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Ladybird vs android-titanium-browser
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. android-titanium-browser has 3,112 stars, 166 forks, 131 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 2,047% (66,807 vs 3,112 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; android-titanium-browser is written in Shell under GPL-2.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, android-titanium-browser 5%. Ladybird was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), 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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| Ladybird | android-titanium-browser | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 166 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ladybird if
- You weight community size — 67K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick android-titanium-browser if
- You want the android-titanium-browser feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You evaluated both and android-titanium-browser fits your workflow better
About Ladybird
Ladybird Ladybird is a truly independent web browser, using a novel engine based on web standards. [!IMPORTANT] Ladybird is in a pre alpha state, and only suitable for use by developers Features We aim to build a complete, usable browser for the modern web. Ladybird uses a multi process architecture with a main UI process, several WebContent renderer processes, an ImageDecoder process, and a RequestServer process. Image decoding and network connections are done out of process to be more robust against malicious content. Each tab has its own renderer process, which is sandboxed from the rest of the system. At the…
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About android-titanium-browser
Titanium Browser for Android A secure and fully open source, Chromium based web browser with support for extensions, based on Vanadium by GrapheneOS. This project was formerly known as Helium Browser for Android but was later renamed to avoid branding confusion. To maintain a fast and native experience for everyone, advanced features are modularized into Titanium Extension for Android . For the latest builds, see Releases . You can also update between GitHub and Google Play releases seamlessly. Usage Installing Extensions For Chrome extensions, navigate to Chrome Web Store, enable Desktop site using the menu…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or android-titanium-browser more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and android-titanium-browser has 3,112. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and android-titanium-browser free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and android-titanium-browser under GPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and android-titanium-browser?
Ladybird is written in C++ and android-titanium-browser in Shell. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ladybird or android-titanium-browser?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose android-titanium-browser if its feature set, stack or GPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.