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Shotcut vs vmodal_sdk_android
Shotcut has 15,304 GitHub stars, 1,520 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped yesterday. vmodal_sdk_android has 582 stars, 12 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Shotcut leads on adoption by 2,530% (15,304 vs 582 stars). Shotcut is written in C++ under GPL-3.0; vmodal_sdk_android is written in Kotlin under Apache-2.0. Shotcut has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, vmodal_sdk_android 2%. Shotcut 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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| Shotcut | vmodal_sdk_android | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 582 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-26 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 12 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Shotcut if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick vmodal_sdk_android if
- You want the vmodal_sdk_android feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and vmodal_sdk_android fits your workflow better
About Shotcut
Shotcut is a free, open source, cross platform video editor written in C++ and released under the GPL 3.0 license. It lives in the Qt and MLT ecosystem, using Qt for its application and user interface and MLT as its multimedia authoring framework. It provides regularly built binaries for Linux, macOS, and Windows, and is positioned as an open alternative to Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve (Studio).
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About vmodal_sdk_android
VModal Android SDK is an Apache 2.0 Kotlin client library from V Modal that gives Android applications multimodal video and image search, built for Android developers who want semantic search and streaming uploads inside an app whose screens they already own.
read the full vmodal_sdk_android overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Shotcut or vmodal_sdk_android more popular?
Shotcut has 15,304 GitHub stars and vmodal_sdk_android has 582. Shotcut has the larger community by that measure.
Are Shotcut and vmodal_sdk_android free?
Both are open source. Shotcut is licensed under GPL-3.0 and vmodal_sdk_android under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Shotcut and vmodal_sdk_android?
Shotcut is written in C++ and vmodal_sdk_android in Kotlin. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Shotcut or vmodal_sdk_android?
Choose Shotcut if you want the larger community (15,304 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose vmodal_sdk_android if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.