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Ladybird vs I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies has 4,277 stars, 136 forks, 14,709 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ladybird leads on adoption by 1,462% (66,807 vs 4,277 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 | ★ 67K | ★ 4.3K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 136 |
| 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 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 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
I still don't care about cookies Debloated fork of the extension "I don't care about cookies" Get rid of cookie warnings from almost all websites! Why fork? This extension has been acquired by Avast (which itself has been acquired by Gen Digital Inc. , a large tech conglomerate) and I simply don't trust Avast with my data. Additionally, having it on GitHub allows us to improve the code and add support for websites faster. Download & Install Manual installation Installation guide for Firefox Installation guide for Chrome Contributing to Translation We welcome contributions to the translation of the extension. If…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies has 4,277. 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 (66,807 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.