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• jameskerr/react-arboristA React component for building fast, VS Code style tree-view panels with drag and drop, search, and virtualize
• johanneskaufmann/html-to-markdownA Go library and command-line tool that converts HTML, even entire websites, into clean Markdown text.
• arl/statsvizA Go library that adds a live, real-time browser dashboard showing memory, goroutines, and garbage collection
• copilotc-nvim/copilotchat.nvimA Neovim plugin that adds an AI chat window powered by GitHub Copilot Chat, letting you reference code and get
• dotnet/maui-samplesA Microsoft-maintained collection of example apps showing how to build cross-platform mobile and desktop apps
• eosphoros-ai/awesome-text2sqlA curated list of research papers, datasets, and tools about Text-to-SQL, the problem of turning plain English
• frictionalgames/amnesiathedarkdescentThe C++ source code for the horror game Amnesia: The Dark Descent, released for study and modding.
• geuis/helium-cssA browser-based tool that scans your site's pages to find CSS rules that are never actually used, so you can s
• melvin-abraham/google-assistant-unofficial-desktop-clientAn unofficial desktop app that brings Google Assistant to Windows, macOS, and Linux with a Chrome OS style int
• simplemobiletools/simple-calendarAn open source, offline Android calendar app with event reminders, CalDAV syncing, and no ads.
• tibold/svg-explorer-extensionA Windows Explorer add-on that shows real thumbnail previews for SVG files instead of blank icons.
• cinnyapp/cinnyA clean, modern web client for the Matrix open messaging protocol, built with React and TypeScript, that conne
• littlekernel/lkA small, portable operating system kernel for embedded systems, used as the bootloader in many Android phones.
• maplibre/martinA fast Rust tile server that turns PostGIS, PMTiles, or MBTiles data into map tiles for web maps.
• spegel-org/spegelA stateless tool that caches container images inside a Kubernetes cluster to speed up and stabilize image pull
• xiaohucode/yidaruleA rule-file collection that configures the Yida content reader app to pull text, audio, manga, and video sourc
• zouzhekang/yjypaperA crowdsourced record cataloguing alleged errors and misconduct claims found in a specific master's thesis.
• dataherald/dataheraldA natural-language-to-SQL system that lets non-technical users query a database in plain English.
• sandboxie/sandboxieA Windows application that runs programs in an isolated sandbox so any file system or registry changes are dis
• zserge/awficeA set of tiny, installation-free office tools (editor, spreadsheet, drawing, slides, code) that run as browser
• 34306/vphone-aioA single shell script that downloads and boots a large, pre-jailbroken virtual iPhone image on a Mac, accessed
• datawhalechina/thorough-pytorchA free, Chinese-language, group-based course that teaches PyTorch from the basics through advanced training te
• microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasksThe official source code for the built-in tasks (build, test, deploy steps) that ship with Microsoft's Azure P
• mistertea/eternalterminalEternal Terminal is a remote shell like SSH that automatically reconnects your session after network drops, IP
• pallets/quartAn async Python web framework built as a drop-in async version of Flask, from the same Pallets team.
• spotify/chartifyChartify is Spotify's Python charting library that uses one consistent data format and good default styles to
• tarantool/tarantoolTarantool is an in-memory database and Lua application server in one process, built for fast caches, queues, a
• ckb-next/ckb-nextAn open-source Linux driver for Corsair keyboards and mice that replicates Corsair's Windows/macOS CUE softwar
• emilbaehr/automatic-app-landing-pageA no-code Jekyll template that builds a free iOS app landing page on GitHub Pages, pulling app details automat
• godot-rust/gdnativegdnative lets you write Rust game logic for Godot 3, but it is no longer maintained now that Godot 4 users hav
• hujie-frank/senetOfficial code and pre-trained models for Squeeze-and-Excitation Networks (SENet), an image recognition techniq
• jsonrainbow/json-schemaA PHP library that validates JSON data against a JSON Schema, checking whether a document's fields match expec
• kent0n-li/chatdoctorA research project that fine-tunes Meta's LLaMA language model on real patient-doctor conversations so it can
• nesquena/rablRABL is a Ruby templating library for shaping API responses, letting you rename fields, nest records, and add
• rlcode/reinforcement-learningA collection of minimal, one-file-per-algorithm Python examples teaching reinforcement learning, from Grid Wor
• camsong/blogA personal blog by a Chinese front-end developer, published as GitHub issues, covering topics like JavaScript,
• kuingsmile/piclistA desktop app, forked from PicGo, that uploads images to cloud storage and also lets you browse, rename, and d
• opensumi/coreA TypeScript framework from Alibaba and Ant Group for building custom code editors and IDEs, with built-in sup
• psycopg/psycopg2The most widely used Python library for connecting to and querying a PostgreSQL database, written in C for spe
• react-native-community/hooksA React Native library that exposes device information like keyboard height, orientation, and accessibility se
• w3c/serviceworkerThe official W3C specification document for service workers, the browser technology behind offline web apps, w
• coding-solo/godot-mcpGodot MCP connects AI coding assistants to the Godot game engine so they can run projects, read errors, and ed
• google/fully-homomorphic-encryptionGoogle's project for making fully homomorphic encryption, computing on encrypted data without decrypting it, e
• pytorch/torchchattorchchat, from the PyTorch team, shows how to run large language models on laptops, servers, mobile devices,
• twinnydotdev/twinnyTwinny is a free VS Code extension that adds AI code completion and a chat panel, working with local models or
• darthsim/overmindOvermind is a command-line process manager that runs Procfile-defined services inside tmux for real-time, unbu
• geex-arts/django-jetDjango JET is a modern, mobile-friendly replacement theme for the default Django admin panel, with an optional
• mikechau/react-primer-draftA written primer teaching the core concepts of building single-page apps with React, written for an old versio
• neuraloperator/neuraloperatorNeuralOperator is a PyTorch library implementing Fourier Neural Operators, models that learn to predict physic
• spockframework/spockA testing framework for Java and Groovy that writes tests as readable specifications with labeled sections and
• fatfreecrm/fat_free_crmFat Free CRM is a self-hosted, open-source Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform for trackin
• kennymkchan/interview-questions-in-javascriptA collection of common JavaScript coding interview questions, each solved with commented ES5 and ES6 code and
• landgrey/pydictorA command-line tool that builds custom password wordlists for authorized security testing, with merging, filte
• paddlepaddle/awesome-deeplearningA free, all-in-one deep learning course library from Baidu's PaddlePaddle team, with videos, a Q&A knowledge b
• hkuds/paper2slidesAn AI tool that automatically turns a research paper, report, or document into a presentation slide deck or po
• joeseesun/qiaomu-anything-to-notebooklmA Claude Code skill that converts articles, videos, PDFs, and other content into podcasts, slides, or reports
• m66b/netguardA no-root Android app that lets you block or allow internet access per app, using a local on-device VPN with n
• oliver006/redis_exporterA monitoring bridge that reads Redis or Valkey statistics and exposes them in a format Prometheus can collect
• vijishmadhavan/artlineA deep learning model that turns portrait photos into hand-drawn style line art, runnable free in a browser vi
• aws/aws-sdk-js-v3AWS's official JavaScript/TypeScript SDK, split into per-service packages so apps only install and ship the AW
• city96/comfyui-ggufA ComfyUI add-on that lets you load quantized GGUF AI image models, shrinking VRAM needs on consumer GPUs.
• irinesistiana/mosdnsA Go-based DNS forwarder that supports encrypted DNS protocols and can also act as a DNS proxy or server.
• litesuits/android-commonA lightweight (under 50KB) collection of ready-made Android utility classes for logging, image handling, netwo
• ploomber/ploomberA Python tool that turns notebooks or scripts into structured, cached data pipelines that run locally and depl
• tomasr/molokaiA dark, colorful color scheme for the Vim text editor, ported from the popular TextMate Monokai theme.
• x-motemen/ghqghq organizes all your Git repository clones under one root directory, sorted by remote URL path, so you can f
• milanm/dotnet-developer-roadmapA visual, seniority-organized learning roadmap covering over 260 .NET tools, frameworks, and concepts for begi
• seatgeek/thefuzzA Python library for fuzzy string matching that scores how similar two strings are, useful for autocomplete, d
• swar/nba_apiA Python package that wraps NBA.com's internal data feeds so you can pull player stats, team records, and live
• 100apps/openshareAn Objective-C iOS library for sharing content to WeChat, QQ, Weibo, and Renren without integrating each platf
• conduktor/kafka-stack-docker-composeReady-made Docker Compose files that spin up a full local Apache Kafka environment with one command.
• facepunch/facepunch.steamworksA C# library that lets game developers connect their game to Steam features like achievements, friends, and cl
• freefq/tutorialsA short Chinese-language walkthrough for setting up the V2RayN proxy client on Windows.
• ful1e5/bibata_cursorA popular open-source mouse cursor theme with a clean, material-design look for Linux and Windows.
• keepfool/vue-tutorialsA Chinese-language collection of Vue.js code examples and tutorials, pairing written explanations with live de
• paypal/glamorousA deprecated CSS-in-JS library for styling React components with JavaScript, originally from PayPal; users are
• telegrambots/telegram.botThe most widely used C# client library for Telegram's Bot API, letting .NET developers build Telegram bots wit
• tildearrow/furnaceA free tracker for making chiptune music using emulated sound chips from old computers and game consoles.
• wsa-community/wsagascriptShell scripts that patch Windows Subsystem for Android to add Google Play and Google services, which Microsoft
• cli-guidelines/cli-guidelinesA written guide with practical rules for building command-line programs that behave consistently, based on upd
• micromodal/micromodalA tiny, dependency-free JavaScript library for building accessible modal dialogs on websites.
• mihail911/modern-software-dev-assignmentsA Stanford course repository holding Python programming assignments for CS146S, The Modern Software Developer.
• next-gpt/next-gptA research AI model that can take in and generate text, images, video, and audio in one conversation.
• opencontainers/runtime-specThe official standard document defining how software containers like Docker should be built and run.
• rafalwilinski/express-status-monitorA drop-in Express middleware that adds a live dashboard of server metrics like CPU, memory, and response time.
• scenic-views/scenicA Ruby gem that lets Rails apps manage database views with versioned SQL files and regular, reversible migrati
• unikraft/unikraftA toolkit for building tiny, ultra-fast virtual machines called unikernels that run one application each.
• winscp/winscpA free Windows file manager for transferring files to remote servers over SFTP, FTP, SCP, and more.
• kailong321200875/vue-element-plus-adminA feature-rich Vue 3 and TypeScript admin panel template with menus, permissions, and theming ready to use out
• mrgemy95/tensorflow-project-templateA folder and class template for TensorFlow deep learning projects, so you inherit base classes instead of rebu
• raboof/nethogsA command-line Linux tool that shows which running program is using your network bandwidth right now, grouped
• yue/yueA C++ library for building native desktop GUI apps on Windows, macOS, and Linux from one codebase, with Node.j
• yunyang1994/tensorflow-yolov3A TensorFlow implementation of YOLOv3 that detects and boxes objects like people, cars, and animals in images
• benbjohnson/thesecretlivesofdataThe Secret Lives of Data is a site with interactive animations that show step by step how distributed systems
• derv82/wifiteWifite is an old, unmaintained Python script that automates wireless network security audits on Linux by chain
• imskyleen/animate-uiAnimate UI is a library of copy-paste animated React components built with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Motio
• kennethreitz/responderResponder is a Python framework for building HTTP APIs, similar to Flask but built on Starlette with async sup
• lanqian528/chat2apiChat2API lets you call ChatGPT's website using the same request format as the official OpenAI API, without nee
• opendilab/di-engineA Python framework with dozens of ready-made reinforcement learning algorithms for running and comparing decis
• ihmily/streamcapStreamCap is a desktop and web app that automatically records live streams from over 40 platforms like TikTok,

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