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raylib vs godot-minimal-theme
raylib has 35,174 GitHub stars, 3,325 forks, 16 open issues and last shipped yesterday. godot-minimal-theme has 3,770 stars, 56 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 10 months ago. raylib leads on adoption by 833% (35,174 vs 3,770 stars). raylib is written in C under Zlib; godot-minimal-theme is written in various languages under MIT. raylib has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, godot-minimal-theme 1%. raylib was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (game-engine, gamedev), 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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| raylib | godot-minimal-theme | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 35K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | Zlib | MIT |
| Written in | C | — |
| Last push | 2026-10-11 | 2025-12-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 56 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick raylib if
- You weight community size — 35K stars and counting
- You want the Zlib license terms
- Your stack matches C
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick godot-minimal-theme if
- You want the godot-minimal-theme feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- You evaluated both and godot-minimal-theme fits your workflow better
About raylib
raylib is an open source, Zlib licensed C programming library for building videogames and graphical applications, aimed at programmers who would rather write code directly than work inside a visual game engine editor.
read the full raylib overview →
About godot-minimal-theme
Godot Minimal Theme is a custom editor theme for the Godot game engine that gives developers a cleaner, low contrast look for the editor interface.
read the full godot-minimal-theme overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is raylib or godot-minimal-theme more popular?
raylib has 35,174 GitHub stars and godot-minimal-theme has 3,770. raylib has the larger community by that measure.
Are raylib and godot-minimal-theme free?
Both are open source. raylib is licensed under Zlib and godot-minimal-theme under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between raylib and godot-minimal-theme?
raylib is written in C and godot-minimal-theme in various languages. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, raylib or godot-minimal-theme?
Choose raylib if you want the larger community (35,174 stars) or its Zlib licence terms. Choose godot-minimal-theme if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.