Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/hackjutsu/Lepton/vs/laurent22/joplin
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/hackjutsu/Lepton/vs/laurent22/joplin.md
Description: Lepton and joplin share 8 technologies: React, Electron, SQLite, codemirror, highlight.js, katex, markdown-it, and markdown-it-emoji. Lepton is written in JavaScript and joplin in TypeScript.

# Lepton vs joplin

Lepton and joplin share 8 technologies: React, Electron, SQLite, codemirror, highlight.js, katex, markdown-it, and markdown-it-emoji. Lepton is written in JavaScript and joplin in TypeScript.

- [hackjutsu/Lepton](https://seerepo.com/r/hackjutsu/Lepton): 💻     Democratizing Snippet Management (macOS/Win/Linux)
- [laurent22/joplin](https://seerepo.com/r/laurent22/joplin): Joplin - the privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Electron, SQLite, codemirror, highlight.js, katex, markdown-it, markdown-it-emoji
- Only in Lepton: Vite, Tauri, rusqlite, @tauri-apps/api, Tokio, react-bootstrap, boring-avatars, Chart.js, electron-context-menu, react-split-pane, prismjs, Asciidoctor, markdown-it-task-lists, winston, tauri-plugin-notification, keyring
- Only in joplin: sqlite-vec, Sentry, react-native, Expo, expo-sqlite, hermes-android, react-android, @aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner, node-persist, AWS S3, Koa, Postgres, Stripe, koa-body, react-native-nitro-modules, prompts, tinymce, tkwidgets, terminal-kit, keytar, file-type, html-entities, sharp, styled-components, styled-system, xyflow, re-resizable, @joeattardi/emoji-button, mark.js, react-select, react-toggle-button, react-tooltip, taboverride, onnxruntime-node, pdfjs-dist, react-native-paper, react-native-webview, react-native-safe-area-context, js-draw, react-native-popup-menu, expo-camera, react-native-dropdownalert, react-native-modal-datetime-picker, react-native-quick-actions, react-native-svg, react-native-vector-icons, @js-draw/material-icons, expo-local-authentication, @react-native-documents/picker, expo-image-manipulator, react-native-file-viewer, react-native-image-picker, logger, ProseMirror, @lezer/highlight, prosemirror-search, @replit/codemirror-vim, prosemirror-example-setup, prosemirror-dropcursor, prosemirror-gapcursor, @lezer/markdown, dompurify, @adobe/css-tools, tesseract.js, js-yaml, fast-xml-parser, image-data-uri, mustache, pdf-lib, xml2js, askama, cab, log, fortawesome, appcompat, documentfile, font-awesome-filetypes, markdown-it-abbr, markdown-it-anchor, markdown-it-deflist, markdown-it-expand-tabs, markdown-it-footnote, markdown-it-ins, markdown-it-mark, markdown-it-multimd-table, markdown-it-sub, markdown-it-sup, markdown-it-toc-done-right, knex, otplib, bcryptjs, samlify, zxcvbn, nodemailer, qrcode, @authenio/samlify-xmllint-wasm, @mixmark-io/domino

## Side by side

| | Lepton | joplin |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 38,168 lines written, 151 code files | 503,533 lines written, 2,478 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex | 0.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push November 9, 2026, 840 commits, 10,345 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 15,388 commits, 57,158 stars |
| Tests | 79 test files. 55.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 949 test files. 25.9% 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, Lepton or joplin?

joplin, with 503,533 lines written; Lepton has 38,168.

The proof: [laurent22/joplin's code at commit 4a06d8e](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/tree/4a06d8ef6f02602d60e99fd9bc6f56ac2f4c6bd3)

### Which has more GitHub stars, Lepton or joplin?

joplin, with 57,158 stars; Lepton has 10,345.

The proof: [laurent22/joplin on GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin)

### Which has more tests, Lepton or joplin?

joplin, with 949 test files; Lepton has 79.

The proof: [laurent22/joplin's code at commit 4a06d8e](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/tree/4a06d8ef6f02602d60e99fd9bc6f56ac2f4c6bd3)

### Which was updated more recently, Lepton or joplin?

joplin: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and Lepton's on November 9, 2026.

The proof: [laurent22/joplin's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, Lepton or joplin?

Lepton: an AI signed 0.5% of its commits, with Codex; in joplin, 0.1%.

## Sources

- hackjutsu/Lepton: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit cad8cd3 (https://github.com/hackjutsu/Lepton/tree/cad8cd319e0562519ad9abd91a461492099d2051)
- laurent22/joplin: Read on November 13, 2026, at commit 4a06d8e (https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/tree/4a06d8ef6f02602d60e99fd9bc6f56ac2f4c6bd3)

## 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.