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Brave vs fingerprint-chromium
Brave has 24,097 GitHub stars, 3,270 forks, 10,752 open issues and last shipped today. fingerprint-chromium has 3,230 stars, 455 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Brave leads on adoption by 646% (24,097 vs 3,230 stars). Brave is written in various languages under MPL-2.0; fingerprint-chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause. Brave has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, fingerprint-chromium 14%. Brave was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (browser, chromium), 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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| Brave | fingerprint-chromium | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 3.2K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | — | — |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 455 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Brave if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick fingerprint-chromium if
- You want the fingerprint-chromium feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You evaluated both and fingerprint-chromium fits your workflow better
About Brave
Brave Browser This repository is not needed for building the browser and only holds issues, releases and the wiki. The source code and contributions are at You can visit our website to get the latest stable release. Resources Issues: Bug reports and feature requests for the Brave Browser. Releases: Releases of Brave Browser hosted on GitHub. See Brave Release Schedule for more information. Wiki: Documentation for developers, administrators, and power users. User facing documentation is available at the Brave help center. Documentation and guides: Additional technical information, primarily for developers…
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About fingerprint-chromium
fingerprint chromium 中文文档 A fingerprint browser based on Ungoogled Chromium . ⚠️ Notice : This project provides no technical support . Please do not contact me for help. Anyone who contacts you asking for payment is a scammer — do not be fooled. Installation and Usage Download Please download the version suitable for your system from the links below. Each major version of Chromium is compiled into a corresponding release. Choose the appropriate version for your operating system: Chrome 132 132.0.6834.159 [Installer](
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brave or fingerprint-chromium more popular?
Brave has 24,097 GitHub stars and fingerprint-chromium has 3,230. Brave has the larger community by that measure.
Are Brave and fingerprint-chromium free?
Both are open source. Brave is licensed under MPL-2.0 and fingerprint-chromium under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Brave and fingerprint-chromium?
Brave is written in various languages and fingerprint-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, Brave or fingerprint-chromium?
Choose Brave if you want the larger community (24,097 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose fingerprint-chromium if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.