paywalls, feature limits, or subscriptions.
read the full Clypra overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is palmier-pro or Clypra more popular?
palmier-pro has 14,437 GitHub stars and Clypra has 3,245. palmier-pro has the larger community by that measure.
Are palmier-pro and Clypra free?
Both are open source. palmier-pro is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Clypra under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between palmier-pro and Clypra?
palmier-pro is written in Swift and Clypra 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, palmier-pro or Clypra?
Choose palmier-pro if you want the larger community (14,437 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Clypra if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.