Adopt now+218 this week28,163 · 3,679 forks

Data labeling and annotation tool

Mature enough to put in production this quarter.

Who it's for

Small teams with computer vision projects

What it replaces

Manual labeling or paid annotation tools

The catch

Steep learning curve and potential performance issues

Your first hour

Install Label Studio with npm and explore demo projects

The numbers

Stars28,163
Forks3,679
Stars added (7d)+218
Open issues927
LanguageTypeScript
LicenceApache-2.0
Last pushUpdated today
Project age7 years old

Maintainers describe it as: Label Studio is a multi-type data labeling and annotation tool with standardized output format

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label-studio, in short

Should a small team use label-studio?
Adopt now. Mature enough to put in production this quarter. Small teams with computer vision projects
What does label-studio actually do?
Data labeling and annotation tool
What does label-studio replace?
Manual labeling or paid annotation tools
What is the downside of label-studio?
Steep learning curve and potential performance issues
Can label-studio be used in a commercial product?
Its licence is Apache-2.0, which is permissive and generally fine for commercial use. Confirm against the LICENSE file in the repository.

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Stars, forks, licence and last-push data from the public GitHub API, refreshed August 29, 2026. The verdict is NoizeOff's editorial opinion for a team of 2–20, not advice from the project's maintainers, and not legal advice on licensing. We are not affiliated with HumanSignal.

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