Folo vs shiki

Folo and shiki share 8 technologies: Vite, React, rehype-raw, rehype-stringify, remark, remark-parse, unified, and unist-util-visit. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Only in Folo

In common

shikijs

shiki

A beautiful yet powerful syntax highlighter

TypeScript13.9kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit de15fd2What is shiki built with?

Only in shiki

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Folo274,297 lines written2,526 code files
shiki34,016 lines written206 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
Folo9.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
shiki0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
FoloLast push November 5, 20267,391 commits39,241 stars
shikiLast push November 2, 20262,543 commits13,919 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Folo261 test files12.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
shiki263 test files22.3% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Folo or shiki?
Folo, with 274,297 lines written; shiki has 34,016.

The proof: RSSNext/Folo's code at commit 2f77531

Which has more GitHub stars, Folo or shiki?
Folo, with 39,241 stars; shiki has 13,919.

The proof: RSSNext/Folo on GitHub

Which has more tests, Folo or shiki?
shiki, with 263 test files; Folo has 261.

The proof: shikijs/shiki's code at commit de15fd2

Which was updated more recently, Folo or shiki?
Folo: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and shiki's on November 2, 2026.

The proof: RSSNext/Folo's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, Folo or shiki?
Folo: an AI signed 9.2% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot; in shiki, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in RSSNext/Folo

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