Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/pranshuparmar/witr/vs/twpayne/chezmoi
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/pranshuparmar/witr/vs/twpayne/chezmoi.md
Description: witr and chezmoi share 3 technologies: github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, and github.com/muesli/termenv. Both are written in Go.

# witr vs chezmoi

witr and chezmoi share 3 technologies: github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, and github.com/muesli/termenv. Both are written in Go.

- [pranshuparmar/witr](https://seerepo.com/r/pranshuparmar/witr): Why is this running? Trace any process, port, container, or file back to what started it - CLI + TUI. 
- [twpayne/chezmoi](https://seerepo.com/r/twpayne/chezmoi): Manage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securely.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea, github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss, github.com/muesli/termenv
- Only in witr: None
- Only in chezmoi: etcd, GitHub, mkdocs-material, soupsieve, github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles, github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/azidentity, golang.org/x/oauth2, pymdown-extensions, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2, github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config

## Side by side

| | witr | chezmoi |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 36,341 lines written, 174 code files | 47,815 lines written, 209 code files |
| Who writes it | 16.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code and GitHub Copilot | 0% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code |
| Activity | Last push October 23, 2026, 469 commits, 22,927 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,116 commits, 22,169 stars |
| Tests | 102 test files. 80.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 99 test files. 77.5% 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, witr or chezmoi?

chezmoi, with 47,815 lines written; witr has 36,341.

The proof: [twpayne/chezmoi's code at commit 745ad56](https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/tree/745ad561962c3b47742e715f13bd2ff51c06e7dd)

### Which has more GitHub stars, witr or chezmoi?

witr, with 22,927 stars; chezmoi has 22,169.

The proof: [pranshuparmar/witr on GitHub](https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr)

### Which has more tests, witr or chezmoi?

witr, with 102 test files; chezmoi has 99.

The proof: [pranshuparmar/witr's code at commit 9e54a05](https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr/tree/9e54a0507a4b3025fe8c3ecb329c7cb8da627995)

### Which was updated more recently, witr or chezmoi?

chezmoi: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and witr's on October 23, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, witr or chezmoi?

witr: an AI signed 16.6% of its commits, with Claude Code and GitHub Copilot.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in pranshuparmar/witr](https://seerepo.com/r/pranshuparmar/witr/ai)

## Sources

- pranshuparmar/witr: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 9e54a05 (https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr/tree/9e54a0507a4b3025fe8c3ecb329c7cb8da627995)
- twpayne/chezmoi: Read on November 5, 2026, at commit 745ad56 (https://github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/tree/745ad561962c3b47742e715f13bd2ff51c06e7dd)

## 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.