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Avalonia vs qutebrowser
Avalonia has 31,530 GitHub stars, 2,825 forks, 1,875 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. qutebrowser has 11,699 stars, 1,130 forks, 1,335 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. Avalonia leads on adoption by 170% (31,530 vs 11,699 stars). Avalonia is written in C# under MIT; qutebrowser is written in Python under GPL-3.0. Avalonia has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, qutebrowser 10%. Avalonia 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 | qutebrowser | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 12K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C# | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| 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 qutebrowser if
- You want the qutebrowser feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and qutebrowser 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 qutebrowser
qutebrowser is a free, GPL 3.0 licensed, keyboard driven browser with a minimal GUI, built on Python and Qt, for people who want vim style keyboard control of the web rather than a mouse.
read the full qutebrowser overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Avalonia or qutebrowser more popular?
Avalonia has 31,530 GitHub stars and qutebrowser has 11,699. Avalonia has the larger community by that measure.
Are Avalonia and qutebrowser free?
Both are open source. Avalonia is licensed under MIT and qutebrowser under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Avalonia and qutebrowser?
Avalonia is written in C# and qutebrowser in Python. 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 qutebrowser?
Choose Avalonia if you want the larger community (31,530 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose qutebrowser if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.