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puppeteer vs gitlogue
puppeteer has 95,590 GitHub stars, 9,576 forks, 259 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gitlogue has 4,983 stars, 114 forks, 12 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. puppeteer leads on adoption by 1,818% (95,590 vs 4,983 stars). puppeteer is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; gitlogue is written in Rust under ISC. puppeteer has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, gitlogue 2%. 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 | gitlogue | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 96K | ★ 5.0K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | ISC |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.6K | ⑂ 114 |
| 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 gitlogue if
- You want the gitlogue feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the ISC license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and gitlogue 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.
read the full puppeteer overview →
About gitlogue
gitlogue is a cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal that turns a repository's commit history into an animated story with realistic typing, syntax highlighting and file tree transitions, aimed at developers who want to watch code change over time rather than read it as static log output.
read the full gitlogue overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is puppeteer or gitlogue more popular?
puppeteer has 95,590 GitHub stars and gitlogue has 4,983. puppeteer has the larger community by that measure.
Are puppeteer and gitlogue free?
Both are open source. puppeteer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and gitlogue under ISC. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between puppeteer and gitlogue?
puppeteer is written in TypeScript and gitlogue in Rust. 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 gitlogue?
Choose puppeteer if you want the larger community (95,590 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose gitlogue if its feature set, stack or ISC licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.