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Zen Browser vs EhSyringe
Zen Browser has 45,517 GitHub stars, 1,946 forks, 689 open issues and last shipped yesterday. EhSyringe has 3,764 stars, 122 forks, 14 open issues and last shipped 28 days ago. Zen Browser leads on adoption by 1,109% (45,517 vs 3,764 stars). Zen Browser is written in C++ under MPL-2.0; EhSyringe is written in TypeScript under MIT. Zen Browser has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, EhSyringe 3%. Zen Browser 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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| Zen Browser | EhSyringe | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 46K | ★ 3.8K |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | C++ | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-06 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 122 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Zen Browser if
- You weight community size — 46K stars and counting
- You want the MPL-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick EhSyringe if
- You want the EhSyringe feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and EhSyringe fits your workflow better
About Zen Browser
Zen Browser Zen is a firefox based browser with the aim of pushing your productivity to a new level! Download • Website • Documentation • Release Notes Firefox Versions Release Is currently built using Firefox version 155.0.1 ! Twilight Is currently built using Firefox version RC 155.0.1 ! Contributing If you'd like to report a bug, please do so on our GitHub Issues page and for feature requests, you can use GitHub Discussions. Zen is an open source project, and we welcome contributions from the community! Please take a look at the contribution guidelines before getting started! Partners Thanks to all the…
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About EhSyringe
EhSyringe E 站注射器，将中文翻译注入到 E 站体内。 这一针打下去你就会说中文了。 安装 Chrome 安装方法 1. 前往 Release 页面下载 zip 文件并解压 2. 打开 Chrome 扩展程序管理器 chrome://extensions 3. 勾选 开发者模式 4. 点击 加载已解压的扩展程序 ，选择本扩展所在目录 Firefox 安装方法 1. 前往 Release 页面下载 xpi 文件 2. 安装 Firefox 的延长支持版（ESR）、开发者版或 Nightly 版 3. 打开 Firefox 配置编辑器（ about:config 页），搜索 xpinstall.signatures.required 并将值设置为 false 4. 打开 Firefox 附加组件管理器 about:addons ，点击右上角设置菜单，选择“从文件安装附加组件”，选择下载的 xpi 文件 参考 Firefox 中的附加组件签名 用户脚本（UserScript）安装方法 1. 安装一个用户脚本管理器 2. 前往 Sleazy Fork 安装最新版本 也可以从 GitHub Release 安装 如果你使用的是 Via、Alook 等对用户脚本支持不完善的浏览器，可以考虑使用以下代码加载插件 功能 全站翻译（大部分） 标签翻译 标签介绍 标签翻译数据更新（当前数据库包含 条标签翻译） 搜索框标签输入提示…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Zen Browser or EhSyringe more popular?
Zen Browser has 45,517 GitHub stars and EhSyringe has 3,764. Zen Browser has the larger community by that measure.
Are Zen Browser and EhSyringe free?
Both are open source. Zen Browser is licensed under MPL-2.0 and EhSyringe under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Zen Browser and EhSyringe?
Zen Browser is written in C++ and EhSyringe 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, Zen Browser or EhSyringe?
Choose Zen Browser if you want the larger community (45,517 stars) or its MPL-2.0 licence terms. Choose EhSyringe if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.