Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/carbon-design-system/carbon/vs/RSSNext/Folo
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/carbon-design-system/carbon/vs/RSSNext/Folo.md
Description: carbon and Folo share 5 technologies: React, js-yaml, @floating-ui/react, motion, and PostCSS. Both are written in TypeScript.

# carbon vs Folo

carbon and Folo share 5 technologies: React, js-yaml, @floating-ui/react, motion, and PostCSS. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [carbon-design-system/carbon](https://seerepo.com/r/carbon-design-system/carbon): A design system built by IBM
- [RSSNext/Folo](https://seerepo.com/r/RSSNext/Folo): 🧡 Folo is the AI RSS Reader

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, js-yaml, @floating-ui/react, motion, PostCSS
- Only in carbon: GitHub, Vue, Lit, Sass, progress-estimator, prop-types, svgson, joi, classnames, downshift, flatpickr, tabbable, enquirer, css, Autoprefixer, cssnano, postcss-flexbugs-fixes, @floating-ui/dom, @webcomponents/webcomponentsjs
- Only in Folo: Vite, electron-store, Electron, @electron-toolkit/preload, React Router, idb-keyval, Firebase, PostHog, react-native, Expo, expo-sqlite, expo-secure-store, Hono, @fastify/middie, Fastify, Sentry, wa-sqlite, Vercel, Tailwind CSS, electron-context-menu, linkedom, electron-log, electron-squirrel-startup, class-variance-authority, sonner, lexical, usehooks-ts, React Hook Form, Radix UI, dnd-kit, react-hotkeys-hook, @tanstack/react-virtual, re-resizable, @use-gesture/react, embla-carousel-react, embla-carousel-wheel-gestures, masonic, react-google-recaptcha-v3, react-intersection-observer, react-resizable-layout, xyflow, @number-flow/react, @splinetool/react-spline, cmdk, Headless UI, lethargy, react-blurhash, react-error-boundary, react-fast-marquee, react-ios-pwa-prompt, react-selecto, react-shadow, react-zoom-pan-pinch, Drizzle, ai, @folo-services/ai-tools, shiki, @shikijs/transformers, hast-util-to-jsx-runtime, hast-util-to-mdast, katex, mdast-util-gfm-strikethrough, mdast-util-gfm-table, mdast-util-to-markdown, plain-shiki, react-markdown, react-qr-code, rehype-raw, remark-gfm, Zod, @hookform/resolvers, react-native-uikit-colors, nativewind, @shikijs/themes, react-native-svg, react-native-reanimated, react-native-safe-area-context, Shopify, expo-image, react-native-gesture-handler, @gorhom/portal, react-native-screens, react-native-keyboard-controller, react-native-root-siblings, zeego, @rntp/player, expo-glass-effect, expo-linear-gradient, expo-status-bar, react-native-webview, react-native-otp-entry, react-native-sheet-transitions, @expo/react-native-action-sheet, expo-blur, react-native-pager-view, @react-native-picker/picker, react-freeze, react-native-awesome-slider, react-native-edge-to-edge, expo-symbols, sf-symbols-typescript, @react-native-firebase/app-check, Better Auth, expo-apple-authentication, @react-native-community/image-editor, expo-document-picker, expo-image-manipulator, expo-image-picker, expo-media-library, qrcode, react-native-image-colors, expo-updates, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2, rc-modal-sheet, react-photo-view, xss, resvg, satori, postcss-js, tailwindcss-animate, tailwindcss-motion, tailwindcss-safe-area, tailwindcss-uikit-colors, @egoist/tailwindcss-icons, @iconify/utils, @react-hook/window-size, @rehookify/datepicker, input-otp, vaul, @lexical/markdown, @microflash/remark-callout-directives, rehype-stringify, remark, remark-directive, remark-gh-alerts, remark-parse, unified, @t3-oss/env-core, tailwind-merge, hast-util-sanitize, hast-util-to-text, rehype-infer-description-meta, rehype-parse, rehype-sanitize, unist-util-visit, unist-util-visit-parents, @mozilla/readability, dompurify

## Side by side

| | carbon | Folo |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 525,904 lines written, 2,016 code files | 277,278 lines written, 2,536 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 9.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 14, 2026, 14,276 commits, 9,624 stars | Last push November 10, 2026, 7,394 commits, 39,290 stars |
| Tests | 824 test files. 17.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 271 test files. 13.1% 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, carbon or Folo?

carbon, with 525,904 lines written; Folo has 277,278.

The proof: [carbon-design-system/carbon's code at commit fa75d78](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/tree/fa75d78b0d4b9e78e1e76bf3e459f4fc12eabeef)

### Which has more GitHub stars, carbon or Folo?

Folo, with 39,290 stars; carbon has 9,624.

The proof: [RSSNext/Folo on GitHub](https://github.com/RSSNext/Folo)

### Which has more tests, carbon or Folo?

carbon, with 824 test files; Folo has 271.

The proof: [carbon-design-system/carbon's code at commit fa75d78](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/tree/fa75d78b0d4b9e78e1e76bf3e459f4fc12eabeef)

### Which was updated more recently, carbon or Folo?

carbon: its last push was on November 14, 2026, and Folo's on November 10, 2026.

The proof: [carbon-design-system/carbon's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, carbon or Folo?

Folo: an AI signed 9.2% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in RSSNext/Folo](https://seerepo.com/r/RSSNext/Folo/ai)

## Sources

- carbon-design-system/carbon: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit fa75d78 (https://github.com/carbon-design-system/carbon/tree/fa75d78b0d4b9e78e1e76bf3e459f4fc12eabeef)
- RSSNext/Folo: Read on November 14, 2026, at commit 577846b (https://github.com/RSSNext/Folo/tree/577846bd1db5c5c8341c96709219d2b72f34a027)

## 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.
