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protobuf vs hop
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● brown/protobuf (115)
● antonyshakirov/hop (125)
☆ 115protobuf stars
☆ 125hop stars
+10Difference
hopStar Leader (1.1x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
hop Leads
+10 stars (1.1x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
protobuf Leads
15 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
hop
Pushed 29d ago
Licensing
Different
protobuf: BSD-3-Clause vs hop: MIT
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | brown/protobuf ↗ | antonyshakirov/hop ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Common Lisp implementation of Google's protocol buffers | Free, open-source menu bar toolkit for macOS. Eighteen tools in one panel: Pomodoro timer, time tracker, keep-awake, system monitor, clipboard history, file converter, window manager, torrents, archives, OCR, screenshots, draw on screen, color picker, VPN switcher, app launcher, uninstaller, keyboard lock, speed test. SwiftUI, no telemetry, MIT. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 115 | ☆ 125 |
| Forks | 15 | 11 |
| Open Issues | 4 | 0 |
| Main Language | C++ | Swift |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Last Push | Mar 24, 2023 | Oct 2, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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