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Ladybird vs VideoTogether
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped today. VideoTogether has 1,773 stars, 121 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 3,636% (66,240 vs 1,773 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; VideoTogether is written in JavaScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, VideoTogether 7%. 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 | VideoTogether | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-02-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 121 |
| 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 VideoTogether if
- You want the VideoTogether feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and VideoTogether 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 VideoTogether
VideoTogether VideoTogether is a browser extension that syncs video playback with friends in real time on Chrome, Edge, and Safari. Visit for more information [ English ] [中文 ] Installation Please visit our website for installation guide Development Extension The core code is main/source/extension/vt.js We use a very simple compile script script/build extension.py to build run python script/build extension.py to build, the output directory is ./release Service service code is in source/go server
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or VideoTogether more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and VideoTogether has 1,773. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and VideoTogether free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and VideoTogether under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and VideoTogether?
Ladybird is written in C++ and VideoTogether in JavaScript. 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 VideoTogether?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose VideoTogether if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.