Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/microg/GmsCore/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/microg/GmsCore/vs/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe.md
Description: GmsCore and NewPipe share 8 technologies: Jetpack Compose, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, Google, and coil-compose. Both are written in Java.

# GmsCore vs NewPipe

GmsCore and NewPipe share 8 technologies: Jetpack Compose, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, Google, and coil-compose. Both are written in Java.

- [microg/GmsCore](https://seerepo.com/r/microg/GmsCore): Free implementation of Play Services
- [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, JetBrains, lifecycle-livedata-ktx, androidx.appcompat:appcompat, androidx.preference:preference, androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview, Google, coil-compose
- Only in GmsCore: androidx.activity:activity, datastore, activity-compose, core-ktx, lifecycle-runtime-ktx, lifecycle-service, navigation-fragment-ktx, navigation-ui-ktx, androidx.core:core, preference-ktx, androidx.fragment:fragment, Huawei, androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter, androidx.camera:camera-view, com.google.accompanist:accompanist-systemuicontroller, androidx.credentials:credentials, androidx.biometric:biometric, coil-svg, com.google.zxing:core
- 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-viewmodel-navigation3, navigation3-ui, org.jetbrains.compose.runtime:runtime, androidx.core:core-ktx, cardview, material3, swiperefreshlayout, androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout, room3-runtime, androidx.documentfile:documentfile, io.noties.markwon:core, io.noties.markwon:linkify, org.jsoup:jsoup

## Side by side

| | GmsCore | NewPipe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 219,411 lines written, 2,272 code files | 90,890 lines written, 539 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Cursor | 0% of its commits signed by AI |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,543 commits, 15,237 stars | Last push November 6, 2026, 9,946 commits, 40,461 stars |
| Tests | 2 test files. 0.1% 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, GmsCore or NewPipe?

GmsCore, with 219,411 lines written; NewPipe has 90,890.

The proof: [microg/GmsCore's code at commit a03b082](https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)

### Which has more GitHub stars, GmsCore or NewPipe?

NewPipe, with 40,461 stars; GmsCore has 15,237.

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

### Which has more tests, GmsCore or NewPipe?

NewPipe, with 47 test files; GmsCore has 2.

The proof: [TeamNewPipe/NewPipe's code at commit ca4089f](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/tree/ca4089f991a5b0d378a55f6e1d7c5cf2e0b6899f)

### Which was updated more recently, GmsCore or NewPipe?

NewPipe: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and GmsCore's on November 4, 2026.

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

## Sources

- microg/GmsCore: Read on November 8, 2026, at commit a03b082 (https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/tree/a03b082db8a07b4ec5342b4cdcb112c0ba1a6b2d)
- 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.