Side-by-Side Comparison
penguin-mail vs pear
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● c9dev/penguin-mail (430)
● holepunchto/pear (431)
☆ 430penguin-mail stars
☆ 431pear stars
+1Difference
pearStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
pear Leads
+1 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
pear Leads
33 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
pear
Pushed 17d ago
Licensing
Different
penguin-mail: GPL-3.0 vs pear: Apache-2.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | c9dev/penguin-mail ↗ | holepunchto/pear ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Mail and calendar for Linux and macOS. Gmail and IMAP accounts, Google Calendar, contacts, OpenPGP and S/MIME. GTK4 and libadwaita, written in Rust. | Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Install & Deploy CLI |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 430 | ☆ 431 |
| Forks | 20 | 33 |
| Open Issues | 12 | 4 |
| Main Language | Rust | JavaScript |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 15, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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