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โ— smtlaissezfaire/protobuf-c (9) โ— microsoft/PowerToys (139.2K)
protobuf-c (8%) PowerToys (92%)
โ˜† 9protobuf-c stars
โ˜† 139.2KPowerToys stars
+139.2KDifference
PowerToysStar Leader (15471.9x)

โš–๏ธ Comparison Verdict

Star Popularity PowerToys Leads +139.2K stars (15471.9x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives PowerToys Leads 8.6K total community forks
Recent Maintenance PowerToys Pushed 20d ago
Licensing Different protobuf-c: Apache-2.0 vs PowerToys: MIT

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Metric smtlaissezfaire/protobuf-c โ†— microsoft/PowerToys โ†—
DescriptionGoogle Protocol Buffers in C. git svn mirror of http://protobuf-c.googlecode.com/svn/Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows
GitHub Starsโ˜† 9โ˜† 139,247
Forks18,638
Open Issues07,737
Main LanguageCC
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Last PushJun 14, 2009Oct 13, 2026
GitHub SourceOpen Source โ†—Open Source โ†—

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