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Pearcleaner vs JinaClip
Pearcleaner has 14,913 GitHub stars, 394 forks, 84 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. JinaClip has 1,749 stars, 0 forks, 0 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Pearcleaner leads on adoption by 753% (14,913 vs 1,749 stars). Pearcleaner is written in Swift under a custom or non-standard licence; JinaClip is written in JavaScript under MIT. Pearcleaner has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, JinaClip 0%. JinaClip 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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| Pearcleaner | JinaClip | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 15K | ★ 1.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Swift | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-22 | 2026-06-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 394 | ⑂ 0 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Pearcleaner if
- You weight community size — 15K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Swift
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick JinaClip if
- You want the JinaClip feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and JinaClip fits your workflow better
About Pearcleaner
Pearcleaner Website The only legitimate website owned by me is Anything else offering Pearcleaner downloads is either a scam or not affiliated with me. More details HERE. Project Status: On Hold As you may have noticed, development on the app has basically stopped since end of 2025, so I wanted to provide some context. Between a new job, joining a friend who is building a SaaS company, and other life priorities, I no longer have the time needed to actively maintain or continue development on the project. Another major reason is that I previously relied on my work MacBook for development. After changing jobs, I…
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About JinaClip
Jina Reader — Local Edition (v7) Professional Grade • Local First • Privacy Centric Transform any webpage into high fidelity, LLM friendly Markdown entirely within the browser. Designed for AI Workflows. Engineered for Privacy. The Philosophy In an era of cloud dependency and rate limited APIs, Jina Reader (Local) represents a pivot back to local first computing. This project eliminates the middleman, removing the need for r.jina.ai cloud calls by implementing the entire extraction and transformation pipeline directly in the browser's runtime. Content remains local, speed is absolute, and usage is infinite…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pearcleaner or JinaClip more popular?
Pearcleaner has 14,913 GitHub stars and JinaClip has 1,749. Pearcleaner has the larger community by that measure.
Are Pearcleaner and JinaClip free?
Both are open source. Pearcleaner has no licence declared in this registry, and JinaClip is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Pearcleaner and JinaClip?
Pearcleaner is written in Swift and JinaClip 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, Pearcleaner or JinaClip?
Choose Pearcleaner if you want the larger community (14,913 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose JinaClip if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.