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quasar vs GhostText
quasar has 27,211 GitHub stars, 3,672 forks, 74 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. GhostText has 3,641 stars, 133 forks, 40 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. quasar leads on adoption by 647% (27,211 vs 3,641 stars). quasar is written in JavaScript under MIT; GhostText is written in JavaScript under MIT. quasar has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, GhostText 4%. quasar was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-extension), 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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| quasar | GhostText | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 3.6K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-05-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.7K | ⑂ 133 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick quasar if
- You weight community size — 27K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick GhostText if
- You want the GhostText feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and GhostText fits your workflow better
About quasar
Quasar Framework is an MIT licensed Vue.js framework that builds responsive single page apps, server side rendered and statically generated sites, progressive web apps, browser extensions, hybrid mobile apps, and Electron desktop apps from a single codebase.
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About GhostText
GhostText is a JavaScript project that connects a browser text field to a local text editor. It lives in the browser extension and editor plugin ecosystem, with published versions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code, Emacs, Vim, Neovim, Helix, and another Ghost package listed in the README.
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Frequently asked questions
Is quasar or GhostText more popular?
quasar has 27,211 GitHub stars and GhostText has 3,641. quasar has the larger community by that measure.
Are quasar and GhostText free?
Both are open source. quasar is licensed under MIT and GhostText under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between quasar and GhostText?
quasar is written in JavaScript and GhostText 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, quasar or GhostText?
Choose quasar if you want the larger community (27,211 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose GhostText if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.