Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/vs/usememos/memos
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/vs/usememos/memos.md
Description: transfer.sh and memos share 6 technologies: s3, Google, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go.

# transfer.sh vs memos

transfer.sh and memos share 6 technologies: s3, Google, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, and github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config. Both are written in Go.

- [dutchcoders/transfer.sh](https://seerepo.com/r/dutchcoders/transfer.sh): Easy and fast file sharing from the command-line.
- [usememos/memos](https://seerepo.com/r/usememos/memos): Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking app that brings your everyday thoughts together in a personal timeline. Your data stays yours, and you choose what to keep private or share.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: s3, Google, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config
- Only in transfer.sh: Gorilla, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/feature/s3/transfermanager, storj.io/uplink, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2, github.com/skip2/go-qrcode
- Only in memos: net/http, pq, SQLite, MySQL, Postgres, MCP, OpenAI, Vite, React, react-router-dom, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, Model Context Protocol, openai-go, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/disintegration/imaging, github.com/google/jsonschema-go, Tailwind CSS, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Base UI, Leaflet, react-leaflet, @maplibre/maplibre-gl-leaflet, @pierre/highlights, leaflet.markercluster, MapLibre, pele, react-leaflet-cluster, Lucide, dompurify, exifr, html-to-image, katex

## Side by side

| | transfer.sh | memos |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 4,547 lines written, 15 code files | 190,005 lines written, 722 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 3.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 31, 2026, 531 commits, 15,909 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 4,940 commits, 64,426 stars |
| Tests | 4 test files. 26.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 421 test files. 62% 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, transfer.sh or memos?

memos, with 190,005 lines written; transfer.sh has 4,547.

The proof: [usememos/memos's code at commit 30f8bad](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/30f8bad87d586228381c54beea686162cd8c5265)

### Which has more GitHub stars, transfer.sh or memos?

memos, with 64,426 stars; transfer.sh has 15,909.

The proof: [usememos/memos on GitHub](https://github.com/usememos/memos)

### Which has more tests, transfer.sh or memos?

memos, with 421 test files; transfer.sh has 4.

The proof: [usememos/memos's code at commit 30f8bad](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/30f8bad87d586228381c54beea686162cd8c5265)

### Which was updated more recently, transfer.sh or memos?

memos: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and transfer.sh's on October 31, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, transfer.sh or memos?

memos: an AI signed 3.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit.

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

## Sources

- dutchcoders/transfer.sh: Read on November 7, 2026, at commit 20efd89 (https://github.com/dutchcoders/transfer.sh/tree/20efd89137d4fe13122e1b4cd48b1deab0f34fbd)
- usememos/memos: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 30f8bad (https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/30f8bad87d586228381c54beea686162cd8c5265)

## 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.