Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/nukeop/nuclear/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/nukeop/nuclear/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.md
Description: nuclear and Stirling-PDF share 15 technologies: React, Vite, Tauri, Tokio, Postgres, tauri-plugin-store, @tauri-apps/api, Tailwind CSS, tauri-plugin-dialog, tauri-plugin-window-state, qrcode.react, log, tauri-plugin-log, D3, and recharts. Both are written in TypeScript.

# nuclear vs Stirling-PDF

nuclear and Stirling-PDF share 15 technologies: React, Vite, Tauri, Tokio, Postgres, tauri-plugin-store, @tauri-apps/api, Tailwind CSS, tauri-plugin-dialog, tauri-plugin-window-state, qrcode.react, log, tauri-plugin-log, D3, and recharts. Both are written in TypeScript.

- [nukeop/nuclear](https://seerepo.com/r/nukeop/nuclear): Streaming music player that finds free music for you
- [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF): #1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Tauri, Tokio, Postgres, tauri-plugin-store, @tauri-apps/api, Tailwind CSS, tauri-plugin-dialog, tauri-plugin-window-state, qrcode.react, log, tauri-plugin-log, D3, recharts
- Only in nuclear: TanStack, axum, sqlx-sqlite, @tauri-apps/plugin-store, sqlx, SQLite, @tanstack/react-router, Zod, tw-animate-css, sonner, react-hotkeys-hook, motion, react-inspector, Lucide, react-icons, rmcp, zip, schemars, tauri-apps, class-variance-authority, @fontsource/space-mono, tailwind-merge, Headless UI, dnd-kit, Radix UI, @floating-ui/react-dom, d3-scale, react-activity-calendar, remotion
- 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, AWS S3, react-router-dom, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Supabase, 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, @dnd-kit/core, tanstack, @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop, react-easy-crop, react-rnd, tauri-plugin-notification, webview2-com, keyring, pdfjs-dist, react-markdown, remark-gfm, pixelmatch

## Side by side

| | nuclear | Stirling-PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 95,432 lines written, 973 code files | 1,135,977 lines written, 4,350 code files |
| Who writes it | 0% of its commits signed by AI | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 6, 2026, 2,197 commits, 18,876 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,739 commits, 95,737 stars |
| Tests | 245 test files. 21.2% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,073 test files. 48.8% 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, nuclear or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; nuclear has 95,432.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

### Which has more GitHub stars, nuclear or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; nuclear has 18,876.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF on GitHub](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF)

### Which has more tests, nuclear or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF, with 2,073 test files; nuclear has 245.

The proof: [Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit 3b4c202](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

### Which was updated more recently, nuclear or Stirling-PDF?

nuclear: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and Stirling-PDF's on November 4, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, nuclear or Stirling-PDF?

Stirling-PDF: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/ai)

## Sources

- nukeop/nuclear: Read on November 6, 2026, at commit 46d1d93 (https://github.com/nukeop/nuclear/tree/46d1d938dba8fa56e30c41cdb4e53c07b48e4fed)
- Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 3b4c202 (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/3b4c202890f7c21726424deded3f5aaee5090846)

## 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.