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Ladybird vs fingerprint-chromium
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. fingerprint-chromium has 3,045 stars, 438 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 2,075% (66,240 vs 3,045 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; fingerprint-chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, fingerprint-chromium 14%. 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 | fingerprint-chromium | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | C++ | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-06-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 438 |
| 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 fingerprint-chromium if
- You want the fingerprint-chromium feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You evaluated both and fingerprint-chromium 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.
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About fingerprint-chromium
fingerprint chromium is an open source fingerprint browser based on Ungoogled Chromium, distributed as prebuilt browser binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS, and aimed at anyone who needs to control the fingerprint their browser presents to a website — anti bot testing, anti detection research, scraping, and privacy work.
read the full fingerprint-chromium overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or fingerprint-chromium more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and fingerprint-chromium has 3,045. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and fingerprint-chromium free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and fingerprint-chromium under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and fingerprint-chromium?
Ladybird is written in C++ and fingerprint-chromium in various languages. 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 fingerprint-chromium?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose fingerprint-chromium if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.