Side-by-Side Comparison
cups vs vlc
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● OpenPrinting/cups (1.8K)
● videolan/vlc (19.8K)
☆ 1.8Kcups stars
☆ 19.8Kvlc stars
+18.1KDifference
vlcStar Leader (11.2x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
vlc Leads
+18.1K stars (11.2x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
vlc Leads
6.2K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
cups
Pushed 19h ago
Licensing
Different
cups: Apache-2.0 vs vlc: GPL-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | OpenPrinting/cups ↗ | videolan/vlc ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | OpenPrinting CUPS Sources | VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 1,768 | ☆ 19,833 |
| Forks | 341 | 6,214 |
| Open Issues | 35 | 2 |
| Main Language | C | C |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 2, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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