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monaco-editor vs NooBox
monaco-editor has 46,766 GitHub stars, 4,131 forks, 859 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. NooBox has 524 stars, 54 forks, 37 open issues and last shipped 10 months ago. monaco-editor leads on adoption by 8,825% (46,766 vs 524 stars). monaco-editor is written in JavaScript under MIT; NooBox is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. monaco-editor has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, NooBox 10%. 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 | NooBox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 47K | ★ 524 |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2025-11-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.1K | ⑂ 54 |
| 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 NooBox if
- You want the NooBox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and NooBox 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 NooBox
NooBox is a GPL 3.0 Chrome extension, written in TypeScript and React, that bundles reverse image search, bulk image extraction, timed page refresh and HTML5 video control into one toolbar download for people who want those utilities without installing several separate extensions.
read the full NooBox overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is monaco-editor or NooBox more popular?
monaco-editor has 46,766 GitHub stars and NooBox has 524. monaco-editor has the larger community by that measure.
Are monaco-editor and NooBox free?
Both are open source. monaco-editor is licensed under MIT and NooBox under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between monaco-editor and NooBox?
monaco-editor is written in JavaScript and NooBox 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 NooBox?
Choose monaco-editor if you want the larger community (46,766 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose NooBox if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.