# home-screens vs OpenReader

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | home-screens | OpenReader |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 59/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #63 of 104 in Home Automation | #4 of 15 in Audiobook Management |
| GitHub stars | 96 | 550 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | +34 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | v5.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

OpenReader scores 59/100 against 50/100 for home-screens, so it is the safer default.

OpenReader ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for home-screens.

## Details

- [home-screens](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens.md)
- [OpenReader](https://selfhost.directory/project/openreader) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openreader.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/home-screens-vs-openreader