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Ladybird vs random-user-agent
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. random-user-agent has 760 stars, 82 forks, 30 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 8,690% (66,807 vs 760 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; random-user-agent is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, random-user-agent 11%. 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 | random-user-agent | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 760 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 82 |
| 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 random-user-agent if
- You want the random-user-agent feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and random-user-agent 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 random-user-agent
Automatically replaces the User Agent with a randomized one Random User Agent is an open source MIT licensed browser extension that is designed to replace the original browser User Agent identifier (is a sort of "fingerprint") with a randomized (based on your preferences). 🔥 Features list Incredibly lightweight ( 150KiB archived) Available in the official stores ([Chrome][link chrome store], [Firefox][link ff store], [Edge][link edge store], [Opera][link opera store]) Can automatically change the User Agent after a specified period of time Change User Agent on browser startup Replaces the User Agent HTTP header…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or random-user-agent more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and random-user-agent has 760. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and random-user-agent free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and random-user-agent under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and random-user-agent?
Ladybird is written in C++ and random-user-agent 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 random-user-agent?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose random-user-agent if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.