Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flxzt/rnote/vs/longbridge/gpui-kit
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/flxzt/rnote/vs/longbridge/gpui-kit.md
Description: rnote and gpui-kit share 5 technologies: smol, image, usvg, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

# rnote vs gpui-kit

rnote and gpui-kit share 5 technologies: smol, image, usvg, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. Both are written in Rust.

- [flxzt/rnote](https://seerepo.com/r/flxzt/rnote): Sketch and take handwritten notes.
- [longbridge/gpui-kit](https://seerepo.com/r/longbridge/gpui-kit): Rust GUI components for building fantastic cross-platform desktop application by using GPUI.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: smol, image, usvg, tracing, tracing-subscriber
- Only in rnote: gtk4, glib, gio, cairo-rs, piet, kurbo, dialoguer, indicatif, hayro, xmlwriter, roxmltree, hayro-svg
- Only in gpui-kit: gpui-kit, gpui, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, core-text, Tailwind CSS, two-face, gpui_platform, core-graphics, gtk, wayland-client, markdown, html5ever, csv, resvg, schemars, log, console_log, tracing-wasm

## Side by side

| | rnote | gpui-kit |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 55,258 lines written, 202 code files | 468,220 lines written, 761 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 21.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 11, 2026, 2,389 commits, 11,858 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 2,782 commits, 19,430 stars |
| Tests | 0 test files | 152 test files. 10.8% 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, rnote or gpui-kit?

gpui-kit, with 468,220 lines written; rnote has 55,258.

The proof: [longbridge/gpui-kit's code at commit b2aaa3e](https://github.com/longbridge/gpui-kit/tree/b2aaa3e5f9a387dea74981586bfca33e7e08420d)

### Which has more GitHub stars, rnote or gpui-kit?

gpui-kit, with 19,430 stars; rnote has 11,858.

The proof: [longbridge/gpui-kit on GitHub](https://github.com/longbridge/gpui-kit)

### Which has more tests, rnote or gpui-kit?

gpui-kit, with 152 test files.

The proof: [longbridge/gpui-kit's code at commit b2aaa3e](https://github.com/longbridge/gpui-kit/tree/b2aaa3e5f9a387dea74981586bfca33e7e08420d)

### Which was updated more recently, rnote or gpui-kit?

rnote: its last push was on November 11, 2026, and gpui-kit's on November 5, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, rnote or gpui-kit?

gpui-kit: an AI signed 21.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor.

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

## Sources

- flxzt/rnote: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit 83a7636 (https://github.com/flxzt/rnote/tree/83a76367dbd3d6c461c10553c45231799a25ea4b)
- longbridge/gpui-kit: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit b2aaa3e (https://github.com/longbridge/gpui-kit/tree/b2aaa3e5f9a387dea74981586bfca33e7e08420d)

## 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.