Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/schollz/croc/vs/usememos/memos
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/schollz/croc/vs/usememos/memos.md
Description: croc and memos share 3 technologies: React, Vite, and net/http. Both are written in Go.

# croc vs memos

croc and memos share 3 technologies: React, Vite, and net/http. Both are written in Go.

- [schollz/croc](https://seerepo.com/r/schollz/croc): Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:
- [usememos/memos](https://seerepo.com/r/usememos/memos): Memos is an open-source, self-hosted note-taking app that brings your everyday thoughts together in a personal timeline. Your data stays yours, and you choose what to keep private or share.

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, net/http
- Only in croc: None
- Only in memos: Postgres, OpenAI, MCP

## Side by side

| | croc | memos |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 79,426 lines written, 164 code files | 184,560 lines written, 726 code files |
| Who writes it | 0.5% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, Codex, and Claude Code | 3.1% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 30, 2026, 2,216 commits, 40,813 stars | Last push October 29, 2026, 4,909 commits, 64,177 stars |
| Tests | 135 test files. 80.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 410 test files. 60.7% 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, croc or memos?

memos, with 184,560 lines written in 726 code files; croc has 79,426 in 164.

The proof: [usememos/memos's code at commit c48897b](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/c48897b5c137a9d919cb8587f4da68ba3216307e)

### Which has more GitHub stars, croc or memos?

memos, with 64,177 stars; croc has 40,813.

The proof: [usememos/memos on GitHub](https://github.com/usememos/memos)

### Which has more tests, croc or memos?

memos, with 410 test files; croc has 135.

The proof: [usememos/memos's code at commit c48897b](https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/c48897b5c137a9d919cb8587f4da68ba3216307e)

### Which was updated more recently, croc or memos?

croc: its last push was on October 30, 2026, and memos's on October 29, 2026.

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

### Which has more commits signed by AI, croc or memos?

memos: an AI signed 3.1% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Jules, and CodeRabbit; in croc, 0.5%.

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

## Sources

- schollz/croc: Read on October 31, 2026, at commit f707bee (https://github.com/schollz/croc/tree/f707beef66921431eea567887eb94ab7efbfd038)
- usememos/memos: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit c48897b (https://github.com/usememos/memos/tree/c48897b5c137a9d919cb8587f4da68ba3216307e)

## 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.