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nextai-translator vs social-media-copilot
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars, 1,851 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. social-media-copilot has 1,333 stars, 214 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 20 days ago. nextai-translator leads on adoption by 1,774% (24,982 vs 1,333 stars). nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; social-media-copilot is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. nextai-translator has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, social-media-copilot 16%. 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 | social-media-copilot | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 25K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-03 | 2026-08-31 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 214 |
| 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 social-media-copilot if
- You want the social-media-copilot 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 social-media-copilot 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.
read the full nextai-translator overview →
About social-media-copilot
social media copilot (社媒助手开源版) is a GPL 3.0 TypeScript browser extension that collects data from Xiaohongshu (小红书), Douyin (抖音) and Kuaishou (快手), built for developers, researchers and small operators who need self hosted social media data collection instead of paying for a hosted product or scripting it by hand.
read the full social-media-copilot overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is nextai-translator or social-media-copilot more popular?
nextai-translator has 24,982 GitHub stars and social-media-copilot has 1,333. nextai-translator has the larger community by that measure.
Are nextai-translator and social-media-copilot free?
Both are open source. nextai-translator is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and social-media-copilot under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between nextai-translator and social-media-copilot?
nextai-translator is written in TypeScript and social-media-copilot 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 social-media-copilot?
Choose nextai-translator if you want the larger community (24,982 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose social-media-copilot if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.