Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/OpenWhispr/openwhispr/vs/paperclipai/paperclip
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/OpenWhispr/openwhispr/vs/paperclipai/paperclip.md
Description: openwhispr and paperclip share 17 technologies: React, Vite, Anthropic, OpenAI, Sentry, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Better Auth, ai, ai-sdk, react-markdown, remark-gfm, Zod, Lucide, and Drizzle. Both are written in TypeScript.

# openwhispr vs paperclip

openwhispr and paperclip share 17 technologies: React, Vite, Anthropic, OpenAI, Sentry, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Better Auth, ai, ai-sdk, react-markdown, remark-gfm, Zod, Lucide, and Drizzle. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [OpenWhispr/openwhispr](https://seerepo.com/r/OpenWhispr/openwhispr): Voice-to-text dictation app with local (Nvidia Parakeet/Whisper) and cloud models (BYOK). Privacy-first and available cross-platform.
- [paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip): The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Anthropic, OpenAI, Sentry, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Better Auth, ai, ai-sdk, react-markdown, remark-gfm, Zod, Lucide, Drizzle
- Only in openwhispr: SQLite, Qdrant, Electron, react-native, Expo, react-navigation, expo-secure-store, expo-sqlite, @react-native-async-storage/async-storage, @fontsource-variable/inter, tiptap, TanStack, canvas-confetti, tiptap-markdown, @aws-sdk/credential-providers, onnxruntime-node, tinfoil, @aws-sdk/client-bedrock, js-yaml, expo-font, @expo-google-fonts/space-grotesk, nativewind, react-native-safe-area-context, react-native-reanimated, expo-linear-gradient, react-native-gesture-handler, @react-native-menu/menu, expo-status-bar, react-native-svg, expo-glass-effect, expo-image, expo-splash-screen, expo-blur, expo-auth-session, expo-apple-authentication, expo-document-picker
- Only in paperclip: Express, Postgres, embedded-postgres, MCP, Google, aws-sdk-s3, AWS S3, Tokio, Svix, react-router-dom, @clack/prompts, acpx, Cursor, aws-sdk-sts, hmac, aws-sdk-bedrockagentcore, jsonschema, Ajv, @boxd-sh/sdk, Cloudflare, @daytonaio/sdk, e2b, @kubernetes/client-node, novita-sandbox, three, Vercel, chat, OpenRouter, sharp, dompurify, ajv-formats, opentelemetry, pino, pino-http, motion, dnd-kit, @mdxeditor/editor, lexical, Base UI, @lezer/highlight, cmdk, CodeMirror, Mermaid, react-resizable-panels, xterm, @assistant-ui/react, @spekoai/client, mdast-util-from-markdown, yaml

## Side by side

| | openwhispr | paperclip |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 801,420 lines written, 1,853 code files | 3,556,913 lines written, 5,493 code files |
| Who writes it | 6.9% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot | 26.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 12, 2026, 2,501 commits, 11,398 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 7,243 commits, 113,227 stars |
| Tests | 1,548 test files. 47.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 6,093 test files. 62.7% 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, openwhispr or paperclip?

paperclip, with 3,556,913 lines written; openwhispr has 801,420.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 51d7764](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/51d77648bc62c2f05fdf377df1b35b1673da3b1b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, openwhispr or paperclip?

paperclip, with 113,227 stars; openwhispr has 11,398.

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

### Which has more tests, openwhispr or paperclip?

paperclip, with 6,093 test files; openwhispr has 1,548.

The proof: [paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 51d7764](https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/51d77648bc62c2f05fdf377df1b35b1673da3b1b)

### Which was updated more recently, openwhispr or paperclip?

Both got their last push on November 12, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, openwhispr or paperclip?

paperclip: an AI signed 26.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in openwhispr, 6.9%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in paperclipai/paperclip](https://seerepo.com/r/paperclipai/paperclip/ai)

## Sources

- OpenWhispr/openwhispr: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 377ec98 (https://github.com/OpenWhispr/openwhispr/tree/377ec98dace2399b5992384089e8669341c172ae)
- paperclipai/paperclip: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 51d7764 (https://github.com/paperclipai/paperclip/tree/51d77648bc62c2f05fdf377df1b35b1673da3b1b)

## 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.