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Ladybird vs obsidian-clipper
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars, 3,163 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. obsidian-clipper has 5,207 stars, 713 forks, 269 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 1,172% (66,237 vs 5,207 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 | ★ 66K | ★ 5.2K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 713 |
| 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 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 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 obsidian-clipper
Obsidian Web Clipper is the official Obsidian browser extension for Chrome, Brave, Arc, Orion, Edge, Firefox, Firefox Mobile, and Safari on macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, built for Obsidian users who want what they read on the web to land in their vault as durable Markdown.
read the full obsidian-clipper overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or obsidian-clipper more popular?
Ladybird has 66,237 GitHub stars and obsidian-clipper has 5,207. 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 (66,237 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.