Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DevToys-app/DevToys/vs/files-community/Files
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/DevToys-app/DevToys/vs/files-community/Files.md
Description: DevToys and Files share 3 technologies: CommunityToolkit.Mvvm, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug, and Microsoft.Extensions.Logging. Both are written in C#.

# DevToys vs Files

DevToys and Files share 3 technologies: CommunityToolkit.Mvvm, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug, and Microsoft.Extensions.Logging. Both are written in C#.

- [DevToys-app/DevToys](https://seerepo.com/r/DevToys-app/DevToys): A Swiss Army knife for developers.
- [files-community/Files](https://seerepo.com/r/files-community/Files): A modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: CommunityToolkit.Mvvm, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging
- Only in DevToys: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebView, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web, Blazor, SixLabors.ImageSharp, Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions, split-grid, Markdig
- Only in Files: Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.Core, OwlCore.Storage, SQLite, Sentry, Microsoft.Windows.CsWinRT, Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK, Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.Widgets, CommunityToolkit.Labs.WinUI.Controls.MarkdownTextBlock, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.ColorPicker, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Primitives, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.SettingsControls, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Converters, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Extensions, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Triggers, Microsoft.Graphics.Win2D, Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.WinUI.Managed, ColorCode.WinUI, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Controls.Sizers, CommunityToolkit.WinUI.Behaviors, Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK.ML, Microsoft.Windows.AI.MachineLearning, TagLibSharp

## Side by side

| | DevToys | Files |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 58,034 lines written, 541 code files | 146,606 lines written, 1,191 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot and Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push September 29, 2026, 1,040 commits, 32,208 stars | Last push November 10, 2026, 7,053 commits, 46,574 stars |
| Tests | 31 test files. 5.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 22 test files. 0.6% 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, DevToys or Files?

Files, with 146,606 lines written; DevToys has 58,034.

The proof: [files-community/Files's code at commit e40fa63](https://github.com/files-community/Files/tree/e40fa6382558abc79236b9b85988ba6b17327c8a)

### Which has more GitHub stars, DevToys or Files?

Files, with 46,574 stars; DevToys has 32,208.

The proof: [files-community/Files on GitHub](https://github.com/files-community/Files)

### Which has more tests, DevToys or Files?

DevToys, with 31 test files; Files has 22.

The proof: [DevToys-app/DevToys's code at commit 2dbbc8a](https://github.com/DevToys-app/DevToys/tree/2dbbc8aa594978d11165a0e8112243c96a277dbc)

### Which was updated more recently, DevToys or Files?

Files: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and DevToys's on September 29, 2026.

The proof: [files-community/Files's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/files-community/Files/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, DevToys or Files?

Files: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.

## Sources

- DevToys-app/DevToys: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 2dbbc8a (https://github.com/DevToys-app/DevToys/tree/2dbbc8aa594978d11165a0e8112243c96a277dbc)
- files-community/Files: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit e40fa63 (https://github.com/files-community/Files/tree/e40fa6382558abc79236b9b85988ba6b17327c8a)

## 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.