AppFlowy vs helix
AppFlowy and helix share 3 technologies: Tokio, pulldown-cmark, and log. AppFlowy is written in Dart and helix in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
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.
Dart78.2kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 8fcee27What is AppFlowy built with?Only in AppFlowy
- Flutter
rusqlite
- shared_preferences
- SQLite
- moka
- plugin_platform_interface
- google_fonts
- desktop_drop
- window_manager
- animations
- auto_size_text_field
- console
- flex_color_picker
- flutter_staggered_grid_view
- percent_indicator
diesel
- hmac
- pbkdf2
- image_picker
- csv
- file_picker
- scraper
- flutter_svg
- html
- xml
- zip
validator
- schemars
tracing
- console-subscriber
In common
helix-editor
helix
A post-modern modal text editor.
Rust46.8kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit ba40e54What is helix built with?Only in helix
- termina
- crossterm
Side by side
AppFlowyhelix
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
AppFlowy412,249 lines written2,281 code files
helix108,689 lines written215 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
AppFlowy0% of its commits signed by AI
helix0% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
AppFlowyLast push November 2, 20266,367 commits78,194 stars
helixLast push September 29, 20267,621 commits46,818 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
AppFlowy423 test files18% of its code files have a test that imports them
helix80 test files2.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, AppFlowy or helix?
AppFlowy, with 412,249 lines written; helix has 108,689.
Which has more GitHub stars, AppFlowy or helix?
AppFlowy, with 78,194 stars; helix has 46,818.
The proof: AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy on GitHub
Which has more tests, AppFlowy or helix?
AppFlowy, with 423 test files; helix has 80.
Which was updated more recently, AppFlowy or helix?
AppFlowy: its last push was on November 2, 2026, and helix's on September 29, 2026.
The proof: AppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy's commits on GitHub
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