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Super Productivity vs Sol
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars, 2,053 forks, 1,480 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Sol has 3,132 stars, 180 forks, 16 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Super Productivity leads on adoption by 606% (22,101 vs 3,132 stars). Super Productivity is written in TypeScript under MIT; Sol is written in TypeScript under MIT. Super Productivity has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Sol 6%. Super Productivity was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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 | Sol | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 180 |
| 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 Sol if
- You want the Sol feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Sol 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 Sol
Sol is an open source application launcher and command palette for macOS, written in TypeScript and distributed under the MIT license. It runs natively on the desktop and is built with React Native, which is also the toolchain required to compile it from source. The project is hosted on GitHub, where it has accumulated roughly 3,100 stars and 180 forks, and it is tagged with topics such as launcher, command palette, cmd k, spotlight, alfred, and raycast — placing it squarely in the macOS productivity ecosystem alongside those well known launchers.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Super Productivity or Sol more popular?
Super Productivity has 22,101 GitHub stars and Sol has 3,132. Super Productivity has the larger community by that measure.
Are Super Productivity and Sol free?
Both are open source. Super Productivity is licensed under MIT and Sol under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Super Productivity and Sol?
Super Productivity is written in TypeScript and Sol 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 Sol?
Choose Super Productivity if you want the larger community (22,101 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Sol if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.