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quasar vs nextai-translator
quasar has 27,207 GitHub stars, 3,668 forks, 74 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. nextai-translator has 25,019 stars, 1,854 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. quasar leads on adoption by 9% (27,207 vs 25,019 stars). quasar is written in JavaScript under MIT; nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. quasar has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, nextai-translator 7%. nextai-translator 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 | nextai-translator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 27K | ★ 25K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-19 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.7K | ⑂ 1.9K |
| 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 nextai-translator if
- You want the nextai-translator feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and nextai-translator fits your workflow better
About quasar
Quasar Framework Build high performance Vue.js user interfaces in record time: responsive Single Page Apps, SSR Apps, SSG Apps, PWAs, browser extensions, hybrid mobile apps and Electron apps. If you want, all using the same codebase! Please submit a PR to with your website/app/Quasar tutorial/video etc. Thank you! Supporting Quasar Quasar Framework is an MIT licensed open source project. Its ongoing development is made possible thanks to the support by our awesome sponsors and backers. Please consider supporting our efforts, too! If you use Quasar at work, drop a message to your management about sponsoring us at…
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About nextai-translator
Due to receiving a trademark ownership warning from OpenAI, this project and product has been renamed to nextai translator. We hope you understand. English 中文 The translator that does more than just translation Why Yet another Translator I have developed a Bob plugin that utilizes ChatGPT API to provide global word translation on macOS. However, since not all users have access to macOS to benefit from the plugin, I have created this project! More than just a browser extension What began as a Chrome extension has now evolved into a multi platform desktop app that I am currently developing. More than just…
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Frequently asked questions
Is quasar or nextai-translator more popular?
quasar has 27,207 GitHub stars and nextai-translator has 25,019. quasar has the larger community by that measure.
Are quasar and nextai-translator free?
Both are open source. quasar is licensed under MIT and nextai-translator under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between quasar and nextai-translator?
quasar is written in JavaScript and nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator?
Choose quasar if you want the larger community (27,207 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose nextai-translator if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.