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lottie-ios vs openharness
lottie-ios has 26,882 GitHub stars, 3,840 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. openharness has 529 stars, 50 forks, 40 open issues and last shipped yesterday. lottie-ios leads on adoption by 4,982% (26,882 vs 529 stars). lottie-ios is written in Swift under Apache-2.0; openharness is written in C under MIT. lottie-ios has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, openharness 9%. openharness 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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| lottie-ios | openharness | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 529 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | C |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 50 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick lottie-ios if
- You weight community size — 27K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick openharness if
- You want the openharness feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You evaluated both and openharness fits your workflow better
About lottie-ios
Lottie for iOS is an Apache 2.0 Swift library that natively renders After Effects and bodymovin JSON vector animations in realtime on iOS, macOS, tvOS, and visionOS, and it is aimed at Apple platform developers who want to ship designer authored motion without rebuilding it by hand in code.
read the full lottie-ios overview →
About openharness
OpenHarness is MIT licensed open source software and hardware, written in C, that gives people who build with coding agents one place to run those agents alongside domain tools and live viewers for work beyond software — CAD parts, circuit boards, data analysis, and video.
read the full openharness overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is lottie-ios or openharness more popular?
lottie-ios has 26,882 GitHub stars and openharness has 529. lottie-ios has the larger community by that measure.
Are lottie-ios and openharness free?
Both are open source. lottie-ios is licensed under Apache-2.0 and openharness under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between lottie-ios and openharness?
lottie-ios is written in Swift and openharness in C. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, lottie-ios or openharness?
Choose lottie-ios if you want the larger community (26,882 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose openharness if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.