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readest vs hammer-editor
readest has 25,874 GitHub stars, 1,805 forks, 145 open issues and last shipped yesterday. hammer-editor has 811 stars, 46 forks, 54 open issues and last shipped yesterday. readest leads on adoption by 3,090% (25,874 vs 811 stars). readest is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; hammer-editor is written in Kotlin under MIT. readest has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, hammer-editor 6%. readest 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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| readest | hammer-editor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 26K | ★ 811 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.8K | ⑂ 46 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick readest if
- You weight community size — 26K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick hammer-editor if
- You want the hammer-editor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and hammer-editor fits your workflow better
About readest
Readest [Readest][link website] is an open source ebook reader designed for immersive and deep reading experiences. Built as a modern rewrite of Foliate, it leverages Next.js 16 and Tauri v2 to deliver a smooth, cross platform experience across macOS, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and the Web. [![Website][badge website]][link website] [![Web App][badge web app]][link web readest] [![OS][badge platforms]][link website] [![Discord][badge discord]][link discord] [![Reddit][badge reddit]][link reddit] [![AGPL Licence][badge license]](LICENSE) [![Language Coverage][badge language coverage]][link locales]…
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About hammer-editor
Hammer: A story editor A simple tool for building stories. ![badge kotlin] ![badge platform android] ![badge platform ios] ![badge platform windows] ![badge platform linux] ![badge platform macos] Available on: Windows [ or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose hammer-editor if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.