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daily vs web-archives
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. web-archives has 1,593 stars, 125 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. daily leads on adoption by 1,160% (20,071 vs 1,593 stars). daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0; web-archives is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. daily has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, web-archives 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 | web-archives | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 20K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-14 | 2026-06-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 568 | ⑂ 125 |
| 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 web-archives if
- You want the web-archives 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 web-archives 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 web-archives
Web Archives is a GPL 3.0 licensed browser extension, written in JavaScript, that finds archived and cached versions of web pages and is aimed at anyone who needs to reach a page that no longer exists in its original form.
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Frequently asked questions
Is daily or web-archives more popular?
daily has 20,071 GitHub stars and web-archives has 1,593. daily has the larger community by that measure.
Are daily and web-archives free?
Both are open source. daily is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and web-archives under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between daily and web-archives?
daily is written in JavaScript and web-archives 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 web-archives?
Choose daily if you want the larger community (20,071 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose web-archives if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.