yaak vs Stirling-PDF

yaak and Stirling-PDF share 15 technologies: Tauri, Vite, Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, React, @tauri-apps/api, Tailwind CSS, keyring, log, @dnd-kit/core, remark-gfm, react-markdown, tauri-plugin-dialog, and tauri-plugin-log. yaak is written in Rust and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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yaak

The most intuitive desktop API client. Organize and execute REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, Server Sent Events, and gRPC 🦬

Rust19.4kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 08a98d5What is yaak built with?

Only in yaak

In common

Stirling-Tools

Stirling-PDF

#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

TypeScript95.7kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202What is Stirling-PDF built with?

Only in Stirling-PDF

  • org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web
  • H2 Database
  • PostgreSQL
  • spring-boot-starter-cache
  • spring-boot-starter-data-redis
  • com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine
  • Apache
  • Postgres
  • AWS S3
  • react-router-dom
  • Supabase
  • tauri-plugin-store
  • Stripe
  • PostHog
  • Spring
  • org.springframework.session:spring-session-core
  • angus-mail
  • commonmark-ext-gfm-tables
  • org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox
  • org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml
  • com.google.zxing:core
  • org.commonmark:commonmark
  • io.micrometer:micrometer-core
  • ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
  • Mantine
  • tanstack
  • @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
  • D3
  • react-easy-crop
  • react-rnd
  • recharts
  • tauri-plugin-notification
  • tauri-plugin-window-state
  • webview2-com
  • pdfjs-dist
  • qrcode.react
  • pixelmatch

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
yaak185,563 lines written1,107 code files
Stirling-PDF1,135,977 lines written4,350 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.
yaak3.6% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and Factory
Stirling-PDF2.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
yaakLast push November 5, 20262,831 commits19,444 stars
Stirling-PDFLast push November 4, 20265,739 commits95,737 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
yaak117 test files10.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
Stirling-PDF2,073 test files48.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, yaak or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; yaak has 185,563.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202

Which has more GitHub stars, yaak or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; yaak has 19,444.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub

Which has more tests, yaak or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 2,073 test files; yaak has 117.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202

Which was updated more recently, yaak or Stirling-PDF?
yaak: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and Stirling-PDF's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: mountain-loop/yaak's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, yaak or Stirling-PDF?
yaak: an AI signed 3.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and Factory; in Stirling-PDF, 2.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in mountain-loop/yaak

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