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sharp vs PixImagePicker
sharp has 32,842 GitHub stars, 1,452 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped yesterday. PixImagePicker has 871 stars, 219 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. sharp leads on adoption by 3,671% (32,842 vs 871 stars). sharp is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0; PixImagePicker is written in Kotlin under Apache-2.0. sharp has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, PixImagePicker 25%. sharp 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 | PixImagePicker | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 871 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Kotlin |
| Last push | 2026-11-11 | 2026-04-15 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.5K | ⑂ 219 |
| 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 PixImagePicker if
- You want the PixImagePicker feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Kotlin
- You evaluated both and PixImagePicker 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 PixImagePicker
Pix (WhatsApp Style Image and Video Picker) Pix is a WhatsApp image picker replica. with this you can integrate a image picker just like WhatsApp. Demo Usage set configuration as Ratio can be Mode to to select the media type can be as Then pass this config to the pix fragment either via or plain fragment can be retrieved via The results can be retrieved via the constructor callback from the fragment Or can be retrieved by anywhere in the Application from the state flow eventbus For detailed usage kindly refer to the below samples FragmentSample for Plain Fragment implementation NavControllerSample for Fragments…
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Frequently asked questions
Is sharp or PixImagePicker more popular?
sharp has 32,842 GitHub stars and PixImagePicker has 871. sharp has the larger community by that measure.
Are sharp and PixImagePicker free?
Both are open source. sharp is licensed under Apache-2.0 and PixImagePicker under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between sharp and PixImagePicker?
sharp is written in JavaScript and PixImagePicker in Kotlin. 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 PixImagePicker?
Choose sharp if you want the larger community (32,842 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose PixImagePicker if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.