Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/avwo/whistle/vs/laurent22/joplin
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/avwo/whistle/vs/laurent22/joplin.md
Description: whistle and joplin share 4 technologies: React, codemirror, qrcode, and xml2js. whistle is written in JavaScript and joplin in TypeScript.

# whistle vs joplin

whistle and joplin share 4 technologies: React, codemirror, qrcode, and xml2js. whistle is written in JavaScript and joplin in TypeScript.

- [avwo/whistle](https://seerepo.com/r/avwo/whistle): HTTP, HTTP2, HTTPS, Websocket debugging proxy
- [laurent22/joplin](https://seerepo.com/r/laurent22/joplin): Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, codemirror, qrcode, xml2js
- Only in whistle: Express, lru-cache, Bootstrap, react-virtualized
- Only in joplin: SQLite, Sentry, Electron, react-native, Expo, expo-sqlite, react-android, @aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner, AWS S3, Postgres, Stripe, Koa, koa-body, react-native-nitro-modules, prompts, tinymce, keytar, file-type, html-entities, sharp, styled-components, xyflow, re-resizable, react-select, react-tooltip, onnxruntime-node, markdown-it, pdfjs-dist, react-native-webview, react-native-safe-area-context, expo-camera, react-native-svg, react-native-vector-icons, expo-local-authentication, expo-image-manipulator, logger, ProseMirror, prosemirror-view, prosemirror-model, @lezer/highlight, prosemirror-history, @replit/codemirror-vim, prosemirror-commands, prosemirror-example-setup, prosemirror-schema-list, prosemirror-tables, prosemirror-keymap, @lezer/markdown, dompurify, @adobe/css-tools, tesseract.js, js-yaml, fast-xml-parser, mustache, pdf-lib, askama, cab, log, fortawesome, appcompat, highlight.js, katex, markdown-it-abbr, markdown-it-anchor, markdown-it-deflist, markdown-it-emoji, markdown-it-footnote, markdown-it-ins, markdown-it-mark, markdown-it-sub, markdown-it-sup, knex, otplib, bcryptjs, zxcvbn, nodemailer, turndown

## Side by side

| | whistle | joplin |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 83,809 lines written, 337 code files | 501,695 lines written, 2,465 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 7, 2026, 11,625 commits, 15,765 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 15,352 commits, 57,046 stars |
| Tests | 133 test files. 2.4% of its code files have a test that imports them | 932 test files. 25.7% 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, whistle or joplin?

joplin, with 501,695 lines written; whistle has 83,809.

The proof: [laurent22/joplin's code at commit 479921f](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/tree/479921f6e71fc49a07ef50290997b459de1b5da2)

### Which has more GitHub stars, whistle or joplin?

joplin, with 57,046 stars; whistle has 15,765.

The proof: [laurent22/joplin on GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin)

### Which has more tests, whistle or joplin?

joplin, with 932 test files; whistle has 133.

The proof: [laurent22/joplin's code at commit 479921f](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/tree/479921f6e71fc49a07ef50290997b459de1b5da2)

### Which was updated more recently, whistle or joplin?

whistle: its last push was on November 7, 2026, and joplin's on November 5, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, whistle or joplin?

joplin: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with Claude Code and CodeRabbit.

## Sources

- avwo/whistle: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit b2ffe0c (https://github.com/avwo/whistle/tree/b2ffe0cd3eabebbd1fc7acb7c5a2eb36685083d6)
- laurent22/joplin: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 479921f (https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/tree/479921f6e71fc49a07ef50290997b459de1b5da2)

## 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.