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daily vs search-by-image
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. search-by-image has 3,753 stars, 318 forks, 77 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. daily leads on adoption by 435% (20,071 vs 3,753 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; search-by-image is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, search-by-image 8%. 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 | search-by-image | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-06-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 318 |
| 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 search-by-image if
- You want the search-by-image feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and search-by-image 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 search-by-image
Search by Image is an open source JavaScript browser extension released under the GNU General Public License v3.0. It lives in the productivity and browser extension ecosystem, where it provides reverse image search from Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox according to the project metadata. The extension addresses a concrete verification problem: users need to determine where an image came from, whether it is duplicated, or whether it is used misleadingly on social media. Instead of copying image URLs or downloading files, users can search with the image directly from the browser.
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or search-by-image more popular?
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars and search-by-image has 3,753. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and search-by-image free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and search-by-image under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and search-by-image?
daily is written in JavaScript and search-by-image 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 search-by-image?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,071 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose search-by-image if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.