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• electronicarts/cnc_generals_zero_hourThe original C++ source code for Command and Conquer: Generals and Zero Hour, released by EA to enable Steam W
• eooce/sing-boxShell scripts that install a multi-protocol proxy server on a Linux VPS or free hosting platform in a single c
• jz-darkal/androidhttpcaptureAn Android app that intercepts and records all HTTP and HTTPS network traffic on your device so you can inspec
• kr1s77/python-crawler-tutorial-starts-from-zeroA Chinese-language beginner tutorial series for Python web scraping, covering HTTP requests, data parsing, rea
• h2database/h2databaseH2 is a lightweight Java database engine that runs embedded inside your app or as a standalone server, with no
• mantvydasb/redteaming-tactics-and-techniquesA personal research notebook of offensive security techniques for penetration testers, covering code execution
• motioneye-project/motioneyeA browser-based dashboard for the motion video surveillance program, letting you view live camera feeds, revie
• phodal/awesome-iotA curated directory of IoT frameworks, libraries, cloud platforms, and learning resources for developers build
• mdnice/markdown-niceA web tool that converts Markdown into beautifully formatted articles ready to paste into WeChat, Zhihu, and o
• moezbhatti/qksmsQKSMS is a clean, open-source Android SMS and MMS app that replaces the default messaging app with a Material
• okfn-brasil/serenata-de-amorA Brazilian civic tech project that uses machine learning to scan politicians' expense claims and automaticall
• anthropics/claude-code-security-reviewA GitHub Action by Anthropic that uses Claude AI to automatically review pull requests for security vulnerabil
• hephaest0s/usbkillA Python script that watches USB ports and instantly shuts down your computer if any device is plugged in or u
• llvm-mirror/llvmLLVM is an archived mirror of the compiler infrastructure toolkit used to build optimizing compilers, code opt
• martanne/visVis is a minimal terminal text editor that combines vi-style modal editing with structural regular expressions
• mozilla/uniffi-rsUniFFI is Mozilla's tool that lets you write core logic once in Rust and automatically generates the code need
• puikinsh/adminator-admin-dashboardAdminator is a free HTML admin dashboard template with 18 pre-built pages, dark mode, charts, and tables — no
• giltene/wrk2A command-line HTTP load tester that sends requests at a fixed, controlled rate so your latency numbers reflec
• integuru-ai/integuruInteguru watches your browser traffic as you use a website, then uses AI to generate Python code that automate
• liuzhao1225/youdub-webuiA self-hosted tool that downloads a YouTube or Bilibili video, separates the voice from background audio, tran
• bartonhammond/snowflakeA working React Native starter app for iOS and Android that ships with user registration, login, password rese
• free18/v2rayA daily-updated collection of free proxy server subscription links for people in mainland China who want to re
• gradio-app/fastrtcA Python library that turns any function into a live audio or video stream — you write the processing logic, F
• mbnuqw/sideberyA Firefox extension that moves your tabs and bookmarks into a collapsible vertical sidebar, with optional tree
• mitchellh/goxA Go command-line tool that builds your program for every platform — Windows, macOS, Linux, and more — in one
• nanomsg/nngA C library that helps separate programs send messages to each other over a network using common patterns like
• spec-first/connexionA Python web framework where you write your API description as a YAML file first, and the framework automatica
• mavlink/qgroundcontrolA free desktop and mobile app for flying and planning drone missions — connect to any MAVLink drone, watch it
• thewover/donutDonut converts Windows programs — .NET assemblies, EXEs, DLLs, VBScript, JScript — into shellcode that runs en
• u14app/deep-researchA web app that takes a question and automatically runs a multi-step research loop across AI models and web sea
• alexellis/arkadeArkade is a single command-line tool that installs 190+ developer CLI tools and 50+ Kubernetes apps instantly,
• ipfs/awesome-ipfsA curated community list of apps, tools, and services built on IPFS — the distributed file-sharing protocol th
• robusta-dev/krrKRR reads your Kubernetes cluster's real CPU and memory usage from Prometheus and tells you what resource limi
• fitztrev/shuttleShuttle is a small macOS menu-bar app inspired by SSHMenu that gives developers and sysadmins one-click shortc
• igormundstein/winmemorycleanerA free portable Windows utility that manually clears RAM held by closed apps using official Windows APIs, with
• jamesives/github-pages-deploy-actionA GitHub Action that automatically publishes a build folder to GitHub Pages on every push — no extra credentia
• svgkit/svgkitA framework for loading and displaying SVG image files in iOS and macOS apps using Apple's native CoreAnimatio
• google-deepmind/dm_controlA DeepMind Python package for building physics-based AI training environments on top of MuJoCo, with a ready-m
• anhkgg/superwechatpcA patched Windows WeChat client that adds multi-account support, prevents message recall from hiding already-r
• ironclad/rivetRivet is a desktop app where you build AI agents by drawing a visual diagram instead of writing code, then run
• spyoungtech/grequestsGRequests lets you send dozens of HTTP requests at the same time in Python, so you don't have to wait for each
• 201206030/novel-plusNovel-plus is a ready-to-deploy website platform for hosting and reading online fiction, with reader portals,
• plotters-rs/plottersPlotters is a Rust library for creating charts and graphs — line charts, histograms, 3D plots, and more — that
• sferik/twitter-rubyA Ruby library for controlling a Twitter/X account from code — post tweets, read timelines, search posts, and
• xvzc/spoofdpiSpoofDPI is a small desktop proxy tool that disguises your internet traffic to bypass censorship systems that
• kyegomez/tree-of-thoughtsTree of Thoughts is a Python package that makes AI reason better by exploring many lines of thinking at once,
• mustache-dev/mario-kart-3.jsA fan-made Mario Kart racing game that runs in your web browser using JavaScript and 3D graphics — playable on
• plaidml/plaidmlPlaidML lets you run deep learning models on AMD, Intel, or NVIDIA GPUs — including laptop integrated graphics
• huggingface/autotrain-advancedAutoTrain Advanced was a no-code Hugging Face tool for training AI models without writing code — point it at a
• ilanyu/reverseproxyA tiny command-line reverse proxy written in Go that forwards incoming web traffic from one address to another
• mozilla/rhinoRhino is Mozilla's open-source project that runs JavaScript inside Java applications, letting Java programs ex
• pythonguis/pythonguis-examplesHundreds of working Python GUI examples covering ten libraries including PyQt6, Tkinter, and Kivy, ranging fro
• strider-cd/striderStrider is a self-hosted CI/CD platform that automatically runs tests and deploys code on every push, built on
• audreyfeldroy/cookiecutter-pypackageA project template that generates a complete, ready-to-publish Python package in one command, with testing, li
• jmdugan/blocklistsA collection of domain name blocklists for corporate websites that you can add to your hosts file or Pi-hole t
• scottrogowski/code2flowA command-line tool that reads Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or PHP source files and generates a visual diagram sh
• seek-oss/playroomA browser-based tool for prototyping UI components in real JSX code, showing how your design system's componen
• simplefocus/flowtype.jsA jQuery plugin that automatically scales font size based on element width to keep text at a readable line len
• xunit/xunitxUnit.net is a free, open-source testing framework for .NET that lets you write and run automated tests in C#,
• docker/docsThe official open-source documentation for Docker — the tool that packages software into portable containers.
• ghostpack/seatbeltA Windows security audit tool that runs dozens of read-only checks and reports what an attacker or defender wo
• dan1471/free-openai-api-keysA repository listing strings formatted to look like OpenAI API keys. The strings follow obvious repeating patt
• intelowlproject/intelowlAn open-source security platform that lets you submit a suspicious file, IP, domain, or URL and automatically
• pythonprofilers/memory_profilerA Python tool that shows exactly how much memory each line of your code uses. Add a decorator to any function,
• antgroup/echomimic_v2An AI research tool that generates a video of a person speaking from just a still photo and an audio clip, ani
• camel-ai/oasisA Python research framework for simulating social media platforms with up to one million AI-powered user agent
• remaxjs/remaxA framework that lets developers use React to build mini-programs for Chinese super-apps like WeChat, Alipay,
• taikoxyz/taiko-monoThe complete codebase for Taiko, an Ethereum Layer 2 network that makes transactions faster and cheaper by bun
• xyxiao001/vue-cropperA Vue 2 and Vue 3 component that adds interactive image cropping to a website. Users drag a selection box over
• blueimp/javascript-md5A zero-dependency JavaScript library that computes MD5 hashes from any string, returning a hex digest or raw b
• get-convex/chefAn AI-powered app builder that turns a plain-English description into a working full-stack web app with a data
• irs-public/direct-fileThe open-source code behind the IRS's free federal tax filing service, which guides Americans through their ta
• createjs/soundjsA JavaScript library that plays audio consistently across all web browsers by hiding browser-specific differen
• geongeorge/i-hate-regexThe source code for ihateregex.io — a website that makes regular expressions less scary by showing a visual ra
• may215/awesome-termux-hackingA curated reference list of hundreds of security and penetration testing tools that run on Android via Termux,
• zeux/pugixmlA fast, easy-to-use C++ library for reading, modifying, and saving XML files, with XPath 1.0 query support and
• getzep/zepA platform that gives AI agents persistent memory by building a temporal knowledge graph from your conversatio
• cloudwego/netpollA high-performance Go networking library from ByteDance that handles thousands of simultaneous connections usi
• douyu/jupiterJupiter is a Go framework for building microservices, developed by Douyu live-streaming platform, with a focus
• duemunk/asyncAsync is a Swift library that makes running background tasks on Apple devices simpler, replacing deeply nested
• seblague/digital-logic-simA visual simulator for digital logic circuits where you place basic gates like AND, OR, and NOT and watch sign
• kdzwinel/betwixtBetwixt is a desktop app that lets you watch and analyze all network traffic on your computer using the same v
• thunderbird/thunderboltThunderbolt is an open-source AI chat app from the Thunderbird team that connects to any AI model you choose,
• tlkh/asitopasitop shows live CPU, GPU, memory, and power stats for Apple Silicon Macs in the terminal, so you can see how
• harlan-zw/unlighthouseUnlighthouse scans every page of your website with Google Lighthouse in one command, checking speed, accessibi
• has2k1/plotnineplotnine is a Python charting library based on R's ggplot2 where you build charts by describing which data col
• ogrecave/ogreOGRE is a long-running open-source C++ library for building 3D graphics applications that abstracts away the d
• antswordproject/antswordA desktop app for authorized web server administration and penetration testing, built with Electron. Browse fi
• hyunwoongko/transformerA from-scratch Python walkthrough of the Transformer neural network architecture, built as a personal learning
• puniverse/quasarQuasar is a Java library that adds lightweight fibers, message-passing channels, and actors so you can write p
• sweet-js/sweet-coreSweet.js lets you add custom syntax to JavaScript using macros — you define new keywords that expand into regu
• tapio/live-serverA tiny Node.js development server that serves your local HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files and automatically rel
• antonputra/tutorialsCompanion code repository for Anton Putra's DevOps YouTube channel. Contains Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, Argo
• tensorflow/datasetsAn official Python library that loads hundreds of public machine learning datasets in one function call, handl
• es-analysis/platoA command-line tool that scans JavaScript source files and produces an HTML report showing code complexity, li
• postlight/headless-wp-starterA starter kit that connects WordPress as a content backend to a React front end, letting editors use the famil
• tailwindlabs/tailwindcss-formsAn official Tailwind CSS plugin that resets browser default form styles to a clean baseline so you can style t
• ztxz16/fastllmA C++ library and command-line tool for running large AI language models locally without PyTorch, using quanti
• asamk/signal-cliA command-line tool that lets you send and receive Signal encrypted messages from a terminal or server script
• charmbracelet/freezeA command-line tool that converts code files or terminal output into polished images (PNG, SVG, or WebP) with

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