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telethon_downloadervsTypst

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

telethon_downloaderTypst
Score45/10082/100
Rank in category#34 of 45 in Download Management#1 of 2 in Publishing
GitHub stars20656 879
Stars, last 30 days+0+150
Stable releases, 12 months05
Latest release—v0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languagePythonRust

Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 against 45/100 for telethon_downloader, so it is the safer default.

Typst ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for telethon_downloader.

If you want the quickest setup, Typst is easier to run; telethon_downloader needs more configuration.

Typst is growing faster right now (+150 stars in 30 days).

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