notesnook vs Ghost

notesnook and Ghost share 16 technologies: React, lru-cache, Vite, bson-objectid, Zod, otplib, entities, validator, dnd-kit, react-dropzone, react-error-boundary, dompurify, html-to-text, tiptap, react-colorful, and papaparse. Both are written in TypeScript.

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What they share and what sets them apart

streetwriters

notesnook

A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

TypeScript14.9kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit 27b7f51What is notesnook built with?

Only in notesnook

In common

TryGhost

Ghost

Independent technology for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions and newsletters.

TypeScript55.7kRead on November 5, 2026, at commit 7336dc2What is Ghost built with?

Only in Ghost

Side by side

SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
notesnook277,318 lines written1,310 code files
Ghost1,229,446 lines written4,191 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.
notesnook0.1% of its commits signed by AIWith GitHub Copilot
Ghost1.5% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
notesnookLast push November 6, 202615,029 commits14,898 stars
GhostLast push November 5, 202651,839 commits55,684 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
notesnook146 test files7.9% of its code files have a test that imports them
Ghost2,676 test files39.8% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, notesnook or Ghost?
Ghost, with 1,229,446 lines written; notesnook has 277,318.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2

Which has more GitHub stars, notesnook or Ghost?
Ghost, with 55,684 stars; notesnook has 14,898.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost on GitHub

Which has more tests, notesnook or Ghost?
Ghost, with 2,676 test files; notesnook has 146.

The proof: TryGhost/Ghost's code at commit 7336dc2

Which was updated more recently, notesnook or Ghost?
notesnook: its last push was on November 6, 2026, and Ghost's on November 5, 2026.

The proof: streetwriters/notesnook's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, notesnook or Ghost?
Ghost: an AI signed 1.5% of its commits, with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, CodeRabbit, and GitHub Copilot; in notesnook, 0.1%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in TryGhost/Ghost

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