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slate vs daily
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars, 3,302 forks, 653 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. daily has 20,070 stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. slate leads on adoption by 58% (31,748 vs 20,070 stars). slate is written in TypeScript under MIT; daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. slate has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, daily 3%. daily 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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| slate | daily | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 20K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 568 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick slate if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- 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 slate
Slate is a completely customizable framework for building rich text editors, written in TypeScript and released under the MIT licence, for JavaScript and React developers who need an editor that goes well past what a fixed schema can offer.
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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 slate or daily more popular?
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars and daily has 20,070. slate has the larger community by that measure.
Are slate and daily free?
Both are open source. slate is licensed under MIT and daily under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between slate and daily?
slate is written in TypeScript 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, slate or daily?
Choose slate if you want the larger community (31,748 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose daily if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.