Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/vs/tw93/Pake
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/vs/tw93/Pake.md
Description: gitbutler and Pake share 5 technologies: Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, and tauri-plugin-window-state. Both are written in Rust.

# gitbutler vs Pake

gitbutler and Pake share 5 technologies: Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, and tauri-plugin-window-state. Both are written in Rust.

- [gitbutlerapp/gitbutler](https://seerepo.com/r/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler): The GitButler version control client, backed by Git, powered by Tauri/Rust/Svelte
- [tw93/Pake](https://seerepo.com/r/tw93/Pake): Turn any website into a lightweight desktop app with one command, on macOS, Windows and Linux.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Tauri, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, tauri-plugin-window-state
- Only in gitbutler: Svelte, SvelteKit, @tauri-apps/plugin-store, Sentry, PostHog, Anthropic, OpenAI, @tauri-apps/api, axum, tower, rusqlite, SQLite, tauri-plugin-store, gpui, Vite, React, MCP, ollama, tauri-apps, marked, two-face, Ratatui, crossterm, ratatui-textarea, gpui_platform, ansi-to-tui, tauri-plugin-dialog, keyring, rmcp, zip, image, infer, pulldown-cmark, schemars, tracing, tracing-subscriber, tracing-appender, console-subscriber, tauri-plugin-log, Base UI, TanStack, react-resizable-panels, markdown-to-jsx, lexical, emojibase-data, isomorphic-dompurify, shiki
- Only in Pake: tauri-plugin-notification, webkit2gtk, webview2-com, objc2-web-kit, ora, sharp

## Side by side

| | gitbutler | Pake |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 738,025 lines written, 1,847 code files | 29,641 lines written, 27 code files |
| Who writes it | 3.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Aider | 0.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and Cursor |
| Activity | Last push November 5, 2026, 25,652 commits, 21,924 stars | Last push November 5, 2026, 2,324 commits, 62,828 stars |
| Tests | 549 test files. 11.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 80 test files. 29.6% 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, gitbutler or Pake?

gitbutler, with 738,025 lines written; Pake has 29,641.

The proof: [gitbutlerapp/gitbutler's code at commit 88c5819](https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/tree/88c5819c7e24127fd5a4a5f9f5aa9cd859500206)

### Which has more GitHub stars, gitbutler or Pake?

Pake, with 62,828 stars; gitbutler has 21,924.

The proof: [tw93/Pake on GitHub](https://github.com/tw93/Pake)

### Which has more tests, gitbutler or Pake?

gitbutler, with 549 test files; Pake has 80.

The proof: [gitbutlerapp/gitbutler's code at commit 88c5819](https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/tree/88c5819c7e24127fd5a4a5f9f5aa9cd859500206)

### Which was updated more recently, gitbutler or Pake?

Both got their last push on November 5, 2026.

The proof: [tw93/Pake's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/tw93/Pake/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, gitbutler or Pake?

gitbutler: an AI signed 3.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot, and Aider; in Pake, 0.7%.

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

## Sources

- gitbutlerapp/gitbutler: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 88c5819 (https://github.com/gitbutlerapp/gitbutler/tree/88c5819c7e24127fd5a4a5f9f5aa9cd859500206)
- tw93/Pake: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 34cf655 (https://github.com/tw93/Pake/tree/34cf6559a6c01c8e4d18e5f75b4fc83ba064e8be)

## 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.