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puppeteer vs DevToys
puppeteer has 95,607 GitHub stars, 9,580 forks, 259 open issues and last shipped yesterday. DevToys has 32,024 stars, 1,757 forks, 340 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. puppeteer leads on adoption by 199% (95,607 vs 32,024 stars). puppeteer is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; DevToys is written in C# under MIT. puppeteer has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, DevToys 5%. puppeteer was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (developer-tools), 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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| puppeteer | DevToys | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 96K | ★ 32K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-21 | 2026-02-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.6K | ⑂ 1.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick puppeteer if
- You weight community size — 96K 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 DevToys if
- You want the DevToys feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and DevToys fits your workflow better
About puppeteer
Puppeteer is an Apache 2.0 JavaScript and TypeScript library that provides a high level API for driving Chrome and Firefox over the DevTools Protocol or WebDriver BiDi, written for developers who automate browsers from Node.js.
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About DevToys
DevToys is an open source, MIT licensed, cross platform desktop application written in C that bundles dozens of small, single purpose developer utilities — converters, encoders and decoders, formatters, generators, graphics tools, testers and text utilities — into one app, aimed at developers who need quick data conversions and inspections without pasting their data into random websites.
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Frequently asked questions
Is puppeteer or DevToys more popular?
puppeteer has 95,607 GitHub stars and DevToys has 32,024. puppeteer has the larger community by that measure.
Are puppeteer and DevToys free?
Both are open source. puppeteer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and DevToys under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between puppeteer and DevToys?
puppeteer is written in TypeScript and DevToys 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, puppeteer or DevToys?
Choose puppeteer if you want the larger community (95,607 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose DevToys if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.