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Machete vs LosslessCut: catalog facts
MacheteLosslessCut
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…

Windows Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Lossless cutting and joining without re-encoding
  • Works on modest hardware
  • 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
  • Windows only
  • Joining requires files with identical formats
  • 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
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 20, 2026

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