Olive vs OpenCut

Comparing two open source alternatives to CapCut . Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

Olive

GPL-3.0

Free open-source non-linear video editor with hardware-accelerated compositing and cross-platform support.

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OpenCut

MIT

The open-source CapCut alternative

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Side-by-side comparison

	Olive	OpenCut
License	GPL-3.0	MIT
Self-hostable	No	Yes
GitHub Stars	9,079	63,118
Forks	613	6,779
Open Issues	158	332
Last Commit	Dec 5, 2024	Jul 10, 2026
First Released	Dec 25, 2017	Jun 22, 2025
Categories	Video Editing Tools	Social Media Content Creation Marketing & Branding Tools Video Editing Tools
Tags	#cross-platform #desktop-app #editor #audio #animation	#video editor #editor

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