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Audacity vs google-images-download
Audacity has 18,928 GitHub stars, 2,712 forks, 1,781 open issues and last shipped yesterday. google-images-download has 8,702 stars, 2,081 forks, 66 open issues and last shipped 6 months ago. Audacity leads on adoption by 118% (18,928 vs 8,702 stars). Audacity is written in C++ under a custom or non-standard licence; google-images-download is written in Python under MIT. Audacity has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, google-images-download 24%. Audacity 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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| Audacity | google-images-download | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 8.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | Python |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-05-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 2.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Audacity if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick google-images-download if
- You want the google-images-download feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and google-images-download fits your workflow better
About Audacity
Audacity Audacity is an easy to use, multi track audio editor and recorder for Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. More info can be found on This repository is currently undergoing major structural change. We're currently working on Audacity 4, which means an entirely new UI and also refactorings aplenty. As such, the master branch is currently not particularly friendly to new contributors. It is still possible to submit patches to Audacity 3.x; make sure you branch off audacity3 if you choose to do so. Build instructions for 3.x can be found here; build instructions for Audacity 4 can be…
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About google-images-download
Google Images Download Python Script for 'searching' and 'downloading' hundreds of images from Google to the local hard drive! Documentation ============= Documentation Homepage Installation Input arguments Examples and Code Samples Requirements ============ Chrome/Chromium browser is required for this tool to work. Google Images now requires JavaScript execution, so Selenium with Chrome is mandatory for all downloads. Installation: Linux : apt get install chromium browser or apt get install google chrome stable macOS : brew install cask google chrome Windows : Download from The tool will automatically download…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Audacity or google-images-download more popular?
Audacity has 18,928 GitHub stars and google-images-download has 8,702. Audacity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Audacity and google-images-download free?
Both are open source. Audacity has no licence declared in this registry, and google-images-download is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Audacity and google-images-download?
Audacity is written in C++ and google-images-download 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, Audacity or google-images-download?
Choose Audacity if you want the larger community (18,928 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose google-images-download if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.