Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ImranR98/Obtainium/vs/localsend/localsend
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/ImranR98/Obtainium/vs/localsend/localsend.md
Description: Obtainium and localsend share 4 technologies: Flutter, shared_preferences, flex_color_picker, and file_picker. Both are written in Dart.

# Obtainium vs localsend

Obtainium and localsend share 4 technologies: Flutter, shared_preferences, flex_color_picker, and file_picker. Both are written in Dart.

- [ImranR98/Obtainium](https://seerepo.com/r/ImranR98/Obtainium): Get Android app updates straight from the source.
- [localsend/localsend](https://seerepo.com/r/localsend/localsend): An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Flutter, shared_preferences, flex_color_picker, file_picker
- Only in Obtainium: sqflite, SQLite, dynamic_color, material_color_utilities, animations, material_ui, fluttertoast, flutter_local_notifications, webview_flutter, cupertino_icons, html, markdown, xml
- Only in localsend: axum, lru, plugin_platform_interface, Tokio, crossterm, window_manager, Ratatui, desktop_drop, ed25519-dalek, image, image_picker, logging, tracing, tracing-subscriber

## Side by side

| | Obtainium | localsend |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 50,719 lines written, 98 code files | 54,611 lines written, 351 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex and Claude Code | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 1, 2026, 2,816 commits, 21,227 stars | Last push November 2, 2026, 2,092 commits, 97,305 stars |
| Tests | 81 test files. 53.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 34 test files. 7.7% 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, Obtainium or localsend?

localsend, with 54,611 lines written; Obtainium has 50,719.

The proof: [localsend/localsend's code at commit 92e133a](https://github.com/localsend/localsend/tree/92e133aa43869e94d394fd04fa70c50a0f796a64)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Obtainium or localsend?

localsend, with 97,305 stars; Obtainium has 21,227.

The proof: [localsend/localsend on GitHub](https://github.com/localsend/localsend)

### Which has more tests, Obtainium or localsend?

Obtainium, with 81 test files; localsend has 34.

The proof: [ImranR98/Obtainium's code at commit 35c3e7f](https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/tree/35c3e7fea4f341a716eca4bb3fc625319ce965ab)

### Which was updated more recently, Obtainium or localsend?

localsend: its last push was on November 2, 2026, and Obtainium's on November 1, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Obtainium or localsend?

Obtainium: an AI signed 0.6% of its commits, with Codex and Claude Code; in localsend, 0.1%.

## Sources

- ImranR98/Obtainium: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 35c3e7f (https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium/tree/35c3e7fea4f341a716eca4bb3fc625319ce965ab)
- localsend/localsend: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 92e133a (https://github.com/localsend/localsend/tree/92e133aa43869e94d394fd04fa70c50a0f796a64)

## 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.