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gnome-shell vs vlc
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● knewter/gnome-shell (2)
● videolan/vlc (19.8K)
☆ 2gnome-shell stars
☆ 19.8Kvlc stars
+19.8KDifference
vlcStar Leader (9916.5x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
vlc Leads
+19.8K stars (9916.5x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
vlc Leads
6.2K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
vlc
Pushed 4d ago
Licensing
GPL-2.0
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | knewter/gnome-shell ↗ | videolan/vlc ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | The GNOME Shell handles the parts "around" the applications in GNOME. It replaces functions handled by the GNOME Panel and by the window manager in previous versions of GNOME. Mirrored from the official repository at git.gnome.org for hacking on new branches. | VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 2 | ☆ 19,833 |
| Forks | 0 | 6,214 |
| Open Issues | 0 | 2 |
| Main Language | C | C |
| License | GPL-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Last Push | Apr 30, 2009 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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