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anime vs CYLTabBarController
anime has 74,691 GitHub stars, 5,098 forks, 118 open issues and last shipped 13 days ago. CYLTabBarController has 7,063 stars, 1,456 forks, 148 open issues and last shipped today. anime leads on adoption by 957% (74,691 vs 7,063 stars). anime is written in JavaScript under MIT; CYLTabBarController is written in Kotlin under MIT. anime has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, CYLTabBarController 21%. CYLTabBarController was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (animation), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| anime | CYLTabBarController | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 75K | ★ 7.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.1K | ⑂ 1.5K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick anime if
- You weight community size — 75K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick CYLTabBarController if
- You want the CYLTabBarController feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and CYLTabBarController fits your workflow better
About anime
Anime.js Anime.js is a fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple, yet powerful API. It works with CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and JavaScript Objects. Sponsors Anime.js is 100% free and is only made possible with the help of our sponsors. Help the project become sustainable by sponsoring us on GitHub Sponsors . Platinum sponsors Silver sponsors Get featured here by becoming a GitHub Sponsor . Usage Anime.js V4 works by importing ES modules like so: V4 Documentation The full documentation is available here. V3 Migration guide You can find the v3 to v4 migration guide…
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About CYLTabBarController
[CN]CYLTabBarController【一行代码实现 Lottie 动画 TabBar】iOS27+ Tested [EN]CYLTabBarController [An animated tabBar supported by Lottie with one line of code] [CN]阅读须知 [EN]Before Reading [CN] mark means Chinese language by default. [EN] mark means English language. [CN] 点此获取 QQ 群,Telegram 群交流信息 。 [EN]Telegram Group to communicate the features or bugs: Preview of latest version Preview of the latest version on iOS 27+ CYLTabBarController 现已适配iOS27， 新增如下功能： ✅支持iOS27下，0代码，实现扁平风格样式。 无需新增代码， 即可继续使用UI兼容模式，如果你在iOS27下 保留 UIDesignRequiresCompatibility 字段， CYLTabBarController 将会检测该字段， 如果为True，将切换至UI扁平设计样式。iOS27之前，…
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Frequently asked questions
Is anime or CYLTabBarController more popular?
anime has 74,691 GitHub stars and CYLTabBarController has 7,063. anime has the larger community by that measure.
Are anime and CYLTabBarController free?
Both are open source. anime is licensed under MIT and CYLTabBarController under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between anime and CYLTabBarController?
anime is written in JavaScript and CYLTabBarController in Kotlin. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, anime or CYLTabBarController?
Choose anime if you want the larger community (74,691 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose CYLTabBarController if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.