Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/JunkFood02/Seal/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/JunkFood02/Seal/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe.md
Description: Seal and NewPipe share 5 technologies: Jetpack Compose, androidx.core:core-ktx, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and coil-compose. Seal is written in Kotlin and NewPipe in Java.

# Seal vs NewPipe

Seal and NewPipe share 5 technologies: Jetpack Compose, androidx.core:core-ktx, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, and coil-compose. Seal is written in Kotlin and NewPipe in Java.

- [JunkFood02/Seal](https://seerepo.com/r/JunkFood02/Seal): 🦭 Video/Audio Downloader for Android, based on yt-dlp
- [TeamNewPipe/NewPipe](https://seerepo.com/r/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe): A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, androidx.core:core-ktx, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, coil-compose
- Only in Seal: koin-androidx-compose, androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose, androidx.navigation:navigation-compose, graphics-shapes, material3-window-size-class, androidx.compose.animation:animation, androidx.compose:compose-bom-alpha, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout-compose, material-icons-extended, room-ktx, room-runtime
- Only in NewPipe: org.jetbrains.androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose, androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled, fragment-ktx, koin-annotations, koin-compose-navigation3, koin-compose-viewmodel, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, navigation3-ui, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, cardview, JetBrains, material3, swiperefreshlayout, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, room3-runtime, androidx.documentfile:documentfile, io.noties.markwon:core, io.noties.markwon:linkify, org.jsoup:jsoup

## Side by side

| | Seal | NewPipe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 34,289 lines written, 136 code files | 90,890 lines written, 539 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push September 25, 2026, 1,400 commits, 30,438 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 9,946 commits, 40,461 stars |
| Tests | 3 test files. 0.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 47 test files. 13.2% 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, Seal or NewPipe?

NewPipe, with 90,890 lines written; Seal has 34,289.

The proof: [TeamNewPipe/NewPipe's code at commit ca4089f](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/tree/ca4089f991a5b0d378a55f6e1d7c5cf2e0b6899f)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Seal or NewPipe?

NewPipe, with 40,461 stars; Seal has 30,438.

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

### Which has more tests, Seal or NewPipe?

NewPipe, with 47 test files; Seal has 3.

The proof: [TeamNewPipe/NewPipe's code at commit ca4089f](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/tree/ca4089f991a5b0d378a55f6e1d7c5cf2e0b6899f)

### Which was updated more recently, Seal or NewPipe?

NewPipe: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and Seal's on September 25, 2026.

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

## Sources

- JunkFood02/Seal: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 7677f61 (https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal/tree/7677f61a20fda4210e84215fef9e9b51d25daa47)
- TeamNewPipe/NewPipe: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit ca4089f (https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/tree/ca4089f991a5b0d378a55f6e1d7c5cf2e0b6899f)

## 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.