shiki vs astro
shiki and astro share 12 technologies: Solid, Vue, React, Vite, Svelte, hast-util-to-html, rehype-stringify, remark, remark-parse, unified, rehype-raw, and unist-util-visit. Both are written in TypeScript.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
shikijs
shiki
A beautiful yet powerful syntax highlighter
TypeScript13.9kRead on November 9, 2026, at commit de15fd2What is shiki built with?Only in shiki
@shikijs/vscode-textmate
- UnoCSS
markdown-exit
markdown-it
- markdown-it-async
- monaco-editor-core
hast-util-to-string
floating-vue
- mdast-util-from-markdown
- mdast-util-gfm
- mdast-util-to-hast
In common
withastro
astro
The web framework for content-driven websites.
TypeScript63.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit ff1e2fbWhat is astro built with?Only in astro
- Hono
- Express
- Fastify
- Preact
preact-render-to-string
prismjs
- fast-xml-parser
- xml2js
- Zod
@clack/prompts
- Cheerio
- parse-srcset
shiki
- sharp
- linkedom
- htmlparser2
satteri
@shikijs/rehype
rehype-mathjax
rehype-pretty-code
remark-toc
- Netlify
- Vercel
yaml
vfile
- mdast-util-mdx
- mdast-util-mdx-jsx
remark-gfm
- remark-smartypants
- hast-util-to-text
- unist-util-visit-parents
Side by side
shikiastro
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
shiki34,016 lines written206 code files
astro293,247 lines written1,041 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.
shiki0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor and GitHub Copilot
astro0.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
shikiLast push November 2, 20262,543 commits13,919 stars
astroLast push November 5, 202615,157 commits63,732 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
shiki263 test files22.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
astro3,163 test files4.4% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, shiki or astro?
astro, with 293,247 lines written; shiki has 34,016.
The proof: withastro/astro's code at commit ff1e2fb
Which has more GitHub stars, shiki or astro?
astro, with 63,732 stars; shiki has 13,919.
The proof: withastro/astro on GitHub
Which has more tests, shiki or astro?
astro, with 3,163 test files; shiki has 263.
The proof: withastro/astro's code at commit ff1e2fb
Which was updated more recently, shiki or astro?
astro: its last push was on November 5, 2026, and shiki's on November 2, 2026.
The proof: withastro/astro's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, shiki or astro?
astro: an AI signed 0.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor; in shiki, 0.1%.
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