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Ladybird vs NooBox
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. NooBox has 522 stars, 54 forks, 37 open issues and last shipped 12 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 12,698% (66,807 vs 522 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; NooBox is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, NooBox 10%. 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 | NooBox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 522 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2025-11-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 54 |
| 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 NooBox if
- You want the NooBox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and NooBox 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 NooBox
Noobox 二箱(简) 二箱(繁) Table Of Content Installation Functionalities Search By Image Extract Images Auto Refresh HTML5 Video Control (Abort) License Language Installation Chrome Web Stroe CRX Download How to Install CRX ? Setting More Tools Extension Open Developer Mode Drag CRX File Search By Image "If you’ve stumbled across an image on the internet—perhaps on your favorite social media site—and you want to know more about it, you can always ask the person responsible for the post. Odds are good that they probably just cribbed the image from somewhere else, and don’t know any more about where it came from. But…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or NooBox more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and NooBox has 522. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and NooBox free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and NooBox under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and NooBox?
Ladybird is written in C++ and NooBox 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 NooBox?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose NooBox if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.