Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/codexu/note-gen/vs/janhq/jan
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/codexu/note-gen/vs/janhq/jan.md
Description: note-gen and jan share 31 technologies: React, Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, sqlx-sqlite, tauri-apps, tauri-plugin-store, sqlx, SQLite, OpenAI, @tauri-apps/api, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, sonner, Radix UI, dnd-kit, Framer, objc2-web-kit, tauri-plugin-dialog, webview2-com, TanStack, vaul, Lucide, keyring, katex, zip, streamdown, shiki, and Zod. note-gen is written in TypeScript and jan in Rust.

# note-gen vs jan

note-gen and jan share 31 technologies: React, Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, sqlx-sqlite, tauri-apps, tauri-plugin-store, sqlx, SQLite, OpenAI, @tauri-apps/api, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, sonner, Radix UI, dnd-kit, Framer, objc2-web-kit, tauri-plugin-dialog, webview2-com, TanStack, vaul, Lucide, keyring, katex, zip, streamdown, shiki, and Zod. note-gen is written in TypeScript and jan in Rust.

- [codexu/note-gen](https://seerepo.com/r/codexu/note-gen): Capture first. Organize later. A local-first Markdown app that turns scattered records into clear notes with AI.
- [janhq/jan](https://seerepo.com/r/janhq/jan): Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, sqlx-sqlite, tauri-apps, tauri-plugin-store, sqlx, SQLite, OpenAI, @tauri-apps/api, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, sonner, Radix UI, dnd-kit, Framer, objc2-web-kit, tauri-plugin-dialog, webview2-com, TanStack, vaul, Lucide, keyring, katex, zip, streamdown, shiki, Zod
- Only in note-gen: activity, Next.js, axum, next-themes, font-kit, appcompat, Google, tiptap, json-render, react-photo-view, react-resizable-panels, @tauri-apps/plugin-notification, headless-tree, lowlight, recharts, tauri-plugin-notification, xyflow, @shadcn/react, cmdk, CodeMirror, core-graphics, cropperjs, elkjs, embla-carousel-react, Mermaid, perfect-freehand, React Hook Form, react-advanced-cropper, react-day-picker, tauri-plugin-window-state, tippy.js, usehooks-ts, argon2, hkdf, documentfile, markdown-it, marked, @tiptap/markdown, @mozilla/readability, anydoc, html-to-image, turndown, yaml
- Only in jan: Hummingbird, gio, glib, rusqlite, Vite, @tauri-apps/plugin-store, PostHog, comfy-table, indicatif, Ratatui, console, gtk, rfd, ed25519-dalek, hmac, oauth2, rmcp, agent-client-protocol, opencv-python, png, pulldown-cmark, schemars, log, env_logger, psutil, tauri-plugin-log, cairo-rs, webkit2gtk, ash, calamine, csv, html2text, infer, pdf-extract, quick-xml, motion, @streamdown/code, @tanstack/react-virtual, emoji-picker-react, react-textarea-autosize, use-stick-to-bottom, @tabler/icons-react, ai, ai-sdk, react-markdown, unist-util-visit, rehype-katex, remark-gfm, remark-math

## Side by side

| | note-gen | jan |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 284,141 lines written, 1,165 code files | 478,180 lines written, 949 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Factory, Jules, and Aider |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 1,947 commits, 12,997 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 7,455 commits, 45,500 stars |
| Tests | 3 test files. 0.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 527 test files. 48.9% 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, note-gen or jan?

jan, with 478,180 lines written; note-gen has 284,141.

The proof: [janhq/jan's code at commit 879e6ae](https://github.com/janhq/jan/tree/879e6ae9cca4a38673fdb4093349a327e17ccbb1)

### Which has more GitHub stars, note-gen or jan?

jan, with 45,500 stars; note-gen has 12,997.

The proof: [janhq/jan on GitHub](https://github.com/janhq/jan)

### Which has more tests, note-gen or jan?

jan, with 527 test files; note-gen has 3.

The proof: [janhq/jan's code at commit 879e6ae](https://github.com/janhq/jan/tree/879e6ae9cca4a38673fdb4093349a327e17ccbb1)

### Which was updated more recently, note-gen or jan?

jan: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and note-gen's on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, note-gen or jan?

note-gen: an AI signed 0.7% of its commits, with Claude Code; in jan, 0.5%.

## Sources

- codexu/note-gen: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit ef932ee (https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/tree/ef932ee2c0cf1c52f7404796ff57161fb9bae03f)
- janhq/jan: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 879e6ae (https://github.com/janhq/jan/tree/879e6ae9cca4a38673fdb4093349a327e17ccbb1)

## 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.