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Roundcut vs John's Essentials
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Local image tools: circle crop, crop, resize, compress, convert JPG/PNG/WebP/AVIF. By RoundCut.
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144 deterministic file tools: PDF, image, media, convert, analyze. Connect in one click (OAuth).
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Roundcut (89/100 against 70). John's Essentials is hosted and callable through the gateway; Roundcut runs on your own machine. Roundcut has noticeably more public adoption.
| Roundcut | John's Essentials | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A89/100 | B70/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | New |
| GitHub stars | 0 | – |
| Downloads / week | 226 | – |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | 7 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | — |
| Category | Media | Media |