Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/vs/getlantern/lantern
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/vs/getlantern/lantern.md
Description: AppFlowy and lantern share 7 technologies: Flutter, shared_preferences, google_fonts, desktop_drop, window_manager, image_picker, and flutter_svg. Both are written in Dart.

# AppFlowy vs lantern

AppFlowy and lantern share 7 technologies: Flutter, shared_preferences, google_fonts, desktop_drop, window_manager, image_picker, and flutter_svg. Both are written in Dart.

- [AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy](https://seerepo.com/r/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy): Bring projects, wikis, and teams together with AI. AppFlowy is the AI collaborative workspace where you achieve more without losing control of your data. The leading open source Notion alternative.
- [getlantern/lantern](https://seerepo.com/r/getlantern/lantern): Open-source VPN for speed, privacy, and censorship circumvention. Free to download on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Flutter, shared_preferences, google_fonts, desktop_drop, window_manager, image_picker, flutter_svg
- Only in AppFlowy: rusqlite, SQLite, moka, Tokio, plugin_platform_interface, animations, auto_size_text_field, console, flex_color_picker, flutter_staggered_grid_view, percent_indicator, diesel, diesel_migrations, hmac, pbkdf2, csv, file_picker, scraper, html, pulldown-cmark, xml, zip, validator, schemars, tracing, log, tracing-subscriber, console-subscriber, tracing-appender, tracing-core
- Only in lantern: auto_route, flutter_hooks, flutter_secure_storage, Stripe, androidx.core:core-ktx, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx, shimmer, auto_size_text, flutter_inappwebview, desktop_webview_window, flutter_local_notifications, lottie, pinput, cupertino_icons, defusedxml, jinja2, howett.net/plist, qr_flutter, mobile_scanner

## Side by side

| | AppFlowy | lantern |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 412,249 lines written, 2,281 code files | 145,355 lines written, 429 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 19.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 2, 2026, 6,367 commits, 78,194 stars | Last push November 7, 2026, 1,532 commits, 16,713 stars |
| Tests | 423 test files. 18% of its code files have a test that imports them | 233 test files. 46.4% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, AppFlowy or lantern?

AppFlowy, with 412,249 lines written; lantern has 145,355.

The proof: [AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy's code at commit 8fcee27](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/tree/8fcee27d9bd93aad4ee0191d5d8d915d6a9a4e93)

### Which has more GitHub stars, AppFlowy or lantern?

AppFlowy, with 78,194 stars; lantern has 16,713.

The proof: [AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy on GitHub](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy)

### Which has more tests, AppFlowy or lantern?

AppFlowy, with 423 test files; lantern has 233.

The proof: [AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy's code at commit 8fcee27](https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/tree/8fcee27d9bd93aad4ee0191d5d8d915d6a9a4e93)

### Which was updated more recently, AppFlowy or lantern?

lantern: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and AppFlowy's on November 2, 2026.

The proof: [getlantern/lantern's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/getlantern/lantern/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, AppFlowy or lantern?

lantern: an AI signed 19.9% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in getlantern/lantern](https://seerepo.com/r/getlantern/lantern/ai)

## Sources

- AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 8fcee27 (https://github.com/AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy/tree/8fcee27d9bd93aad4ee0191d5d8d915d6a9a4e93)
- getlantern/lantern: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 7b6858b (https://github.com/getlantern/lantern/tree/7b6858b7aebe02b9ae9d299858a99a3e3187976a)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.