ponytail vs pixelfx

Claude Code Plugin rivals. Both tagged claude-code-plugin, agent-skills. Six rounds of real GitHub data, an AI referee, and the crowd picks a side.

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DietrichGebert/ponytail: 188,787 stars, JavaScript. Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
patch-gg/pixelfx: 6,874 stars, JavaScript. 244 pixel art effects, every one a small piece of code. Plus a Claude Code skill to make your own.

ponytail vs pixelfx: tale of the tape

GitHub data as of November 11, 2026

ponytail has 27.5 times as many GitHub stars as pixelfx (188,787 vs 6,874). In the last 6 days, ponytail gained more stars: +3,863 (+2.1%) against +1,769 (+34.7%) for pixelfx. ponytail saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 361 commits, against 9 for pixelfx. ponytail is the older project (created June 2026), pixelfx started in October 2026. Both are written mainly in JavaScript.

	DietrichGebert/ponytail	patch-gg/pixelfx
Stars	188,787	6,874
Stars gained, last 6 days	+3,863	+1,769
Growth, last 6 days	+2.1%	+34.7%
Avg. stars per day since creation	1,242	573
Forks	10,493	898
Commits, last 52 weeks	361	9
Open issues	211	11
Best Repocharts rank today	#2 in Dev Tools	#21 in Rising
Language	JavaScript	JavaScript
License	MIT	MIT
Created	Jun 12, 2026	Oct 30, 2026
Last push	Oct 29, 2026	Nov 9, 2026

Quick answers

Which is more popular, ponytail or pixelfx?

ponytail has 27.5 times as many GitHub stars as pixelfx (188,787 vs 6,874) (Repocharts data as of November 11, 2026).

Which is growing faster, ponytail or pixelfx?

In the last 6 days, ponytail gained more stars: +3,863 (+2.1%) against +1,769 (+34.7%) for pixelfx.

Which is more actively developed?

ponytail saw more development in the last 52 weeks with 361 commits, against 9 for pixelfx.

What languages are ponytail and pixelfx written in?

Both are written mainly in JavaScript.

How does RepoClash compare ponytail and pixelfx?

RepoClash scores both repositories in six rounds (popularity, momentum, activity, community, maintenance and freshness) from public GitHub data, adds an AI referee's verdict and lets developers vote for their favorite. Star counts are updated daily.