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Ladybird vs daily
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars, 3,163 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. daily has 20,070 stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 230% (66,237 vs 20,070 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, daily 3%. Ladybird was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Ladybird | daily | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 20K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 568 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ladybird if
- You weight community size — 66K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick daily if
- You want the daily feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and daily fits your workflow better
About Ladybird
Ladybird is a truly independent web browser and browser engine, written from scratch in C++ rather than as a fork of any existing engine, and it is built for developers who want to work on a browser engine based on web standards while it remains in a pre alpha state.
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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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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or daily more popular?
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars and daily has 20,070. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and daily free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and daily under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and daily?
Ladybird is written in C++ and daily 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, Ladybird or daily?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,237 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose daily if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.