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chromium vs mue
chromium has 24,824 GitHub stars, 9,251 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped yesterday. mue has 758 stars, 86 forks, 26 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. chromium leads on adoption by 3,175% (24,824 vs 758 stars). chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause; mue is written in JavaScript under BSD-3-Clause. chromium has attracted 37% as many forks as stars, mue 11%. chromium was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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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| chromium | mue | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 758 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | — | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-08-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.3K | ⑂ 86 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick chromium if
- You weight community size — 25K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mue if
- You want the mue feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and mue fits your workflow better
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.
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About mue
Mue is a fast, open source and free to use new tab page for modern browsers: a JavaScript web extension under the BSD 3 Clause licence that replaces the default new tab with a customisable, privacy focused start page, published for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Whale with sideloadable builds on GitHub Releases.
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Frequently asked questions
Is chromium or mue more popular?
chromium has 24,824 GitHub stars and mue has 758. chromium has the larger community by that measure.
Are chromium and mue free?
Both are open source. chromium is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and mue under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between chromium and mue?
chromium is written in various languages and mue in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, chromium or mue?
Choose chromium if you want the larger community (24,824 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose mue if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.