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monaco-editor vs BookmarkHub
monaco-editor has 46,758 GitHub stars, 4,128 forks, 859 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. BookmarkHub has 2,555 stars, 231 forks, 67 open issues and last shipped 6 months ago. monaco-editor leads on adoption by 1,730% (46,758 vs 2,555 stars). monaco-editor is written in JavaScript under MIT; BookmarkHub is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. monaco-editor has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, BookmarkHub 9%. monaco-editor 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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| monaco-editor | BookmarkHub | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-04-06 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.1K | ⑂ 231 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick monaco-editor if
- You weight community size — 47K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick BookmarkHub if
- You want the BookmarkHub feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and BookmarkHub fits your workflow better
About monaco-editor
Monaco Editor is the fully featured code editor from VS Code, packaged as an npm library so that developers can embed the same editing experience inside their own browser based applications.
read the full monaco-editor overview →
About BookmarkHub
BookmarkHub is a TypeScript browser extension, released under the Apache 2.0 licence, that synchronizes bookmarks between different browsers by keeping them in a GitHub Gist, and it is aimed at people who work across more than one browser or machine and already hold a GitHub account.
read the full BookmarkHub overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is monaco-editor or BookmarkHub more popular?
monaco-editor has 46,758 GitHub stars and BookmarkHub has 2,555. monaco-editor has the larger community by that measure.
Are monaco-editor and BookmarkHub free?
Both are open source. monaco-editor is licensed under MIT and BookmarkHub under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between monaco-editor and BookmarkHub?
monaco-editor is written in JavaScript and BookmarkHub 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, monaco-editor or BookmarkHub?
Choose monaco-editor if you want the larger community (46,758 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose BookmarkHub if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.