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servo vs SingleFile
servo has 38,001 GitHub stars, 3,798 forks, 3,209 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SingleFile has 22,411 stars, 1,410 forks, 101 open issues and last shipped yesterday. servo leads on adoption by 70% (38,001 vs 22,411 stars). servo is written in Rust under MPL-2.0; SingleFile is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. servo has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, SingleFile 6%. servo was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser), 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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| servo | SingleFile | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 38K | ★ 22K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.8K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick servo if
- You weight community size — 38K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick SingleFile if
- You want the SingleFile feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and SingleFile fits your workflow better
About servo
Servo is a prototype web browser engine written in the Rust programming language. It is developed on 64 bit macOS, 64 bit Linux, 64 bit Windows, 64 bit OpenHarmony, and Android, and it lives in the Rust ecosystem as an open source project licensed under MPL 2.0. The repository carries the topics browser, rust, servo, web, webbrowser, webengine, and webplatform, and the project describes itself as aiming to empower developers with a lightweight, high performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications. Documentation lives in the Servo Book, with news and guides at servo.org.
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About SingleFile
SingleFile is a web extension, and also a command line tool, that saves a complete web page into a single HTML file. It is written in JavaScript and released under the AGPL 3.0 license, and it lives in the browser extension ecosystem, with builds published for Chrome, Firefox (desktop and mobile), Microsoft Edge, Safari, Vivaldi, Brave, Waterfox, Yandex browser, and Opera. The project has been developed for roughly sixteen years and is distributed through the extension stores of Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Microsoft Edge, as well as through manual installation from the project archive.
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Frequently asked questions
Is servo or SingleFile more popular?
servo has 38,001 GitHub stars and SingleFile has 22,411. servo has the larger community by that measure.
Are servo and SingleFile free?
Both are open source. servo is licensed under MPL-2.0 and SingleFile under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between servo and SingleFile?
servo is written in Rust and SingleFile in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, servo or SingleFile?
Choose servo if you want the larger community (38,001 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose SingleFile if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.