shadowsocks-android vs Magisk
shadowsocks-android and Magisk share 3 technologies: Google, room-runtime, and com.jakewharton.timber:timber. Both are written in Kotlin.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
shadowsocks
shadowsocks-android
A shadowsocks client for Android
Kotlin36.8kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit ae28fd9What is shadowsocks-android built with?Only in shadowsocks-android
- androidx.core:core-ktx
- Firebase
- lifecycle-runtime-ktx
- androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx
- constraintlayout
- androidx.preference:preference
- androidx.camera:camera-view
- com.google.mlkit:barcode-scanning
- com.google.zxing:core
In common
- room-runtime
- com.jakewharton.timber:timber
topjohnwu
Magisk
The Magic Mask for Android
Kotlin63.8kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 33bfff7What is Magisk built with?Only in Magisk
- Jetpack Compose
- androidx.navigation3:navigation3-runtime
- androidx.window:window-core
- androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-navigation3
- androidx.navigation3:navigation3-ui
- activity-compose
- core-ktx
- lifecycle-runtime-compose
- material3-adaptive-navigation-suite
- androidx.compose.animation:animation
- androidx.core:core-splashscreen
- androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended
- room-ktx
Side by side
shadowsocks-androidMagisk
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
shadowsocks-android11,516 lines written96 code files
Magisk43,581 lines written189 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.
shadowsocks-android0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code
Magisk2.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Gemini CLI, Cursor, and Claude Code
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
shadowsocks-androidLast push August 9, 20263,499 commits36,837 stars
MagiskLast push October 27, 20267,867 commits63,775 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
shadowsocks-android7 test files9.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
Magisk6 test files9.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, shadowsocks-android or Magisk?
Magisk, with 43,581 lines written; shadowsocks-android has 11,516.
The proof: topjohnwu/Magisk's code at commit 33bfff7
Which has more GitHub stars, shadowsocks-android or Magisk?
Magisk, with 63,775 stars; shadowsocks-android has 36,837.
The proof: topjohnwu/Magisk on GitHub
Which has more tests, shadowsocks-android or Magisk?
shadowsocks-android, with 7 test files; Magisk has 6.
The proof: shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android's code at commit ae28fd9
Which was updated more recently, shadowsocks-android or Magisk?
Magisk: its last push was on October 27, 2026, and shadowsocks-android's on August 9, 2026.
The proof: topjohnwu/Magisk's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, shadowsocks-android or Magisk?
Magisk: an AI signed 2.4% of its commits, with Gemini CLI, Cursor, and Claude Code; in shadowsocks-android, 0.1%.
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