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open-design vs lemo-opuscar
open-design has 101,194 GitHub stars, 11,650 forks, 1,090 open issues and last shipped today. lemo-opuscar has 2,380 stars, 250 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. open-design leads on adoption by 4,152% (101,194 vs 2,380 stars). open-design is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; lemo-opuscar is written in JavaScript under MIT. open-design has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, lemo-opuscar 11%. open-design was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (agent-skills), 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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| open-design | lemo-opuscar | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 101K | ★ 2.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-15 | 2026-10-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 12K | ⑂ 250 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick open-design if
- You weight community size — 101K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick lemo-opuscar if
- You want the lemo-opuscar feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and lemo-opuscar fits your workflow better
About open-design
OpenDesign is an open source, local first desktop design application for macOS and Windows that turns the coding agent already installed on a developer's machine into the design engine, producing prototypes, dashboards, decks, images, and motion graphics as real files exported to HTML, PDF, PPTX, and MP4.
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About lemo-opuscar
Lemo Opuscar is an MIT licensed Claude Code skill that turns a coding agent into a film director, shipping 43 film styles — each with a reusable style prompt and a demo short film made entirely in code — for developers, designers and creative coders who want finished video without a video model.
read the full lemo-opuscar overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is open-design or lemo-opuscar more popular?
open-design has 101,194 GitHub stars and lemo-opuscar has 2,380. open-design has the larger community by that measure.
Are open-design and lemo-opuscar free?
Both are open source. open-design is licensed under Apache-2.0 and lemo-opuscar under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between open-design and lemo-opuscar?
open-design is written in TypeScript and lemo-opuscar 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, open-design or lemo-opuscar?
Choose open-design if you want the larger community (101,194 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose lemo-opuscar if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.