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daily vs chathub
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. chathub has 10,652 stars, 1,116 forks, 16 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. daily leads on adoption by 88% (20,070 vs 10,652 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; chathub is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, chathub 10%. daily was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (browser-extension, chrome-extension), 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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| daily | chathub | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 11K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-02-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 1.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick daily if
- You weight community size — 20K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick chathub if
- You want the chathub feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and chathub fits your workflow better
About daily
daily.dev is a free, open source personalized news feed and community for software developers. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and is licensed under AGPL 3.0. The project aggregates articles, tutorials, release notes, and news from more than 2,000 trusted sources across the web, then personalizes the resulting feed according to the tags a reader follows — such as webdev, ai, or devops — and according to what that reader has already engaged with. It is delivered as a new tab browser extension for Chrome and Edge, as a web app, and as mobile apps for iOS and Android, with a PWA among its listed topics. The rep…
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About chathub
ChatHub is an open source browser extension that puts multiple AI chatbots inside one interface. Written in TypeScript under the GPL 3.0 license, it lives in the Chrome and Edge extension ecosystem, with a companion web app at chathub.gg. The repository has been active for roughly four years, has collected more than ten thousand stars and about eleven hundred forks, and carries a small number of open issues.
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or chathub more popular?
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars and chathub has 10,652. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and chathub free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and chathub under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and chathub?
daily is written in JavaScript and chathub 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, daily or chathub?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,070 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose chathub if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.