head to head · open source
sharp vs openscreen
sharp has 32,817 GitHub stars, 1,447 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. openscreen has 5,859 stars, 394 forks, 43 open issues and last shipped yesterday. sharp leads on adoption by 460% (32,817 vs 5,859 stars). sharp is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0; openscreen is written in TypeScript under MIT. sharp has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, openscreen 7%. openscreen 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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| sharp | openscreen | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 5.9K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-29 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 394 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick sharp if
- You weight community size — 33K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick openscreen if
- You want the openscreen feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and openscreen fits your workflow better
About sharp
sharp The typical use case for this high speed Node API module is to convert large images in common formats to smaller, web friendly JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF and AVIF images of varying dimensions. It can be used with all JavaScript runtimes that provide support for Node API v9, including Node.js ( = 20.9.0), Deno and Bun. Resizing an image is typically 4x 5x faster than using the quickest ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick settings due to its use of libvips. Colour spaces, embedded ICC profiles and alpha transparency channels are all handled correctly. Lanczos resampling ensures quality is not sacrificed for speed. As…
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About openscreen
OpenScreen A free, open source desktop app for recording your screen and turning the result into polished product demos and walkthroughs. [!NOTE] This is OpenScreen, continued. Siddharth Vaddem created the project and archived the original repository after v1.5.0. Development moved here with his approval, under the same name and the same MIT license. A raw capture goes in and comes out ready to post — on X, Reddit, YouTube, a docs page, or a landing page. That is the category Screen Studio defined; OpenScreen is the open source entry in it, and not a clone. 100% free for personal and commercial use, with nothing…
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Frequently asked questions
Is sharp or openscreen more popular?
sharp has 32,817 GitHub stars and openscreen has 5,859. sharp has the larger community by that measure.
Are sharp and openscreen free?
Both are open source. sharp is licensed under Apache-2.0 and openscreen under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between sharp and openscreen?
sharp is written in JavaScript and openscreen 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, sharp or openscreen?
Choose sharp if you want the larger community (32,817 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose openscreen if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.