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quasar vs jumpcutter
quasar has 27,207 GitHub stars, 3,668 forks, 74 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. jumpcutter has 679 stars, 28 forks, 126 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. quasar leads on adoption by 3,907% (27,207 vs 679 stars). quasar is written in JavaScript under MIT; jumpcutter is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. quasar has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, jumpcutter 4%. quasar was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-extension), 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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| quasar | jumpcutter | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 679 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.7K | ⑂ 28 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick quasar if
- You weight community size — 27K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick jumpcutter if
- You want the jumpcutter feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and jumpcutter fits your workflow better
About quasar
Quasar Framework Build high performance Vue.js user interfaces in record time: responsive Single Page Apps, SSR Apps, SSG Apps, PWAs, browser extensions, hybrid mobile apps and Electron apps. If you want, all using the same codebase! Please submit a PR to with your website/app/Quasar tutorial/video etc. Thank you! Supporting Quasar Quasar Framework is an MIT licensed open source project. Its ongoing development is made possible thanks to the support by our awesome sponsors and backers. Please consider supporting our efforts, too! If you use Quasar at work, drop a message to your management about sponsoring us at…
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About jumpcutter
Jump Cutter [ ][chrome web store] [ ][addons mozilla org] [ ][weblate] Download: [ ][chrome web store] [ ][addons mozilla org] [ ][microsoft edge addons] or from GitHub: Chromium / Gecko (Firefox) Skips silent parts in videos, in real time. Can be useful for watching lectures, stream recordings (VODs), webinars, podcasts, and other unedited videos. Demo: Inspired by this video by carykh. How it works Simple (mostly). Currently there are 2 separate algorithms in place. The first one we call "the stretching algorithm", and it's in this file. It simply looks at the output audio of a media element, determines its…
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Frequently asked questions
Is quasar or jumpcutter more popular?
quasar has 27,207 GitHub stars and jumpcutter has 679. quasar has the larger community by that measure.
Are quasar and jumpcutter free?
Both are open source. quasar is licensed under MIT and jumpcutter under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between quasar and jumpcutter?
quasar is written in JavaScript and jumpcutter 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, quasar or jumpcutter?
Choose quasar if you want the larger community (27,207 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose jumpcutter if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.