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Ladybird vs chrome-tab-modifier
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. chrome-tab-modifier has 696 stars, 119 forks, 14 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 9,417% (66,240 vs 696 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; chrome-tab-modifier is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, chrome-tab-modifier 17%. 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-tab-modifier | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 696 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-06-01 |
| 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 chrome-tab-modifier if
- You want the chrome-tab-modifier feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and chrome-tab-modifier 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-tab-modifier
Tabee (registry name chrome tab modifier ) is a free, MIT licensed TypeScript extension for Chromium based browsers that renames, re icons, pins, groups, mutes and protects tabs according to user defined URL rules, built for people who keep many tabs open against several versions of the same site.
read the full chrome-tab-modifier overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or chrome-tab-modifier more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and chrome-tab-modifier has 696. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and chrome-tab-modifier free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and chrome-tab-modifier under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and chrome-tab-modifier?
Ladybird is written in C++ and chrome-tab-modifier 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, Ladybird or chrome-tab-modifier?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose chrome-tab-modifier if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.