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slate vs SingleFile
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars, 3,302 forks, 653 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. SingleFile has 22,411 stars, 1,410 forks, 101 open issues and last shipped yesterday. slate leads on adoption by 42% (31,748 vs 22,411 stars). slate is written in TypeScript under MIT; SingleFile is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. slate has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, SingleFile 6%. SingleFile 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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| slate | SingleFile | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 22K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-13 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.3K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick slate if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- 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 slate
Slate is a completely customizable framework for building rich text editors, written in TypeScript and released under the MIT licence, for JavaScript and React developers who need an editor that goes well past what a fixed schema can offer.
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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 slate or SingleFile more popular?
slate has 31,748 GitHub stars and SingleFile has 22,411. slate has the larger community by that measure.
Are slate and SingleFile free?
Both are open source. slate is licensed under MIT and SingleFile under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between slate and SingleFile?
slate is written in TypeScript 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, slate or SingleFile?
Choose slate if you want the larger community (31,748 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose SingleFile if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.