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daily vs chrome-tab-modifier
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. chrome-tab-modifier has 696 stars, 119 forks, 14 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. daily leads on adoption by 2,784% (20,071 vs 696 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; chrome-tab-modifier is written in TypeScript under MIT. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, chrome-tab-modifier 17%. 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 | chrome-tab-modifier | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 696 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-06-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 119 |
| 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 chrome-tab-modifier if
- You want the chrome-tab-modifier feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and chrome-tab-modifier 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 chrome-tab-modifier
Tabee (registry name chrome tab modifier ) is a free, MIT licensed TypeScript extension for Chromium based browsers that renames, re icons, pins, groups, mutes and protects tabs according to user defined URL rules, built for people who keep many tabs open against several versions of the same site.
read the full chrome-tab-modifier overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or chrome-tab-modifier more popular?
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars and chrome-tab-modifier has 696. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and chrome-tab-modifier free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and chrome-tab-modifier under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and chrome-tab-modifier?
daily is written in JavaScript and chrome-tab-modifier 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 chrome-tab-modifier?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,071 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose chrome-tab-modifier if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.