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quasar vs Linguist
quasar has 27,211 GitHub stars, 3,672 forks, 74 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Linguist has 1,061 stars, 50 forks, 267 open issues and last shipped 12 days ago. quasar leads on adoption by 2,465% (27,211 vs 1,061 stars). quasar is written in JavaScript under MIT; Linguist is written in TypeScript under BSD-3-Clause. quasar has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, Linguist 5%. 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 | Linguist | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-08 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.7K | ⑂ 50 |
| 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 Linguist if
- You want the Linguist feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Linguist 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 Linguist
Linguist is an open source browser extension, written in TypeScript and released under the BSD 3 Clause licence, that translates web pages, highlighted text, subtitles, and text inputs directly inside the browser. It lives in the browser extension ecosystem, with builds for Firefox, Chrome, and other browsers that support extensions, and it positions itself as a standalone translation system rather than a thin wrapper around a commercial translation widget. The project declares support for 130 languages and publishes its documentation and downloads through linguister.io and its GitHub releases page.…
read the full Linguist overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is quasar or Linguist more popular?
quasar has 27,211 GitHub stars and Linguist has 1,061. quasar has the larger community by that measure.
Are quasar and Linguist free?
Both are open source. quasar is licensed under MIT and Linguist under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between quasar and Linguist?
quasar is written in JavaScript and Linguist in TypeScript. 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 Linguist?
Choose quasar if you want the larger community (27,211 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Linguist if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.