Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/codexu/note-gen/vs/multica-ai/multica
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/codexu/note-gen/vs/multica-ai/multica.md
Description: note-gen and multica share 23 technologies: React, Next.js, OpenAI, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, next-themes, tailwind-merge, tiptap, sonner, dnd-kit, react-resizable-panels, lowlight, recharts, cmdk, Mermaid, react-day-picker, TanStack, katex, marked, @tiptap/markdown, shiki, yaml, and Zod. note-gen is written in TypeScript and multica in Go.

# note-gen vs multica

note-gen and multica share 23 technologies: React, Next.js, OpenAI, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, next-themes, tailwind-merge, tiptap, sonner, dnd-kit, react-resizable-panels, lowlight, recharts, cmdk, Mermaid, react-day-picker, TanStack, katex, marked, @tiptap/markdown, shiki, yaml, and Zod. note-gen is written in TypeScript and multica in Go.

- [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.
- [multica-ai/multica](https://seerepo.com/r/multica-ai/multica): Make humans and AI agents work as one team — open-source and self-hostable.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Next.js, OpenAI, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, next-themes, tailwind-merge, tiptap, sonner, dnd-kit, react-resizable-panels, lowlight, recharts, cmdk, Mermaid, react-day-picker, TanStack, katex, marked, @tiptap/markdown, shiki, yaml, Zod
- Only in note-gen: activity, Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, axum, sqlx-sqlite, tauri-apps, tauri-plugin-store, sqlx, SQLite, @tauri-apps/api, font-kit, appcompat, Google, Radix UI, json-render, Framer, react-photo-view, @tauri-apps/plugin-notification, headless-tree, objc2-web-kit, tauri-plugin-dialog, tauri-plugin-notification, webview2-com, xyflow, @shadcn/react, CodeMirror, core-graphics, cropperjs, elkjs, embla-carousel-react, perfect-freehand, React Hook Form, react-advanced-cropper, tauri-plugin-window-state, tippy.js, usehooks-ts, vaul, Lucide, argon2, hkdf, keyring, documentfile, markdown-it, zip, streamdown, @mozilla/readability, anydoc, html-to-image, turndown
- Only in multica: net/http, chi, go-redis, pgx, s3, Postgres, Redis, Resend, react-router-dom, Electron, @electron-toolkit/preload, react-native, Expo, expo-secure-store, fumadocs-core, PostHog, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, openai-go, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/tdewolff/parse/v2, Prometheus, github.com/prometheus/client_model, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/lmittmann/tint, gopkg.in/natefinch/lumberjack.v2, fontsource-variable, motion, nativewind, @shikijs/themes, rn-primitives, react-native-safe-area-context, react-native-svg, expo-image, react-native-reanimated, react-native-gesture-handler, react-native-keyboard-controller, Shopify, @react-native-community/datetimepicker, expo-status-bar, react-native-enriched-markdown, react-native-image-viewing, react-native-shiki-engine, rn-emoji-keyboard, @expo/vector-icons, input-otp-native, expo-image-picker, expo-document-picker, @shikijs/core, mdast-util-from-markdown, micromark-util-sanitize-uri, @tailwindcss/postcss, PostCSS, Base UI, @number-flow/react, emoji-mart, input-otp, react-markdown, rehype-sanitize, linkify-it, rehype-katex, rehype-raw, remark-breaks, remark-gfm, remark-math, react-virtuoso, @floating-ui/dom, react-easy-crop, hast-util-to-html, react-qr-code, mdast-util-gfm-table, mdast-util-math, micromark-extension-gfm-table, micromark-extension-math, remark-cjk-friendly, unist-util-visit

## Side by side

| | note-gen | multica |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 284,141 lines written, 1,165 code files | 1,467,423 lines written, 2,813 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code | 36% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 1,947 commits, 12,997 stars | Last push November 10, 2026, 5,535 commits, 55,456 stars |
| Tests | 3 test files. 0.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,556 test files. 63.8% 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, note-gen or multica?

multica, with 1,467,423 lines written; note-gen has 284,141.

The proof: [multica-ai/multica's code at commit b37b0f0](https://github.com/multica-ai/multica/tree/b37b0f0005adc6aea7917cce7cd66d639c980ec8)

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

multica, with 55,456 stars; note-gen has 12,997.

The proof: [multica-ai/multica on GitHub](https://github.com/multica-ai/multica)

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

multica, with 2,556 test files; note-gen has 3.

The proof: [multica-ai/multica's code at commit b37b0f0](https://github.com/multica-ai/multica/tree/b37b0f0005adc6aea7917cce7cd66d639c980ec8)

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

multica: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and note-gen's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [multica-ai/multica's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/multica-ai/multica/commits)

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

multica: an AI signed 36% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and GitHub Copilot; in note-gen, 0.7%.

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

## Sources

- codexu/note-gen: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit ef932ee (https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/tree/ef932ee2c0cf1c52f7404796ff57161fb9bae03f)
- multica-ai/multica: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit b37b0f0 (https://github.com/multica-ai/multica/tree/b37b0f0005adc6aea7917cce7cd66d639c980ec8)

## 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.