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.
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
- SQLite
- Electron
- tRPC
- hermes-android
- react-android
react-native
react-navigation
remix-run
- Remix
- remix-utils
wouter
- hyperapp
- appcompat
- core-splashscreen
- swiperefreshlayout
react-native-actions-sheet
react-native-safe-area-context
react-native-reanimated
@legendapp/list
- react-native-webview
react-native-gesture-handler
- react-native-modal-datetime-picker
- react-native-image-zoom-viewer
- react-native-progress
react-native-screens
- react-native-svg
- react-native-vector-icons
- react-native-file-viewer
@react-native-documents/picker
- @bam.tech/react-native-image-resizer
- @react-native-camera-roll/camera-roll
- react-native-pdf
- react-native-qrcode-svg
- react-native-view-shot
phone
- logger
emotion
react-modal
- react-turnstile
- @mdi/js
- @napi-rs/canvas
@emotion/react
react-icons
- react-virtuoso
react-freeze
react-loading-skeleton
- TanStack
react-hot-toast
@rehookify/datepicker
- react-avatar-editor
- react-scroll-sync
- mdi
- react-qrcode-logo
- snarkdown
- workbox-precaching
- workbox-routing
- @mozilla/readability
- htmlparser2
- dom-serializer
- domhandler
- domutils
katex
- linkedom
prismjs
- @szhsin/react-menu
- ProseMirror
- prosemirror-state
- prosemirror-view
- prosemirror-transform
prosemirror-codemark
re-resizable
@orama/orama
- Cloudflare
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
- React Router
- Preact
- Sentry
- Express
- @isaacs/ttlcache
bullmq
cache-manager
- Stripe
- Mailgun
- Hono
- js-yaml
- Tailwind CSS
sonner
- Radix UI
- React Hook Form
html2canvas-pro
@hookform/resolvers
- @codemirror/theme-one-dark
- CodeMirror
- xyflow
@uiw/react-codemirror
@floating-ui/react-dom
- @tanstack/react-virtual
- D3
- Lucide
- Headless UI
react-day-picker
class-variance-authority
tailwind-merge
recharts
- cmdk
@number-flow/react
- country-flag-icons
knex
- jsonwebtoken
express-session
- cookie-session
- jose
- Cheerio
- handlebars
- sanitize-html
- sharp
- file-type
- image-size
- node-html-markdown
- probe-image-size
- rss
- cron-validate
lexical
markdown-it
markdown-it-footnote
markdown-it-mark
markdown-it-sub
markdown-it-sup
emoji-mart
- @lezer/highlight
@lexical/markdown
- prop-types
- Ajv
- ajv-formats
nodemailer
Side by side
notesnookGhost
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%.
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