Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/appsmithorg/appsmith/vs/kekingcn/kkFileView
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/appsmithorg/appsmith/vs/kekingcn/kkFileView.md
Description: appsmith and kkFileView share 3 technologies: Redis, Spring, and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. appsmith is written in TypeScript and kkFileView in JavaScript.

# appsmith vs kkFileView

appsmith and kkFileView share 3 technologies: Redis, Spring, and org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator. appsmith is written in TypeScript and kkFileView in JavaScript.

- [appsmithorg/appsmith](https://seerepo.com/r/appsmithorg/appsmith): Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.
- [kekingcn/kkFileView](https://seerepo.com/r/kekingcn/kkFileView): Universal File Online Preview Project based on Spring-Boot

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Redis, Spring, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator
- Only in appsmith: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, apache-client, com.mysql:mysql-connector-j, H2 Database, jedis, MariaDB, mssql-jdbc, ojdbc8, org.apache.commons:commons-pool2, PostgreSQL, redshift-jdbc42, s3, spring-boot-starter-cache, spring-boot-starter-data-mongodb, spring-boot-starter-data-redis-reactive, com.zaxxer:HikariCP, io.r2dbc:r2dbc-pool, MySQL, software.amazon.awssdk:dynamodb, React, React Router, react-router-dom, localforage, Sentry, Google, Mixpanel, history, MongoDB, MCP, Express, org.springframework.data:spring-data-mongodb, jjwt-impl, jjwt-jackson, org.springframework.security:spring-security-crypto, spring-security-oauth2-client, sts, io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api, org.springframework.session:spring-session-data-redis, compiler, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-mail, commons-validator, Hibernate, micrometer-registry-prometheus, micrometer-tracing-bridge-otel, OpenTelemetry, slf4j-simple, io.micrometer:micrometer-tracing, org.slf4j:slf4j-api, Tailwind CSS, styled-components, classnames, Sass, blueprintjs, codemirror, React Table, React Hook Form, rc-select, usehooks-ts, scroll-into-view-if-needed, react-window, react-spring, react-json-view, Mantine, react-responsive, uppy, popper.js, echarts, react-player, react-virtuoso, floating-ui, react-google-recaptcha, react-modal, @react-aria/visually-hidden, @react-types/shared, codemirror-graphql, D3, focus-trap-react, lottie-web, Radix UI, react-custom-scrollbars, react-media-recorder, react-toastify, react-webcam, react-zoom-pan-pinch, TanStack, tinymce, @peculiar/webcrypto, interweave, xlsx, linkedom, mammoth, prismjs, react-markdown, remark-gfm, showdown, zipcelx, @blueprintjs/core, react-dnd, react-dnd-html5-backend, react-aria, overlayscrollbars-react, react-datepicker, overlayscrollbars, @floating-ui/react, react-aria-components, @emotion/css, react-syntax-highlighter, react-transition-group, @tabler/icons-react, Zod, @hono/node-server, nodemailer
- Only in kkFileView: redisson, RocksDB, jai-imageio-core, jai-imageio-jpeg2000, jbig2-imageio, junrar, pdfbox-tools, poi-ooxml, poi-scratchpad, spring-boot-starter-freemarker, org.apache.poi:poi, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, net.sf.sevenzipjbinding:sevenzipjbinding

## Side by side

| | appsmith | kkFileView |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,300,823 lines written, 6,824 code files | 374,888 lines written, 102 code files |
| Who writes it | 1.3% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, CodeRabbit, Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 17,825 commits, 41,171 stars | Last push October 8, 2026, 859 commits, 14,833 stars |
| Tests | 2,103 test files. 24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 29 test files. 23.5% 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, appsmith or kkFileView?

appsmith, with 1,300,823 lines written; kkFileView has 374,888.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith's code at commit 44f8fba](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/44f8fbaa53e24a65b3ddad8666b43852cc7e19ad)

### Which has more GitHub stars, appsmith or kkFileView?

appsmith, with 41,171 stars; kkFileView has 14,833.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith on GitHub](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith)

### Which has more tests, appsmith or kkFileView?

appsmith, with 2,103 test files; kkFileView has 29.

The proof: [appsmithorg/appsmith's code at commit 44f8fba](https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/44f8fbaa53e24a65b3ddad8666b43852cc7e19ad)

### Which was updated more recently, appsmith or kkFileView?

appsmith: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and kkFileView's on October 8, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, appsmith or kkFileView?

kkFileView: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Claude Code; in appsmith, 1.3%.

## Sources

- appsmithorg/appsmith: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 44f8fba (https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/tree/44f8fbaa53e24a65b3ddad8666b43852cc7e19ad)
- kekingcn/kkFileView: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit 3b82689 (https://github.com/kekingcn/kkFileView/tree/3b82689a676e8a7e7d3ec4cc0c74de0676b0dac9)

## 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.