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Ueli vs Sol
Ueli has 4,598 GitHub stars, 274 forks, 73 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Sol has 3,132 stars, 180 forks, 16 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Ueli leads on adoption by 47% (4,598 vs 3,132 stars). Ueli is written in TypeScript under MIT; Sol is written in TypeScript under MIT. Ueli has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, Sol 6%. Sol was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (launcher, react), 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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| Ueli | Sol | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 4.6K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-12 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 274 | ⑂ 180 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ueli if
- You weight community size — 4.6K 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 Ueli
Ueli is a cross platform keystroke launcher that gives quick access to apps and files from a single search bar triggered by a keyboard shortcut. It is built with Electron, React, TypeScript, and Fluent UI, and it runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. The project is released under the MIT license, lives at ueli.app, and is distributed through the Microsoft Store, winget, and direct release downloads from the GitHub repository.
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 Ueli or Sol more popular?
Ueli has 4,598 GitHub stars and Sol has 3,132. Ueli has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ueli and Sol free?
Both are open source. Ueli is licensed under MIT and Sol under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ueli and Sol?
Ueli 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, Ueli or Sol?
Choose Ueli if you want the larger community (4,598 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Sol if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.