Side-by-Side Comparison
Sparkling vs penguin-mail
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● ColorlibHQ/Sparkling (429)
● c9dev/penguin-mail (430)
☆ 429Sparkling stars
☆ 430penguin-mail stars
+1Difference
penguin-mailStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
penguin-mail Leads
+1 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
Sparkling Leads
330 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
Sparkling
Pushed 17d ago
Licensing
Different
Sparkling: GPL-2.0 vs penguin-mail: GPL-3.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | ColorlibHQ/Sparkling ↗ | c9dev/penguin-mail ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Free responsive WordPress blog, business and WooCommerce theme built on Bootstrap — full-width slider, four sidebar layouts and dozens of live Customizer options. | Mail and calendar for Linux and macOS. Gmail and IMAP accounts, Google Calendar, contacts, OpenPGP and S/MIME. GTK4 and libadwaita, written in Rust. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 429 | ☆ 430 |
| Forks | 330 | 20 |
| Open Issues | 1 | 12 |
| Main Language | PHP | Rust |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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