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• alemem64/noxioniteTurns a Notion workspace into a fast, fully designed personal blog by pulling your Notion pages and publishing
• alpunlu12-commits/jarvisJarvis is a project named Jarvis AI Asistan whose README only links to Mac and Windows installation videos, wi
• auroranest/modify_positioningA no-root Android app that injects a chosen fake GPS location into the phone's standard location system for de
• bodmer/openweatherAn Arduino library that lets small microcontroller boards like the Raspberry Pi Pico W and ESP32 fetch live we
• dagroup-pku/physisforcingA training-time framework from Peking University and NVIDIA that makes AI-generated robot manipulation videos
• dhh/conductorConductor is a visual web interface for Ruby on Rails that lets developers run common command-line tasks by cl
• duggasco/bc250-40cu-unlockLinux amdgpu kernel patch that re-enables the 16 factory-disabled compute units on the AMD BC-250 ex-PS5 board
• ghostzeroragefrostzerosile0111567/crypto-mining-node-utilityA Windows desktop app for configuring and monitoring proof-of-work cryptocurrency mining node operations, dist
• gradium-ai/gradbotAn open-source framework for building voice agents that handles the audio plumbing between speech recognition,
• gskinnerteam/flutter-stats-flstatsfl is a simple performance overlay for Flutter apps that shows a real-time FPS graph on your screen. You
• johnettesadorra45447443493/beammp-hubA Windows desktop app that organizes BeamNG.drive vehicle configurations, profiles, and BeamMP multiplayer ser
• ltczding-gif/ref-downloaderref-downloader takes a paper's DOI or PDF and automatically downloads every reference it cites as a PDF, using
• makinux/adversarial-panelA Claude Code skill that has multiple AI models independently answer a question, attack each other's answers,
• netease-youdao/confucius4-ttsA NetEase Youdao text-to-speech system that clones a voice from a short sample and speaks it in any of 14 lang
• openclaw/docsA publishing pipeline that takes English documentation, automatically translates it into multiple languages us
• simonw/micropython-wasmA Python package that runs small MicroPython code snippets inside a sandboxed WebAssembly container, with no f
• somnusochi/vlm-autoyoloA web platform that auto-labels images and video with AI based on a text description, then trains a YOLO objec
• tristanbrotherton/openclaw-voice-call-realtimeA plugin that lets an AI assistant on the OpenClaw platform make and receive real phone calls, using Twilio fo
• uf-hy/cpa-plugin-codexcompA Go plugin for CLIProxyAPI that detects when certain GPT-5.5 models cut off their reasoning mid-thought and a
• wasasquatch/comfyui_viewer_openreel_extensionA ComfyUI extension that embeds the OpenReel video editor so you can trim, add effects, and add text overlays
• yanliudesign/job-description-skillA Claude skill that reads a job description and your resume, then produces an HTML report on whether and how t
• zengweishuai/scalebfmScaleBFM is the in-progress code release for a research paper on a foundation model for humanoid robot behavio
• articulite/bettercopyA free Windows tool that makes copying and deleting files faster by using multiple threads and smart queues. I
• chojs23/lazyagentA terminal and browser dashboard that shows you in real time what your AI coding assistant is doing, including
• dcdmllm/instructsamA research model that segments individual objects in an image from a plain-language description, category name
• esmabakircioglu474573898/revo-uninstallerA Windows uninstaller tool that claims to clean up leftover files and registry entries after removing programs
• g69995865146/paint-ai-3dA Python digital painting app that claims AI-powered brushes, layers, and material effects for 3D art, though
• gmboquet/mixleA Python library that automatically figures out and trains statistical or neural models from messy, mixed data
• it-is-sean/macos-window-stylerA native Mac app that lets you switch your window style between classic and modern macOS looks with one click.
• kadirtopaloglu668878815/team-fortress-2-moddingA Node.js-based mod framework for Team Fortress 2 that gives developers reusable project structure, build tool
• kubraberberoglu988540743/gacha-game-simul-2A Node.js command-line tool that simulates millions of gacha game pulls offline, so developers can test drop r
• mailfrsh409330/ios-jailbreak-softwareA generic-looking collection of scripts claiming to jailbreak iOS devices from Windows or macOS, though the RE
• palaiologos1453/openinterviewA locally-run AI mock interview tool for Java backend and AI development jobs, with a 700+ question bank, scor
• ruanyf/openrecord-demosA step-by-step Node.js tutorial with 14 example scripts teaching database ORM patterns using OpenRecord, a lib
• ruanyf/travis-ci-demoA hands-on tutorial repo that teaches beginners how to set up Travis CI to automatically test Node.js code on
• slavasexton/comfyui-ocioAdds professional Nuke-style color management to ComfyUI, letting users read, grade, and write color-accurate
• thiagofinch/mega-brainA local-first knowledge system for Claude Code that turns your videos, PDFs, and notes into a searchable AI br
• yuecheng919/gemdepthA research model that estimates how far away objects are in video footage while keeping depth stable and consi
• zanwei/liquid-connector-web-componentA dependency-free web component that recreates a liquid card-to-prompt animation using real SVG path math inst
• auucoder/gptgrok2apiA self hosted gateway that turns GPT and Grok subscription accounts into an OpenAI-compatible API, bundled wit
• brendangregg/perfmodelsA collection of R and gnuplot scripts that model system scalability using Amdahl's Law, the Universal Scalabil
• derekh-233/amdlA Windows desktop app with a dark web-style interface that wraps the open-source gamdl engine to download song
• doanlong1412/ha-optimizerA Home Assistant add-on that finds and safely cleans up leftover entities, broken automations, and database bl
• juneyaooo/nihaixiaAn AI assistant skill that searches a large archive of Ni Haixia's Traditional Chinese Medicine course materia
• kalypsokichu-code/awesome-selfhosted-picksA curated list of 60 self-hostable open-source projects that can replace common SaaS tools, organized by categ
• kanna12580/kk-knowledge-agentA lightweight knowledge base tool that stores and searches your documents by meaning, exposed as an MCP tool A
• kerimkuday145606706/spoof-h-w-i-d-2A command-line tool that lets your PC report a different hardware identifier, used for testing hardware-depend
• kitlangton/cellshotA Rust CLI and library for driving and capturing terminal applications: send keystrokes, screenshot output, an
• legenddriftragemystic6648212/ph-content-download-2026A Windows desktop app that downloads videos from adult content sites like PornHub by pasting in a URL and pick
• lilxyzw/shader-coreA modular shader system for Unity that lets developers write platform independent shader modules while keeping
• lq-259/legado_flutterA cross-platform rewrite of the Legado e-book reading app, using Flutter for the interface and Rust for fast c
• madnanrizqu/vibe-cv-resumeA LaTeX-based CV template and workflow that lets you edit your resume with AI coding assistants and version co
• mattj85/spookiuiA terminal app that lets you browse and edit every Ghostty terminal setting with live preview, without hand ed
• mestankunter321391207/sketchup-vortex-pro-2026A repository claiming to offer a fully activated copy of SketchUp Pro, but it is not an official Trimble relea
• midudev/subvid.appA browser-only tool that generates, edits, translates, and exports video subtitles using AI, with nothing uplo
• nettitude/clr-stompA Cobalt Strike plugin for authorized red team testing that loads a payload while disguising it as a legitimat
• okxfilipina27079627/splatoon-raiders-pcA Splatoon-style ink battle multiplayer game for Windows PC with team matches and randomly generated maps.
• olsenbrands/fable-foremanA Claude Code skill that has your strongest AI model plan and review work while cheaper AI workers do the impl
• pickrui/oixcloud-external-proxy-programA macOS menu bar app that logs into an oixCloud proxy subscription, connects it to the Surge proxy client, and
• trianglefalcon/kms-tools-portable-2026-last-versionAppears to be a Windows/Office activation tool package based on its name and topics, but no README is availabl
• trueugenee/ai-linux-webapp-wrapperA tiny Electron template that wraps one website into a frameless desktop window on Linux, with strict security
• wan-video/wan-skillsPlug-in skills that let AI assistants generate images and create PowerPoint slide decks on their own, powered
• aelyo-softworks/aotrinoA framework for building Electron-like Windows desktop apps as a single small executable using .NET AOT and th
• agg23/fpga-gameandwatchPlay classic 1980s Nintendo Game and Watch handheld games on modern FPGA retro gaming devices like the Analogu
• dgeloe4-yb/market-pilotA market research prototype that keeps AI generated summaries traceable to real evidence, separating direct fa
• dtolnay/serde-starlarkA Rust library that generates valid Starlark build configuration files automatically from Rust structs, for us
• edengilbertus/terminalphoneA single Bash script that lets two or more people have anonymous, encrypted walkie-talkie style voice and text
• emrekaya567787616/cursor-ai-pro-download-2026A Windows installer that claims to unlock paid Cursor AI Pro features for free by patching an existing local i
• gao-pooh/paper-scraperA Python tool that searches and batch-downloads academic PDFs from ScienceDirect and INFORMS using your instit
• jamonygr/certified-terraform-associate-azure-editionA 40 lesson study course teaching Terraform infrastructure skills through Azure examples, built to prepare lea
• joeseesun/qiaomu-heavyskillA Claude Code skill that runs several independent AI agents on the same hard question in parallel, then uses O
• joeseesun/qiaomu-youtube-ai-podcastA curated static website index of AI podcasts with Chinese translations, transcript tracking, and AI generated
• lingxiaoyiyu-hub/grok-register-winA Windows and Linux tool with a web panel that automates signing up for Grok (xAI) accounts using disposable e
• mallydev2/discordlyricsA Discord client plugin that turns your custom status into live, line-synced lyrics of the song you are playin
• modelscope/flowraFlowra lets developers wrap machine learning models and data-processing code into reusable visual blocks that
• primeintellect-ai/experiments-autonomous-speedrunningA raw research archive showing two AI agents, Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, independently competing to optimiz
• priscilla6930reed6237/spotad-2026A modified Spotify client claiming to unlock premium features like ad removal and offline downloads without a
• tengo77/auto-2026A repository claiming to offer a full activated version of AutoCAD 2026, but it is not an official Autodesk re
• tor-browser-download/tor-browserAn unofficial repository offering a Tor Browser download that is not from the Tor Project and asks users to di
• trystan-sa/rprocA Linux desktop app that shows live CPU, memory, disk, and network activity, styled after the Windows 11 Task
• u7079256/paperjuryA Claude Code skill that stress-tests a research paper before submission using simulated reviewers, a jury, an
• vizzletf/luci-theme-footstrapFootstrap is a fast, customizable theme for the LuCI web admin interface used by OpenWrt routers, with browser
• wallach-game/bashumerateA fast command line tool for running the same command repeatedly over files, lines, ranges, or lists, built as
• wanshuiyin/aris-in-ai-offerBilingual ML interview cheat-sheet pack on LLMs, diffusion, RLHF, agents, and MoE, with foundations, 25 tiered
• weicj/vllm-2080ti-definitiveA fork of vLLM tuned to run large AI language models fast on a pair of older, affordable RTX 2080 Ti GPUs link
• xec412/xeraldrXeraLdr is a Windows tool for red team security researchers that secretly runs hidden payloads while evading d
• xinyan-cxy/opencofThe paper repository for OpenCoF, a research project on teaching video generation models to reason through con
• yuyancloud/websitelistA repository that publishes the current working domain names for the Yuyan Cloud service, updated as domains g
• zhaojingru-ai/multimodal-interview-systemA prototype interview system that generates questions from a resume and job description, then scores video ans
• zju-real/sdarA research codebase that trains AI agents to complete multi-step tasks faster and more stably by having them l
• angelikapaup18086645729/godot-centerA Windows desktop app that centralizes managing Godot addons, plugins, shaders, and project resources.
• astrovela/vaneA multimodal data engine built on a DuckDB fork that lets you process images, video, audio, and text and run L
• burke/mongosphinxA Ruby library that connects MongoDB with the Sphinx search engine to add Google-like full-text search to Rail
• busung-dev/root-my-galaxyA one-click rooting app for a specific list of supported Samsung Galaxy phones, using KernelSU.
• clayboxerreproduce/meccha-chameleon-toolAn external Windows tool that overlays ESP, a color picker, and a radar onto the hide and seek game MECCHA CHA
• cy-christin/xrw-alubmA Remix and Cloudflare Pages powered photo gallery frontend with a justified layout, lightbox viewer, dark and
• duolahypercho/fusion-fableA Claude Code skill that sends a hard question to several AI models in parallel, then has a judge model synthe
• fiberjw/one-punch-fitnessA mobile workout app inspired by One Punch Man that lets you log exercises, time sessions with built-in timers
• georgemccloy72990017530/tiktok-live-recorderv26A Windows desktop app for recording TikTok live streams to your computer for offline playback.
• germainenarvaez46414207185/homeassistant-v26A Windows desktop app that centralizes managing Home Assistant integrations, custom components, add-ons, and H

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