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open-design vs SkeletonView
open-design has 106,348 GitHub stars, 12,107 forks, 1,090 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SkeletonView has 12,889 stars, 1,122 forks, 97 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. open-design leads on adoption by 725% (106,348 vs 12,889 stars). open-design is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; SkeletonView is written in Swift under MIT. open-design has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, SkeletonView 9%. open-design 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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| open-design | SkeletonView | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 106K | ★ 13K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Swift |
| Last push | 2026-11-07 | 2026-06-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 12K | ⑂ 1.1K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick open-design if
- You weight community size — 106K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick SkeletonView if
- You want the SkeletonView feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You evaluated both and SkeletonView fits your workflow better
About open-design
OpenDesign: The open source Claude Design alternative ⚡ OpenDesign Cloud — the official model service. One recharge to use both agent and image models inside OpenDesign: GPT, Claude, and DeepSeek for agents; GPT Image 2.0, Seedream 5.0 Pro, and Nano Banana 2.0 for images. 🚀 DeepSeek V4 Flash and V4 Pro are now available. Put top tier intelligence to work across prototypes, decks, design systems, and everyday agent tasks. OpenDesign members can use both models without limits for two weeks, directly inside the app. 🧩 DeepSeek Harness is now supported. Connect DeepSeek's official dsh agent harness to OpenDesign…
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About SkeletonView
Features • Guides • Installation • Usage • Miscellaneous • Contributing 🌎 README is available in other languages: 🇪🇸 . 🇨🇳 . 🇧🇷 . 🇰🇷 . 🇫🇷 . 🇩🇪 Today almost all apps have async processes, such as API requests, long running processes, etc. While the processes are working, usually developers place a loading view to show users that something is going on. SkeletonView has been conceived to address this need, an elegant way to show users that something is happening and also prepare them for which contents are waiting. Enjoy it! 🙂 🌟 Features 🎬 Guides 📲 Installation 🐒 Usage 🌿 Collections 🔠 Texts 🦋…
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Frequently asked questions
Is open-design or SkeletonView more popular?
open-design has 106,348 GitHub stars and SkeletonView has 12,889. open-design has the larger community by that measure.
Are open-design and SkeletonView free?
Both are open source. open-design is licensed under Apache-2.0 and SkeletonView under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between open-design and SkeletonView?
open-design is written in TypeScript and SkeletonView in Swift. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, open-design or SkeletonView?
Choose open-design if you want the larger community (106,348 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose SkeletonView if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.