Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/material-components/material-components-android/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/material-components/material-components-android/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe.md
Description: material-components-android and NewPipe share 5 technologies: Jetpack Compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, and androidx.preference:preference. Both are written in Java.

# material-components-android vs NewPipe

material-components-android and NewPipe share 5 technologies: Jetpack Compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, and androidx.preference:preference. Both are written in Java.

- [material-components/material-components-android](https://seerepo.com/r/material-components/material-components-android): [MAINTENANCE MODE] Modular and customizable Material Design UI components for Android
- [TeamNewPipe/NewPipe](https://seerepo.com/r/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe): A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Jetpack Compose, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, androidx.preference:preference
- Only in material-components-android: activity-compose, androidx.core:core, androidx.activity:activity, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout, androidx.customview:customview, androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation, androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout, androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable, androidx.window:window, androidx.cardview:cardview, androidx.graphics:graphics-shapes, androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2, material-icons-extended, androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core, Glide
- Only in NewPipe: org.jetbrains.androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose, androidx.sqlite:sqlite-bundled, fragment-ktx, koin-annotations, koin-compose-navigation3, koin-compose-viewmodel, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3, navigation3-ui, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, androidx.core:core-ktx, cardview, JetBrains, material3, swiperefreshlayout, Google, room3-runtime, coil-compose, androidx.documentfile:documentfile, io.noties.markwon:core, io.noties.markwon:linkify, org.jsoup:jsoup

## Side by side

| | material-components-android | NewPipe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 218,683 lines written, 754 code files | 90,890 lines written, 539 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push October 16, 2026, 6,448 commits, 17,444 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 9,946 commits, 40,461 stars |
| Tests | 206 test files. 27.3% of its code files have a test that imports them | 47 test files. 13.2% 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, material-components-android or NewPipe?

material-components-android, with 218,683 lines written; NewPipe has 90,890.

The proof: [material-components/material-components-android's code at commit 66b0eeb](https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/tree/66b0eeb53afeb6025ffbbd37734b08e5bce197ed)

### Which has more GitHub stars, material-components-android or NewPipe?

NewPipe, with 40,461 stars; material-components-android has 17,444.

The proof: [TeamNewPipe/NewPipe on GitHub](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe)

### Which has more tests, material-components-android or NewPipe?

material-components-android, with 206 test files; NewPipe has 47.

The proof: [material-components/material-components-android's code at commit 66b0eeb](https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/tree/66b0eeb53afeb6025ffbbd37734b08e5bce197ed)

### Which was updated more recently, material-components-android or NewPipe?

NewPipe: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and material-components-android's on October 16, 2026.

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

## Sources

- material-components/material-components-android: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 66b0eeb (https://github.com/material-components/material-components-android/tree/66b0eeb53afeb6025ffbbd37734b08e5bce197ed)
- TeamNewPipe/NewPipe: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit ca4089f (https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/tree/ca4089f991a5b0d378a55f6e1d7c5cf2e0b6899f)

## 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.