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invisible_dots vs document
invisible_dots has 32,027 GitHub stars, 4,716 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped yesterday. document has 1,985 stars, 223 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped today. invisible_dots leads on adoption by 1,513% (32,027 vs 1,985 stars). invisible_dots is written in TypeScript under MIT; document is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. invisible_dots has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, document 11%. document was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (ai-assistant), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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| invisible_dots | document | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.7K | ⑂ 223 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick invisible_dots if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick document if
- You want the document feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and document fits your workflow better
About invisible_dots
invisible dots is an open source, self hosted alternative to OpenAI Dots and Grok Bot that gives you your own AI agent running on a private, hardware virtualised computer with an anti detect browser.
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About document
Document is an open source, local first browser editor for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files, with an experimental AI assistant, built for anyone who needs to open, edit and convert office documents without installing Microsoft Office or creating an account.
read the full document overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is invisible_dots or document more popular?
invisible_dots has 32,027 GitHub stars and document has 1,985. invisible_dots has the larger community by that measure.
Are invisible_dots and document free?
Both are open source. invisible_dots is licensed under MIT and document under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between invisible_dots and document?
invisible_dots is written in TypeScript and document in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, invisible_dots or document?
Choose invisible_dots if you want the larger community (32,027 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose document if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.