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• ostris/ai-toolkitAn open-source toolkit for fine-tuning AI image, video, and audio generation models on consumer Nvidia GPUs, w
• knockout/knockoutA lightweight JavaScript library that automatically keeps your web page in sync with your data — when data cha
• signalapp/signal-serverThe open-source server software that powers Signal's encrypted private messaging service, handling message del
• microsoft/fluentui-system-iconsMicrosoft's official icon collection in regular and filled styles, packaged for Android, iOS, macOS, Flutter,
• wuye9036/cpptemplatetutorialA Chinese-language tutorial that teaches C++ templates as their own small programming language, covering basic
• bailicangdu/vue2-happyfriA tiny beginner-level Vue 2 quiz app written in Chinese that demonstrates how routing, a shared data store, an
• kareadita/kavitaA self-hosted reading server that gives you a private website to browse and read your personal manga, comics,
• protobufjs/protobuf.jsA JavaScript and TypeScript library for encoding and decoding data using Google's Protocol Buffers binary form
• amueller/word_cloudA Python library that generates word cloud images from text, sizing each word by how often it appears. Works f
• reactide/reactideA desktop coding editor built specifically for React that combines a live browser preview, a visual component
• specterops/bloodhound-legacyA security tool that maps all relationships in a Windows Active Directory network and automatically finds hidd
• bytedance/ui-tarsAn AI agent from ByteDance that looks at a computer or phone screen and performs tasks by clicking, typing, an
• londonappbrewery/flutter-course-resourcesA curated link collection that accompanies the London App Brewery Flutter course — organized section by sectio
• activiti/activitiAn open-source Java library that runs business workflows defined as BPMN 2 diagrams — automating multi-step pr
• kubernetes/komposeA command-line tool that converts a Docker Compose file into Kubernetes configuration files automatically, sav
• lsposed/magiskonwsalocalA build tool that assembled a custom Windows Subsystem for Android package with Google Play and Magisk root ac
• reactstrap/reactstrapA React component library that makes Bootstrap 5 UI elements — buttons, modals, dropdowns, tooltips — availabl
• meliorence/react-native-snap-carouselA React Native carousel component for swiping through cards or images with snap-to-position behavior, offering
• popcorntime/popcorntimeA desktop and mobile app built with Tauri, React, and Rust that lets you browse and watch movies and TV shows
• trimstray/the-practical-linux-hardening-guideA practical guide for hardening Linux servers by reducing their attack surface, following CIS benchmarks and D
• tylertreat/comcastA command-line tool that deliberately degrades your network connection to simulate real-world conditions like
• android/ndk-samplesOfficial Google sample apps showing how to use the Android NDK to write C or C++ code inside Android apps, use
• kkkkhazix/khazix-skillsA personal set of installable AI agent skills for Claude Code and similar tools, covering documentation sync a
• google/grumpyA Google tool that compiles Python 2.7 code into Go and produces a standalone native binary, bypassing the Pyt
• wangrongding/wechat-botA WeChat chatbot that routes incoming messages to AI models like ChatGPT or DeepSeek and sends AI-generated re
• elemefe/node-interviewAn interview preparation guide for Node.js backend development, covering backend system concepts beyond JavaSc
• rr-debugger/rrA Linux debugging tool that records a program's exact execution once and lets you replay it as many times as n
• wader/fqA command-line tool for inspecting and querying binary files like videos, audio, network captures, and executa
• leecade/react-native-swiperA React Native component that adds swipeable slide-show screens to mobile apps with one npm install, covering
• rafaballerini/gittutorialA beginner's Git and GitHub tutorial in Brazilian Portuguese, written as the script for a YouTube video, cover
• lipangit/jiaozivideoplayerAn Android video player library in Java you can drop into any app, swap the playback engine with one line of c
• alexfoxy/lax.jsA tiny JavaScript library under 4KB that adds scroll-triggered animations — fade, slide, spin, inertia — to an
• svcvit/awesome-dify-workflowA catalog of ready-made AI workflow files for the Dify platform — database Q&A, chart rendering, map assistant
• huggingface/skillsReady-made instruction sets that teach AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Cursor how to train models, e
• nsringo/iringoA set of proxy scripts that unlock Apple features restricted to certain countries — Apple News, Apple Intellig
• automattic/harperA fast, privacy-first English grammar checker written in Rust that runs entirely on your device in millisecond
• moesnow/march7thassistantA Python tool that automates every repetitive daily and weekly task in Honkai: Star Rail — stamina spending, l
• karpathy/minbpeA minimal, heavily commented Python library by Andrej Karpathy that shows exactly how GPT-4's tokenization wor
• thumbor/thumborAn open-source Python image server that resizes, crops, and transforms images on demand via URL parameters — w
• yutiansut/quantaxisA Python framework for quantitative finance and algorithmic trading in Chinese financial markets, combining ma
• bunkerity/bunkerwebBunkerWeb is an open-source web application firewall built on NGINX that sits in front of your web service, bl
• perspective-dev/perspectiveA high-performance data visualization tool for building interactive charts and dashboards over millions of row
• ysgstudyhards/dotnetguideA curated Chinese-language index of learning resources for C# and .NET developers, linking to books, video tut
• emdash-cms/emdashEmDash is a modern content management system for blogs, portfolios, and marketing sites that replaces WordPres
• esimov/caireCaire is a Go command-line tool that resizes images by intelligently removing the least-important pixels first
• timlrx/tailwind-nextjs-starter-blogA ready-to-use blog template built with Next.js and Tailwind CSS that gives developers a fully working persona
• fechin/referenceA community-maintained website of single-page cheat sheets for programming languages, developer tools, databas
• i3/i3i3 is a minimal, keyboard-driven tiling window manager for Linux that automatically arranges all open applicat
• lucia-auth/luciaLucia is now a learning resource that teaches JavaScript and TypeScript developers how to build their own sess
• sovereign/sovereignA collection of Ansible scripts that automatically sets up a self-hosted personal server with email, calendar,
• jhen0409/react-native-debuggerA standalone desktop app that combines React Native's remote debugger, React component inspector, and Redux st
• kodekloudhub/certified-kubernetes-administrator-courseCompanion markdown notes for a KodeKloud Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) course, organized by exam to
• livekit/agentsA Python framework for building real-time voice AI agents that listen, think, and speak in live audio sessions
• wangzhiwubigdata/god-of-bigdataA Chinese-language study guide for big data engineering job interviews, covering Java foundations, distributed
• github/copilot-cliGitHub Copilot's official command-line AI coding assistant that lets you build, debug, and refactor code using
• megvii-basedetection/yoloxYOLOX is a Python library that automatically draws labeled boxes around objects in images and video in real ti
• facebookresearch/xformersA Python library from Meta with optimized GPU building blocks for Transformer models, offering memory-efficien
• goestoeleven/golangtrainingA GitHub repository of training materials for the Go programming language, intended to help developers learn G
• nuxt/frameworkThe original (now archived) GitHub repository for Nuxt 3, a Vue.js framework that adds server-side rendering,
• claudiodangelis/qrcpA command-line tool that transfers files between your computer and phone over local Wi-Fi using a QR code — sc
• dotnet/eshopA Microsoft reference application showing how to build a multi-service e-commerce website using .NET and Docke
• libgit2/libgit2A C library that lets your application read and write Git repositories directly, without calling the git comma
• prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkitA Python library for building interactive terminal programs with autocomplete, syntax highlighting, history se
• lexfridman/mit-deep-learningHands-on Jupyter notebook tutorials from MIT's deep learning course covering neural networks, image segmentati
• php-fig/logA minimal PHP package that defines a standard logging interface (PSR-3) so any PHP project can swap one loggin
• super-linter/super-linterA single Docker-based tool that runs code quality checks across dozens of programming languages at once, desig
• zcshou/gogogoAn Android app that lets you fake your phone's GPS location without root access, using Android developer tools
• sigmahq/sigmaA community collection of 3,000+ security detection rules in a vendor-neutral format, letting you convert one
• 47ng/nuqsA TypeScript library for React that stores UI state in the URL instead of memory, making filter values, search
• brendangregg/perf-toolsA collection of Linux shell scripts by Brendan Gregg for observing system performance in real time — tracking
• tbruyelle/rxpermissionsAn Android library that wraps runtime permission requests (camera, contacts, etc.) in RxJava observables, so y
• pwndbg/pwndbgA plugin for GDB and LLDB debuggers that adds cleaner displays, security research commands, and support for de
• joho/godotenvA Go library that loads key-value pairs from a .env file into environment variables, so you can configure your
• siderolabs/talosAn immutable, API-only Linux operating system built specifically for running Kubernetes clusters, with no shel
• ckeditor/ckeditor5A browser-based rich text editor framework you embed in websites to give users Word-like formatting — bold, ta
• distribution/distributionThe reference container registry software that stores and distributes Docker and OCI container images, used as
• awsdocs/aws-doc-sdk-examplesA large collection of working code examples for every major AWS service across 11 programming languages — the
• microsoft/agent-frameworkMicrosoft's open-source toolkit for building production-ready AI agent systems in Python or C#, supporting mul
• cstack/db_tutorialA guided tutorial for building a simplified SQLite-like database engine from scratch in C, teaching how databa
• liu673cn/bugAn empty-shell TVbox configuration for Android TV streaming, where users supply their own stream source URLs.
• ssherun/cs-xmind-noteStudy notes and mind maps covering all four topics of China's computer science graduate entrance exam (408): d
• vickscarlet/liferestartA browser-based life simulation game where you replay a fictional life with different random outcomes, built i
• yokoffing/betterfoxA ready-made Firefox settings file that improves your browser's privacy, security, and speed in one step — dow
• const-me/whisperA Windows desktop app and developer library that transcribes audio or video to text using your GPU — runs Open
• rolling-scopes/rsschool-appThe open-source web platform that powers RS School, a free online coding bootcamp — manages student enrollment
• microsoft/wsl2-linux-kernelThe Linux kernel source code that Microsoft ships with Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) — the actual kerne
• rust-bakery/nomA Rust library for building parsers by composing small reusable functions — no grammar files, no code generati
• mudblazor/mudblazorA complete set of Material Design UI components for Blazor web apps — add polished buttons, tables, forms, and
• privacy-protection-tools/anti-adA regularly updated DNS blocklist focused on Chinese-language ad and tracking domains — subscribe with AdGuard
• modin-project/modinA drop-in replacement for pandas that speeds up data analysis by using all CPU cores — change one import line
• sourcegraph/concA Go library that makes running concurrent tasks safe and readable — automatically prevents goroutine leaks, c
• chiphuyen/stanford-tensorflow-tutorialsCode examples from Stanford's CS 20 TensorFlow for Deep Learning Research course, covering deep learning, NLP,
• facebookresearch/dinov3DINOv3 is a set of large AI vision models from Meta that learn to understand images without labeled data, usab
• pcqpcq/open-source-android-appsA curated list of around 500 open-source Android apps grouped into 16 categories, linking to their source code
• w7corp/easywechatEasyWeChat is a PHP library that wraps WeChat's developer APIs — Official Accounts, Mini Programs, and payment
• vega/altairVega-Altair is a Python library for creating charts by describing what you want rather than drawing it step by
• dodyg/practical-aspnetcoreA large collection of small, runnable C# code examples for ASP.NET Core, covering routing, authentication, cac
• screego/serverScreego is a self-hosted screen sharing tool built for developers who need crisp, low-latency code sharing, av
• blinkospace/blinkoBlinko is a self-hosted note-taking app where you capture quick Markdown notes and find them later with AI-pow
• openframeworks/openframeworksA C++ toolkit for creative coding that lets artists, designers, and developers build interactive visuals, gene

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