Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/cjpais/Handy/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/cjpais/Handy/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.md Description: 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. # 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. - [cjpais/Handy](https://seerepo.com/r/cjpais/Handy): A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline. - [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF): #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere ## What they share and what sets them apart - In common: 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, tauri-plugin-log - Only in Handy: rusqlite, rusqlite_migration, SQLite, tauri-nspanel, gtk, react-select, webkit2gtk-sys, Lucide, hf-hub, hound, symphonia, tauri-apps, env_filter - Only in Stirling-PDF: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, PostgreSQL, spring-boot-starter-cache, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, Apache, Postgres, AWS S3, react-router-dom, Supabase, Stripe, PostHog, Spring, org.springframework.session:spring-session-core, angus-mail, commonmark-ext-gfm-tables, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml, com.google.zxing:core, org.commonmark:commonmark, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, Mantine, @dnd-kit/core, tanstack, @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop, D3, react-easy-crop, react-rnd, recharts, tauri-plugin-notification, tauri-plugin-window-state, keyring, pdfjs-dist, remark-gfm, qrcode.react, pixelmatch ## Side by side | | Handy | Stirling-PDF | |---|---|---| | Size | 62,295 lines written, 293 code files | 1,135,977 lines written, 4,350 code files | | Who writes it | 4.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, and Factory | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex | | Activity | Last push November 2, 2026, 872 commits, 37,805 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,739 commits, 95,737 stars | | Tests | 10 test files. 2.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,073 test files. 48.8% 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, 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846) ### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF) ### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846) ### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commits) ### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/cjpais/Handy/ai) ## Sources - cjpais/Handy: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 82dfab9 (https://github.com/cjpais/Handy/tree/82dfab9fda18c4bc24e1f6e56d36474d38eca0bc) - Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202 (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846) ## 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.