Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/libre-tube/LibreTube/vs/thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/libre-tube/LibreTube/vs/thunderbird/thunderbird-android.md
Description: LibreTube and thunderbird-android share 8 technologies: androidx.core:core, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, core-splashscreen, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, and androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout. Both are written in Kotlin.

# LibreTube vs thunderbird-android

LibreTube and thunderbird-android share 8 technologies: androidx.core:core, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, core-splashscreen, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, and androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout. Both are written in Kotlin.

- [libre-tube/LibreTube](https://seerepo.com/r/libre-tube/LibreTube): An alternative frontend for YouTube, for Android.
- [thunderbird/thunderbird-android](https://seerepo.com/r/thunderbird/thunderbird-android): Thunderbird for Android – Open Source Email App for Android (fka K-9 Mail)

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: androidx.core:core, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, core-splashscreen, Google, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout
- Only in LibreTube: androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx, androidx.activity:activity-ktx, androidx.paging:paging-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.preference:preference-ktx, androidx.media3:media3-ui, room-ktx, coil, androidx.documentfile:documentfile
- Only in thunderbird-android: Jetpack Compose, androidx.activity:activity, androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent, datastore-preferences, androidx.datastore:datastore, activity-compose, core-ktx, koin-bom, koin-compose, koin-compose-viewmodel, koin-core, koin-core-viewmodel, lifecycle-process, lifecycle-runtime-compose, lifecycle-viewmodel, lifecycle-viewmodel-compose, lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate, navigation-compose, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, adaptive, fragment-compose, glance-material3, graphics-path, material3, org.jetbrains.compose.components:components-resources, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout, Glance, de.hdodenhof:circleimageview, androidx.camera:camera-view, androidx.glance:glance-preview, androidx.window:window, material-icons-extended, net.openid:appauth, androidx.biometric:biometric, com.github.bumptech.glide:glide, jdom2, jinja2, org.apache.james:apache-mime4j-dom, org.jsoup:jsoup, com.fleeksoft.ksoup:ksoup, com.google.zxing:core, json-schema-validator, jsonschema, io.ktor:ktor-client-logging, logback-classic, timber

## Side by side

| | LibreTube | thunderbird-android |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 38,219 lines written, 455 code files | 351,476 lines written, 2,919 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 8, 2026, 10,182 commits, 12,979 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 17,173 commits, 14,195 stars |
| Tests | 3 test files. 0.7% of its code files have a test that imports them | 808 test files. 44.2% 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, LibreTube or thunderbird-android?

thunderbird-android, with 351,476 lines written; LibreTube has 38,219.

The proof: [thunderbird/thunderbird-android's code at commit 467787f](https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

### Which has more GitHub stars, LibreTube or thunderbird-android?

thunderbird-android, with 14,195 stars; LibreTube has 12,979.

The proof: [thunderbird/thunderbird-android on GitHub](https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android)

### Which has more tests, LibreTube or thunderbird-android?

thunderbird-android, with 808 test files; LibreTube has 3.

The proof: [thunderbird/thunderbird-android's code at commit 467787f](https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

### Which was updated more recently, LibreTube or thunderbird-android?

LibreTube: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and thunderbird-android's on November 6, 2026.

The proof: [libre-tube/LibreTube's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/commits)

## Sources

- libre-tube/LibreTube: Read on November 10, 2026, at commit 58592a1 (https://github.com/libre-tube/LibreTube/tree/58592a1617010354665b831a248f6f38741de7f3)
- thunderbird/thunderbird-android: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit 467787f (https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android/tree/467787fcc43e560aae2d670c7cfa5f9036ca486d)

## 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.