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Ladybird vs keyFinder
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. keyFinder has 729 stars, 128 forks, 5 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 9,064% (66,807 vs 729 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; keyFinder is written in JavaScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, keyFinder 18%. 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 | keyFinder | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 729 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-24 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 128 |
| 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 keyFinder if
- You want the keyFinder feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and keyFinder 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 keyFinder
KeyFinder Passive API key and secret discovery for Chrome and Firefox KeyFinder is a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that passively scans every page you visit for leaked API keys, tokens, secrets, and credentials. It runs silently in the background with zero configuration required. What It Detects KeyFinder ships with 80+ detection patterns covering secrets from: How It Works KeyFinder scans 10 different attack surfaces on every page: 1. Script src URLs Checks all script source URLs for keywords and tokens in query parameters 2. Inline scripts Scans tag contents for secret patterns 3. External scripts…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or keyFinder more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and keyFinder has 729. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and keyFinder free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and keyFinder under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and keyFinder?
Ladybird is written in C++ and keyFinder 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 keyFinder?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose keyFinder if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.