---
title: "awesome vs yao-open-prompts"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/sindresorhus-awesome-vs-yaojingang-yao-open-prompts"
tools: ["sindresorhus-awesome", "yaojingang-yao-open-prompts"]
---

# awesome vs yao-open-prompts

*GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 2026*

## Verdict

Pick awesome when license: awesome is CC0-1.0, yao-open-prompts is Other; pick yao-open-prompts when license: yao-open-prompts is Other, awesome is CC0-1.0.

[awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) reports 484k GitHub stars, 36k forks, and 92 open issues, last pushed Jun 30, 2026. [yao-open-prompts](https://yaojingang.github.io/yao-open-prompts/) has 2.6k stars, 425 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Jun 27, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome's repository](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) and [yao-open-prompts's repository](https://github.com/yaojingang/yao-open-prompts).

| | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | [yao-open-prompts](/tools/yaojingang-yao-open-prompts.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | 😎 Awesome lists about all kinds of interesting topics | Yao Open Prompts: A Chinese-language AI prompt library for work, learning, content, marketing, and everyday life. |
| Stars | 484,026 | 2,610 |
| Forks | 35,799 | 425 |
| Open issues | 92 | 0 |
| Language | - | Python |
| Adopt for | A curated collection of resources on a variety of technological topics, emphasizing hardware and robotics. | - |
| Persona | - | - |
| Runtime | - | - |
| License | CC0-1.0 | Other |
| Categories | Developer Tools | LLM Frameworks |

## Trust and health

_Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._

| | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | [yao-open-prompts](/tools/yaojingang-yao-open-prompts.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Days since push | 11d | 14d |
| Open issues (now) | 92 | 0 |
| Full report | [trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/yaojingang-yao-open-prompts/trust.md) |

## Decision facts: awesome

- **Adopt for:** A curated collection of resources on a variety of technological topics, emphasizing hardware and robotics.

## Choose when

### Choose awesome if…

- License: awesome is CC0-1.0, yao-open-prompts is Other.
- Tags unique to awesome: awesome, awesome-list, lists, resources.
- Also covers Developer Tools.
- When you need well-organized access to diverse technical subjects from IoT to robotics

### Choose yao-open-prompts if…

- License: yao-open-prompts is Other, awesome is CC0-1.0.
- Tags unique to yao-open-prompts: ai, chinese-prompts, geo, prompt-engineering.
- Also covers LLM Frameworks.

## When NOT to use awesome

- If seeking specific coding frameworks or libraries for software development rather than hardware-focused resources
- In scenarios requiring real-time interactive support or forums, as the content is static lists without active discussion

## When NOT to use yao-open-prompts

- 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 awesome and yao-open-prompts?

awesome: 😎 Awesome lists about all kinds of interesting topics. yao-open-prompts: Yao Open Prompts: A Chinese-language AI prompt library for work, learning, content, marketing, and everyday life.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.

### When should I choose awesome over yao-open-prompts?

Choose awesome over yao-open-prompts when License: awesome is CC0-1.0, yao-open-prompts is Other; Tags unique to awesome: awesome, awesome-list, lists, resources; Also covers Developer Tools; When you need well-organized access to diverse technical subjects from IoT to robotics.

### When should I choose yao-open-prompts over awesome?

Choose yao-open-prompts over awesome when License: yao-open-prompts is Other, awesome is CC0-1.0; Tags unique to yao-open-prompts: ai, chinese-prompts, geo, prompt-engineering; Also covers LLM Frameworks.

### When should I avoid awesome?

If seeking specific coding frameworks or libraries for software development rather than hardware-focused resources In scenarios requiring real-time interactive support or forums, as the content is static lists without active discussion

### When should I avoid yao-open-prompts?

LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

### Is awesome or yao-open-prompts more popular on GitHub?

awesome has more GitHub stars (484,026 vs 2,610). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.

### Are awesome and yao-open-prompts open source?

Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome: CC0-1.0, yao-open-prompts: Other).

### Where can I find alternatives to awesome or yao-open-prompts?

GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome alternatives](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives) and [yao-open-prompts alternatives](/tools/yaojingang-yao-open-prompts/alternatives) ([awesome markdown twin](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives.md), [yao-open-prompts markdown twin](/tools/yaojingang-yao-open-prompts/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/sindresorhus-awesome-vs-yaojingang-yao-open-prompts.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.

### Which is better maintained, awesome or yao-open-prompts?

awesome: Active. yao-open-prompts: 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 awesome and yao-open-prompts?

GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust); [yao-open-prompts trust report](/tools/yaojingang-yao-open-prompts/trust).

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=sindresorhus-awesome`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=sindresorhus-awesome)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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