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Ladybird vs ws-scrcpy
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars, 3,194 forks, 535 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ws-scrcpy has 2,594 stars, 577 forks, 91 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Ladybird leads on adoption by 2,475% (66,807 vs 2,594 stars). Ladybird is written in C++ under BSD-2-Clause; ws-scrcpy is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ladybird has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, ws-scrcpy 22%. 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 | ws-scrcpy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 67K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.2K | ⑂ 577 |
| 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 ws-scrcpy if
- You want the ws-scrcpy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and ws-scrcpy 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 ws-scrcpy
ws scrcpy Web client for [Genymobile/scrcpy][scrcpy] and more. Requirements Browser must support the following technologies: WebSockets Media Source Extensions and h264 decoding; WebWorkers WebAssembly Server: Node.js v10+ node gyp (installation) adb executable must be available in the PATH environment variable Device: Android 5.0+ (API 21+) Enabled adb debugging On some devices, you also need to enable an additional option to control it using keyboard and mouse. Build and Start Make sure you have installed node.js, node gyp and build tools Supported features Android Screen casting The modified [version][fork]…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ladybird or ws-scrcpy more popular?
Ladybird has 66,807 GitHub stars and ws-scrcpy has 2,594. Ladybird has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ladybird and ws-scrcpy free?
Both are open source. Ladybird is licensed under BSD-2-Clause and ws-scrcpy under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ladybird and ws-scrcpy?
Ladybird is written in C++ and ws-scrcpy 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 ws-scrcpy?
Choose Ladybird if you want the larger community (66,807 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose ws-scrcpy if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.