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nextai-translator vs parchi
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars, 1,851 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. parchi has 547 stars, 54 forks, 11 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. nextai-translator leads on adoption by 4,467% (24,982 vs 547 stars). nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; parchi is written in TypeScript under MIT. nextai-translator has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, parchi 10%. parchi was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-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 | parchi | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 547 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 54 |
| 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 parchi if
- You want the parchi feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and parchi 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 parchi
Parchi is a free, MIT licensed AI browser copilot — a Chrome MV3 and Firefox 109+ extension written in TypeScript that puts chat driven browser automation in a side panel, built for people who want to navigate, read, click, type, extract, and summarize pages under their own model configuration.
read the full parchi overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is nextai-translator or parchi more popular?
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars and parchi has 547. nextai-translator has the larger community by that measure.
Are nextai-translator and parchi free?
Both are open source. nextai-translator is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and parchi under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nextai-translator and parchi?
nextai-translator is written in TypeScript and parchi 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, nextai-translator or parchi?
Choose nextai-translator if you want the larger community (24,982 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose parchi if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.