Side-by-Side Comparison
AppUpdater vs awesome-mac
Compare open source repositories side by side. Stars, forks, code health, licensing, and community growth.
Recorded Stars Comparison
● mxcl/AppUpdater (288)
● jaywcjlove/awesome-mac (117.2K)
☆ 288AppUpdater stars
☆ 117.2Kawesome-mac stars
+116.9KDifference
awesome-macStar Leader (406.8x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
awesome-mac Leads
+116.9K stars (406.8x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
awesome-mac Leads
9.8K total community forks
Recent Maintenance
awesome-mac
Pushed 3d ago
Licensing
Different
AppUpdater: Unlicense vs awesome-mac: CC0-1.0
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | mxcl/AppUpdater ↗ | jaywcjlove/awesome-mac ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Automatically update open source macOS apps from GitHub releases. Full support for attestations. | This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different categories for easy search and use. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 288 | ☆ 117,172 |
| Forks | 9 | 9,752 |
| Open Issues | 0 | 1,679 |
| Main Language | Swift | Swift |
| License | Unlicense | CC0-1.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 7, 2026 | Oct 27, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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