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nextai-translator vs daily
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars, 1,851 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. daily has 20,071 stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. nextai-translator leads on adoption by 24% (24,982 vs 20,071 stars). nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. nextai-translator has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, daily 3%. daily was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (browser-extension, chrome-extension), 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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| nextai-translator | daily | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 20K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 568 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick nextai-translator if
- You weight community size — 25K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick daily if
- You want the daily feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and daily fits your workflow better
About nextai-translator
NextAI Translator is an open source, AGPL 3.0 licensed browser extension and cross platform desktop application that performs selected text translation, polishing, and summarization through the ChatGPT API, and it is aimed at readers, writers, and developers who want all three of those operations available on Windows, macOS, and Linux rather than on a single platform.
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About daily
daily.dev is a free, open source personalized news feed and community for software developers. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and is licensed under AGPL 3.0. The project aggregates articles, tutorials, release notes, and news from more than 2,000 trusted sources across the web, then personalizes the resulting feed according to the tags a reader follows — such as webdev, ai, or devops — and according to what that reader has already engaged with. It is delivered as a new tab browser extension for Chrome and Edge, as a web app, and as mobile apps for iOS and Android, with a PWA among its listed topics. The rep…
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Frequently asked questions
Is nextai-translator or daily more popular?
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars and daily has 20,071. nextai-translator has the larger community by that measure.
Are nextai-translator and daily free?
Both are open source. nextai-translator is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and daily under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nextai-translator and daily?
nextai-translator is written in TypeScript and daily 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, nextai-translator or daily?
Choose nextai-translator if you want the larger community (24,982 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose daily if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.