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Ladybird vs parchi
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. parchi has 546 stars, 54 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 12,032% (66,240 vs 546 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; parchi is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, parchi 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 | parchi | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 546 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 54 |
| 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 parchi if
- You want the parchi feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and parchi 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.
read the full Ladybird overview →
About parchi
Parchi is a free, MIT licensed AI browser copilot — a Chrome MV3 and Firefox 109+ extension written in TypeScript that puts chat driven browser automation in a side panel, built for people who want to navigate, read, click, type, extract, and summarize pages under their own model configuration.
read the full parchi overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or parchi more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and parchi has 546. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and parchi free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and parchi under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and parchi?
Ladybird is written in C++ and parchi 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 parchi?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose parchi if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.