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nextai-translator vs GhostText
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars, 1,851 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. GhostText has 3,641 stars, 133 forks, 40 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. nextai-translator leads on adoption by 586% (24,982 vs 3,641 stars). nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; GhostText is written in JavaScript under MIT. nextai-translator has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, GhostText 4%. nextai-translator 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 | GhostText | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 3.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-03 | 2026-05-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 133 |
| 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 GhostText if
- You want the GhostText feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and GhostText 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 GhostText
GhostText is a JavaScript project that connects a browser text field to a local text editor. It lives in the browser extension and editor plugin ecosystem, with published versions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Emacs, Vim, Neovim, Helix, and another Ghost package listed in the README.
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Frequently asked questions
Is nextai-translator or GhostText more popular?
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars and GhostText has 3,641. nextai-translator has the larger community by that measure.
Are nextai-translator and GhostText free?
Both are open source. nextai-translator is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and GhostText under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nextai-translator and GhostText?
nextai-translator is written in TypeScript and GhostText 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 GhostText?
Choose nextai-translator if you want the larger community (24,982 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose GhostText if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.