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helix-editor/helix vs microsoft/vscode

  • helix-editor/helix

    Stars

    46,890

    First recorded star in 2021.

  • microsoft/vscode

    Stars

    195,368

    First recorded star in 2015.

Star history overlay
195k STARS11 YR 2 MOhelix-editor/helix47kmicrosoft/vscode195k

helix-editor/helix: 46,888 stars on November 13, 2026. microsoft/vscode: 195,368 stars on November 14, 2026.

Star history for helix-editor/helix
DateStars
May 4, 20211
June 22, 20212543
July 18, 20212737
August 15, 20212985
September 9, 20213227
October 4, 20213316
October 29, 20213439
November 23, 20213876
December 18, 20214449
January 12, 20224692
February 12, 20225121
March 9, 20225361
April 3, 20226183
April 28, 20227740
May 22, 20228123
June 16, 20229090
July 11, 20229614
August 5, 202210051
August 30, 202210488
September 24, 202211737
October 19, 202213867
November 13, 202214903
December 8, 202215616
January 2, 202316253
January 27, 202317115
February 21, 202317746
March 18, 202318473
April 11, 202319565
May 6, 202320161
May 31, 202320850
June 30, 202321705
July 25, 202322136
August 19, 202322648
September 13, 202323125
October 8, 202323567
November 2, 202324312
November 27, 202324919
December 22, 202325378
January 16, 202425851
February 10, 202426526
March 5, 202427100
March 30, 202427604
April 24, 202428504
May 19, 202428878
June 13, 202429389
July 8, 202429789
August 2, 202430529
August 27, 202430977
September 21, 202431537
October 16, 202432012
November 15, 202432470
December 10, 202432884
January 4, 202533416
January 28, 202534192
February 22, 202534800
March 19, 202535306
April 13, 202535740
May 8, 202536151
June 2, 202536707
June 27, 202537099
July 22, 202537848
August 16, 202538368
September 10, 202538857
October 5, 202539204
October 30, 202539905
November 24, 202540590
December 18, 202541065
January 12, 202641566
February 6, 202642031
March 3, 202642431
April 2, 202643090
April 27, 202643547
May 22, 202643960
June 16, 202644434
July 11, 202644924
August 5, 202645405
August 30, 202645791
September 24, 202646152
October 19, 202646544
November 13, 202646888
Star history for microsoft/vscode
DateStars
September 11, 20151
January 4, 20168098
February 23, 20169337
April 14, 201610996
June 3, 201612898
July 23, 201614138
September 12, 201615267
November 1, 201616748
December 21, 201618349
February 10, 201720001
April 11, 201722862
May 31, 201725186
July 21, 201727255
September 9, 201729436
October 29, 201732681
December 19, 201736229
February 7, 201839014
March 29, 201841949
May 19, 201845122
July 8, 201849036
August 27, 201852203
October 17, 201855956
December 6, 201858910
January 25, 201961581
March 17, 201964950
May 6, 201968190
June 25, 201971695
August 15, 201974200
October 4, 201976721
November 23, 201979816
January 23, 202083008
March 13, 202085177
May 2, 202087813
June 22, 202090734
August 11, 202093474
September 30, 202096042
November 20, 202098526
January 9, 2021100982
February 28, 2021103653
April 20, 2021106617
June 9, 2021108795
July 30, 2021111211
September 18, 2021113465
November 7, 2021115663
December 28, 2021117805
February 16, 2022119990
April 7, 2022122177
May 28, 2022124571
July 17, 2022126758
September 5, 2022128853
November 5, 2022131443
December 25, 2022133431
February 13, 2023135409
April 5, 2023137589
May 25, 2023139746
July 14, 2023141629
September 3, 2023144065
October 23, 2023145897
December 12, 2023147755
February 1, 2024149530
March 22, 2024151500
May 11, 2024153204
July 1, 2024154863
August 20, 2024156604
October 9, 2024158443
November 29, 2024160248
January 18, 2025161958
March 9, 2025164230
April 29, 2025166582
June 18, 2025169821
August 17, 2025172285
October 7, 2025174104
November 26, 2025176015
January 15, 2026177928
March 7, 2026179905
April 26, 2026182320
June 15, 2026184682
August 5, 2026187158
September 24, 2026191956
November 14, 2026195368
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Repository health compared

Live analysis · unavailable data stays labelled

Popularity is only one axis. Compare technical scale, maintenance cadence, ownership resilience and change pressure against the same completed analysis that sits behind each report.

Reach

Popularity and real-world adoption

Signalhelix-editor/helixmicrosoft/vscode
GitHub starsCurrent public GitHub metadata total.46,890Best result in this row: 195,368
Stars gained · trailing 90dChange in the newest 90 days covered by each cached series.+1,345Best result in this row: +7,779
ForksCurrent public GitHub metadata total.Reading…Reading…
Largest package audienceLargest resolved registry total; sources are shown explicitly.Reading…Reading…
Repository ageElapsed years since the GitHub creation timestamp.6.5 years11 years

Codebase

Size and technical center of gravity

Signalhelix-editor/helixmicrosoft/vscode
Dominant languageLargest share of analyzed code lines at current HEAD.Reading…Reading…
Code linesAnalyzed source lines at current HEAD, excluding blanks and comments.Reading…Reading…
Languages representedLanguages with non-zero files or line counts.Reading…Reading…

Maintenance

Commit volume and recent operating cadence

Signalhelix-editor/helixmicrosoft/vscode
Repository commitsFull repository commit total reported by the analysis.Reading…Reading…
Commits · trailing 90dCommit count in the newest 90 days covered by the repository analysis.Reading…Reading…

Ownership

How broadly maintenance responsibility is distributed

Signalhelix-editor/helixmicrosoft/vscode
Bus factorFewest analyzed contributors carrying at least half the commits.Reading…Reading…
Top contributor concentrationShare of attributed commits carried by the most active contributor.Reading…Reading…

Change signals

Debt markers and fix pressure in frequently changed files

Signalhelix-editor/helixmicrosoft/vscode
Fix-labelled share · frequently changed filesFix-labelled commits divided by commits across the analyzed high-frequency file set.Reading…Reading…
Recent TODO/FIXME movementLatest cumulative marker count and its change over the trailing 90 days.Reading…Reading…

Both curves are drawn on shared axes. They are not drawn from a shared source: each series names its own below.

One axis, two sources

The overlay puts both repositories on one axis. It does not always put them on one source: a series not yet read again from GitHub's star history can stop on the date GitHub closed its stargazer list, or be rebuilt from public archive events. Each column below states its own reading.

How the star series for helix-editor/helix and microsoft/vscode were read
Fieldhelix-editor/helixmicrosoft/vscode
SourceGitHub star historyGitHub star history
CoverageCovers through November 14, 2026Covers through November 14, 2026
StateStill updatingStill updating

No row states how much of a history is missing. An archive series records star actions and not unstars, so it can exceed a repository's own star total, and a figure for the difference would be wrong exactly where it looks most precise.

Notes on this comparison

  • Which has more GitHub stars, helix-editor/helix or microsoft/vscode?

    GitHub reports 195,368 stars for microsoft/vscode and 46,890 for helix-editor/helix.

  • Do both star histories cover the same period?

    Not necessarily, and each chart names its own. helix-editor/helix — GitHub star history · Covers through November 14, 2026 · Still updating. microsoft/vscode — GitHub star history · Covers through November 14, 2026 · Still updating. A series read from GitHub's star history runs to its latest read. One read before that existed can stop on the date GitHub closed its stargazer list in July 2026, or come from public archive events, until gitdebt reads it again.

  • How is this comparison computed?

    Star totals come from public repository metadata. The two curves are each repository's stored star series drawn on shared axes, from whichever source is named above. Repository-health figures are computed independently from each project's commit history.