Side-by-Side Comparison
shadow vs Seal
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● GradleUp/shadow (4.2K)
● JunkFood02/Seal (29.4K)
☆ 4.2Kshadow stars
☆ 29.4KSeal stars
+25.1KDifference
SealStar Leader (6.9x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
Seal Leads
+25.1K stars (6.9x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
Seal Leads
1.5K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
shadow
Pushed 5d ago
Licensing
Different
shadow: Apache-2.0 vs Seal: GPL-3.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | GradleUp/shadow ↗ | JunkFood02/Seal ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Gradle plugin for creating fat/uber JARs, transforming files, relocating packages, and optimizing with R8/ProGuard. The Gradle counterpart to Maven Shade Plugin. | 🦭 Video/Audio Downloader for Android, based on yt-dlp |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 4,241 | ☆ 29,365 |
| Forks | 426 | 1,454 |
| Open Issues | 14 | 729 |
| Main Language | Kotlin | Kotlin |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 1, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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