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dots vs OpenAdapt
dots has 32,178 GitHub stars, 4,916 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. OpenAdapt has 1,784 stars, 266 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped today. dots leads on adoption by 1,704% (32,178 vs 1,784 stars). dots is written in TypeScript under MIT; OpenAdapt is written in Python under MIT. dots has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, OpenAdapt 15%. OpenAdapt was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (ai-agents, browser-automation), 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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| dots | OpenAdapt | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Python |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-10-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 266 |
| 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 OpenAdapt if
- You want the OpenAdapt feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and OpenAdapt fits your workflow better
About dots
dots Every AI agent is a model and a browser. You can swap the model with one flag. The browser is what the website sees. Windows, in PowerShell: Linux: Then open The conversation on the left, the browser on the right, live. It all comes down to the browser When a web agent fails, the model is rarely why. The page never loaded, a challenge appeared, the login expired, the click did not land. All of that happens in the browser, before the model gets to think. So dots is built around one: A real Firefox engine, patched in C++. The fingerprint is decided inside the engine, not painted over with JavaScript that a…
About OpenAdapt
OpenAdapt Give your agent a program, not a mouse. The open source, verified execution layer for computer use agents. What it can do · Documentation · Quickstart · Live demo · Website · Discord A computer use agent looks at the screen and chooses every click again, on every run. OpenAdapt lets your agent, or a person, do a task once in any app: web, Windows, macOS, Linux, RDP or Citrix. It compiles that run into a program, and your agent calls the program as one tool. The program runs with no model calls and sends no screenshots anywhere. It confirms the right record before each save, reads the save back from the…
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Frequently asked questions
Is dots or OpenAdapt more popular?
dots has 32,178 GitHub stars and OpenAdapt has 1,784. dots has the larger community by that measure.
Are dots and OpenAdapt free?
Both are open source. dots is licensed under MIT and OpenAdapt under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between dots and OpenAdapt?
dots is written in TypeScript and OpenAdapt in Python. 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 OpenAdapt?
Choose dots if you want the larger community (32,178 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose OpenAdapt if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.