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• react-native-modal/react-native-modalA drop-in React Native modal with smooth animations, swipeable dismiss, customizable backdrop, and keyboard/ro
• wasabeef/blurryAndroid library for adding blur effects to views and images in one or two lines. Supports overlay mode, captur
• 666os/clashmacClashMac is a macOS menu-bar app for routing internet traffic through proxy servers, featuring an animated glo
• anders94/blockchain-demoInteractive browser-based demo for learning blockchain fundamentals hands-on: hashing, chaining blocks, mining
• arthelokyo/astrowindFree open-source website template combining Astro and Tailwind CSS for fast, SEO-ready personal sites, blogs,
• helicone/heliconeOpen-source AI observability platform that proxies requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, and other providers, logging
• azgaar/fantasy-map-generatorA free browser-based tool for procedurally generating and interactively editing detailed fantasy maps, aimed a
• gilbertchen/duplicacyLock-free cloud backup tool written in Go that deduplicates file chunks across multiple machines simultaneousl
• cirruslabs/tartTart is a toolset for building, running, and managing macOS and Linux virtual machines on Apple Silicon Macs,
• roc-lang/rocRoc is a new programming language designed to be fast, friendly, and functional — still in active development
• techxuexi/techxuexiTechXueXi is a Python automation tool that earns daily study points on the Chinese government platform Xuexi Q
• quipnetwork/xq-pyxq-py is a Python library that simulates a quantum computer, letting developers write and test quantum program
• nextai-translator/bob-plugin-openai-translatorA macOS Bob app plugin that routes translations, writing polish, and grammar fixes through OpenAI, so you can
• timber/timberTimber is a WordPress plugin that separates PHP logic from HTML design using the Twig template language, makin
• clusterzx/paperless-aiPaperless-AI is a Docker add-on for Paperless-ngx that automatically tags and categorizes incoming documents u
• fogleman/nesA Nintendo Entertainment System emulator written in Go that lets you play classic NES games on a modern comput
• louiszhai/toolA curated list of productivity tools and apps for Mac developers, organized by category. Written in Chinese, i
• rstudio/shinyShiny is an R package that turns your existing R analysis code into interactive web apps with sliders, charts,
• dundee/gduGdu is a fast command-line disk usage analyzer written in Go that shows what is filling up your hard drive, le
• nekoparapa/ainieeDesktop app for translating games, novels, subtitles, and documents in bulk using AI. Configure an API key or
• connectai-e/feishu-openaiA self-hosted bot that brings OpenAI into the Feishu workplace chat app, letting employees ask questions, tran
• hanks-zyh/htextviewAn Android library that plays animated effects when text in a label changes — fade, typewriter, rainbow color
• tuist/tuistA toolchain for iOS and macOS developers that generates Xcode project files from Swift code to eliminate merge
• pyinfra-dev/pyinfraA Python tool that automates server setup by running shell commands over SSH. Write Python scripts describing
• youmind-openlab/awesome-gpt-image-2A community-curated library of 2,000+ tested prompts for OpenAI's image generation model, organized by use cas
• ramon-victor/freegpt-webuiAn archived Python web app that provides a ChatGPT-like chat interface using free third-party AI access — no O
• djadmin/awesome-bug-bountyA curated reference list for security researchers with links to bug bounty platforms, individual company progr
• dagrejs/dagreA JavaScript library that automatically calculates where to place nodes and how to route arrows in directed gr
• lmoroney/dlaicourseA collection of Jupyter Notebooks for learning deep learning. No README is provided, so course structure and p
• showlab/awesome-video-diffusionA curated reference list tracking research papers and open-source tools for AI-generated and AI-edited video —
• jakewharton/u2020A sample Android app demonstrating dependency injection with Dagger and a debug drawer that lets developers sw
• matrix-org/dendriteDendrite is a Matrix homeserver written in Go — software that manages accounts, stores messages, and connects
• vas3k/taxhackerTaxHacker is a self-hosted app for freelancers that reads receipts and invoices using AI, automatically extrac
• seriousm4x/upsnapUpSnap is a self-hosted web dashboard for waking up, monitoring, and shutting down computers and devices on yo
• vcmi/vcmiAn open-source C++ recreation of the Heroes of Might and Magic III game engine. Lets you play the classic stra
• yujiosaka/headless-chrome-crawlerA Node.js library that crawls websites — including JavaScript-heavy single-page apps — by running a real Chrom
• yeemachine/kalidokitKalidoKit is a JavaScript library that converts face and body tracking data from your camera into the movement
• google/claspClasp is a command-line tool that lets you write and manage Google Apps Script projects locally in any code ed
• mlpack/mlpackmlpack is a fast, header-only C++ machine learning library with ready-made algorithms for classification, regr
• openbmb/toolbenchToolBench is an AI research dataset and open-source model that teaches language models to use real software AP
• alexjustesen/speedtest-trackerSpeedtest Tracker is a self-hosted web app that automatically runs internet speed tests on a schedule and save
• harfbuzz/harfbuzzHarfBuzz is a text shaping engine that ensures words and letters display correctly on screen, especially for c
• lebab/lebabLebab is a command-line tool that automatically rewrites old JavaScript code into modern ES6 and ES7 syntax —
• owasp/top10The OWASP Top 10 is the official list of the ten most critical web application security risks, published by th
• dthree/vorpalVorpal is a Node.js library for building interactive command-line apps with a persistent shell prompt, built-i
• madhuakula/kubernetes-goatKubernetes Goat is a deliberately insecure Kubernetes cluster for hands-on security training, with 22 scenario
• rmax/scrapy-redisScrapy-Redis connects the Scrapy web scraping library to Redis so multiple crawlers can share the same URL que
• rappasoft/laravel-boilerplateLaravel Boilerplate is a ready-made PHP starter project that gives you user accounts, roles, permissions, an a
• dmunozv04/isponsorblocktviSponsorBlockTV is a self-hosted program that automatically skips sponsor segments, intros, and ads on YouTube
• kornelski/pngquantpngquant is a command-line tool that shrinks PNG image files by 60-80% by reducing them to 256 colors, while k
• pfsense/pfsensepfSense is a free, open source firewall and router built on FreeBSD that replaces expensive commercial network
• quipnetwork/quip-node-managerQuip Node Manager is a desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux that lets you run and monitor a Quip network
• assaf/zombieZombie.js is a Node.js library that simulates a browser in memory so you can write automated web app tests tha
• cloud-hypervisor/cloud-hypervisorCloud Hypervisor is a lightweight, security-focused virtual machine manager written in Rust, designed to run m
• hlmd/postman-cnA community-made Chinese language pack for Postman that translates the entire interface into Simplified Chines
• lingdong-/shan-shui-infA browser art project that generates infinite, scrollable Chinese landscape paintings using code — mountains a
• meituan-dianping/sqladvisorSQLAdvisor analyzes your SQL queries and recommends which database indexes to add so they run faster — no quer
• idealo/imagededupimagededup is a Python library that finds duplicate and near-duplicate images in a folder using fast hashing o
• oomol-lab/pdf-craftpdf-craft converts scanned PDF books into Markdown or EPUB locally on your machine, using AI to read text from
• dcastil/tailwind-mergeA TypeScript utility that merges Tailwind CSS class strings and automatically removes conflicting classes so t
• facebookresearch/mmfMMF is a Facebook AI research framework for building AI models that understand both images and text together —
• google/seq2seqA general-purpose TensorFlow encoder-decoder framework from Google, originally built for machine translation r
• lucidrains/dalle-pytorchA community PyTorch implementation of OpenAI's original DALL-E model that generates images from text descripti
• memononen/nanovgNanoVG is a small, stable C library for drawing smooth 2D vector graphics with OpenGL — shapes, text, and imag
• laraveldaily/laravel-roadmap-learning-pathA curated beginner-to-advanced learning roadmap for the Laravel PHP framework with links to docs, video tutori
• rfidresearchgroup/proxmark3Firmware and software for the Proxmark3 USB device that lets you read, analyze, clone, and interact with RFID
• sezanzeb/input-remapperA Linux desktop app that lets you remap keys, gamepad buttons, mouse buttons, and joystick axes to anything yo
• survivesjtu/survivesjtumanualA community-maintained Chinese-language guidebook for Shanghai Jiao Tong University students covering study st
• woai3c/visual-drag-demoA Vue teaching project that shows how to build a drag-and-drop low-code page editor with resizable components,
• apppear/chartviewA SwiftUI library for adding bar, line, and pie charts to iOS apps using a composable modifier-based API, with
• deeplabcut/deeplabcutA tool for scientists to track animal body parts in video without physical markers, using AI trained on a smal
• gothinkster/react-redux-realworld-example-appA complete example social blogging app built with React and Redux, showing how to build a real-world frontend
• trapexit/mergerfsA Linux tool that combines multiple storage drives or folders into a single merged directory, so all your file
• youssefhosni/data-science-interview-questions-answersA curated collection of data science interview questions and answers organized by topic, covering ML, deep lea
• kucherenko/jscpdA code scanner that finds copy-pasted duplicate blocks across your whole codebase, supporting over 150 languag
• meta-pytorch/captumA Python library that explains why a PyTorch model made a prediction by scoring which inputs or neurons contri
• quarto-dev/quarto-cliA publishing tool that lets you write documents mixing text and code, then render them as PDFs, websites, book
• ankitpokhrel/jira-cliA terminal tool for Jira that lets you search, create, and manage tickets from the command line instead of usi
• boltsframework/bolts-objcA utility library for iOS and macOS that makes chaining background tasks cleaner (like JavaScript Promises) an
• moxiecode/pluploadA JavaScript library for adding file uploads to websites, with support for chunked uploads, image resizing in
• rhysd/vim.wasmAn experimental project that compiles Vim into WebAssembly so it runs fully inside a browser tab, with no serv
• webassembly/wasiThe standard system interface for WebAssembly programs to access files, networking, and OS resources when runn
• khronosgroup/moltenvkA compatibility layer that translates Vulkan graphics API calls into Apple's Metal API, letting Vulkan-based g
• pedrommcarrasco/brooklynA free macOS screensaver that recreates Apple's animated visuals from its October 2018 Brooklyn event, with op
• niieani/bash-oo-frameworkA modular framework that adds named function parameters, try-catch error handling, formatted stack traces, log
• andmarti1424/sc-imA terminal-based spreadsheet that works like Vim, supporting CSV, XLSX, and ODS files, Lua scripting, GNUPlot
• lmenezes/cerebroA browser-based administration dashboard for Elasticsearch clusters that lets you manage indices, shards, and
• russross/blackfridayA Go library that converts Markdown text to HTML, safe for untrusted user input, with support for tables, fenc
• 0xgf/boneyardA library that automatically generates skeleton loading placeholder screens for React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, a
• phan/phanA static analysis tool for PHP that checks your code for type errors, undefined variables, wrong function argu
• airbnb/ts-migrateA tool from Airbnb that automates converting a JavaScript codebase to TypeScript by inserting placeholder type
• loro-dev/loroLoro is a Rust library for building apps where multiple users can edit the same data at once, syncing changes
• robbiehanson/cocoahttpserverAn Objective-C library that lets Mac and iOS apps run a built-in HTTP server locally, with support for SSL/TLS
• stonerl/thawThaw is a free macOS app that hides and shows menu bar icons on demand, cleaning up the crowded strip of icons
• buger/jsonparserjsonparser is a Go library for reading specific fields from JSON data up to 10x faster than Go's built-in JSON
• jindrapetrik/jpexs-decompilerJPEXS Free Flash Decompiler lets you open old Flash SWF files and extract images, sounds, fonts, and code from
• mouredev/retos-programacion-2023A full year of 52 weekly programming challenges from the Spanish-language MoureDev community, each with diffic
• cri-o/cri-oCRI-O is the connector between Kubernetes and the software that actually runs containers on a server, handling
• redecentralize/alternative-internetA curated list of projects for building a more decentralized internet, covering self-hosted cloud storage, pee
• softprops/action-gh-releaseA GitHub Action that automatically creates or updates a GitHub Release when you push a version tag, with suppo

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