portmaster vs Stirling-PDF

portmaster and Stirling-PDF share 10 technologies: Tauri, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, tauri-plugin-window-state, tauri-plugin-dialog, tauri-plugin-notification, log, tauri-plugin-log, Tailwind CSS, and D3. portmaster is written in Go and Stirling-PDF in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

Only in portmaster

In common

Stirling-Tools

Stirling-PDF

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

TypeScript96.4kRead on November 12, 2026, at commit ee8c2b3What is Stirling-PDF built with?

Only in Stirling-PDF

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
portmaster241,137 lines written1,137 code files
Stirling-PDF1,168,066 lines written4,452 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.
portmaster0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith CodeRabbit 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.
portmasterLast push November 4, 20262,437 commits14,043 stars
Stirling-PDFLast push November 12, 20265,787 commits96,362 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
portmaster176 test files24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them
Stirling-PDF2,168 test files49.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, portmaster or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 1,168,066 lines written; portmaster has 241,137.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit ee8c2b3

Which has more GitHub stars, portmaster or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 96,362 stars; portmaster has 14,043.

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

Which has more tests, portmaster or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF, with 2,168 test files; portmaster has 176.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's code at commit ee8c2b3

Which was updated more recently, portmaster or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF: its last push was on November 12, 2026, and portmaster's on November 4, 2026.

The proof: Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, portmaster or Stirling-PDF?
Stirling-PDF: an AI signed 2.1% of its commits, with GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex; in portmaster, 0.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF

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