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Ladybird vs web-archives
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped today. web-archives has 1,593 stars, 125 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 4,058% (66,240 vs 1,593 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; web-archives is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, web-archives 8%. 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 | web-archives | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | C++ | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-06-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 125 |
| 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 web-archives if
- You want the web-archives feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and web-archives 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 web-archives
Web Archives Sponsors Lenso.ai Explore billions of images from all around the web. Search for places, people, duplicates, and more. Supporting the Project Web Archives is an open source project made possible thanks to a community of awesome supporters. If you'd like to support the continued development of the extension, please consider contributing with Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin. Description Web Archives is a browser extension that enables you to find archived and cached versions of web pages, and comes with support for various search engines. Searches can be initiated from the context menu and the browser toolb…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or web-archives more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and web-archives has 1,593. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and web-archives free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and web-archives under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and web-archives?
Ladybird is written in C++ and web-archives 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 web-archives?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose web-archives if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.