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yazi vs Cozy
yazi has 42,303 GitHub stars, 1,023 forks, 65 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Cozy has 1,269 stars, 141 forks, 56 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. yazi leads on adoption by 3,234% (42,303 vs 1,269 stars). yazi is written in Rust under MIT; Cozy is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. yazi has attracted 2% as many forks as stars, Cozy 11%. yazi 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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| yazi | Cozy | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 42K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.0K | ⑂ 141 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick yazi if
- You weight community size — 42K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Cozy if
- You want the Cozy feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and Cozy fits your workflow better
About yazi
Yazi is a terminal file manager written in Rust on non blocking async I/O, aimed at developers and command line users who want fast, customizable file browsing without leaving the terminal.
About Cozy
Cozy is a platform that brings web services into one private space. Cozy Stack is the core server of the Cozy platform, and it runs as a single process. The project is written in Go, is developed by Twake Workplace, and is distributed under the AGPL v3 license. It lives in the self hosted personal cloud ecosystem, and it targets users who want to install software on their own hardware instead of relying on a third party profile.
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Frequently asked questions
Is yazi or Cozy more popular?
yazi has 42,303 GitHub stars and Cozy has 1,269. yazi has the larger community by that measure.
Are yazi and Cozy free?
Both are open source. yazi is licensed under MIT and Cozy under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between yazi and Cozy?
yazi is written in Rust and Cozy in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, yazi or Cozy?
Choose yazi if you want the larger community (42,303 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Cozy if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.