--- title: "dr-doc-search vs awesome" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/namuan-dr-doc-search-vs-sindresorhus-awesome" tools: ["namuan-dr-doc-search", "sindresorhus-awesome"] --- # dr-doc-search vs awesome *GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 2026* ## Verdict Pick dr-doc-search when license: dr-doc-search is MIT, awesome is CC0-1.0; pick awesome when license: awesome is CC0-1.0, dr-doc-search is MIT. [dr-doc-search](https://github.com/namuan/dr-doc-search) reports 597 GitHub stars, 59 forks, and 6 open issues, last pushed Oct 1, 2024. [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 [dr-doc-search's repository](https://github.com/namuan/dr-doc-search) and [awesome's repository](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome). | | [dr-doc-search](/tools/namuan-dr-doc-search.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Converse with book - Built with GPT-3 | 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources | | Stars | 597 | 484,026 | | Forks | 59 | 35,799 | | Open issues | 6 | 92 | | Language | Python | - | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | | Categories | LLM Frameworks | LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [dr-doc-search](/tools/namuan-dr-doc-search.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 648d | 11d | | Open issues (now) | 6 | 92 | | Security scan | 300 low (300 low) | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/namuan-dr-doc-search/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose dr-doc-search if… - License: dr-doc-search is MIT, awesome is CC0-1.0. - Tags unique to dr-doc-search: gpt3, langchain, nlp-machine-learning, python. - Leaner open-issue backlog (6). ### Choose awesome if… - License: awesome is CC0-1.0, dr-doc-search is MIT. - Tags unique to awesome: awesome-list, resources. - More GitHub stars (484k vs 597) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use dr-doc-search - Last GitHub push was 649 days ago (dormant maintenance, Oct 1, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on dr-doc-search. - 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 dr-doc-search and awesome? dr-doc-search: Converse with book - Built with GPT-3. awesome: 😎 Curated list of awesome topics including hardware resources. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose dr-doc-search over awesome? Choose dr-doc-search over awesome when License: dr-doc-search is MIT, awesome is CC0-1.0; Tags unique to dr-doc-search: gpt3, langchain, nlp-machine-learning, python; Leaner open-issue backlog (6). ### When should I choose awesome over dr-doc-search? Choose awesome over dr-doc-search when License: awesome is CC0-1.0, dr-doc-search is MIT; Tags unique to awesome: awesome-list, resources; More GitHub stars (484k vs 597) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid dr-doc-search? Last GitHub push was 649 days ago (dormant maintenance, Oct 1, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on dr-doc-search. 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 dr-doc-search or awesome more popular on GitHub? awesome has more GitHub stars (484,026 vs 597). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are dr-doc-search and awesome open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (dr-doc-search: MIT, awesome: CC0-1.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to dr-doc-search or awesome? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [dr-doc-search alternatives](/tools/namuan-dr-doc-search/alternatives) and [awesome alternatives](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives) ([dr-doc-search markdown twin](/tools/namuan-dr-doc-search/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/namuan-dr-doc-search-vs-sindresorhus-awesome.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, dr-doc-search or awesome? dr-doc-search: 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 dr-doc-search and awesome? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [dr-doc-search trust report](/tools/namuan-dr-doc-search/trust); [awesome trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=namuan-dr-doc-search`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=namuan-dr-doc-search) - 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/_