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Ladybird vs android-titanium-browser
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. android-titanium-browser has 2,624 stars, 119 forks, 131 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 2,424% (66,240 vs 2,624 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 | ★ 66K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | Shell |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 119 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ladybird if
- You weight community size — 66K 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 is a truly independent web browser and browser engine, written from scratch in C++ rather than as a fork of any existing engine, and it is built for developers who want to work on a browser engine based on web standards while it remains in a pre alpha state.
read the full Ladybird overview →
About android-titanium-browser
Titanium Browser for Android is a secure, fully open source, Chromium based mobile web browser with support for extensions, built for Android users who want desktop style browser extensions and configurable privacy controls on a phone.
read the full android-titanium-browser overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or android-titanium-browser more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and android-titanium-browser has 2,624. 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 (66,240 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.