Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent.md
Description: FreeTube and hermes-agent share 3 technologies: Electron, js-yaml, and dompurify. FreeTube is written in Vue and hermes-agent in Python.

# FreeTube vs hermes-agent

FreeTube and hermes-agent share 3 technologies: Electron, js-yaml, and dompurify. FreeTube is written in Vue and hermes-agent in Python.

- [FreeTubeApp/FreeTube](https://seerepo.com/r/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube): An Open Source YouTube app for privacy
- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Electron, js-yaml, dompurify
- Only in FreeTube: Vue, vue-router, Swiper, electron-context-menu, Font Awesome, marked
- Only in hermes-agent: React, FastAPI, Vite, Tauri, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, React Router, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, Zod, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, tracing, tracing-subscriber, xterm, dnd-kit, motion, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, cmdk, CodeMirror, react-dnd-html5-backend, use-stick-to-bottom, @icons-pack/react-simple-icons, streamdown, katex, qrcode, shiki, yaml, remark-math, unified

## Side by side

| | FreeTube | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 56,778 lines written, 175 code files | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 10,791 commits, 22,317 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars |
| Tests | 0 test files | 10,042 test files. 65.7% 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, FreeTube or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; FreeTube has 56,778.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, FreeTube or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; FreeTube has 22,317.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent on GitHub](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent)

### Which has more tests, FreeTube or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

### Which was updated more recently, FreeTube or hermes-agent?

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, FreeTube or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent: an AI signed 2.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent/ai)

## Sources

- FreeTubeApp/FreeTube: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 3a8b510 (https://github.com/FreeTubeApp/FreeTube/tree/3a8b5108322c9b895a878641208e383de3af0af7)
- NousResearch/hermes-agent: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 71736c9 (https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

## 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.