Electron vs Tauri: source lines of code compared

This page compares the source lines of code (SLOC) of electron/electron and tauri-apps/tauri using cached OctoCounts reports. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.

As of 2026-08-31, electron/electron contains 253,997 total lines (198,375 code) across 1,230 files, while tauri-apps/tauri contains 152,916 total lines (107,919 code) across 669 files as of 2026-08-31. electron/electron is about 1.8x the size of tauri-apps/tauri by code lines. Code size is not code quality: a larger count only means more source material, not a better or worse project.

Metricelectron/electrontauri-apps/tauri
Files1,230669
Total lines253,997152,916
Code lines198,375107,919
Comment lines19,37123,620
Blank lines36,25121,377
Languages counted1212

Top languages in electron/electron: C++ (39.3% of code), TypeScript (38.1% of code), C Header (11.5% of code). Top languages in tauri-apps/tauri: Rust (67.6% of code), JSON (15.8% of code), YAML (4.0% of code). TypeScript appears in both top language lists; C++, C Header, Objective-C++, JavaScript appear only in electron/electron's top languages; Rust, JSON, YAML, TOML appear only in tauri-apps/tauri's top languages.

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. electron/electron was counted at ref main (commit af2dcbc7f042) on 2026-08-31; tauri-apps/tauri was counted at ref dev (commit f4feb2ba71ae) on 2026-08-31. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.

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Note: code size is not code quality. OctoCounts only reports reproducible line counts and makes no claim that either project is better.

Compare FAQ

Which has more lines of code, electron/electron or tauri-apps/tauri?

electron/electron has more code: 198,375 code lines versus 107,919 for tauri-apps/tauri, about 1.8x as much, based on cached OctoCounts reports as of 2026-08-31.

Does more source lines of code mean more complexity?

Not necessarily. SLOC measures size, not complexity, quality, or maintainability. A larger codebase can mean more features, more generated or vendored code, more verbose language idioms, or more tests — none of which imply the code is harder to work with. Use SLOC to gauge the scale of what you'd be reading or maintaining, not as a quality signal for electron/electron, tauri-apps/tauri, or any repository.

How is this comparison calculated?

Methodology: both counts come from cached OctoCounts reports generated with tokei. electron/electron was counted at ref main (commit af2dcbc7f042) on 2026-08-31; tauri-apps/tauri was counted at ref dev (commit f4feb2ba71ae) on 2026-08-31. See the counting methodology for ignored directories and analysis options.

Can I compare a different branch, tag, or commit?

Yes. This page shows the default branch for each repository. Use the interactive comparison tool to pick any public GitHub repository, branch, tag, or commit SHA for both sides and get a fresh side-by-side report.