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daily vs duckduckgo-privacy-extension
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. duckduckgo-privacy-extension has 1,495 stars, 333 forks, 198 open issues and last shipped yesterday. daily leads on adoption by 1,243% (20,071 vs 1,495 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; duckduckgo-privacy-extension is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, duckduckgo-privacy-extension 22%. duckduckgo-privacy-extension was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-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 | duckduckgo-privacy-extension | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 333 |
| 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 duckduckgo-privacy-extension if
- You want the duckduckgo-privacy-extension feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and duckduckgo-privacy-extension 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 duckduckgo-privacy-extension
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials is a free and open source browser extension for Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and Opera that applies DuckDuckGo's web tracking protections inside the browser, and it is aimed at everyday users who want privacy protection without changing browsers, as well as developers who want to read and audit the code under the Apache 2.0 licence.
read the full duckduckgo-privacy-extension overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or duckduckgo-privacy-extension more popular?
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars and duckduckgo-privacy-extension has 1,495. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and duckduckgo-privacy-extension free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and duckduckgo-privacy-extension under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and duckduckgo-privacy-extension?
daily is written in JavaScript and duckduckgo-privacy-extension 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, daily or duckduckgo-privacy-extension?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,071 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose duckduckgo-privacy-extension if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.