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rea vs cocoa-way
rea has 427,743 GitHub stars, 106,451 forks, 70 open issues and last shipped today. cocoa-way has 1,072 stars, 27 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 14 days ago. rea leads on adoption by 39,801% (427,743 vs 1,072 stars). rea is written in TypeScript under MIT; cocoa-way is written in Rust under GPL-3.0. rea has attracted 25% as many forks as stars, cocoa-way 3%. rea was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| rea | cocoa-way | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 428K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 106K | ⑂ 27 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick rea if
- You weight community size — 428K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick cocoa-way if
- You want the cocoa-way feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and cocoa-way fits your workflow better
About rea
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About cocoa-way
Cocoa Way A native macOS Wayland compositor and Linux application control plane. Demo Install Quick start Container mode Architecture What is Cocoa Way? Cocoa Way receives the Wayland protocol on macOS and presents Linux applications through a Metal renderer. It can connect to an existing Linux machine with Waypipe or manage local GUI applications through Apple Container, Docker, and OrbStack. Version 2.0 models the product around three explicit objects: Application profile : saved image, command, runtime, presentation, audio, mounts, and environment settings. Application instance : one running profile with its…
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Frequently asked questions
Is rea or cocoa-way more popular?
rea has 427,743 GitHub stars and cocoa-way has 1,072. rea has the larger community by that measure.
Are rea and cocoa-way free?
Both are open source. rea is licensed under MIT and cocoa-way under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between rea and cocoa-way?
rea is written in TypeScript and cocoa-way 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, rea or cocoa-way?
Choose rea if you want the larger community (427,743 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose cocoa-way if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.