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Ladybird vs chrome-remote-interface
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. chrome-remote-interface has 4,553 stars, 322 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 1,355% (66,240 vs 4,553 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; chrome-remote-interface is written in JavaScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, chrome-remote-interface 7%. 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 | chrome-remote-interface | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 4.6K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-02-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 322 |
| 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 chrome-remote-interface if
- You want the chrome-remote-interface feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and chrome-remote-interface 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 chrome-remote-interface
chrome remote interface is an MIT licensed JavaScript library that gives Node.js applications a straightforward API for the Chrome Debugging Protocol, so they can instrument Chrome and other protocol compatible runtimes without handling raw protocol messages.
read the full chrome-remote-interface overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or chrome-remote-interface more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and chrome-remote-interface has 4,553. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and chrome-remote-interface free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and chrome-remote-interface under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and chrome-remote-interface?
Ladybird is written in C++ and chrome-remote-interface in JavaScript. 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 chrome-remote-interface?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose chrome-remote-interface if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.