Stirling-PDF vs Pake

Stirling-PDF and Pake share 7 technologies: Tauri, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Tokio, tauri-plugin-notification, tauri-plugin-window-state, and webview2-com. Stirling-PDF is written in TypeScript and Pake in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Stirling-Tools

Stirling-PDF

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

TypeScript95.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202 What is Stirling-PDF built with?

Only in Stirling-PDF

org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web
H2 Database
PostgreSQL
spring-boot-starter-cache
spring-boot-starter-data-redis
com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine
Apache
Postgres
AWS S3
Vite
React
react-router-dom
Supabase
tauri-plugin-store
Stripe
PostHog
@tauri-apps/api
Spring
org.springframework.session:spring-session-core
angus-mail
commonmark-ext-gfm-tables
org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox
org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml
com.google.zxing:core
org.commonmark:commonmark
io.micrometer:micrometer-core
ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
Tailwind CSS
Mantine
@dnd-kit/core
tanstack
@atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
D3
tauri-plugin-dialog
react-easy-crop
react-rnd
recharts
keyring
pdfjs-dist
react-markdown
remark-gfm
qrcode.react
pixelmatch
log
tauri-plugin-log

In common

Tauri
objc2-app-kit
objc2-foundation
Tokio
tauri-plugin-notification
tauri-plugin-window-state
webview2-com

tw93

Pake

Turn any website into a lightweight desktop app with one command, on macOS, Windows and Linux.

Rust62.8kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 34cf655 What is Pake built with?

Only in Pake

webkit2gtk
objc2-web-kit
ora
sharp

Side by side

Stirling-PDFPake

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.

Stirling-PDF1,135,977 lines written4,350 code files

Pake29,641 lines written27 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.

Stirling-PDF2.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex

Pake0.7% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor

ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.

Stirling-PDFLast push November 4, 20265,739 commits95,737 stars

PakeLast push November 5, 20262,324 commits62,828 stars

TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

Stirling-PDF2,073 test files48.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Pake80 test files29.6% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Stirling-PDF or Pake?

Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; Pake has 29,641.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202

Which has more GitHub stars, Stirling-PDF or Pake?

Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; Pake has 62,828.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub

Which has more tests, Stirling-PDF or Pake?

Stirling-PDF, with 2,073 test files; Pake has 80.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202

Which was updated more recently, Stirling-PDF or Pake?

Pake: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and Stirling-PDF's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: tw93/Pake's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, Stirling-PDF or Pake?

Stirling-PDF: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex; in Pake, 0.7%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

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