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Ladybird vs webui
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars, 3,162 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. webui has 4,601 stars, 305 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 1,340% (66,240 vs 4,601 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; webui is written in C under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, webui 7%. 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 | webui | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 66K | ★ 4.6K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-08-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 305 |
| 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 webui if
- You want the webui feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and webui 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 webui
WebUI is a lightweight, portable C library that turns any web browser or WebView into the graphical interface of a native application, letting the backend be written in a preferred language while the frontend uses modern web technologies.
read the full webui overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or webui more popular?
Ladybird has 66,240 GitHub stars and webui has 4,601. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and webui free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and webui under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and webui?
Ladybird is written in C++ and webui in C. 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 webui?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,240 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose webui if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.