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chromium vs obsidian-clipper
chromium has 24,824 GitHub stars, 9,251 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped yesterday. obsidian-clipper has 5,215 stars, 715 forks, 269 open issues and last shipped yesterday. chromium leads on adoption by 376% (24,824 vs 5,215 stars). chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause; obsidian-clipper is written in TypeScript under MIT. chromium has attracted 37% as many forks as stars, obsidian-clipper 14%. 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 | obsidian-clipper | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 5.2K |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | — | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.3K | ⑂ 715 |
| 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 obsidian-clipper if
- You want the obsidian-clipper feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and obsidian-clipper 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 obsidian-clipper
Obsidian Web Clipper is the official Obsidian browser extension for Chrome, Brave, Arc, Orion, Edge, Firefox, Firefox Mobile, and Safari on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, built for Obsidian users who want what they read on the web to land in their vault as durable Markdown.
read the full obsidian-clipper overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is chromium or obsidian-clipper more popular?
chromium has 24,824 GitHub stars and obsidian-clipper has 5,215. chromium has the larger community by that measure.
Are chromium and obsidian-clipper free?
Both are open source. chromium is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and obsidian-clipper under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between chromium and obsidian-clipper?
chromium is written in various languages and obsidian-clipper 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, chromium or obsidian-clipper?
Choose chromium if you want the larger community (24,824 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose obsidian-clipper if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.