Handy vs Stirling-PDF

Handy and Stirling-PDF share 14 technologies: Vite, React, Tauri, @tauri-apps/api, tauri-plugin-store, Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Tailwind CSS, tauri-plugin-dialog, webview2-com, react-markdown, log, and tauri-plugin-log. Handy is written in Rust and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

Read it as markdown

What they share and what sets them apart

cjpais

Handy

A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.

Rust37.8kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 82dfab9What is Handy built with?

Only in Handy

In common

Stirling-Tools

Stirling-PDF

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

TypeScript95.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202What is Stirling-PDF built with?

Only in Stirling-PDF

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
Handy62,295 lines written293 code files
Stirling-PDF1,135,977 lines written4,350 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.
Handy4.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and Factory
Stirling-PDF2.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
HandyLast push November 2, 2026872 commits37,805 stars
Stirling-PDFLast push November 4, 20265,739 commits95,737 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
Handy10 test files2.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
Stirling-PDF2,073 test files48.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, Handy or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; Handy has 62,295.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202

Which has more GitHub stars, Handy or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; Handy has 37,805.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub

Which has more tests, Handy or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 2,073 test files; Handy has 10.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202

Which was updated more recently, Handy or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and Handy's on November 2, 2026.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, Handy or Stirling-PDF?
Handy: an AI signed 4.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and Factory; in Stirling-PDF, 2.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in cjpais/Handy

See inside your code, today.

Paste your repo and see it drawn, part by part: a medium one in under a minute.

Free, no account.

Or look inside SeeRepo's own →