Side-by-Side Comparison
SWIFT vs vlc
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● SWIFTSIM/SWIFT (160)
● videolan/vlc (19.8K)
☆ 160SWIFT stars
☆ 19.8Kvlc stars
+19.7KDifference
vlcStar Leader (124.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
vlc Leads
+19.7K stars (124.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
vlc Leads
6.2K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
vlc
Pushed 2d ago
Licensing
Different
SWIFT: LGPL-3.0 vs vlc: GPL-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | SWIFTSIM/SWIFT ↗ | videolan/vlc ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Modern astrophysics and cosmology particle-based code. Mirror of gitlab developments at https://gitlab.cosma.dur.ac.uk/swift/swiftsim | VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 160 | ☆ 19,833 |
| Forks | 81 | 6,214 |
| Open Issues | 18 | 2 |
| Main Language | C | C |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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