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• dkron-io/dkronA distributed cron job scheduler that runs scheduled tasks across a cluster of servers with no single point of
• geerlingguy/internet-piAutomated Ansible scripts that turn a Raspberry Pi into a home ad-blocker and internet speed monitor, with a G
• jinzhu/nowA tiny Go library that makes it easy to get the start or end of any time period — day, week, month, quarter, o
• nateraw/stable-diffusion-videosA Python library that turns a list of text prompts into a smooth AI-generated video by morphing between images
• peers/peerjs-serverA lightweight Node.js server that helps two browsers find each other to connect directly peer-to-peer — after
• shomali11/go-interviewA collection of common software engineering interview problems — numbers, strings, trees, data structures, alg
• cobbr/covenantA web-based command and control framework for authorized red team security testing, letting multiple operators
• werf/werfWerf is a command-line tool that automates building, testing, deploying, and cleaning up software releases to
• dotnet/machinelearning-samplesA collection of ready-to-run ML.NET sample projects showing .NET developers how to add AI features like sentim
• ismaelmartinez/teams-for-linuxAn unofficial Linux desktop app for Microsoft Teams built with Electron, adding system tray, notifications, sc
• splware/esprocesProc SPL is a spreadsheet-style programming language and IDE for data processing that combines SQL querying
• dotnet/docsThe source files for Microsoft official .NET documentation at learn.microsoft.com, covering C#, F#, and Visual
• gorhill/umatrixuMatrix is a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that lets you block or allow any network request a websi
• mouredev/python-webA 13-hour Spanish-language course on building websites entirely in Python using Reflex, walking through a Link
• hansonwang99/spring-boot-in-actionA Chinese tutorial series with runnable Spring Boot code examples covering databases, caching, monitoring, sec
• lecepin/wechatvideodownloaderA Windows and Mac desktop tool that captures and saves WeChat video channel videos by running a local proxy th
• stern/sternStern is a command-line tool that streams logs from multiple Kubernetes pods and containers simultaneously in
• exiftool/exiftoolA command-line tool and Perl library for reading, writing, and editing hidden metadata — like dates, GPS coord
• jgilfelt/chuckA debugging tool for Android developers that records every network request and response made by an app during
• meetfranz/franzA desktop app that combines multiple messaging services — WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Hangouts, and others — in
• alibaba-fusion/nextA React component library for building business web apps and admin dashboards, created by Alibaba. Designers c
• deckarep/golang-setA ready-made set data structure for Go that fills the gap left by Go's standard library. Supports union, inter
• fritzing/fritzing-appA desktop app for designing and documenting electronic circuits using a drag-and-drop visual breadboard that m
• include-what-you-use/include-what-you-useA tool for C and C++ projects that checks whether each source file includes exactly the header files it needs
• sagalbot/vue-selectA drop-in replacement for the plain HTML select element in Vue.js apps that adds search-as-you-type, multi-sel
• session-replay-tools/tcpcopyA Linux tool that mirrors live production network traffic and replays it against a test server in real time, l
• dotnetcore/bootstrapblazorA library of ready-made UI components for Microsoft Blazor that combines Bootstrap's visual style with C#-firs
• worldbrain/memexA browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that lets you save, annotate, and full-text search web pages you ca
• ant-media/ant-media-serverA self-hosted video streaming server that takes live video from a camera or encoder and delivers it to viewers
• microsoft/perfviewA free Windows tool from Microsoft that records CPU and memory activity in a running .NET application so you c
• nikkinikki-org/openwrt-nikkiAn OpenWrt router package that routes all your home network traffic through a proxy server automatically, usin
• stonith404/pingvin-shareA self-hosted file sharing platform where you send files via a shareable link — like WeTransfer but running on
• yuche/vue-strapA deprecated library of Bootstrap 3 interface components rebuilt for Vue 1.x, eliminating the jQuery dependenc
• bepass-org/oblivionAndroid app that routes your internet traffic through Cloudflare WARP using WireGuard, giving you a private, f
• carltongibson/django-filterA Python library that adds user-driven filtering to Django database queries with a few lines of configuration,
• certd/certdAutomated tool that requests, renews, and deploys SSL certificates for your websites using Let's Encrypt, hand
• koolshare/koolshare.github.ioOpen-source plugins and a software center for Koolshare-modified Merlin router firmware, adding features like
• mpdf/mpdfA PHP library that converts an HTML string into a PDF file, handling non-Latin character sets, page layout, he
• preactjs/preact-cliA command-line tool that scaffolds a Preact web application with performance defaults already configured — cod
• gliderlabs/registratorA Go tool that automatically registers and deregisters Docker container services with Consul, etcd, or SkyDNS,
• junegunn/goyo.vimA Vim plugin that creates a distraction-free writing mode by hiding editor chrome and centering your text in a
• microsoft/procmon-for-linuxLinux port of Microsoft's Process Monitor that records every system call a program makes in real time, letting
• neo4j-labs/llm-graph-builderA tool that converts PDFs, videos, web pages, and other documents into a queryable knowledge graph in Neo4j, u
• neuland/micro-frontendsA website and content repository explaining the concept of micro-frontends, which splits a web app's user inte
• pgcentralfoundation/pgrxA Rust framework for writing PostgreSQL extensions, letting you add custom functions, types, and triggers to P
• hzy46/deep-learning-21-examplesCompanion code for a Chinese deep learning book covering 21 hands-on TensorFlow projects spanning image recogn
• swimlane/ngx-datatableA feature-rich Angular table component for displaying large datasets with sorting, pagination, virtual scrolli
• heeexy/springboot-shiro-vueA reference implementation for a permission management system with a Spring Boot backend and Vue frontend, whe
• schollz/progressbarA small Go library that adds a thread-safe progress bar or spinner to command-line programs, working on Window
• brunosimon/folio-2019The complete source code for Bruno Simon's 2019 personal portfolio website, a JavaScript project with a local
• openai/pluginsA collection of example Codex plugins covering Figma, Notion-style planning, iOS/macOS/web app building, and m
• scalaz/scalazA Scala library that provides strict functional programming abstractions like Functor and Monad, letting you w
• webpack-contrib/awesome-webpackA formerly curated list of webpack plugins, loaders, and resources that has moved to the official webpack docu
• sadanandpai/frontend-learning-kitA hand-picked collection of books, video courses, and practice platforms for learning front-end web developmen
• hhatto/autopep8A command-line tool that automatically reformats Python code to match PEP 8 style conventions, fixing indentat
• lobsters/lobstersThe open-source Ruby on Rails codebase behind lobste.rs, a curated link-sharing and discussion site for comput
• offu/werobotA Python framework for building WeChat Official Account applications that lets you write decorated handler fun
• tsiege/tech-interview-cheat-sheetA plain-English study guide for software engineering job interviews covering data structures, algorithms, and
• apis-guru/graphql-apisA community-curated directory of public GraphQL APIs spanning dozens of categories, from anime databases to pa
• agent-infra/sandboxA single Docker container that gives AI agents a shared browser, terminal, code editor, and file system all at
• duckduckgo/androidThe official open-source Android app from DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused browser and search engine, written in
• newfuture/ddnsA background tool that automatically updates your domain's DNS records whenever your home or server IP address
• whx123/javahomeA Chinese-language collection of Java interview questions and backend engineering lessons curated by a develop
• bramblexu/pydata-notebookA partial Chinese translation of "Python for Data Analysis" rendered as interactive Jupyter Notebooks, coverin
• knownsec/kconA GitHub repository hosting materials from KCon, a security conference run by Knownsec. Likely contains presen
• ngx-translate/coreAn Angular library that lets your web app display text in multiple languages by loading translation files at r
• beatai-org/beataiBeatAI is a Chinese-language AI learning platform and article feed covering neural networks, large language mo
• tokio-rs/mini-redisA simplified, heavily-commented Redis server built in Rust as a teaching example for the Tokio async library,
• webpack/mini-css-extract-pluginA webpack 5 plugin that pulls CSS out of your JavaScript bundles into separate files, so browsers can load and
• bjesus/pipetA command-line tool that scrapes websites and APIs using simple text files, with built-in support for curl req
• cilium/tetragonA security monitoring tool that watches process, file, and network activity inside Linux systems and Kubernete
• keylase/nvidia-patchTwo shell scripts that patch Nvidia's Linux drivers to remove the artificial limit on simultaneous video encod
• llm-attacks/llm-attacksResearch code from Carnegie Mellon showing how to bypass AI language model safety training by appending specia
• attractivechaos/klibA fast, header-only C library providing hash tables, trees, dynamic arrays, sorting algorithms, and string uti
• ezlippi/practical-programming-booksA curated list of free programming books, tutorials, and technical guides written or translated into Chinese,
• dusty-nv/jetson-containersPre-built Docker containers for running AI and machine learning software on Nvidia Jetson edge devices, coveri
• initialcommit-com/git-simA command-line tool that shows what a Git command will do to your repository as a visual diagram or animated v
• discord-jda/jdaA Java library for building Discord bots that handles the platform's real-time events, API rate limits, and ca
• magefile/mageA build automation tool for Go projects that lets you write build tasks as plain Go functions instead of Makef
• yedf2/handyA concise C++11 networking library for writing server software that handles tens of thousands of simultaneous
• jannchie/historical-ranking-data-visualization-based-on-d3.jsTurn a CSV spreadsheet into an animated bar chart race video — bars grow, shrink, and swap positions as time m
• pardom-zz/activeandroidActiveAndroid is a Java library for Android that lets you store and retrieve database records by calling metho
• react-syntax-highlighter/react-syntax-highlighterA React component that adds colorful syntax highlighting to code blocks. Drop in your code, pick a language an
• youngwind/blogPersonal Chinese-language front-end dev blog (2015–2018) by Liang Shaofeng, published as GitHub Issues. Deep-d
• izhangzhihao/intellij-rainbow-bracketsRainbow Brackets colors matching bracket pairs in distinct hues inside JetBrains IDEs, making nested code much
• llava-vl/llava-nextLLaVA-NeXT is an open research project with AI models that understand both images and text. Ask questions abou
• makcedward/nlpaugPython library for generating modified copies of text and audio data to boost AI model training without collec
• uscilab/cerealcereal is a header-only C++ library that serializes and deserializes data structures to binary, XML, or JSON f
• aliyuncontainerservice/pouchPouchContainer is Alibaba's open-source container engine built for large-scale cloud environments. It supports
• callmecavs/bricks.jsBricks.js is a lightweight JavaScript library that creates Pinterest-style masonry grid layouts, automatically
• chipsalliance/chiselChisel lets you design computer chips using Scala code instead of low-level hardware languages, then automatic
• electerious/ackeeAckee is a self-hosted website analytics tool that counts page visits without cookies or personal data collect
• sylar-yin/sylarSylar is a C++ server framework built for high-performance networked apps, using coroutines to handle thousand
• alibaba/butterflyButterfly is a JavaScript library for building drag-and-drop diagram editors in the browser — think workflow b
• cdk-team/cdkCDK is an authorized security testing toolkit for Docker and Kubernetes containers — it scans for misconfigura
• gbeced/pyalgotradePyAlgoTrade is a deprecated Python library for backtesting and running automated trading strategies using tech
• hey-api/openapi-tsHey API generates TypeScript SDK code, Zod schemas, and TanStack Query hooks from an OpenAPI spec file, used i
• open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contribThis is the community extension library for the OpenTelemetry Collector — a middleware tool that collects perf
• scala-native/scala-nativeScala Native compiles Scala programs directly into fast native machine code binaries, skipping the Java Virtua
• cppla/serverstatusA server monitoring dashboard that shows CPU, memory, disk, and network stats for multiple servers in one plac

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