What is LosslessCut?
Desktop app that trims, splits and merges video and audio files in seconds without re-encoding.
Who is LosslessCut best for?
LosslessCut is best for creators and archivists who trim long camera or screen recordings without re-encoding.
Rough cuts of raw footage
It pulls the good parts out of GoPro, drone or camera files in seconds, because it copies the streams instead of rendering them again.
Joining clips
Segments, or whole files with the same codecs, merge into one file without any loss in quality.
Track and format fixes
You can add, remove or extract audio and subtitle tracks, or move a file from MKV to MP4, without converting the video.
Splitting long recordings
It finds scene changes, black frames and silence, then splits the file at those points.
How much does LosslessCut cost?
LosslessCut is free to download from GitHub for macOS, Windows and Linux; the Mac App Store version costs $18.99 and the Microsoft Store version $19.99, both with automatic updates.
- macOS, Windows and Linux builds
- Newest features first, including nightly builds
- Checks for updates; you install them yourself
- Automatic, stable updates
- Often a few versions behind GitHub
- Funds the developer's work
- Automatic, stable updates
- Often a few versions behind GitHub
- Funds the developer's work
The paid store versions have the same features as the free GitHub builds; you pay for signed installs and automatic updates. Linux users can also install it free from the Snap Store. Store prices are the US prices. Full pricing on github.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is LosslessCut open source?
Yes. LosslessCut's code is public under the GPL 2.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
45,970stars
+1,468 (+3.3%) in the last 30 days
- Last commit
- 12 Nov
- Repository age
- 10 years
- Latest release
- 28 Oct
- Licence
- GPL 2.0
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- mifi/lossless-cut
Questions about LosslessCut
What is LosslessCut?
Desktop app that trims, splits and merges video and audio files in seconds without re-encoding.
Who is LosslessCut for?
LosslessCut is best for creators and archivists who trim long camera or screen recordings without re-encoding.
Is LosslessCut free?
Yes. The GitHub builds for macOS, Windows and Linux are free, and the developer says they will stay free and open source. The Mac App Store and Microsoft Store versions cost money, update on their own and fund the project.
How much does LosslessCut cost?
LosslessCut's paid plans are Mac App Store at $18.99 one-time purchase and Microsoft Store at $19.99 one-time purchase.
Is LosslessCut open source?
Yes. LosslessCut's code is public under the GPL 2.0 licence, so you can run it on your own server.
Where can I try LosslessCut?
On its official website, losslesscut.app.
Can LosslessCut add effects, transitions or text?
No. LosslessCut only cuts, joins and remuxes without re-encoding, so it cannot crop, resize, add text or watermarks, color grade, fade between clips or burn in subtitles. For those you need a full editor that renders the video again.
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