--- title: "examor vs awesome" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/codeacme17-examor-vs-sindresorhus-awesome" tools: ["codeacme17-examor", "sindresorhus-awesome"] --- # examor vs awesome *GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 2026* ## Verdict Pick examor when license: examor is AGPL-3.0, awesome is CC0-1.0; pick awesome when license: awesome is CC0-1.0, examor is AGPL-3.0. [examor](https://github.com/codeacme17/examor) reports 1.1k GitHub stars, 64 forks, and 2 open issues, last pushed Jun 18, 2025. [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) has 484k stars, 36k forks, and 92 open issues, last pushed Jun 30, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [examor's repository](https://github.com/codeacme17/examor) and [awesome's repository](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome). | | [examor](/tools/codeacme17-examor.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | For students, scholars, interviewees and lifelong learners. Let LLMs assist you in learning 🎓 | 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources | | Stars | 1,068 | 484,026 | | Forks | 64 | 35,799 | | Open issues | 2 | 92 | | Language | TypeScript | - | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | AGPL-3.0 | CC0-1.0 | | Categories | LLM Frameworks | LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [examor](/tools/codeacme17-examor.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 388d | 11d | | Open issues (now) | 2 | 92 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/codeacme17-examor/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose examor if… - License: examor is AGPL-3.0, awesome is CC0-1.0. - Tags unique to examor: ebbinghaus-memory, claude2, gpt-4, openai. - Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ### Choose awesome if… - License: awesome is CC0-1.0, examor is AGPL-3.0. - Tags unique to awesome: resources, awesome-list. - More GitHub stars (484k vs 1.1k) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use examor - Last GitHub push was 389 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jun 18, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on examor. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use awesome - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between examor and awesome? examor: For students, scholars, interviewees and lifelong learners. Let LLMs assist you in learning 🎓. awesome: 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose examor over awesome? Choose examor over awesome when License: examor is AGPL-3.0, awesome is CC0-1.0; Tags unique to examor: ebbinghaus-memory, claude2, gpt-4, openai; Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ### When should I choose awesome over examor? Choose awesome over examor when License: awesome is CC0-1.0, examor is AGPL-3.0; Tags unique to awesome: resources, awesome-list; More GitHub stars (484k vs 1.1k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid examor? Last GitHub push was 389 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jun 18, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on examor. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid awesome? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is examor or awesome more popular on GitHub? awesome has more GitHub stars (484,026 vs 1,068). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are examor and awesome open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (examor: AGPL-3.0, awesome: CC0-1.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to examor or awesome? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [examor alternatives](/tools/codeacme17-examor/alternatives) and [awesome alternatives](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives) ([examor markdown twin](/tools/codeacme17-examor/alternatives.md), [awesome markdown twin](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/codeacme17-examor-vs-sindresorhus-awesome.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, examor or awesome? examor: Dormant. awesome: Active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for examor and awesome? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [examor trust report](/tools/codeacme17-examor/trust); [awesome trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=codeacme17-examor`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=codeacme17-examor) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_