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Ladybird vs jumpcutter
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. jumpcutter has 665 stars, 29 forks, 126 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 9,861% (66,240 vs 665 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; jumpcutter is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, jumpcutter 4%. 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 | jumpcutter | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 665 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-01-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 29 |
| 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 jumpcutter if
- You want the jumpcutter feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and jumpcutter 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.
read the full Ladybird overview →
About jumpcutter
Jump Cutter is an AGPL 3.0 browser extension for Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge that fast forwards the long pauses between sentences in a playing video, letting viewers watch lectures and other unedited recordings at roughly 1.5x speed without missing any speech.
read the full jumpcutter overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or jumpcutter more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and jumpcutter has 665. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and jumpcutter free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and jumpcutter under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and jumpcutter?
Ladybird is written in C++ and jumpcutter 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 jumpcutter?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose jumpcutter if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.