tolaria vs Stirling-PDF

tolaria and Stirling-PDF share 16 technologies: React, Tauri, Vite, PostHog, @tauri-apps/api, Tokio, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, Tailwind CSS, Mantine, tauri-plugin-dialog, pdfjs-dist, react-markdown, remark-gfm, log, and tauri-plugin-log. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

refactoringhq

tolaria

Desktop app to manage markdown knowledge bases

TypeScript20.5kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7503d71What is tolaria built with?

Only in tolaria

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
  • 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
  • @dnd-kit/core
  • tanstack
  • @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop
  • D3
  • react-easy-crop
  • react-rnd
  • recharts
  • tauri-plugin-notification
  • tauri-plugin-window-state
  • webview2-com
  • keyring
  • qrcode.react
  • pixelmatch

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
tolaria575,231 lines written1,911 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.
tolaria29.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex
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.
tolariaLast push November 5, 20264,207 commits20,462 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.
tolaria1,664 test files56.1% 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, tolaria or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 1,135,977 lines written; tolaria has 575,231.

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

Which has more GitHub stars, tolaria or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 95,737 stars; tolaria has 20,462.

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

Which has more tests, tolaria or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 2,073 test files; tolaria has 1,664.

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

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

The proof: refactoringhq/tolaria's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, tolaria or Stirling-PDF?
tolaria: an AI signed 29.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex; in Stirling-PDF, 2.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in refactoringhq/tolaria

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