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Ladybird vs obsidian-clipper
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. obsidian-clipper has 5,451 stars, 763 forks, 269 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 1,126% (66,807 vs 5,451 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; obsidian-clipper is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, obsidian-clipper 14%. 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 | obsidian-clipper | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 5.5K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-09-22 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 763 |
| 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 obsidian-clipper if
- You want the obsidian-clipper feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and obsidian-clipper 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 obsidian-clipper
Obsidian Web Clipper helps you highlight and capture the web in your favorite browser. Anything you save is stored as durable Markdown files that you can read offline, and preserve for the long term. Download Web Clipper Documentation Troubleshooting Get started Install the extension by downloading it from the official directory for your browser: Chrome Web Store for Chrome, Brave, Arc, Orion, and other Chromium based browsers. Firefox Add Ons for Firefox and Firefox Mobile. Safari Extensions for macOS, iOS, and iPadOS. Edge Add Ons for Microsoft Edge. Use the extension Documentation is available on the Obsidian…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or obsidian-clipper more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and obsidian-clipper has 5,451. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and obsidian-clipper free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and obsidian-clipper under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and obsidian-clipper?
Ladybird is written in C++ and obsidian-clipper 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 obsidian-clipper?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose obsidian-clipper if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.