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Ladybird vs I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars, 3,163 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies has 4,242 stars, 132 forks, 14,709 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ladybird leads on adoption by 1,461% (66,237 vs 4,242 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies 3%. 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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Side by side
| Ladybird | I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 4.2K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 132 |
| 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies if
- You want the I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
I Still Don't Care About Cookies is a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that removes cookie consent warnings from many websites. It is a debloated fork of the original I don't care about cookies extension, written in JavaScript under the GNU General Public License version 3.0. The project lives in the browser extension ecosystem, where users install an add on or extension to change how web pages appear inside their chosen browser.
read the full I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies more popular?
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies has 4,242. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies?
Ladybird is written in C++ and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,237 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.