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palmier-pro vs freecut
palmier-pro has 14,678 GitHub stars, 1,155 forks, 95 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. freecut has 2,306 stars, 362 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. palmier-pro leads on adoption by 537% (14,678 vs 2,306 stars). palmier-pro is written in Swift under GPL-3.0; freecut is written in TypeScript under MIT. palmier-pro has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, freecut 16%. palmier-pro 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 | freecut | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.2K | ⑂ 362 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick palmier-pro if
- You weight community size — 15K 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 freecut if
- You want the freecut feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and freecut fits your workflow better
About palmier-pro
[!IMPORTANT] Palmier Pro releases through v0.7.6, and source code through last gpl source , were published under GPLv3. Later binary releases are proprietary, and their corresponding source is not published. This repository preserves the historical source and hosts current binary releases and update metadata. Palmier Pro The video editor built for AI. Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon English · Español · 简体中文 · 繁體中文 · 日本語 · 한국어 · Tiếng Việt · हिन्दी · বাংলা · العربية · Italiano · Português (Brasil) · Français · Русский · Türkçe Palmier Pro is a macOS video editor with built in AI generation and MCP…
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About freecut
FreeCut freecut.net Edit videos. In your browser. FreeCut is a browser based, multi track video editor. No install, no uploads: projects and media stay local, while editing, preview, analysis, transcription, AI generation, and export run in the browser through WebGPU, WebCodecs, Web Workers, OPFS, and the File System Access API. FreeCut writes projects, linked media metadata, thumbnails, waveforms, generated AI assets, transcripts, scene cuts, and caches as plain files inside a workspace folder you choose on disk. User Guide New to FreeCut? Start with the user guide. Community Join the FreeCut Discord to share…
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Frequently asked questions
Is palmier-pro or freecut more popular?
palmier-pro has 14,678 GitHub stars and freecut has 2,306. palmier-pro has the larger community by that measure.
Are palmier-pro and freecut free?
Both are open source. palmier-pro is licensed under GPL-3.0 and freecut under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between palmier-pro and freecut?
palmier-pro is written in Swift and freecut 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 freecut?
Choose palmier-pro if you want the larger community (14,678 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose freecut if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.