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• linuxserver/docker-swagSWAG is a single Docker container that bundles Nginx, automatic free SSL certificates, and brute-force IP bloc
• lienol/openwrtA community fork of OpenWrt, the Linux-based router operating system that replaces your router's factory firmw
• skindhu/build-a-large-language-model-cnA Chinese translation of Sebastian Raschka's book that teaches you how to build a GPT-style language model fro
• software-mansion/react-native-screensReact Native Screens makes mobile app navigation feel smoother by handing screen transitions and memory manage
• steamclienthomebrew/millenniumMillennium is an open-source mod framework for the Steam desktop app that lets you install custom themes to ch
• alexflint/galliumA Go library for building macOS desktop apps with an HTML/JavaScript interface, powered by an embedded Chromiu
• chiphuyen/python-is-coolA Jupyter notebook teaching intermediate Python tricks (lambdas, generators, decorators, itertools) useful for
• deepractice/promptxGives Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools switchable expert personas and cross-session memory via natural conve
• endernewton/tf-faster-rcnnA deprecated TensorFlow implementation of Faster RCNN, a neural network approach to detecting objects in image
• overv/vulkantutorialThe source content behind vulkan-tutorial.com, a free step-by-step guide to learning the Vulkan graphics API i
• ra1028/differencekitA fast Swift library that calculates list differences so iOS and macOS apps can animate row changes smoothly.
• straight-tamago/misaka26A Mac app that unlocks hidden iPhone/iPad customization features by exploiting an Apple bug, no jailbreak need
• thecodeholic/php-developer-roadmapA free, step-by-step learning roadmap with linked video tutorials for becoming a PHP web developer from scratc
• upper/dbA Go data access layer that lets apps work with Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, and more through one consistent inte
• you-dont-need/you-dont-needA curated link list of guides showing that popular libraries like Lodash, jQuery, Moment.js, and Redux can oft
• aerolab/midnight.jsA jQuery plugin that automatically swaps a website's fixed navbar style as different page sections scroll into
• arpit-omprakash/100projectsofcodeA curated list of 100 coding project ideas across eight categories to help developers practice by building rea
• mac-s-g/react-json-viewA React component that renders JSON data as an expandable, editable tree view in the browser.
• tyrrrz/youtubeexplodeA C# library that lets .NET apps download YouTube videos, audio, captions, and metadata without an official AP
• async-graphql/async-graphqlA Rust library for building fast, safe GraphQL API servers with async support and integrations for popular Rus
• clojure-emacs/ciderAn Emacs plugin that turns the editor into a full interactive development environment for the Clojure programm
• race604/zhihudaily-react-nativeA React Native reference app showing how to build a shared Android and iOS client for the Zhihu Daily content
• sngyai/sequoia-xA Python system that scans the Chinese stock market daily for technical chart patterns and sends alerts to a F
• tobi/tryA single-file Ruby command-line tool that gives every throwaway coding experiment a dated home folder and inst
• hasherezade/pe-sieveA Windows security tool that scans running processes for signs of malware injection and extracts the suspiciou
• nestybox/sysboxAn open-source container runtime that lets Linux containers safely run Docker, Kubernetes, or a full init syst
• nodejs/corepackCorepack, bundled with Node.js, automatically installs and uses the correct version of Yarn, pnpm, or npm for
• odigos-io/odigosOdigos automatically adds distributed tracing to apps running in Kubernetes, using eBPF so no code changes are
• tuhinshubhra/red_hawkRED HAWK is a PHP command-line tool that scans a website for information and common security weaknesses for pe
• wangshub/rl-stockRL-Stock is a research project testing whether deep reinforcement learning can learn profitable stock trading
• zylann/godot_voxelGodot Voxel Tools is a Godot game engine add-on for building large, editable 3D voxel terrains like caves and
• kbandla/aptnotesAPTnotes is a curated, year-sorted index of links to publicly published research reports on state-sponsored cy
• apple/tensorflow_macosApple's discontinued pre-release fork of TensorFlow that added GPU-accelerated machine learning training on In
• archestra-ai/archestraArchestra is a centralized platform that lets companies safely deploy, manage, and secure AI tools that connec
• esrrhs/pingtunnelPingtunnel disguises TCP or UDP internet traffic as ping packets to bypass network restrictions that block nor
• nst/runtimebrowserRuntimeBrowser lets iOS and macOS developers browse and inspect all live Objective-C classes running on a devi
• pair-code/litLIT is a visual, browser-based tool that lets researchers inspect and understand why a trained machine learnin
• pim-book/programmers-introduction-to-mathematicsThis repository holds the Python companion code for the book 'A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics', run
• adrianhajdin/portfolioA Next.js developer portfolio template with 3D graphics and animations, built as a follow-along YouTube tutori
• ahmetb/go-linqgo-linq brings .NET-style LINQ query chaining, like filter, sort, and group, to Go collections such as slices,
• apple/swift-async-algorithmsSwift Async Algorithms is Apple's official library of pre-built tools for combining, timing, and filtering str
• csswizardry/css-guidelinesAn opinionated set of guidelines for writing manageable, maintainable CSS in team projects, now hosted at cssg
• panphora/overtypeOverType is a tiny, dependency-free JavaScript markdown editor that overlays a transparent textarea on a style
• princeton-nlp/simcseSimCSE is a research library that converts sentences into numerical embeddings so you can compare or search te
• axboe/liburingliburing is a C library that makes it easier to use io_uring, a Linux kernel feature for fast, asynchronous fi
• containersolutions/k8s-deployment-strategiesA reference collection of runnable Kubernetes examples showing six ways to release a new app version, from sim
• justjavac/replacegooglecdnReplaceGoogleCDN is a browser extension that redirects blocked Google-hosted web resources to faster mirrors f
• kunminx/linkage-recyclerviewLinkage-RecyclerView is an Android library that adds a two-panel linked category-and-item list, like a food de
• pyvista/pyvistaPyVista is a Python library for visualizing and analyzing 3D data like meshes, point clouds, and volumes in sc
• fabric8io/kubernetes-clientA Java library with a readable, sentence-like syntax for controlling Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters from co
• neiesc/awesome-minimalistA curated, alphabetized list of small, lightweight CSS and web frameworks across many languages, with links, l
• sebaxakerhtc/rdpwrap.iniA regularly updated configuration file that keeps the RDP Wrapper Library working on new Windows builds, enabl
• wonderunit/storyboarderStoryboarder is a minimal desktop drawing app for quickly sketching storyboards, playing them back as an anima
• alexaltea/orbitalOrbital is an early-stage, virtualization-based PlayStation 4 emulator aimed at researchers, requiring compila
• bigcapitalhq/bigcapitalBigcapital is open-source, self-hostable double-entry accounting and inventory software for small businesses,
• rs/curlieCurlie wraps curl with cleaner syntax and color-coded, readable output inspired by HTTPie, while keeping every
• thenetadmin/zjuthesisA LaTeX thesis template for Zhejiang University covering undergraduate through doctoral levels, usable via Ove
• badrisnarayanan/antigravity-claude-proxyA local proxy server that lets Claude Code and similar tools connect through Antigravity Cloud Code instead of
• charlesq34/pointnet2A research codebase that trains neural networks to classify and segment 3D point cloud data.
• genmoai/mochiAn open-source AI model that turns a text description into a short video clip.
• meliorence/react-native-render-htmlA React Native library that renders HTML content as native mobile UI components instead of a WebView.
• skorokithakis/cattA command-line tool that sends videos from your computer or the web to a Chromecast device on your TV.
• bhattsameer/bombersA reference index of scripts that send high volumes of automated messages to a phone number or email address.
• grananqvist/awesome-quant-machine-learning-tradingA curated list of books, courses, papers, and code for applying machine learning to quantitative trading.
• smarttoolfactory/jetpack-compose-tutorialsA hands-on tutorial series that teaches Android developers how to build UIs with Jetpack Compose.
• visualize-ml/book5_essentials-of-probability-and-statisticsCompanion Jupyter notebooks for a Chinese-language textbook on probability and statistics.
• yangwohenmai/lstmA Python tutorial series teaching how to use LSTM neural networks to forecast time-series data.
• jrjohansson/scientific-python-lecturesA series of Jupyter notebook lectures teaching scientific computing with Python, covering Numpy, Scipy, Matplo
• prettier/eslint-plugin-prettierAn ESLint plugin that runs Prettier behind the scenes and reports any formatting mismatch as an ESLint error,
• seisman/how-to-write-makefileA Chinese-language guide, built with Sphinx, that teaches developers how to write Makefiles for automating bui
• foso/jetpack-compose-playgroundA runnable collection of Jetpack Compose examples showing how to build Android UI layouts, components, and Mat
• gsconnect/gnome-shell-extension-gsconnectA GNOME Shell extension that brings KDE Connect features to Linux, letting your desktop share files, texts, no
• swiftlang/swift-syntaxThe official Swift library for parsing Swift code into a structured syntax tree, used as the foundation for Sw
• zenazn/gojiA minimal, unopinionated Go web framework handling URL routing, middleware, and graceful shutdown, now superse
• elastic/elasticsearch-netThe official .NET client for Elasticsearch, letting C# applications create indexes, store documents, and run s
• aws/aws-sdk-rubyThe official Ruby toolkit for calling Amazon Web Services, giving you one client object per AWS service like S
• playgameservices/play-games-plugin-for-unityA Unity plugin adding Google Play Games sign-in, achievements, leaderboards, and cloud saves to Android games
• sciactive/pnotifyA modular JavaScript/TypeScript library for showing toast, banner, modal, and desktop notifications in web app
• huburt-hu/newbieguideAn Android library that adds a chainable, first-time-user onboarding overlay highlighting specific views with
• keenanwoodall/deformA Unity package that lets you stack real-time mesh deformation effects on 3D models during gameplay, with mult
• mesa/mesaA Python library for agent-based modeling, letting you simulate many interacting agents and watch complex beha
• rawpython/remiA tiny Python library that renders GUIs in a web browser, so you build desktop-style apps in pure Python with
• dathere/qsvA fast Rust command line toolkit with dozens of composable commands for querying, cleaning, and transforming C
• edvin/tornadofxA lightweight, no longer maintained Kotlin framework for building JavaFX desktop apps with type-safe UI and CS
• fbeline/design-patterns-jsA reference repo implementing all 23 Gang of Four design patterns as runnable JavaScript code for learning.
• paceholder/nodeeditorA C++ Qt library for building node-based graph editors, usable for graph visualization or full dataflow progra
• xinyu1205/recognize-anythingA family of open source AI models (RAM++, RAM, Tag2Text) that automatically tag and caption what appears in an
• byt3bl33d3r/mitmfAn unmaintained Python framework for Man-In-The-Middle network attacks, now superseded by Bettercap.
• gaubert/gmvaultA command line tool that backs up and restores your Gmail account to a local folder, so you never lose your em
• antfu/vscode-file-nesting-configA settings snippet for VS Code that groups related files together in the file explorer, so config and generate
• lucasjinreal/tensorflow_poemsA neural network project that trains on classical Chinese poems and generates new poetry, including acrostic p
• yeahwu/v2ray-wssA one command shell script that sets up several encrypted proxy protocols, like V2ray and Hysteria2, on a Linu
• csfrequency/react-firebase-hooksA library of ready made React Hooks for Firebase, covering auth, Firestore, storage, cloud functions, messagin
• hendricius/pizza-doughA detailed recipe and web calculator for making Neapolitan style pizza dough at home using baker's math percen
• nuxt/contentA Nuxt module that turns Markdown, YAML, CSV, or JSON files in your project into a queryable content layer for
• oblador/hushA free Safari extension for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that blocks annoying cookie consent popups and tracking noti
• seblague/geographical-adventuresA work in progress Unity geography game, built in C#, where you deliver packages to countries using real world
• apache/incubator-heronAn Apache incubator project from Twitter for processing huge streams of real-time data, like tweets and clicks
• devmeremenko/xcodebenchmarkA benchmark that measures Xcode compilation time on your Mac by building a large Swift and CocoaPods project,
• fluidgroup/brightroomA Swift library for iOS that gives developers the building blocks to add a full, Instagram-style photo editor

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