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dots vs lux
dots has 31,817 GitHub stars, 4,695 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped today. lux has 31,748 stars, 3,321 forks, 545 open issues and last shipped 6 months ago. dots leads on adoption by 0% (31,817 vs 31,748 stars). dots is written in TypeScript under MIT; lux is written in Go under MIT. dots has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, lux 10%. dots 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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| dots | lux | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 32K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-10-08 | 2026-03-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.7K | ⑂ 3.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick dots 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 lux if
- You want the lux feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and lux fits your workflow better
About dots
dots is an open source AI web agent that ships with its own anti detect Firefox browser, aimed at developers and automation engineers who need an agent to browse, log in and click through real websites without being blocked.
About lux
Lux is a video download library and command line tool written in Go, released under the MIT license. It ships as a single lux binary that takes one or more URLs and retrieves the underlying media streams, and it also exposes the downloading logic as a Go library that other programs can embed. The project has existed for roughly nine years and lives in the Go ecosystem, distributed through go install alongside the usual operating system package managers.
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Frequently asked questions
Is dots or lux more popular?
dots has 31,817 GitHub stars and lux has 31,748. dots has the larger community by that measure.
Are dots and lux free?
Both are open source. dots is licensed under MIT and lux under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dots and lux?
dots is written in TypeScript and lux in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, dots or lux?
Choose dots if you want the larger community (31,817 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose lux if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.