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meet vs SubEthaEdit
meet has 2,376 GitHub stars, 289 forks, 183 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SubEthaEdit has 1,431 stars, 115 forks, 93 open issues and last shipped 11 months ago. meet leads on adoption by 66% (2,376 vs 1,431 stars). meet is written in Python under MIT; SubEthaEdit is written in Objective-C under MIT. meet has attracted 12% as many forks as stars, SubEthaEdit 8%. meet 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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| meet | SubEthaEdit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 2.4K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Objective-C |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2025-11-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 289 | ⑂ 115 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick meet if
- You weight community size — 2.4K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick SubEthaEdit if
- You want the SubEthaEdit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Objective-C
- You evaluated both and SubEthaEdit fits your workflow better
About meet
La Suite Meet is an open source video conferencing application powered by LiveKit and built with Django and React. It lives in the open source WebRTC and collaboration software ecosystem, and it is released under the MIT License. The project provides browser based meetings without a required installation, and its public instances are used inside French public administration.
About SubEthaEdit
SubEthaEdit is a general purpose plain text editor for macOS, widely known for its live collaboration feature, and it is built for writers, developers and teams who need several people editing the same document at the same time.
read the full SubEthaEdit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is meet or SubEthaEdit more popular?
meet has 2,376 GitHub stars and SubEthaEdit has 1,431. meet has the larger community by that measure.
Are meet and SubEthaEdit free?
Both are open source. meet is licensed under MIT and SubEthaEdit under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between meet and SubEthaEdit?
meet is written in Python and SubEthaEdit in Objective-C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, meet or SubEthaEdit?
Choose meet if you want the larger community (2,376 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose SubEthaEdit if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.