Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-shiori/shiori/vs/siyuan-note/siyuan
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-shiori/shiori/vs/siyuan-note/siyuan.md
Description: shiori and siyuan share 7 technologies: go-sqlite3, SQLite, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery, github.com/disintegration/imaging, and golang.org/x/image. Both are written in Go.

# shiori vs siyuan

shiori and siyuan share 7 technologies: go-sqlite3, SQLite, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery, github.com/disintegration/imaging, and golang.org/x/image. Both are written in Go.

- [go-shiori/shiori](https://seerepo.com/r/go-shiori/shiori): Simple bookmark manager built with Go
- [siyuan-note/siyuan](https://seerepo.com/r/siyuan-note/siyuan): An open-source, privacy-first, self-hosted knowledge workspace where humans and AI agents work together 开源、隐私优先、自托管的知识工作空间，让人与智能体在此协作

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: go-sqlite3, SQLite, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery, github.com/disintegration/imaging, golang.org/x/image
- Only in shiori: pq, MySQL, Postgres, github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, Vite, Vue, vue-router, github.com/jmoiron/sqlx, github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder, github.com/go-shiori/go-readability, github.com/sirupsen/logrus, Tailwind CSS
- Only in siyuan: Gin, github.com/siyuan-note/dejavu, Dgraph, github.com/88250/vitess-sqlparser, github.com/studio-b12/gowebdav, github.com/rqlite/sql, OpenAI, MCP, Electron, github.com/ConradIrwin/font, github.com/flopp/go-findfont, github.com/vanng822/css, github.com/gin-contrib/sessions, github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4, golang.org/x/oauth2, github.com/coreos/go-oidc/v3, github.com/steambap/captcha, go-openai, Model Context Protocol, github.com/pkoukk/tiktoken-go, github.com/pkoukk/tiktoken-go-loader, github.com/88250/lute, github.com/emersion/go-ical, github.com/gen2brain/h265, github.com/emersion/go-vcard, github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu, github.com/Eyevinn/mp4ff, code.sajari.com/docconv, github.com/88250/epub, github.com/klippa-app/go-pdfium, github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday, github.com/oops1/go.264, github.com/richardlehane/mscfb, github.com/siyuan-note/dataparser, github.com/tphakala/go-aac, github.com/xuri/excelize/v2, github.com/google/jsonschema-go, SiYuan, Sass, PostCSS, postcss-selector-parser, vditor, zxcvbn

## Side by side

| | shiori | siyuan |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 58,908 lines written, 212 code files | 1,196,769 lines written, 2,712 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push October 26, 2026, 631 commits, 11,847 stars | Last push November 10, 2026, 27,683 commits, 47,160 stars |
| Tests | 69 test files. 24.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,926 test files. 72.6% 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, shiori or siyuan?

siyuan, with 1,196,769 lines written; shiori has 58,908.

The proof: [siyuan-note/siyuan's code at commit be17ed1](https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/tree/be17ed1e0510bb6371cb8a162e16898a697fa118)

### Which has more GitHub stars, shiori or siyuan?

siyuan, with 47,160 stars; shiori has 11,847.

The proof: [siyuan-note/siyuan on GitHub](https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan)

### Which has more tests, shiori or siyuan?

siyuan, with 2,926 test files; shiori has 69.

The proof: [siyuan-note/siyuan's code at commit be17ed1](https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/tree/be17ed1e0510bb6371cb8a162e16898a697fa118)

### Which was updated more recently, shiori or siyuan?

siyuan: its last push was on November 10, 2026, and shiori's on October 26, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, shiori or siyuan?

siyuan: an AI signed 0.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex.

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

## Sources

- go-shiori/shiori: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit aebb402 (https://github.com/go-shiori/shiori/tree/aebb4021a56048eed4c8feb325399be5f46e5470)
- siyuan-note/siyuan: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit be17ed1 (https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/tree/be17ed1e0510bb6371cb8a162e16898a697fa118)

## 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.