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Ladybird vs nextai-translator
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars, 3,163 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nextai-translator has 24,985 stars, 1,850 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 165% (66,237 vs 24,985 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, nextai-translator 7%. 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 | nextai-translator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 25K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 1.9K |
| 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 nextai-translator if
- You want the nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator
NextAI Translator is an open source, AGPL 3.0 licensed browser extension and cross platform desktop application that performs selected text translation, polishing, and summarization through the ChatGPT API, and it is aimed at readers, writers, and developers who want all three of those operations available on Windows, macOS, and Linux rather than on a single platform.
read the full nextai-translator overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or nextai-translator more popular?
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars and nextai-translator has 24,985. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and nextai-translator free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and nextai-translator under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and nextai-translator?
Ladybird is written in C++ and nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,237 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose nextai-translator if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.