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Ghosten-Player vs BookWyrm
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars, 201 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. BookWyrm has 2,780 stars, 338 forks, 418 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Ghosten-Player leads on adoption by 19% (3,299 vs 2,780 stars). Ghosten-Player is written in Dart under AGPL-3.0; BookWyrm is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence. Ghosten-Player has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, BookWyrm 12%. BookWyrm 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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| Ghosten-Player | BookWyrm | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.3K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | Dart | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 201 | ⑂ 338 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ghosten-Player if
- You weight community size — 3.3K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick BookWyrm if
- You want the BookWyrm feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and BookWyrm fits your workflow better
About Ghosten-Player
Ghosten Player is a Flutter based video player for Android phone, pad, and TV, with Windows and macOS support in development. It is a Dart app under AGPL 3.0 in the Android media and streaming ecosystem. The project gathers video resources into a local private media library instead of requiring a hosted backend.
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About BookWyrm
BookWyrm is a social reading network for tracking books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. It lives in the ActivityPub ecosystem, so users can interact with other BookWyrm instances and with ActivityPub services such as Mastodon and Pleroma. The project is a Python web application using Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, and ActivityPub.
read the full BookWyrm overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghosten-Player or BookWyrm more popular?
Ghosten-Player has 3,299 GitHub stars and BookWyrm has 2,780. Ghosten-Player has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghosten-Player and BookWyrm free?
Both are open source. Ghosten-Player is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and BookWyrm has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Ghosten-Player and BookWyrm?
Ghosten-Player is written in Dart and BookWyrm 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, Ghosten-Player or BookWyrm?
Choose Ghosten-Player if you want the larger community (3,299 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose BookWyrm if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.