Image and video
Kapwing alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
palmier-io/palmier-pro★13,200 GitHub starsGPL-3.0 licenceA macOS video editor focused on AI-assisted editing features.Open on GitHub ↗mifi/lossless-cut★42,689 GitHub starsGPL-2.0 licenceA cross-platform GUI for fast, lossless trimming and cutting of video and audio files.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Browser-based drag-and-drop timeline editor and multi-track, frame-level editing
- Integrated cloud workspace, real-time collaboration and comments
- Wide suite of generative AI features (video/image generators, B-roll generator, character consistency)
- Enterprise features: SSO, dedicated account manager, billing & support
- Large stock asset library, templates, brand kit, and storage quotas at scale
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Kapwing, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.