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Huly vs DesktopEditors
Huly has 27,700 GitHub stars, 2,155 forks, 849 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DesktopEditors has 5,401 stars, 541 forks, 465 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Huly leads on adoption by 413% (27,700 vs 5,401 stars). Huly is written in TypeScript under EPL-2.0; DesktopEditors is written in various languages under AGPL-3.0. Huly has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, DesktopEditors 10%. Huly 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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| Huly | DesktopEditors | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 5.4K |
| License | EPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-05-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 541 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Huly if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the EPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick DesktopEditors if
- You want the DesktopEditors feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- You evaluated both and DesktopEditors fits your workflow better
About Huly
Huly is an open source, EPL 2.0 licensed, TypeScript built all in one work platform that folds project management, issue tracking, chat, CRM, HRM and applicant tracking into one system teams can run on their own servers, aimed at organisations that want the ground Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Slack and Notion cover without renting it from five separate vendors.
About DesktopEditors
ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is a free, open source office suite that combines document, spreadsheet, presentation, PDF, and PDF form editors with a diagram viewer into one offline desktop application for Windows, Linux, and macOS, aimed at anyone who works with Office Open XML files and wants a local, no internet alternative to a proprietary office suite.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Huly or DesktopEditors more popular?
Huly has 27,700 GitHub stars and DesktopEditors has 5,401. Huly has the larger community by that measure.
Are Huly and DesktopEditors free?
Both are open source. Huly is licensed under EPL-2.0 and DesktopEditors under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Huly and DesktopEditors?
Huly is written in TypeScript and DesktopEditors in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Huly or DesktopEditors?
Choose Huly if you want the larger community (27,700 stars) or its EPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose DesktopEditors if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.