Side-by-Side Comparison
LIEF vs fswatch
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● lief-project/LIEF (5.6K)
● emcrisostomo/fswatch (5.6K)
☆ 5.6KLIEF stars
☆ 5.6Kfswatch stars
+4Difference
LIEFStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
LIEF Leads
+4 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
LIEF Leads
758 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
LIEF
Pushed 5d ago
Licensing
Different
LIEF: Apache-2.0 vs fswatch: GPL-3.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | lief-project/LIEF ↗ | emcrisostomo/fswatch ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | LIEF - Library to Instrument Executable Formats (C++, Python, Rust) | A cross-platform file change monitor with multiple backends: Apple macOS File System Events, *BSD kqueue, Solaris/Illumos File Events Notification, Linux inotify and fanotify, Microsoft Windows and a stat()-based backend. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 5,609 | ☆ 5,605 |
| Forks | 758 | 348 |
| Open Issues | 37 | 45 |
| Main Language | C++ | C++ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 25, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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