blinko vs paperclip

blinko and paperclip share 23 technologies: Postgres, Tokio, Vite, React, react-router-dom, Express, OpenAI, AWS S3, MCP, Anthropic, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, Google, motion, dnd-kit, Mermaid, react-markdown, remark-gfm, Zod, ai, ai-sdk, OpenRouter, and sharp. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

blinkospace

blinko

An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .

TypeScript11.2kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit a1c71e6What is blinko built with?

Only in blinko

In common

paperclipai

paperclip

The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work

TypeScript113.2kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit 51d7764What is paperclip built with?

Only in paperclip

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
blinko66,136 lines written337 code files
paperclip3,556,913 lines written5,493 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.
blinko3.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, and GitHub Copilot
paperclip26.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
blinkoLast push November 5, 20261,649 commits11,200 stars
paperclipLast push November 12, 20267,243 commits113,227 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
blinko27 test files9.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
paperclip6,093 test files62.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, blinko or paperclip?
paperclip, with 3,556,913 lines written; blinko has 66,136.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 51d7764

Which has more GitHub stars, blinko or paperclip?
paperclip, with 113,227 stars; blinko has 11,200.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip on GitHub

Which has more tests, blinko or paperclip?
paperclip, with 6,093 test files; blinko has 27.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's code at commit 51d7764

Which was updated more recently, blinko or paperclip?
paperclip: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and blinko's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: paperclipai/paperclip's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, blinko or paperclip?
paperclip: an AI signed 26.5% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot; in blinko, 3.4%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in paperclipai/paperclip

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