Machete vs LosslessCut: catalog facts
Machete | LosslessCut |
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Freemium Offered as a full edition and a reduced Lite edition. |
Free The builds published on GitHub are free. The identical app sold through the Microsoft… |
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Windows |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Lossless cutting and joining without re-encoding
- Works on modest hardware
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- Lossless trimming and cutting with an almost direct data copy, so it is extremely fast
- Discards gigabytes from camera or drone footage without a re-encode and without quality loss
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- Windows only
- Joining requires files with identical formats
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- Cuts land on keyframes unless you allow a re-encode, so trims are not always frame exact
- It is a cutting tool, not an editor: no titles, transitions or colour work
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Closed source |
Open source |
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License not stated |
License: GPL-2.0 |
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No account needed |
No account needed |
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Works offline |
Works offline |
Checked September 23, 2026 | Checked September 20, 2026 |
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