material-components-android vs GmsCore

material-components-android and GmsCore share 8 technologies: Jetpack Compose, activity-compose, androidx.core:core, androidx.activity:activity, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.fragment:fragment, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, and androidx.preference:preference. Both are written in Java.

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What they share and what sets them apart

material-components

material-components-android

[MAINTENANCE MODE] Modular and customizable Material Design UI components for Android

Java17.4kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 66b0eebWhat is material-components-android built with?

Only in material-components-android

  • androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout
  • androidx.customview:customview
  • androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation
  • androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout
  • androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable
  • androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout
  • androidx.window:window
  • androidx.cardview:cardview
  • androidx.graphics:graphics-shapes
  • androidx.viewpager2:viewpager2
  • material-icons-extended
  • androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core
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In common

Only in GmsCore

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
material-components-android218,683 lines written754 code files
GmsCore219,411 lines written2,272 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
material-components-android0% of its commits signed by AI
GmsCore0% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
material-components-androidLast push October 16, 20266,448 commits17,444 stars
GmsCoreLast push November 4, 20262,543 commits15,237 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
material-components-android206 test files27.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
GmsCore2 test files0.1% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, material-components-android or GmsCore?
GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; material-components-android has 218,683.

The proof: microg/GmsCore's code at commit a03b082

Which has more GitHub stars, material-components-android or GmsCore?
material-components-android, with 17,444 stars; GmsCore has 15,237.

The proof: material-components/material-components-android on GitHub

Which has more tests, material-components-android or GmsCore?
material-components-android, with 206 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: material-components/material-components-android's code at commit 66b0eeb

Which was updated more recently, material-components-android or GmsCore?
GmsCore: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and material-components-android's on October 16, 2026.

The proof: microg/GmsCore's commits on GitHub

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