Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-shiori/shiori/vs/usememos/memos
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/go-shiori/shiori/vs/usememos/memos.md
Description: shiori and memos share 8 technologies: pq, SQLite, MySQL, Postgres, Vite, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/disintegration/imaging, and Tailwind CSS. Both are written in Go.

# shiori vs memos

shiori and memos share 8 technologies: pq, SQLite, MySQL, Postgres, Vite, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/disintegration/imaging, and Tailwind CSS. Both are written in Go.

- [go-shiori/shiori](https://seerepo.com/r/go-shiori/shiori): Simple bookmark manager built with Go
- [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: pq, SQLite, MySQL, Postgres, Vite, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, github.com/disintegration/imaging, Tailwind CSS
- Only in shiori: go-sqlite3, github.com/patrickmn/go-cache, github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter, Vue, vue-router, github.com/jmoiron/sqlx, github.com/huandu/go-sqlbuilder, github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery, github.com/go-shiori/go-readability, golang.org/x/image, github.com/sirupsen/logrus
- Only in memos: net/http, s3, Google, MCP, OpenAI, React, react-router-dom, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/credentials, golang.org/x/oauth2, Model Context Protocol, openai-go, github.com/yuin/goldmark, github.com/google/jsonschema-go, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config, github.com/moby/moby/api, 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

| | shiori | memos |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 58,908 lines written, 212 code files | 188,661 lines written, 719 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 3.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 26, 2026, 631 commits, 11,847 stars | Last push November 9, 2026, 4,930 commits, 64,365 stars |
| Tests | 69 test files. 24.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 419 test files. 61.9% 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 memos?

memos, with 188,661 lines written; shiori has 58,908.

The proof: [usememos/memos's code at commit e4f3fb2](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/e4f3fb2d2d114f6eaea6ec75a10b0a274f57a8a1)

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

memos, with 64,365 stars; shiori has 11,847.

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

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

memos, with 419 test files; shiori has 69.

The proof: [usememos/memos's code at commit e4f3fb2](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/e4f3fb2d2d114f6eaea6ec75a10b0a274f57a8a1)

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

memos: its last push was on November 9, 2026, and shiori's on October 26, 2026.

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

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

memos: an AI signed 3.1% 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

- go-shiori/shiori: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit aebb402 (https://github.com/go-shiori/shiori/tree/aebb4021a56048eed4c8feb325399be5f46e5470)
- usememos/memos: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit e4f3fb2 (https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/e4f3fb2d2d114f6eaea6ec75a10b0a274f57a8a1)

## 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.