LosslessCut vs ShareX
LosslessCut and ShareX are both video editing software. LosslessCut is open source under GPL-2.0, with 46k GitHub stars. ShareX is open source under GPL-3.0, with 41k GitHub stars.
Which to pick
- Pick LosslessCut when
- You need to cut large recordings quickly without losing quality.
- Pick ShareX when
- You capture and share screenshots constantly on Windows and want automation after each capture.
Side by side
A desktop FFmpeg front end for trimming, cutting, merging and remuxing video and audio without re-encoding.
A Windows tool for screenshots, screen recordings and GIFs with annotation, OCR and automated upload to dozens of hosting destinations.
Cuts snap to keyframes, so frame-exact edits need re-encoding elsewhere.
Windows only, and its many options take time to configure.
Production-ready (both)
Desktop app (both)
TypeScript, Electron, React and FFmpeg
C#, .NET and FFmpeg
Open source, GPL-2.0 (strong copyleft)
Open source, GPL-3.0 (strong copyleft)
Use inside your business is unrestricted, but anything you distribute that includes it must be released under the same license. (both)
46k GitHub stars
41k GitHub stars
Established: started 10 years ago, latest release v3.70.2.
Established: started 13 years ago, latest release v21.0.0.
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Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from each project's README and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.