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Selkies vs Webtop: catalog facts
Selkies	Webtop
Free Free and open source for self-hosting.	Free Free container image published by LinuxServer.io.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Browser-only access, no client install Hardware-accelerated low-latency streaming	Full Linux desktop reachable from any modern browser Choice of Alpine, Ubuntu, Fedora and Arch bases
Host side is Linux only Setup expects familiarity with containers	Requires Docker and some container knowledge to set up You are responsible for securing access to the desktop
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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