# Lossless Cut (open-source video and screen recording app)

> Lossless Cut is a free, open-source video and screen recording app for Windows, macOS and Linux. The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing. It has 44,349 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at mifi/lossless-cut.

LosslessCut The swiss army knife of lossless video/audio editing Thanks to my supporters and everyone who purchased LosslessCut!

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 44,349 |
| License | GPL-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Website | https://losslesscut.app/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | Video editing & screen recording |
| Latest release | v3.69.0 (Jun 4, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 30, 2026 |

## Install

### Flathub (Linux)

```sh
flatpak install flathub no.mifi.losslesscut
```

Package page: https://flathub.org/apps/no.mifi.losslesscut

### Snap (Linux)

```sh
snap install losslesscut
```

Package page: https://snapcraft.io/losslesscut

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