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it-tools vs Acode
it-tools has 40,640 GitHub stars, 5,432 forks, 821 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Acode has 7,050 stars, 1,571 forks, 94 open issues and last shipped yesterday. it-tools leads on adoption by 476% (40,640 vs 7,050 stars). it-tools is written in Vue under GPL-3.0; Acode is written in JavaScript under MIT. it-tools has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Acode 22%. Acode was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| it-tools | Acode | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 41K | ★ 7.0K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Vue | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-16 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.4K | ⑂ 1.6K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick it-tools if
- You weight community size — 41K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Acode if
- You want the Acode feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and Acode fits your workflow better
About it-tools
it tools be self hostable web collection of small developer and IT utilities — converters, encoders, formatters, generators — built with Vue and TypeScript, shipped as Docker image, aimed at developers, IT people, and homelab owners who want those tools without shipping data to third party sites.
read the full it-tools overview →
About Acode
Acode is a free, MIT licensed code editor for Android, distributed by the Acode Foundation under the package name com.foxdebug.acodefree on Google Play and com.foxdebug.acode on F Droid, and it is aimed at developers who want to read, edit, and preview source files directly on an Android phone or tablet.
read the full Acode overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is it-tools or Acode more popular?
it-tools has 40,640 GitHub stars and Acode has 7,050. it-tools has the larger community by that measure.
Are it-tools and Acode free?
Both are open source. it-tools is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Acode under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between it-tools and Acode?
it-tools is written in Vue and Acode in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, it-tools or Acode?
Choose it-tools if you want the larger community (40,640 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Acode if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.