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• mobxjs/mobx-state-treeA structured state management library for JavaScript and TypeScript apps built on MobX that auto-updates the U
• instillai/machine-learning-courseA free beginner-friendly machine learning course with Python code and written tutorials covering supervised le
• prefix-dev/pixiA fast cross-platform package manager built on the Conda ecosystem that always generates a lock file for repro
• handyorg/handycontrolA collection of polished, ready-to-use interface components for Windows desktop apps built with WPF (C#), incl
• blaizzy/mlx-audioA Python library for text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and speech-to-speech on Apple Silicon Macs, running effic
• reactivex/rxkotlinA small Kotlin library that adds convenience shortcuts to RxJava, making reactive programming code more concis
• fabiospampinato/cashA tiny, modern JavaScript library with jQuery-style syntax for selecting and manipulating webpage elements, at
• marionettejs/backbone.marionetteA JavaScript library that extends Backbone.js with application structure, view management, and memory cleanup
• sorenduan/awesome-java-booksA curated list of 277 Java technical books organized by topic in Chinese, covering everything from beginner Ja
• quartznet/quartznetA job scheduling library for .NET apps that lets you run background tasks automatically on a timer, fixed inte
• turanszkij/wickedengineAn open-source 3D graphics engine for Windows, Linux, and Mac that provides a ready-made foundation for buildi
• guodongxiaren/readmeA Chinese-language reference guide showing GitHub Flavored Markdown syntax side-by-side with rendered examples
• oblien/openshipOpenship is a self-hostable deployment platform that turns any project into a live app, handling databases, do
• mgba-emu/mgbaAn accurate and fast emulator for playing Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Color, and original Game Boy games on mod
• flyteorg/flyteFlyte lets you build machine learning pipelines by decorating Python functions, then automatically runs, retri
• kallaway/100-days-of-codeA fork-and-fill journal template for the #100DaysOfCode challenge — commit to coding one hour daily for 100 da
• bkrem/awesome-solidityA curated list of the best tutorials, tools, libraries, and security resources for learning and working with S
• yuesong-feng/30daymakecppserverA 30-day hands-on tutorial in Chinese for building a high-performance network server in C++ on Linux, going fr
• mailchimp/email-blueprintsReady-made HTML email templates from Mailchimp covering responsive layouts, fixed-width designs, and modular b
• feast-dev/feastFeast is an open-source feature store for machine learning that keeps training data and production data consis
• gtsteffaniak/filebrowserFileBrowser Quantum is a self-hosted web file manager you deploy on your own server, giving authorized users a
• kean/pulsePulse is a Swift framework you embed in your iOS or macOS app so testers can inspect network requests and log
• kohya-ss/sd-scriptsA collection of Python scripts for training and fine-tuning AI image generation models like Stable Diffusion,
• priorlabs/tabpfnTabPFN is a pretrained AI model that makes predictions on spreadsheet-style data in seconds with a scikit-lear
• sandstorm-io/sandstormSandstorm is an open-source self-hosted platform that lets you install productivity web apps on your own serve
• go-yaml/yamlA Go library for reading and writing YAML files — call Unmarshal to parse YAML text into a Go struct, or Marsh
• junit-team/junit-frameworkJUnit is the standard testing framework for Java and Kotlin, letting developers write automated tests with mod
• mrniko/netty-socketioA Java library for running a Socket.IO server — bringing real-time push messaging to Java backends so clients
• woodpecker-ci/woodpeckerWoodpecker is a lightweight self-hosted CI/CD system that automatically builds, tests, and deploys your code i
• steel-dev/steel-browserSteel is an open-source browser automation server that gives AI agents a simple API to control a real Chrome b
• vysheng/tgA command-line Telegram client written in C that lets you send and receive messages, manage group chats, and u
• nlpchina/elasticsearch-sqlAn Elasticsearch plugin that lets you query your data using standard SQL instead of its complex nested JSON fo
• threestudio-project/threestudioThreestudio is a research framework for generating 3D objects from text prompts or photos, implementing many p
• zenoamaro/react-quillReact-Quill is a ready-to-use rich-text editor component for React that wraps the Quill editor, giving users a
• composiohq/agent-orchestratorRuns multiple AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, or Aider in parallel on separate git branches, with a
• google/gopsCommand-line tool that lets you inspect any running Go program — list processes, view memory and CPU usage, an
• zelda64recomp/zelda64recompA native PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask that runs without an emulator, adding high framerates,
• openxiangshan/xiangshanOpen-source high-performance RISC-V processor chip design written in Scala and Chisel, generating industry-sta
• sachinchoolur/lightgalleryJavaScript lightbox library that adds a fullscreen image and video gallery overlay to any web page, with plugi
• hamcrest/hamcrest-phpPHP port of the Hamcrest matching library that lets you write readable test assertions like assertThat($value,
• ringhyacinth/star-office-uiA pixel-art browser dashboard that shows your AI agent's current state — writing, idle, or error — as an anima
• nvidia/isaac-gr00tNVIDIA's open AI model for humanoid robots that translates camera images and language instructions into physic
• snowplow/snowplowData pipeline platform that collects schema-validated behavioral events from websites and apps in real time, t
• xaboy/form-createVue.js library that builds complete web forms from a JSON rule list — text inputs, dropdowns, date pickers, fi
• jsfiddle/togetherjsTogetherJS is a JavaScript library that adds real-time collaboration to any existing website — shared cursors,
• samherbert/svg-loadersSVG Loaders is a small collection of animated loading spinners built as self-contained SVG files you can drop
• princewen/tensorflow_practiceA hands-on collection of TensorFlow code examples in Python covering neural networks, NLP, reinforcement learn
• transitive-bullshit/nextjs-notion-starter-kitA ready-made template that turns any public Notion workspace into a fast personal website or blog deployed on
• apple/corenetCoreNet is Apple's open-source Python library for training deep learning models — used internally for publishe
• opennmt/opennmt-pyOpenNMT-py is a PyTorch framework for training neural machine translation models and fine-tuning large languag
• xmartlabs/xlpagertabstripXLPagerTabStrip is a Swift iOS library that adds swipeable tab navigation — like Instagram or YouTube's tab ba
• aquasecurity/tfsecTfsec is a command-line security scanner for Terraform configuration files that checks for misconfigurations a
• chromedevtools/awesome-chrome-devtoolsA curated list of tools, libraries, and learning resources for Chrome DevTools and the Chrome DevTools Protoco
• likedan/awesome-coreml-modelsA curated collection of ready-to-use machine learning model files in Apple's Core ML format, covering image re
• cluic/wxautoPython library for automating the WeChat desktop app on Windows, letting scripts send and receive messages pro
• hexgrad/kokoroText-to-speech Python library backed by an 82-million-parameter model that converts text to spoken audio in ni
• infrasys-ai/aiinfraOpen-source course (primarily in Chinese) covering the full hardware and software stack behind large AI models
• paper-trail-gem/paper_trailRuby gem for Rails apps that automatically records every create, update, and delete on your database records,
• mikemcl/bignumber.jsJavaScript library for precise arithmetic with numbers of any size or precision, fixing the silent rounding er
• guardicore/monkeyOpen-source network penetration testing tool that simulates an attacker spreading from machine to machine insi
• nutlope/logocreatorFree open-source web app that generates professional logos in seconds from a text description using the Flux P
• actuallymentor/batteryFree macOS tool for Apple Silicon Macs that caps battery charging at a custom percentage to slow battery aging
• cosmos/cosmos-sdkGo framework for building custom sovereign blockchains from composable modules, used by over 200 production ch
• metagrover/es6-for-humansPlain-English guide to the 17 most important JavaScript ES6 features — like arrow functions, destructuring, an
• jrohy/multi-v2rayA guided management script for setting up and controlling V2Ray and Xray proxy servers on Linux, letting you a
• aarondl/sqlboilerSQLBoiler reads your existing database schema and generates type-safe Go code for all your database operations
• open-compass/opencompassOpenCompass is a Python platform for running AI language models through 100+ standardized benchmarks and publi
• every-app/open-seoAn open source, pay-as-you-go alternative to Semrush and Ahrefs that AI agents like Claude Code can use direct
• jetbrains/kotlin-nativeArchived original repository for Kotlin/Native, JetBrains' technology that compiles Kotlin to run directly on
• dimillian/icecubesappIce Cubes is a free, open-source Mastodon app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro, built with SwiftUI
• ecopastehub/ecopasteEcoPaste is a free, open-source desktop clipboard manager for Windows, macOS, and Linux that stores your full
• sindresorhus/fkill-clifkill-cli is a cross-platform command-line tool to stop running processes by name, ID, or port number, with an
• skywind3000/preserve-cdA game preservation project distributing curated ISO disc images of classic DOS and Windows games that are dis
• hpneo/gmapsgmaps.js is a JavaScript library that wraps the Google Maps API so you can embed interactive maps, markers, ro
• luchina-gabriel/osx-proxmoxA shell script that automates setting up macOS as a virtual machine on a PC using Proxmox VE, supporting macOS
• serpentai/serpentaiSerpent.AI is a Python framework for building AI bots that watch a game screen and learn to play almost any vi
• aceberg/watchyourlanA self-hosted network scanner with a web dashboard that continuously monitors your local network, logs every d
• open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collectorA vendor-agnostic middleware service that collects metrics, traces, and logs from your apps and forwards them
• sbstjn/timesheet.jsA lightweight JavaScript library that renders horizontal timeline charts on a web page, showing dated events a
• afshinea/stanford-cs-230-deep-learningConcise PDF cheatsheets summarizing Stanford's CS 230 deep learning course, covering convolutional networks, r
• chenyilong/cyltabbarcontrollerAn iOS library that replaces the standard tab bar with one that supports Lottie animations on tab icons, a pro
• deeppavlov/deeppavlovA Python library that bundles ready-to-use pre-trained language models for chatbots, question answering, and t
• leaverou/awesompleteA tiny dependency-free JavaScript widget that adds an autocomplete dropdown to any text input field using a li
• logancyang/obsidian-copilotAn Obsidian plugin that adds AI chat to your notes, lets you ask natural-language questions across your entire
• nytimes/covid-19-dataThe New York Times' historical archive of US Covid-19 case and death counts from early 2020 through March 2023
• aheckmann/gmA Node.js library (now officially unmaintained since 2025) that wraps GraphicsMagick and ImageMagick so you ca
• alibaba/andfixAndroid library from Alibaba that lets developers push bug fixes to users' phones instantly without requiring
• joshpxyne/gpt-migrateA command-line tool that uses GPT-4 to automatically rewrite your entire codebase from one programming languag
• momo707577045/m3u8-downloaderA single HTML file browser tool that downloads streaming videos by fetching all the fragments from an m3u8 pla
• airbnb/cssAirbnb's archived internal style guide for writing CSS and Sass, covering formatting rules, BEM naming convent
• dbgate/dbgateA free open-source database manager that runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, and in a browser via Docker, letting you
• thebookisclosed/viveA C# library and ready-to-use command-line tool for toggling hidden Windows feature flags — the same internal
• warp-tech/warpgateA self-hosted security gateway you install on your own server that controls, authenticates, and records all SS
• hmbsbige/shadowsocksr-windowsA Windows desktop app with a graphical interface for connecting to a ShadowsocksR proxy server, helping users
• watchexec/watchexecA command-line tool that watches files and folders on your computer and automatically reruns a command wheneve
• droidpluginteam/droidpluginDroidPlugin is an Android framework that lets a host app load and run other Android apps as plugins at runtime
• oneuptime/oneuptimeOneUptime is an open-source platform that replaces Pingdom, PagerDuty, StatusPage.io, and Datadog in one self-
• skwp/dotfilesYADR is a pre-assembled set of configuration files for vim, zsh, and git on macOS, bundled with 90+ curated vi
• wurstmeister/kafka-dockerA Docker image that packages Apache Kafka so you can run a message-broker cluster on any machine using a singl
• git-quick-stats/git-quick-statsgit-quick-stats is a shell script that turns a git repository's history into readable reports covering commits

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