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Ladybird vs nextai-translator
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nextai-translator has 25,021 stars, 1,853 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ladybird leads on adoption by 167% (66,807 vs 25,021 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 | ★ 67K | ★ 25K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 1.9K |
| 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 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 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 nextai-translator
Due to receiving a trademark ownership warning from OpenAI, this project and product has been renamed to nextai translator. We hope you understand. English 中文 The translator that does more than just translation Why Yet another Translator I have developed a Bob plugin that utilizes ChatGPT API to provide global word translation on macOS. However, since not all users have access to macOS to benefit from the plugin, I have created this project! More than just a browser extension What began as a Chrome extension has now evolved into a multi platform desktop app that I am currently developing. More than just…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or nextai-translator more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and nextai-translator has 25,021. 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 (66,807 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.