Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/vs/tw93/Pake
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/vs/tw93/Pake.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF): #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere
- [tw93/Pake](https://seerepo.com/r/tw93/Pake): Turn any website into a lightweight desktop app with one command, on macOS, Windows and Linux.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Tauri, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Tokio, tauri-plugin-notification, tauri-plugin-window-state, webview2-com
- 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
- Only in Pake: webkit2gtk, objc2-web-kit, ora, sharp

## Side by side

| | Stirling-PDF | Pake |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,135,977 lines written, 4,350 code files | 29,641 lines written, 27 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,739 commits, 95,737 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 2,324 commits, 62,828 stars |
| Tests | 2,073 test files. 48.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 80 test files. 29.6% 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, 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF)

### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

### 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](https://github.com/tw93/Pake/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/ai)

## Sources

- Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202 (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)
- tw93/Pake: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 34cf655 (https://github.com/tw93/Pake/tree/34cf6559a6c01c8e4d18e5f75b4fc83ba064e8be)

## 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.