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• boostorg/boostA large, peer-reviewed collection of free C++ libraries that fill gaps in the standard language toolbox and ha
• aladdinpersson/machine-learning-collectionA hands-on collection of Python and PyTorch machine learning tutorials with companion YouTube videos, covering
• robertkrimen/ottoA JavaScript interpreter built in Go that lets Go applications run JavaScript code at runtime, making it easy
• xianhu/learnpythonA Chinese-language Python learning resource with runnable code examples and Jupyter notebooks covering beginne
• cyfdecyf/cowA self-configuring HTTP proxy that automatically detects which websites are blocked in China and routes only t
• ghostfolio/ghostfolioGhostfolio is a self-hosted web app for tracking your personal investment portfolio across stocks, ETFs, and c
• gelstudios/gitfitigitfiti is a Python script that draws pixel art on your GitHub profile's contribution calendar by making backd
• ko-build/koko is a command-line tool that builds container images from Go programs without needing Docker installed — fas
• steipete/aspectsAspects is an Objective-C library for iOS and macOS that lets you attach custom code to run before, after, or
• northwoodssoftware/gojsGoJS is a commercial JavaScript library for building interactive diagrams in the browser — flowcharts, org cha
• jupyter/docker-stacksJupyter Docker Stacks are ready-to-run Docker images that launch a full Jupyter coding environment in one comm
• dylanvann/react-native-fast-imagereact-native-fast-image is a drop-in replacement for React Native's built-in Image component that fixes flicke
• henrypp/simplewallsimplewall is a lightweight Windows app that blocks all internet access by default and lets you choose exactly
• yonaskolb/xcodegenXcodeGen generates Xcode project files from a simple YAML config so iOS and macOS teams can stop committing th
• rematch/rematchRematch simplifies Redux by letting you write state management as plain models with async/await — no action ty
• lllyasviel/ic-lightIC-Light is an AI tool that changes the lighting in photos. You describe the lighting you want in text, or sup
• atom-archive/xrayXray was an experimental code editor built by the Atom team at GitHub using Rust for speed and real-time colla
• patroni/patroniPatroni is a Python tool that automatically manages PostgreSQL failover, promoting a replica to primary when t
• ericchiang/puppup is a command-line tool for pulling data out of HTML pages using CSS selectors. You pipe HTML into it, writ
• smartystreets/goconveyGoConvey is a Go testing tool that lets you write tests as readable plain-English sentences and adds a browser
• kelseyhightower/confdconfd is a small Go tool that keeps server config files automatically up to date by reading values from a cent
• mic-dkfz/nnunetnnU-Net is a Python framework that automatically configures and trains AI models to label regions in medical i
• paritytech/substrateSubstrate was a Rust framework for building custom blockchains and was the foundation of the Polkadot network.
• ublue-os/bazziteBazzite is a custom Linux operating system built for gaming that comes pre-loaded with gaming drivers, Steam,
• xykt/ipqualityIPQuality is a shell script that checks an IP address's reputation by querying multiple online databases and p
• moonshotai/kimi-k3An open-weight, 2.8-trillion-parameter multimodal AI model from Moonshot AI built for long coding sessions and
• neon-bindings/neonA tool for writing Node.js add-ons in Rust — compile Rust functions and call them from JavaScript as if they w
• btw-so/open-source-alternativesA curated list of open-source alternatives to popular paid SaaS products, organized by category so you can qui
• ztjhz/betterchatgptA feature-rich browser and desktop interface for OpenAI's API that adds folder organization, cost tracking, co
• lucidrains/imagen-pytorchAn open-source PyTorch implementation of Google's Imagen model that generates photorealistic images from text
• juce-framework/juceA C++ framework for building audio plug-ins and desktop apps that run on Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android
• bottlesdevs/bottlesA Linux desktop app with a graphical interface for running Windows software and games using Wine and DXVK, wit
• typestrong/typedocA documentation generator that reads TypeScript source code and produces HTML reference pages automatically, s
• hs-web/hsweb-frameworkA Java backend framework built on Spring Boot for enterprise management systems, with fully reactive non-block
• antirez/ds4A dedicated local inference engine for running the DeepSeek V4 Flash language model on high-end personal hardw
• idurar/idurar-erp-crmA free open-source ERP and CRM for small businesses to manage customers, invoices, quotes, and payments — buil
• barryclark/jekyll-nowA starter template that lets you create and publish a personal blog on GitHub Pages entirely through your brow
• endlesscheng/codeforces-goA personal collection of ready-to-use algorithm templates and Codeforces problem solutions in Go, covering dat
• librosa/librosaA Python library for analyzing audio and music that lets you extract features like tempo, pitch, and spectrogr
• mfontanini/presentermA command-line tool that turns Markdown files into slide presentations you run directly in your terminal, with
• boyter/sccA fast command-line tool that counts lines of code, blanks, and comments across a codebase by programming lang
• radix-ui/themesAn open-source library of polished, accessible React UI components that lets you build websites and web apps q
• gobuffalo/buffaloA full-stack web framework for Go that wires together routing, templating, database access, and front-end asse
• facebookarchive/caffe2An archived deep learning framework by Facebook that has been merged into PyTorch. This repository is historic
• groue/grdb.swiftA Swift library for working with SQLite on iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS that lets you read and write database
• sindresorhus/gifskiA macOS app that converts video files into high-quality animated GIFs with per-frame color palettes, supportin
• technitiumsoftware/dnsserverA free self-hosted DNS server that encrypts your browsing lookups to keep them private from your ISP, blocks a
• p4gefau1t/trojan-goA proxy tool that disguises your internet traffic as normal HTTPS to bypass censorship, routing it through a s
• ariga/atlasA command-line tool that manages your database structure as code, automatically calculating and applying the c
• nl8590687/asrt_speechrecognitionA research-grade Chinese speech recognition system that converts spoken Mandarin audio into written text using
• ogx-ai/ogxA self-hosted API server that works as a drop-in replacement for OpenAI, letting you swap between AI models fr
• higress-group/higressAn API gateway built for both AI and regular web traffic that sits in front of your services to handle routing
• trycompai/crmAn open source CRM where an AI agent, not a human, is the primary user, researching contacts and updating reco
• spotbye/spotiflacA desktop app that downloads Spotify tracks as FLAC lossless audio files by looking up song info from Spotify
• xcodesorg/xcodesappA macOS app that makes installing and switching between multiple Xcode versions simple — it shows every availa
• hacker0x01/react-datepickerA ready-made calendar date picker component for React apps that you drop into a form in a few lines of code, w
• ctcaer/hekateA custom bootloader for the Nintendo Switch that replaces the normal startup process, letting you choose what
• gonum/gonumA collection of math and scientific computing libraries for Go covering matrices, statistics, optimization, an
• litten/hexo-theme-yiliaA clean, minimal theme for the Hexo blog platform that prioritizes fast mobile loading and content readability
• roughike/bottombarA deprecated Android library for adding a Material Design bottom navigation bar to apps — now archived and rep
• andlabs/uiA Go library for building desktop apps with native-looking windows and controls on Windows, Mac, and Linux — w
• antonioru/beautiful-react-hooksA collection of ready-to-use React utility hooks covering mouse and touch events, browser storage, geolocation
• django-commons/django-debug-toolbarA floating developer panel that attaches to your Django app during local development and shows database querie
• fuck-xuexiqiangguo/fuck-xuexiqiangguoA free desktop automation tool that automatically completes mandatory daily study tasks in China's XueXiQiangG
• pretzelhammer/rust-blogA personal blog of educational articles for Rust learners, tackling the concepts that trip people up most — li
• twigphp/twigA fast, secure template language for PHP that keeps HTML pages separate from your PHP code, compiles templates
• jomjol/ai-on-the-edge-deviceFirmware for a cheap ESP32-CAM board that photographs your home utility meters, uses on-device AI to read the
• kernc/backtesting.pyA Python library for testing trading strategies against historical market price data to see how they would hav
• jeffvli/feishinA desktop music player for Windows, Mac, and Linux that connects to self-hosted music servers like Navidrome o
• orchestra-research/ai-research-skillsA collection of 98 plug-in skill modules that give AI coding agents like Claude Code or Cursor deep expertise
• charmbracelet/bubblesA Go library of ready-made terminal UI components — text inputs, tables, lists, spinners, progress bars, file
• grommet/grommetA React component library with accessible, responsive, and themeable UI building blocks — buttons, forms, grid
• havocframework/havocAn open-source red team command-and-control framework with a GUI client, a Go team server, and a C/assembly ag
• shopify/react-native-skiaA Shopify-maintained library that brings the Skia 2D graphics engine — used inside Chrome and Android — to Rea
• readthedocs/readthedocs.orgThe source code for Read the Docs, the free documentation hosting platform used by thousands of open-source pr
• hiifeng/v2ray-for-dopraxA ready-to-deploy Docker configuration for running a free V2ray proxy server on Doprax.com, using Nginx and We
• nebuly-ai/optimateAn archived collection of open-source tools from Nebuly AI for making AI models run faster and cheaper, includ
• detailyang/awesome-cheatsheetA community-maintained collection of links to cheatsheets for dozens of programming languages, editors, databa
• ideawu/ssdbSSDB is a disk-based database that works like Redis but stores data on disk instead of RAM, supporting strings
• facebook/proxygenProxygen is Facebook's open-source C++ library for building high-performance HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 serv
• emilkowalski/vaulVaul is an unmaintained React drawer component — a sliding panel that appears from the bottom of the screen fo
• tumobi/nideshop-mini-programNideShop is an open-source WeChat Mini Program storefront with product browsing, cart, checkout, reviews, and
• apple/ml-sharpSHARP is Apple's research tool that generates realistic novel viewpoints of a scene from a single photograph u
• bendc/frontend-guidelinesFrontend Guidelines is a readable style guide covering good habits and common mistakes in HTML, CSS, and JavaS
• casia-lmc-lab/fastsamFastSAM is a real-time image segmentation tool that draws precise outlines around every object in a photo — re
• pentaho/pentaho-kettlePentaho Data Integration (Kettle/PDI) is a Java ETL tool with a visual drag-and-drop designer for building dat
• librehardwaremonitor/librehardwaremonitorLibre Hardware Monitor is a free Windows app and .NET library that reads live temperatures, fan speeds, voltag
• brndnmtthws/conkyConky is a lightweight desktop system monitor for Linux and macOS that draws live CPU, memory, disk, and netwo
• maotoumao/musicfreedesktopA free, ad-free desktop music player for Windows, macOS, and Linux that plays any internet audio source throug
• abhishekkrthakur/approachingalmostCompanion repository for the book 'Approaching (Almost) Any Machine Learning Problem', providing a conda envir
• tandoorrecipes/recipesTandoor Recipes is a self-hosted web app for organizing your personal recipe collection, planning weekly meals
• remix-run/historyA small JavaScript library that manages browser navigation history with one consistent API across browsers, No
• mrousavy/react-native-mmkvA React Native storage library that is about 30x faster than AsyncStorage by calling native C++ code directly
• skydoves/pokedexA sample Android app that fetches and displays Pokémon data from a public API, built as a reference for modern
• lastmile-ai/mcp-agentA Python framework for building AI agents using the Model Context Protocol, with built-in workflow patterns li
• op7418/guizang-ppt-skillA Claude Code plugin that generates complete slide decks as single self-contained HTML files from a chat descr
• gibbed/steamachievementmanagerA lightweight portable Windows tool for viewing and modifying Steam game achievements and statistics on your a
• facebookresearch/maeA PyTorch implementation of Masked Autoencoders (MAE) that trains image recognition models by hiding random im
• grpc-ecosystem/awesome-grpcA community-maintained curated list of gRPC tools, libraries, tutorials, and resources organized by programmin
• community/communityGitHub's official public discussion forum where anyone with a GitHub account can suggest features, report prob

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