spacedrive vs zellij

spacedrive and zellij share 9 technologies: axum, axum-extra, rusqlite, SQLite, Tokio, objc2-foundation, objc2-app-kit, dialoguer, and crossterm. Both are written in Rust.

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What they share and what sets them apart

spacedriveapp

spacedrive

Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust.

Rust39.4kRead on November 6, 2026, at commit 11523b2What is spacedrive built with?

Only in spacedrive

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zellij-org

zellij

A terminal workspace with batteries included

Rust36kRead on November 7, 2026, at commit 43c8710What is zellij built with?

Only in zellij

  • axum-server
  • swash
  • fontdb
  • winit
  • glow
  • glutin
  • glutin-winit
  • kasuari
  • objc2-user-notifications
  • wayland-client
  • kdl
  • png
  • log

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
spacedrive359,902 lines written1,504 code files
zellij612,599 lines written599 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.
spacedrive6.3% of its commits signed by AIWith Cursor and Claude Code
zellij0% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
spacedriveLast push November 6, 20264,778 commits39,443 stars
zellijLast push November 6, 20263,240 commits35,961 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
spacedrive128 test files5.3% of its code files have a test that imports them
zellij191 test files32.7% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, spacedrive or zellij?
zellij, with 612,599 lines written; spacedrive has 359,902.

The proof: zellij-org/zellij's code at commit 43c8710

Which has more GitHub stars, spacedrive or zellij?
spacedrive, with 39,443 stars; zellij has 35,961.

The proof: spacedriveapp/spacedrive on GitHub

Which has more tests, spacedrive or zellij?
zellij, with 191 test files; spacedrive has 128.

The proof: zellij-org/zellij's code at commit 43c8710

Which was updated more recently, spacedrive or zellij?
Both got their last push on November 6, 2026.

The proof: zellij-org/zellij's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, spacedrive or zellij?
spacedrive: an AI signed 6.3% of its commits, with Cursor and Claude Code.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in spacedriveapp/spacedrive

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