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Ladybird vs Floorp
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Floorp has 8,476 stars, 285 forks, 98 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ladybird leads on adoption by 688% (66,807 vs 8,476 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; Floorp is written in TypeScript under MPL-2.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, Floorp 3%. 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 | Floorp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 8.5K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 285 |
| 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 Floorp if
- You want the Floorp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Floorp 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 Floorp
Floorp Browser A browser built for keeping the Open, Private and Sustainable Web alive. Based on Mozilla Firefox. [![Contributors][contributors shield]][contributors url] [![Forks][forks shield]][forks url] [![Stargazers][stars shield]][stars url] [![Issues][issues shield]][issues url] [![License][license shield]][license url] [contributors shield]: [contributors url]: [forks shield]: [forks url]: [stars shield]: [stars url]: [issues shield]: [issues url]: [license shield]: [license url]: Floorp Browser A browser built for keeping the Open, Private and Sustainable Web alive. Based on Mozilla Firefox. Official…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or Floorp more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and Floorp has 8,476. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and Floorp free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and Floorp under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and Floorp?
Ladybird is written in C++ and Floorp 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 Floorp?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose Floorp if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.