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edict vs tuxedo
edict has 16,900 GitHub stars, 1,769 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. tuxedo has 1,672 stars, 89 forks, 69 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. edict leads on adoption by 911% (16,900 vs 1,672 stars). edict is written in Python under MIT; tuxedo is written in Rust under MIT. edict has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, tuxedo 5%. tuxedo 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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| edict | tuxedo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 17K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-07 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 89 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick edict if
- You weight community size — 17K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick tuxedo if
- You want the tuxedo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and tuxedo fits your workflow better
About edict
Edict is an MIT licensed Python orchestration system that runs multi agent LLM work through the Tang dynasty Three Departments and Six Ministries, splitting the job across eleven business roles plus one compatibility role so that planning, review, dispatch, and execution are handled by separate agents, and it is built for teams running OpenClaw that need every hand off between agents to be reviewable, auditable, and interruptible.
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About tuxedo
tuxedo is a keyboard driven terminal UI for todo.txt files. It is written in Rust, released under the MIT license, shipped as a single static binary, and lives in the plain text todo.txt ecosystem. The project belongs to the business software category of project and work management.
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Frequently asked questions
Is edict or tuxedo more popular?
edict has 16,900 GitHub stars and tuxedo has 1,672. edict has the larger community by that measure.
Are edict and tuxedo free?
Both are open source. edict is licensed under MIT and tuxedo under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between edict and tuxedo?
edict is written in Python and tuxedo in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, edict or tuxedo?
Choose edict if you want the larger community (16,900 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose tuxedo if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.