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Avalonia vs nextai-translator
Avalonia has 31,517 GitHub stars, 2,826 forks, 1,875 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nextai-translator has 24,985 stars, 1,850 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. Avalonia leads on adoption by 26% (31,517 vs 24,985 stars). Avalonia is written in C# under MIT; nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Avalonia has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, nextai-translator 7%. Avalonia 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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| Avalonia | nextai-translator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 25K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C# | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 1.9K |
| 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 nextai-translator if
- You want the nextai-translator feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and nextai-translator 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.
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About nextai-translator
NextAI Translator is an open source, AGPL 3.0 licensed browser extension and cross platform desktop application that performs selected text translation, polishing, and summarization through the ChatGPT API, and it is aimed at readers, writers, and developers who want all three of those operations available on Windows, macOS, and Linux rather than on a single platform.
read the full nextai-translator overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalonia or nextai-translator more popular?
Avalonia has 31,517 GitHub stars and nextai-translator has 24,985. Avalonia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Avalonia and nextai-translator free?
Both are open source. Avalonia is licensed under MIT and nextai-translator under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Avalonia and nextai-translator?
Avalonia is written in C# and nextai-translator in TypeScript. 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 nextai-translator?
Choose Avalonia if you want the larger community (31,517 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose nextai-translator if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.