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monaco-editor vs Floorp
monaco-editor has 46,766 GitHub stars, 4,131 forks, 859 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Floorp has 8,377 stars, 268 forks, 98 open issues and last shipped today. monaco-editor leads on adoption by 458% (46,766 vs 8,377 stars). monaco-editor is written in JavaScript under MIT; Floorp is written in TypeScript under MPL-2.0. monaco-editor has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Floorp 3%. Floorp 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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| monaco-editor | Floorp | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 8.4K |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.1K | ⑂ 268 |
| 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 Floorp if
- You want the Floorp feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Floorp 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 Floorp
Floorp is an open source, MPL 2.0 licensed web browser built on Mozilla Firefox and aimed at Windows, macOS, and Linux users who want a Gecko based browser they can install, inspect, and modify instead of running a stock Firefox build or a closed source alternative.
read the full Floorp overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is monaco-editor or Floorp more popular?
monaco-editor has 46,766 GitHub stars and Floorp has 8,377. monaco-editor has the larger community by that measure.
Are monaco-editor and Floorp free?
Both are open source. monaco-editor is licensed under MIT and Floorp under MPL-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between monaco-editor and Floorp?
monaco-editor is written in JavaScript and Floorp 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 Floorp?
Choose monaco-editor if you want the larger community (46,766 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Floorp if its feature set, stack or MPL-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.