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• akarshsatija/wegoA terminal weather app that shows forecasts with ASCII art icons, so developers can check the weather without
• akarshsatija/wv-slider-tilesA lightweight HTML slider and carousel component built for use inside mobile app web views, letting users swip
• akash190104/linkfreeLinkFree is a free, open-source alternative to Linktree that gives you a single shareable page for all your li
• akashsingh3031/mkdocs-materialTurn plain text files into a polished, searchable documentation website with a modern look. Write in Markdown
• akashsingh3031/python-librariesA collection of Jupyter Notebooks showing worked, runnable examples of various Python libraries, meant as a ha
• aki77/apollo-toolingApollo CLI is a command-line tool that keeps frontend apps in sync with their GraphQL backend, catching data r
• alanshaw/framojisFramojis is a real-time collaborative tool for building shared emoji grid art, storing each finished grid on d
• alazi900-coder/zelda-arabic-magicA web app built with Lovable featuring a Zelda and Arabic magic theme. It uses React, TypeScript, and Tailwind
• alce/yogajsA JavaScript repository with no README or documentation, making its purpose unclear from available information
• alerque/contribA community toolbox of small utility scripts shared by Arch Linux team members, serving as a staging area wher
• alerque/coreutilsA from-scratch rewrite of GNU coreutils (ls, cp, cat, etc.) in Rust that works as a drop-in replacement across
• alerque/cosmoCosmo is a safe templating engine for Lua that lets you fill in placeholders in text templates without the sec
• alerque/keyboardFossify Keyboard is a privacy-focused Android keyboard app that works entirely offline with no internet permis
• alerque/orcaslicer-bambulab-historyA fork of OrcaSlicer that restores remote, over-the-internet control and monitoring of Bambu Lab 3D printers,
• alerque/perseusPerseus is a Rust framework for building fast web apps, similar to Next.js but for Rust. It supports static, s
• alerque/ptable.sileA plugin for the SILE typesetting system that adds tables, paragraph boxes, and framed boxes for creating poli
• alerque/ratholeA lightweight tunneling tool that exposes private-network services to the public internet through a server you
• alerque/silex.sileSILE is a tool for making nicely formatted documents. This project adds extra features and fixes on top of it
• alerque/vim-justA Vim and Neovim plugin that adds syntax highlighting for justfiles, making task definitions in the 'just' com
• alexander-gekov/media-bazar-appA custom application built for a client called Media Bazar, written in C#. The project has no documentation, s
• alexcrichton/target-lexiconA Rust library that parses target triples like x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu into structured data, so compilers and
• alexcrichton/xnnpackXNNPACK is a library that makes neural network inference faster on phones, browsers, and servers by optimizing
• alexkval/moment-in-rbA learning project showing how to use Moment.js for date formatting and math inside a React app, with a live d
• alexsjones/cluster-api-bootstrap-provider-microk8sThis project lets teams use MicroK8s, a lightweight Kubernetes, as the foundation for clusters managed by Clus
• alexzielenski/controller-runtimeA Go toolkit that provides the core building blocks for creating Kubernetes controllers, which automatically m
• alexzielenski/structured-merge-diffA Go library that lets multiple tools or people safely edit different parts of the same structured object with
• alfons-fhl/spark-moeA custom C and CUDA inference engine that runs the massive GLM-5.2 AI model on a single NVIDIA DGX Spark deskt
• algunenano/eulerA collection of C++ solutions to Project Euler's math and programming puzzles, useful for studying problem-sol
• alichraghi/linux-audio-headersA bundle of official Linux audio system definition files, packaged for easy use with the Zig build system so d
• alichraghi/mach-duskAn experimental, lightweight graphics toolkit written in Zig that gives apps a fast, minimal way to talk to th
• alichraghi/mach-glfw-vulkan-exampleA ready-made Zig code example that opens a 3D window using Vulkan graphics, saving you the painful setup of co
• alichraghi/mach-objc-generatorA tool that translates Apple's Objective-C libraries into Zig code so Zig programs can use Apple's Metal graph
• alichraghi/zineZine is a static site generator built in Zig that turns your content and templates into fast, pre-built web pa
• allentdan/fpn_tensorflowA TensorFlow implementation of Feature Pyramid Networks for object detection, helping computers find and box b
• allentdan/gitcleanerGitCleaner is a code-editor extension that wipes out leftover Python cache folders with one command, helping k
• allevo/provaThis repository has no README content available, so what the project actually does can't be determined from th
• allisonkarlitskaya/anaconda-webuiA web-based interface for Anaconda, the installer behind Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, guiding users th
• allquixotic/cmon-roo-codeZoo Code is a VS Code extension that adds an AI coding assistant directly in your editor. You describe what yo
• allquixotic/esoguildactivityaddonAn Elder Scrolls Online addon that tracks guild member activity over time by taking periodic snapshots of who
• allquixotic/esoplayerqueueaddonA World of Warcraft addon that helps players organize and join groups for dungeons and raids, making it easier
• allquixotic/grenjincalendarAn undocumented Groovy project that appears to be a calendar application or tool, but has no README or descrip
• allquixotic/jdiscordcalendarbotA Discord bot that automatically copies events from an Enjin website calendar into a Discord text channel, so
• allquixotic/mingw-packagesA collection of build scripts that help compile Linux and Unix software for Windows using the MSYS2 toolkit, b
• allquixotic/pretendyourexyzzyA self-hostable web version of the party game Cards Against Humanity. Run it on your own server so friends can
• allquixotic/tetrisA Tetris clone written in C++ that uses SDL and OpenGL for graphics and input. It is a complete, playable rema
• allquixotic/unitydoorstopUnity Doorstop lets you run custom C# code inside a Unity game or app before Unity starts up. It acts as a bri
• aloxaf/chat-plugin-wolframalphaA TypeScript plugin that connects a chatbot to Wolfram Alpha's API, so users can ask math, science, or factual
• aloxaf/jetbrainsruntime-for-linux-x64A custom Java runtime environment optimized for Linux, built automatically on a schedule so users get fresh ve
• amaanq/messagingA repo labeled as a messaging app, but the README is empty so its actual features and purpose aren't documente
• amaanq/rocksdbRocksDB is an embeddable storage engine library for fast, reliable data storage and retrieval at massive scale
• amilajack/gifskiGifski is a macOS app that converts video clips into high-quality animated GIFs with thousands of colors and s
• amritk/zod-to-tsA TypeScript library that automatically generates TypeScript type definitions from Zod validation schemas, so
• amureki/sweatbucksSweatBucks is a mobile-friendly web app that tracks how much each gym session costs you based on your monthly
• anak10thn/indonesian-asrA reference system for training an Indonesian speech-to-text model from scratch, with a browser-based recorder
• anatolelucet/environA Go library that reads and validates settings from environment variables automatically — converting types, ch
• andersk/altchaALTCHA is a self-hosted, privacy-first spam and bot protection widget that uses an invisible proof-of-work puz
• andreban/airhornA playful web app demo that plays an airhorn sound on button click, built to showcase offline-capable web apps
• andreban/proxxThis repository has no README content available, so its purpose, features, and intended audience can't be dete
• andres-mancera/recipesA personal collection of cooking recipes stored as plain text files on GitHub. There is no app or interface —
• andres-mancera/systemrdl.vimA Vim editor plugin that adds color-coded syntax highlighting for SystemRDL files, making it easier for hardwa
• andrewiggins/bitstreamBitstream is a small Java class that lets you read and write data one bit at a time instead of a full byte, us
• andrewsomething/packerAutomates building identical machine images across AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and other platforms from a single
• andrioni/junacl.jlA Julia package whose purpose isn't documented — the repository has no README content describing what it does,
• andris9/zone-logsA lightweight logging system for ZoneMTA that lets you look up the delivery history of any email by its queue
• androidpoet/fldocsfldocs is a command-line tool for searching and reading Flutter and Jetpack Compose documentation entirely off
• andy1li/kafka-forkedA developer's working fork of Apache Kafka, the open-source system that reliably moves large streams of data b
• andydotxyz/glfwLets Go programs use GLFW, a C library for opening windows and reading keyboard, mouse, and gamepad input, wit
• andydotxyz/gopherbotGopherbot is a Slack chatbot for the Go community that answers questions, reacts to messages, and announces Go
• anfernee/antreaAntrea is a networking and security plugin for Kubernetes clusters that manages how applications communicate a
• angrycaptain19/amundsenAmundsen is a search engine for company data — it helps analysts and engineers find the right tables, dashboar
• anil-matcha/aiA free toolkit that lets you add AI features to web apps using a single API, so you can switch between AI prov
• anil-matcha/autogenAutoGen lets you build apps where multiple specialized AI agents collaborate to solve complex tasks. It includ
• anil-matcha/crewaiA Python framework for building teams of AI agents that collaborate on complex tasks, each with specific roles
• anil-matcha/facenetFacenet is a tool that recognizes and compares human faces in photos by converting each face into a numeric fi
• anil-matcha/global-minima-contentThis repository has no README or documentation, so its purpose cannot be determined. The name vaguely suggests
• anil-matcha/iste-examly-sessionsA curated bookmark list of five well-known free resources for self-studying AI, deep learning, and statistical
• anil-matcha/litellmLiteLLM provides a single, consistent way to call over 100 different AI models from various providers. You can
• anil-matcha/matchacodesA beginner-friendly walkthrough in Jupyter Notebooks that turns a 2016 research paper on AI-designed neural ne
• anil-matcha/opencv_codesA collection of ready-to-use Python scripts for common computer vision tasks like face detection, edge detecti
• anil-matcha/pipedreamPipedream lets you connect apps and services so they automatically share data and trigger actions. Use pre-bui
• anil-matcha/practical-reinforcement-learning---coursera-advanced-machine-learningA collection of completed Jupyter notebook assignments from Coursera's Practical Reinforcement Learning course
• anil-matcha/webscrapingA simple Python script that fetches product reviews from Flipkart based on a search term. It acts like a brows
• anshuman852/kafka-connect-elasticsearch-sourceA connector that automatically copies new records from Elasticsearch into Kafka in real time. It tracks its po
• antflydb/antfly-cloudOfficial client tools for connecting your code to the Antfly Cloud service. Includes a command-line tool and S
• anton-petrov/dockerized-fastapi-redis-rq-task-queueA ready-to-run example web API that offloads slow or heavy tasks to background workers using a queue, so the A
• anton-petrov/hellogitA minimal repository with no README documentation. Based on the name, it appears to be a basic introductory ex
• aonez/microsoftsurfacemacaudiofixA small Mac background tool that automatically fixes audio glitches caused by the Microsoft Surface Thunderbol
• apaszke/bstA C++ repository called "bst" — no README content was available, so its exact purpose could not be determined
• apaszke/torch-neonA CMake-based repository whose README is empty, so its actual purpose and functionality can't be determined fr
• apeforest/claude-codeAn archived copy of Claude Code's leaked internal source, accidentally published via npm source maps, showing
• apeforest/doraemonA C++ toolkit of reusable debugging and testing helpers, like assertions and logging, so developers don't rewr
• apeforest/lingua-databricksA lightweight research toolkit from Meta for quickly training and evaluating new language model ideas on GPU c
• appleaa123/carsearchAn AI-powered car shopping assistant for buyers in the US and Canada. You chat with it about your needs and lo
• araq/lforcAn early-stage lock-free garbage collector for the Nim language, designed to free unused memory in multi-threa
• ardbiesheuvel/openplatformpkgOpenPlatformPkg provides platform-specific UEFI firmware code for hardware platforms like ARM servers that are
• areu01or00/smolagentsA lightweight library for building AI agents that write and execute Python code to complete complex tasks. It
• argosback/aura.sqlqueryA PHP library that builds SQL queries through method calls instead of hand-written SQL strings, supporting MyS
• argosback/dbforgeA Windows batch script that resets the 30-day free trial timer for dbForge Studio for MySQL by deleting the hi
• argosback/familytreeFamilyTree is a PHP web app for building and sharing interactive visual family trees. You add members, explore
• argosback/jcgenealogyA self-hosted web application for recording and displaying family trees. You install it on your own server so

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