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daily vs plasmo
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. plasmo has 13,151 stars, 460 forks, 371 open issues and last shipped yesterday. daily leads on adoption by 53% (20,070 vs 13,151 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; plasmo is written in TypeScript under MIT. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, plasmo 3%. plasmo 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 | plasmo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 13K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 460 |
| 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 plasmo if
- You want the plasmo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and plasmo 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 plasmo
Plasmo is an MIT licensed, TypeScript based browser extension framework that packages the build toolchain, manifest generation, and runtime APIs for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox add ons into a single SDK for React and TypeScript developers.
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or plasmo more popular?
daily has 20,070 GitHub stars and plasmo has 13,151. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and plasmo free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and plasmo under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and plasmo?
daily is written in JavaScript and plasmo 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 plasmo?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,070 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose plasmo if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.