Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/safing/portmaster/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/safing/portmaster/vs/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF.md
Description: 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.

# 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.

- [safing/portmaster](https://seerepo.com/r/safing/portmaster): 🏔 Love Freedom - ❌ Block Mass Surveillance
- [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: Tauri, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, tauri-plugin-window-state, tauri-plugin-dialog, tauri-plugin-notification, log, tauri-plugin-log, Tailwind CSS, D3
- Only in portmaster: Gorilla, glib, SQLite, zombiezen.com/go/sqlite, github.com/rubenv/sql-migrate, cached, etcd, github.com/bluele/gcache, github.com/jackc/puddle/v2, tauri-runtime-wry, Angular, notify-rust, rfd, tauri-winrt-notification, gdk-pixbuf, github.com/fogleman/gg, golang.org/x/image, handlebars, zip, github.com/lmittmann/tint, @angular/cdk, PostCSS, ngx-markdown, ng-zorro-antd, topojson-client, fortawesome
- Only in Stirling-PDF: org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web, H2 Database, jcache, org.springframework:spring-jdbc, PostgreSQL, s3, spring-boot-starter-cache, spring-boot-starter-data-redis, url-connection-client, com.github.ben-manes.caffeine:caffeine, Apache, Postgres, AWS S3, PostHog, Telegram, jetty-http2-server, jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api, org.eclipse.jetty:jetty-alpn-java-server, org.eclipse.jetty.compression:jetty-compression-server, Vite, React, react-router-dom, objc2-app-kit, objc2-foundation, tiny_http, Supabase, tauri-plugin-store, Stripe, core-services, Hibernate, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa, jjwt-impl, jjwt-jackson, spring-boot-starter-oauth2-resource-server, spring-boot-starter-security-oauth2-client, spring-security-saml2-service-provider, Spring, com.coveo:saml-client, io.jsonwebtoken:jjwt-api, onnxruntime, angus-mail, batik-transcoder, commonmark-ext-gfm-tables, imageio-batik, imageio-bmp, imageio-hdr, imageio-icns, imageio-iff, imageio-jpeg, imageio-pcx, imageio-pnm, imageio-psd, imageio-sgi, imageio-tga, imageio-thumbsdb, imageio-tiff, imageio-webp, imageio-xwd, jbig2-imageio, jpdfium, metadata-extractor, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-mail, outlook-module, owasp-java-html-sanitizer, pdfbox-io, preflight, stirling-office-convert, stirling-office-convert-legacy, stirling-office-convert-pdfa, stirling-office-convert-topdf, org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox, org.verapdf:validation-model, jakarta.mail:jakarta.mail-api, org.apache.pdfbox:xmpbox, org.apache.poi:poi-ooxml, com.google.zxing:core, de.rototor.pdfbox:graphics2d, org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-bridge, org.commonmark:commonmark, technology.tabula:tabula, com.github.junrar:junrar, com.hubspot.jinjava:jinjava, com.opencsv:opencsv, com.vladsch.flexmark:flexmark-html2md-converter, org.simplejavamail:simple-java-mail, micrometer-registry-prometheus, org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator, spring-boot-starter-jetty, io.micrometer:micrometer-core, ch.qos.logback:logback-core, fontsource, Mantine, @reactour/tour, @dnd-kit/core, tanstack, @atlaskit/pragmatic-drag-and-drop, signature_pad, @tauri-apps/plugin-notification, react-easy-crop, react-rnd, recharts, webview2-com, Lucide, keyring, embedpdf, pdfjs-dist, react-markdown, remark-gfm, @cantoo/pdf-lib, qrcode.react, objc2-pdf-kit, pixelmatch

## Side by side

| | portmaster | Stirling-PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 241,137 lines written, 1,137 code files | 1,168,066 lines written, 4,452 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.2% of its commits signed by AI. With CodeRabbit and Codex | 2.1% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, and Codex |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 2,437 commits, 14,043 stars | Last push November 12, 2026, 5,787 commits, 96,362 stars |
| Tests | 176 test files. 24.8% of its code files have a test that imports them | 2,168 test files. 49.7% 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, 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/ee8c2b3a9fc5842f787373c2aeff1431f5ff9d85)

### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF)

### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/ee8c2b3a9fc5842f787373c2aeff1431f5ff9d85)

### 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](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commits)

### 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](https://seerepo.com/r/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/ai)

## Sources

- safing/portmaster: Read on November 9, 2026, at commit bffef13 (https://github.com/safing/portmaster/tree/bffef134cd709d2a74295cd8450cf0c6231bd60d)
- Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: Read on November 12, 2026, at commit ee8c2b3 (https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/tree/ee8c2b3a9fc5842f787373c2aeff1431f5ff9d85)

## 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.