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MentraOS vs colmena
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● Mentra-Community/MentraOS (2.4K)
● nix-community/colmena (2.4K)
☆ 2.4KMentraOS stars
☆ 2.4Kcolmena stars
+7Difference
MentraOSStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
MentraOS Leads
+7 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
MentraOS Leads
364 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
MentraOS
Pushed 2d ago
Licensing
Different
MentraOS: Apache-2.0 vs colmena: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | Mentra-Community/MentraOS ↗ | nix-community/colmena ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | MentraOS is the leading smart glasses OS. See live captions, stream your view, talk to AI, and capture photos hands-free on compatible glasses. | A simple, stateless NixOS deployment tool [maintainer=@stepbrobd, @NickCao, @zhaofengli] |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 2,390 | ☆ 2,383 |
| Forks | 364 | 119 |
| Open Issues | 828 | 144 |
| Main Language | TypeScript | Rust |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last Push | Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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