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Avalonia vs chromium
Avalonia has 31,517 GitHub stars, 2,826 forks, 1,875 open issues and last shipped yesterday. chromium has 24,799 stars, 9,244 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Avalonia leads on adoption by 27% (31,517 vs 24,799 stars). Avalonia is written in C# under MIT; chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause. Avalonia has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, chromium 37%. chromium was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), 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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| Avalonia | chromium | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 25K |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | C# | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 9.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Avalonia if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick chromium if
- You want the chromium feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You evaluated both and chromium fits your workflow better
About Avalonia
Avalonia is a cross platform UI framework for .NET, written in C and driven by XAML. It provides a flexible styling system and targets a wide range of platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and WebAssembly. The project is mature and production ready, and it is used by companies such as Schneider Electric, Unity, JetBrains and GitHub. It lives in the .NET ecosystem and is distributed through the NuGet package manager.
read the full Avalonia overview →
About chromium
The official GitHub mirror of the Chromium source — read only snapshot of the codebase behind the Chromium open source browser project, aimed at developers and packagers who need to read, build, or audit browser source rather than end users looking for a browser download.
read the full chromium overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalonia or chromium more popular?
Avalonia has 31,517 GitHub stars and chromium has 24,799. Avalonia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Avalonia and chromium free?
Both are open source. Avalonia is licensed under MIT and chromium under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Avalonia and chromium?
Avalonia is written in C# and chromium in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Avalonia or chromium?
Choose Avalonia if you want the larger community (31,517 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose chromium if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.