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• iamgio/quarkdownQuarkdown lets you write documents in an enhanced Markdown format with programmable functions, then export the
• jundot/omlxoMLX runs AI language models locally on Apple Silicon Macs with a persistent KV cache that survives restarts,
• organicmaps/organicmapsOrganic Maps is a free offline maps and navigation app for Android and iOS using OpenStreetMap data, with no a
• winsw/winswWinSW wraps any Windows program so it runs as a background Windows service that starts automatically and is ma
• dwarvesf/hiddenHidden Bar is a tiny free Mac utility that hides unwanted menu bar icons to reduce clutter, letting you tuck i
• carla-simulator/carlaCARLA is an open-source simulator for autonomous vehicle research that lets you test self-driving software in
• consensys-archive/truffleTruffle is a development framework for Ethereum smart contracts that compiles, deploys, and tests blockchain c
• orcaslicer/orcaslicerOrcaSlicer converts 3D models into printer instructions for a wide range of FDM printers, with detailed calibr
• phpstan/phpstanPHPStan checks PHP code for bugs and type errors without running it, catching whole categories of mistakes bef
• apollographql/apollo-serverApollo Server is an open-source TypeScript library for building GraphQL APIs — a single endpoint where clients
• jessfraz/dockerfilesA personal collection of Dockerfiles that package many desktop and server tools as Docker images, all publishe
• mltframework/shotcutShotcut is a free, open-source video editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows with ready-made installers for regul
• refirmlabs/binwalkBinwalk v3 is a fast Rust-based tool for scanning firmware and binary files to identify and extract hidden emb
• phpoffice/phpspreadsheetPhpSpreadsheet is a pure-PHP library for reading and writing Excel and LibreOffice spreadsheet files, requirin
• hwanz/ssr-v2ray-trojanA regularly updated Chinese-language buyer's guide and ranked review list for paid proxy subscription services
• lnishan/awesome-competitive-programmingA curated, star-rated collection of links to tutorials, practice sites, books, contest calendars, and tools fo
• foxlet/macos-simple-kvmScripts and step-by-step instructions for running macOS inside a virtual machine on a Linux computer using QEM
• sqshq/piggymetricsPiggymetrics is a sample personal-finance app built as a teaching example to demonstrate microservice architec
• kittenml/kittenttsKitten TTS is a lightweight Python text-to-speech library that runs entirely on CPU with no GPU required, usin
• open-metadata/openmetadataOpenMetadata is an open-source platform that maps all your company's data sources — databases, dashboards, pip
• fbsamples/f8appThe complete source code of Facebook's official 2017 F8 conference mobile app — a real-world React Native proj
• json-iterator/gojsoniter is a fast, drop-in replacement for Go's built-in JSON library — it encodes and decodes JSON data sign
• mobile-shell/moshMosh is a remote terminal application like SSH that stays connected when you switch networks, lose Wi-Fi, or p
• vibrantlabsai/ragasRagas is a Python toolkit for automatically scoring the quality of AI-powered apps — measuring whether answers
• nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitternvim-treesitter connects the Neovim text editor to tree-sitter parsers so it understands code structure precis
• visenger/awesome-mlopsA curated reading list for MLOps — Machine Learning Operations — organized across 20 sections covering learnin
• monogame/monogameMonoGame is an open-source C# game framework — the community continuation of Microsoft's discontinued XNA — th
• drogonframework/drogonDrogon is a high-performance C++17/20 web framework for building HTTP APIs and web applications — with async I
• habitrpg/habiticaHabitica is an open-source habit tracker that turns your daily tasks and goals into a role-playing game — comp
• flaresolverr/flaresolverrA local proxy server that bypasses Cloudflare bot-detection by spinning up a real Chrome browser to solve chal
• google/webfundamentalsAn archived collection of Google's web development guides and best practices — the content has fully moved to
• openstf/stfA web application that lets entire teams remotely control a pool of physical Android devices from a browser —
• nilaoda/bbdownA free command-line tool for downloading videos, subtitles, and scrolling comments from Bilibili, supporting q
• mwaskom/seabornA Python charting library built on top of matplotlib that lets you create polished statistical visualizations
• single-spa/single-spaA JavaScript framework that lets large web apps be built from independent mini-apps using any framework — Reac
• zhongyi-tong/electronic-wechatAn archived Electron-based desktop WeChat client for macOS and Linux that added features like blocking message
• darkroomengineering/lenisA lightweight JavaScript library that adds smooth, inertia-based scrolling to any website, with easy integrati
• shoelace-style/shoelaceA now-sunset library of accessible, framework-agnostic web component UI elements — buttons, dropdowns, dialogs
• orhanobut/loggerA small Android library that replaces the default Logcat output with visually formatted log messages — borders
• altstoreio/altstoreAltStore is an alternative app store for iPhones and iPads that installs apps without jailbreaking by using yo
• ethereum/eipsThe official repository for Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), the formal documents that define changes to
• rivo/tviewtview is a Go library for building interactive text-based user interfaces that run inside a terminal, with rea
• the-cool-coders/project-ideas-and-resourcesA curated list of coding project ideas across three skill levels — beginner, intermediate, and advanced — each
• ccgus/fmdbFMDB is an Objective-C library that wraps SQLite for iOS and macOS apps, letting you query and update local da
• foreversd/foreverForever is a command-line tool that keeps a Node.js script running continuously by automatically restarting it
• pytest-dev/pytestPytest is a Python testing framework that automatically discovers and runs test functions, produces clear fail
• psf/requests-htmlRequests-HTML is a Python library for fetching web pages and extracting data from them using CSS selectors or
• nodesource/distributionsShell scripts that add NodeSource's package repositories to Linux systems so you can install current, up-to-da
• dottxt-ai/outlinesOutlines is a Python library that forces AI language models to output guaranteed structured data — valid JSON,
• automatisch/automatischAutomatisch is a self-hosted, open-source alternative to Zapier that lets you connect web services and automat
• builderio/mitosisMitosis lets you write UI components once in a single format and compile them to React, Vue, Angular, Svelte,
• wangshub/wechat_jump_gameA Python script that automatically plays the WeChat Jump mobile game by connecting to an Android phone via ADB
• openvpn/openvpnOpenVPN is the core source code for a widely-used open-source program that creates a secure encrypted network
• dask/daskDask is a Python library that makes data and analytics work faster by splitting large jobs into smaller tasks
• gophish/gophishGophish is an open-source toolkit that lets security teams run simulated phishing email campaigns against thei
• codermjlee/mjrefreshMJRefresh is a popular iOS library that adds pull-to-refresh and load-more gestures to scroll views, table vie
• formkit/auto-animateAutoAnimate is a tiny JavaScript utility that adds smooth animations when elements are added, removed, or reor
• fengyuanchen/cropperjsCropper.js is a JavaScript library for adding interactive image cropping to web pages, letting users drag to s
• s-matyukevich/raspberry-pi-osA step-by-step tutorial in C and assembly that teaches you how to build a simple operating system kernel from
• pinpoint-apm/pinpointPinpoint is a self-hosted monitoring tool for large Java systems split across many services — it traces each u
• openresty/openrestyOpenResty bundles Nginx with Lua scripting and extra modules so developers can build complete, high-performanc
• zhuima/awesome-cloudflareA curated directory of open-source tools and projects built on Cloudflare's free tier — Workers, Pages, D1, KV
• cert-manager/cert-managercert-manager runs inside a Kubernetes cluster and automatically gets and renews TLS certificates from Let's En
• blacckhathaceekr/pentesting-bibleA large numbered list of links to penetration testing tutorials, tool walkthroughs, and cheat sheets covering
• sonarr/sonarrSonarr automatically tracks TV shows and downloads new episodes the moment they become available, organizes yo
• blinue/magpieMagpie is a Windows app that upscales any game or application window to your monitor's full resolution using G
• espanso/espansoEspanso is a cross-platform text expander that replaces short trigger words with full text, code snippets, or
• keiyoushi/extensionsA repository of compiled extension files for the Mihon manga reader app that lets you add dozens of manga and
• pysimplegui/pysimpleguiPySimpleGUI is a Python library that lets beginners build real desktop apps with windows, buttons, and text fi
• opentalker/sadtalkerTakes a still photo of a face and an audio clip and generates a realistic video of that person speaking in syn
• owainlewis/awesome-artificial-intelligenceA curated list of AI books, courses, landmark research papers, tools, and frameworks organized by topic and sk
• mlfoundations/open_clipAn open-source toolkit for training and running CLIP models that understand both images and text, enabling ima
• prowler-cloud/prowlerAn open-source tool that scans cloud accounts across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and more to automatically find
• jackc/pgxA PostgreSQL driver and toolkit for Go that exposes PostgreSQL-specific features like bulk COPY, pub/sub notif
• hrydgard/ppssppA free, open-source PSP emulator that lets you play PlayStation Portable games on Android, Windows, Mac, Linux
• octocat/spoon-knifeA minimal GitHub demo repository maintained by GitHub that exists solely to teach new users how to fork a proj
• plait-board/drawnixA free, open-source browser-based whiteboard that combines mind maps, flowcharts, and freehand drawing on an i
• shuding/nextraA framework built on Next.js that turns a folder of Markdown and MDX files into a fast documentation website w
• ast-grep/ast-grepA command-line tool that searches and rewrites code by understanding its structure rather than matching raw te
• kysely-org/kyselyA TypeScript SQL query builder that catches database errors at compile time by letting you describe your schem
• opennhp/opennhpOpenNHP is a zero-trust security toolkit that keeps your server's ports and IP address invisible to the intern
• grokability/snipe-itSnipe-IT is a free web app for IT teams to track hardware assets like laptops and monitors, software licenses,
• guozhigq/pilipalaPiliPala is an unofficial BiliBili video app for Android and iOS built with Flutter, covering video browsing,
• perfectlysoft/perfectPerfect is a web framework that lets you build back-end servers and REST APIs in Swift — the language normally
• shadow1ng/fscanFscan is a command-line tool for authorized internal network security testing: it discovers live hosts, scans
• andrewyng/aisuiteaisuite is a lightweight Python library that wraps OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, and a dozen other AI pr
• denoland/freshFresh is a Deno web framework that sends no JavaScript to the browser by default, rendering pages on the serve
• rshipp/awesome-malware-analysisA curated, community-maintained list of tools, sandboxes, online scanners, and learning resources for security
• seaswalker/spring-analysisA collection of personal reading notes in Chinese that walk through how the Spring framework works internally,
• kotlin/kotlinx.coroutinesOfficial Kotlin library for writing asynchronous code in a readable, sequential style — lets apps fetch data o
• zitadel/zitadelZITADEL is an open-source identity platform that handles user login, multi-factor authentication, SSO, and acc
• liyupi/ai-guideFree, beginner-friendly knowledge base teaching how to build software using AI coding tools like Cursor and Cl
• tencent-hunyuan/hunyuan3d-2Tencent's open-source tool that converts a single photograph into a detailed 3D model with realistic textures
• qgis/qgisFree, professional-grade desktop application for creating maps and analyzing geographic data on Windows, Mac,
• jessyancoding/androidautosizeAndroid library that automatically makes your app look correct on any phone screen size by adjusting layout sc
• glideapps/quicktypeReads JSON, JSON Schema, or API responses and automatically generates type-safe data classes and parsing code
• shipshapecode/shepherdJavaScript library for adding step-by-step guided tours to a website or web app, with ready-made wrappers for
• curzibn/lubanKotlin Android library that compresses photos before upload using a WeChat-quality adaptive algorithm, process
• hackerkid/mind-expanding-booksCommunity-curated reading list of book recommendations across 25-plus categories — startups, philosophy, scien
• ikatyang/emoji-cheat-sheetAuto-generated reference sheet listing every emoji shortcode supported in GitHub Markdown, organized by catego

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