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daily vs Linguist
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Linguist has 1,061 stars, 50 forks, 267 open issues and last shipped 12 days ago. daily leads on adoption by 1,792% (20,071 vs 1,061 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; Linguist is written in TypeScript under BSD-3-Clause. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, Linguist 5%. 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 | Linguist | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 50 |
| 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 Linguist if
- You want the Linguist feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Linguist 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 Linguist
Linguist is an open source browser extension, written in TypeScript and released under the BSD 3 Clause licence, that translates web pages, highlighted text, subtitles, and text inputs directly inside the browser. It lives in the browser extension ecosystem, with builds for Firefox, Chrome, and other browsers that support extensions, and it positions itself as a standalone translation system rather than a thin wrapper around a commercial translation widget. The project declares support for 130 languages and publishes its documentation and downloads through linguister.io and its GitHub releases page.…
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or Linguist more popular?
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars and Linguist has 1,061. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and Linguist free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Linguist under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and Linguist?
daily is written in JavaScript and Linguist 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 Linguist?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,071 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose Linguist if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.