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Ladybird vs cookie-editor
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. cookie-editor has 1,766 stars, 512 forks, 69 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ladybird leads on adoption by 3,683% (66,807 vs 1,766 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; cookie-editor is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, cookie-editor 29%. Ladybird was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | cookie-editor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 512 |
| 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 cookie-editor if
- You want the cookie-editor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and cookie-editor 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 cookie-editor
Cookie Editor Cookie Editor is a browser extension/add on that lets you efficiently create, edit and delete cookies for the current tab. Perfect for developing, quickly testing or even manually managing your cookies for your privacy. Description Cookie Editor is designed to have a simple to use interface that let you do most standard cookie operations quickly. It is ideal for developing and testing web pages. You can easily create, edit and delete a cookie for the current page that you are visiting. There is also a handy button to mass delete all the cookies for the current page. Cookie Editor is available for…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or cookie-editor more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and cookie-editor has 1,766. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and cookie-editor free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and cookie-editor under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and cookie-editor?
Ladybird is written in C++ and cookie-editor 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 cookie-editor?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose cookie-editor if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.