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guiadofrontend vs pretty
guiadofrontend has 2,908 GitHub stars, 255 forks, 4 open issues and last shipped 16 days ago. pretty has 624 stars, 29 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 11 days ago. guiadofrontend leads on adoption by 366% (2,908 vs 624 stars). guiadofrontend is written in various languages under MIT; pretty is written in Clojure under Apache-2.0. guiadofrontend has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, pretty 5%. pretty 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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| guiadofrontend | pretty | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.9K | ★ 624 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | — | Clojure |
| Last push | 2026-09-02 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 255 | ⑂ 29 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick guiadofrontend if
- You weight community size — 2.9K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick pretty if
- You want the pretty feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Clojure
- You evaluated both and pretty fits your workflow better
About guiadofrontend
guiadofrontend is a Portuguese language front end guide published as a GitHub repository. It collects learning paths, courses, books, channels, tools, and communities for people entering front end development and for developers who want to progress. The project lives in the GitHub open source learning ecosystem, with topics covering HTML, CSS, JavaScript, front end development, and Brazilian developer communities.
read the full guiadofrontend overview →
About pretty
pretty is an Apache 2.0 Clojure library, published on Clojars as org.clj commons/pretty, that formats exception output, ANSI fonts and binary data so developers can read console and REPL output more easily.
read the full pretty overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is guiadofrontend or pretty more popular?
guiadofrontend has 2,908 GitHub stars and pretty has 624. guiadofrontend has the larger community by that measure.
Are guiadofrontend and pretty free?
Both are open source. guiadofrontend is licensed under MIT and pretty under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between guiadofrontend and pretty?
guiadofrontend is written in various languages and pretty in Clojure. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, guiadofrontend or pretty?
Choose guiadofrontend if you want the larger community (2,908 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose pretty if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.