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Super Productivity vs Freeter
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars, 2,053 forks, 1,480 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Freeter has 1,026 stars, 64 forks, 14 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. Super Productivity leads on adoption by 2,054% (22,101 vs 1,026 stars). Super Productivity is written in TypeScript under MIT; Freeter is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. Super Productivity has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Freeter 6%. Super Productivity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (linux, macos), 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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| Super Productivity | Freeter | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 1.0K |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-05-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 64 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Super Productivity if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Freeter if
- You want the Freeter feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Freeter fits your workflow better
About Super Productivity
Super Productivity is an open source task manager written in TypeScript and released under the MIT license. It lives in the productivity and utilities ecosystem, specifically within time and task management. The project provides an advanced todo list with timeboxing, time tracking, habit tracking, and integrations with issue trackers and calendars.
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About Freeter
Freeter is a free, open source desktop workspace organizer, licensed under GPL 3.0 and written in TypeScript, for people who work on their computer and need to gather everything required for a project into one place.
read the full Freeter overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Super Productivity or Freeter more popular?
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars and Freeter has 1,026. Super Productivity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Super Productivity and Freeter free?
Both are open source. Super Productivity is licensed under MIT and Freeter under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Super Productivity and Freeter?
Super Productivity is written in TypeScript and Freeter 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, Super Productivity or Freeter?
Choose Super Productivity if you want the larger community (22,101 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Freeter if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.