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dust vs knip
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● bootandy/dust (12.6K)
● webpro-nl/knip (12.5K)
☆ 12.6Kdust stars
☆ 12.5Kknip stars
+96Difference
dustStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
dust Leads
+96 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
knip Leads
527 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
dust
Pushed 5d ago
Licensing
Different
dust: Apache-2.0 vs knip: ISC
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | bootandy/dust ↗ | webpro-nl/knip ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A more intuitive version of du in rust | ✂️ Find unused files, dependencies and exports in your JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Knip it before you ship it! |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 12,554 | ☆ 12,458 |
| Forks | 302 | 527 |
| Open Issues | 9 | 20 |
| Main Language | Rust | TypeScript |
| License | Apache-2.0 | ISC |
| Last Push | Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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