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• fastlane/fastlaneFastlane automates the tedious steps of releasing iOS and Android apps — running tests, signing code, taking s
• hexojs/hexoHexo turns Markdown files on your computer into a complete blog website with one command, producing plain HTML
• hpcaitech/colossalaiColossal-AI lets you train huge AI models like LLaMA across many GPUs at once, using smart memory tricks to fi
• keygraphhq/shannonShannon is an AI-powered security testing tool that automatically finds real vulnerabilities in your web app o
• lc044/wechatmsgDesktop tool to decrypt, export, and analyze your WeChat message history from your local Windows machine.
• chubin/cheat.shA terminal-based cheat sheet service that answers questions about Unix commands and programming languages inst
• zbezj/heu_kms_activatorA Windows activation tool using KMS (Key Management Service) protocol to activate Microsoft products without a
• dataexpert-io/data-engineer-handbookA curated handbook of learning resources, tools, and community links for people learning or advancing in data
• nwjs/nw.jsNW.js lets you build real desktop apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — the same
• zai-org/chatglm-6bOpen-source 6.2B-parameter Chinese-English chat model that runs on consumer GPUs through quantization, letting
• bailicangdu/vue2-elmA full-featured food delivery web app built with Vue 2, Vuex, and Vue Router. Demonstrates how to structure a
• styled-components/styled-componentsStyled-components lets you write CSS styles directly inside your React component files using JavaScript, keepi
• tabler/tablerTabler is a free Bootstrap-based admin dashboard template with pre-built pages, components, and charts so you
• vuetifyjs/vuetifyA component library for Vue that provides pre-built UI elements following Material Design, so you can assemble
• heyputer/puterPuter is a self-hostable web-based operating system that gives you a full desktop environment, file storage, a
• saadeghi/daisyuidaisyUI is a Tailwind CSS plugin that adds named component classes like btn and card so you can build styled U
• aria2/aria2aria2 is a command-line download tool that fetches files from multiple servers and protocols simultaneously, s
• 666ghj/bettafishMulti-agent system that monitors Chinese social media to analyze public opinion, sentiment, and trending topic
• datatalksclub/data-engineering-zoomcampFree nine-week course teaching data pipeline fundamentals: Docker, Terraform, workflow orchestration, BigQuery
• bradtraversy/50projects50daysA collection of 50+ small, self-contained web projects teaching front-end fundamentals through hands-on exerci
• qsctech/zju-icicleszju-icicles is a community archive of Zhejiang University course materials — past exams, notes, textbooks, and
• chakra-ui/chakra-uiChakra UI is a React component library with accessible, themeable building blocks — buttons, forms, modals, an
• vim/vimVim is a highly configurable terminal text editor that lets developers edit code and files extremely fast usin
• freefq/freeA regularly updated list of free proxy server configurations for v2ray, Shadowsocks, and Trojan protocols to b
• remoteintech/remote-jobsRemote In Tech is a community-maintained directory of remote-friendly tech companies, powering a browsable web
• paperless-ngx/paperless-ngxPaperless-ngx is a self-hosted document management system that scans, OCRs, auto-tags, and makes all your pape
• wg/wrkwrk is a fast HTTP benchmarking tool that simulates many concurrent users hitting your web server to measure h
• mifi/lossless-cutA desktop app that lets you cut and trim video/audio files in seconds without re-encoding, so quality stays pe
• vnpy/vnpyOpen-source Python framework for building, backtesting, and running automated trading strategies across multip
• trpc/trpcA TypeScript toolkit that lets your frontend call your backend functions directly with full autocomplete, so y
• imputnet/cobaltA clean, ad-free media downloader where you paste a social media link and get the video or audio file instantl
• pingcap/tidbOpen-source distributed SQL database that handles both fast transactions and analytics on the same data, scali
• php/php-srcThe official C source code for the PHP programming language interpreter — what powers most of the web's server
• google-research/bertGoogle's BERT model reads text in both directions at once to understand word meaning in context, then fine-tun
• agno-agi/agnoFramework that turns AI agents into production services with authentication, session management, monitoring, a
• facebookresearch/faissA library by Meta that finds similar items in millions or billions of AI-generated vectors super fast — the en
• evanw/esbuildA JavaScript bundler written in Go that packages your web app's files into a browser-ready bundle in milliseco
• goabstract/awesome-design-toolsA community-curated list of design tools organized by category—prototyping, animation, color picking, accessib
• chatboxai/chatboxA desktop and mobile app that gives you one polished interface to chat with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and local
• appsmithorg/appsmithAn open-source drag-and-drop builder for internal tools — connect it to your database or API and build admin p
• asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaksA curated collection of extracted system prompts from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and other AI assistants—t
• go-gorm/gormA Go library that lets you read and write to databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL using Go code instead of raw S
• videojs/video.jsAn open-source JavaScript video player that wraps the browser's basic video element with a polished, consisten
• gofiber/fiberA fast, Express-inspired web framework for building HTTP servers and APIs in Go with a focus on developer expe
• photoprism/photoprismPhotoPrism is a self-hosted app that organizes your photo library with face recognition and location mapping,
• phaserjs/phaserPhaser is a JavaScript framework for building 2D games that run in web browsers, handling graphics, physics, a
• floodsung/deep-learning-papers-reading-roadmapA curated reading roadmap of deep learning research papers organized by topic, guiding learners from foundatio
• lm-sys/fastchatOpen platform for training, serving, and evaluating large language model chatbots. Includes Vicuna (a fine-tun
• patrickjs/awesome-cursorrulesA curated library of .cursorrules configuration files for the Cursor AI code editor, organized by tech stack s
• koalaman/shellcheckShellCheck reads your bash or sh scripts and warns you about bugs, quoting mistakes, and subtle pitfalls befor
• nushell/nushellNushell is a modern command-line shell that treats all data as structured tables instead of raw text, making i
• google/styleguideGoogle's Style Guides are official coding conventions for C++, Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, and many other la
• 2noise/chatttsChatTTS is an AI model that generates natural, conversational speech in English and Chinese, with realistic pa
• quivrhq/quivrPython framework that bundles document indexing, vector search, and LLM integration into one package so you ca
• mindsdb/mindsdbA Python query engine that lets you ask questions across hundreds of data sources (databases, CRMs, cloud stor
• suno-ai/barkBark is a generative AI model that turns text into expressive audio — realistic speech, music snippets, and so
• google/leveldbLevelDB is a fast, embedded key-value storage library from Google that lets a C++ application persist sorted d
• moeru-ai/airiSelf-hosted AI companion platform where you run your own interactive virtual character with voice chat, Live2D
• novuhq/novuNovu is an open-source notification platform that lets you send email, SMS, push, in-app, and chat alerts from
• davidhdev/react-bitsReact Bits is a collection of 110+ animated and interactive React components — text effects, UI elements, and
• dogfalo/materializeMaterialize is a CSS and JavaScript framework that gives you pre-built, Material Design-styled buttons, forms,
• microsoft/bitnetMicrosoft's framework for running 1-bit compressed language models efficiently on CPUs and GPUs, reducing mode
• freecodecamp/devdocsDevDocs is a free, offline-capable documentation browser that unifies API references for dozens of languages a
• preactjs/preactPreact is a 4-kilobyte JavaScript library with the same API as React — components, hooks, and JSX — but loads
• google/googletestGoogleTest is Google's C++ testing and mocking framework for writing automated tests that check your code work
• exelban/statsStats is a free macOS menu bar app that shows live CPU, memory, GPU, disk, network, battery, fan, and temperat
• halo-dev/haloHalo is a self-hosted, open-source website builder and CMS that powers blogs, knowledge bases, company sites,
• outline/outlineOutline is a self-hosted team wiki and knowledge base with real-time collaborative editing, fast full-text sea
• pola-rs/polarsPolars is a fast data analysis library for Python, Rust, Node.js, and R that processes large tables using mult
• corentinth/it-toolsIT Tools is a browser-based collection of developer utilities — Base64 encoding, UUID generation, JSON formatt
• gto76/python-cheatsheetA comprehensive single-file Python reference guide covering syntax, standard library, and common patterns from
• kong/insomniaInsomnia is a free desktop app for sending, testing, and organizing API requests across REST, GraphQL, WebSock
• roboflow/supervisionA Python library providing ready-made tools — bounding boxes, object tracking, zone counting, and video handli
• lapce/lapceA fast, open-source code editor written in Rust that prioritizes speed and responsiveness, with built-in Vim-l
• gkd-kit/gkdAn Android app that automatically taps elements on your screen — like dismissing ads or skipping startup dialo
• chromedevtools/chrome-devtools-mcpAn MCP server that lets AI coding assistants like Claude directly control and debug a live Chrome browser for
• rssnext/foloAI-powered RSS reader that collects feeds from websites, blogs, and podcasts into one organized timeline, with
• philjay/mpandroidchartA Java library for Android that adds interactive charts — line, bar, pie, candlestick, and more — to your app
• vadimdemedes/inkA TypeScript library that lets you build interactive command-line tools using React components — the same patt
• xtls/xray-coreA Go-based network proxy engine that tunnels internet traffic through encrypted connections to bypass censorsh
• llvm/llvm-projectA large collection of compiler building blocks — including the Clang C/C++ compiler and the LLVM optimizer — t
• impress/impress.jsA JavaScript library for creating Prezi-style web presentations where slides are positioned in 3D space and th
• ant-design/ant-design-proA ready-made React starter template for building enterprise admin dashboards and internal tools, with pre-buil
• istio/istioAn open-source service mesh that handles security, traffic routing, and observability between microservices on
• manimcommunity/manimA Python library for creating precise, animated math and science videos by writing code — the same tool behind
• rapid7/metasploit-frameworkMetasploit is an open-source security testing platform with a library of pre-built exploit, payload, and scann
• juanfont/headscaleHeadscale is a self-hosted, open-source replacement for Tailscale's coordination server, letting you run a pri
• naptha/tesseract.jsTesseract.js is a JavaScript library that extracts text from images (OCR) directly in the browser or Node.js u
• httpie/cliHTTPie is a command-line HTTP client that makes testing APIs and debugging web requests easy with colorized, f
• chen08209/flclashAd-free proxy client for Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux that routes your internet traffic through configur
• kilimchoi/engineering-blogsA curated list of engineering blogs from companies, developers, and tech products, organized alphabetically fo
• teamnewpipe/newpipeNewPipe is a free, open-source Android app for watching YouTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and PeerTube without ad
• chatchat-space/langchain-chatchatA private, offline AI assistant that runs on your own hardware using open-source language models. Your documen
• spacedriveapp/spacedriveA cross-platform file manager that indexes all your files—local drives, external storage, and cloud services—i
• duckdb/duckdbDuckDB is an in-process analytical database that lets you run fast SQL queries on large datasets — including C
• dotnet/aspnetcoreASP.NET Core is Microsoft's open-source web framework for building APIs, server-rendered web apps, and real-ti
• tooljet/tooljetToolJet is an open-source low-code platform where you drag and drop UI components and connect them to database
• google-research/google-researchThis is a large collection of Jupyter notebooks and Python code released by Google Research, covering AI and m
• huihut/interviewA comprehensive Chinese-language study guide for C and C++ technical interview preparation, covering language
• chatanywhere/gpt_api_freeA free API relay that gives users in China access to GPT, DeepSeek, Claude, Gemini, and other AI models withou

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