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Ladybird vs remirror
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. remirror has 3,036 stars, 265 forks, 208 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 2,082% (66,240 vs 3,036 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; remirror is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, remirror 9%. Ladybird was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | remirror | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-07-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 265 |
| 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 remirror if
- You want the remirror feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and remirror 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 remirror
Remirror is an MIT licensed TypeScript toolkit for building cross platform rich text editors in React on top of ProseMirror, intended for React developers who want either an out of the box WYSIWYG editor or a fully customized editor assembled from extensions.
read the full remirror overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or remirror more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and remirror has 3,036. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and remirror free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and remirror under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and remirror?
Ladybird is written in C++ and remirror 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 remirror?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose remirror if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.