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• material-components/material-components-iosMaterial Components for iOS is a modular library of Google Material Design UI elements for iOS apps, now in ma
• senguptaumd/background-mattingBackground Matting is a research tool that cleanly cuts a person out of a photo or video using two images — on
• teejee2008/timeshiftTimeshift is a Linux system restore tool that takes periodic snapshots of OS files using rsync or BTRFS, letti
• lazovelko/pokemon-terminalPokemon Terminal is a Python tool that sets Pokemon artwork as your terminal background or desktop wallpaper,
• miguelmota/golang-for-nodejs-developersA side-by-side translation guide for Node.js developers learning Go. Every concept — variables, loops, HTTP se
• biaochenxuying/blogA Chinese front-end developer's personal technical blog hosted on GitHub, covering JavaScript, Vue.js, React.j
• fogleman/gggg is a Go library for drawing 2D graphics and saving them as PNG files. No external dependencies needed — jus
• karma9874/androratAndroRAT is a client-server remote administration tool for Android devices. A hidden app installed on a phone
• rakshasa/rtorrentrTorrent is a terminal-based BitTorrent client for servers and headless machines. Written in C++, it runs enti
• terraform-docs/terraform-docsA command-line tool that automatically generates documentation for Terraform modules by reading your code and
• vincentsit/chinamobilephonenumberregexA collection of copy-paste regular expressions for validating Chinese mobile phone numbers, covering all four
• consensys/quorumGoQuorum is an enterprise version of Ethereum that adds privacy controls and permissioned membership for busin
• ronmamo/reflectionsA Java library that scans your project's classes and builds a searchable index of metadata, so you can find ev
• weiaicunzai/pytorch-cifar100A collection of 40+ image classification neural networks trained on CIFAR-100, letting you compare architectur
• irisrainbowneko/genshin_auto_fishAn AI bot that automatically plays the fishing mini-game in Genshin Impact using computer vision to spot fish
• nlp-with-transformers/notebooksAll code examples from the O'Reilly book Natural Language Processing with Transformers, organized as runnable
• aipotheosis-labs/aciACI.dev is an open-source platform that gives AI agents plug-and-play access to over 600 services like Slack,
• nichtdax/awesome-totally-open-chatgptA curated list of open-source alternatives to ChatGPT, tagged by completeness — bare code only, standard with
• amundsen-io/amundsenAmundsen is an open-source data catalog that works like Google search for your company's internal datasets — e
• chanind/hanzi-writerA JavaScript library that animates Chinese character stroke order on any web page and includes a quiz mode whe
• fchollet/arc-agiARC-AGI is an AI benchmark of 800 grid puzzles designed to measure flexible reasoning rather than memorization
• sle2p/anichAniCh is a free, ad-free Flutter mobile app for watching anime with real-time scrolling viewer comments overla
• tuguangquan/mybatisA copy of the MyBatis Java database library with detailed Chinese-language comments added throughout, serving
• diafygi/acme-tinyA tiny Python script (under 200 lines) that gets you a free HTTPS certificate from Let's Encrypt and renews it
• jerbouma/financetoolkitA Python library that calculates 150+ financial metrics for any stock, ETF, currency, or commodity with full t
• miguelgrinberg/microblogMicroblog is the companion code for the Flask Mega-Tutorial — a complete Python web app with user accounts, po
• easy-swoole/easyswooleA high-performance PHP framework for building fast API servers that can handle thousands of simultaneous users
• xindoo/agentic-design-patternsA complete Chinese translation of Google's book on building AI agents, covering 21 core patterns for making AI
• dromara/dynamic-tpA Java library that lets you change thread pool settings while your app is running, with no restarts needed. I
• heilcheng/awesome-agent-skillsA community directory of skill files that teach AI assistants like Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor how to d
• lohanidamodar/flutter_ui_challengesA collection of 100+ professionally designed mobile app screens built with Flutter, with full working code for
• superfly/litefsA tool that keeps SQLite database files in sync across multiple servers in real time. It intercepts file chang
• clangen/musikcubeA full-featured music player that lives entirely in your terminal — no graphical interface, just keyboard shor
• eastlondoner/vibe-toolsA CLI package that extends AI coding tools like Cursor with web search via Perplexity, full-codebase analysis
• github/swift-style-guideAn archived style guide from GitHub's engineering team explaining how they chose to write Swift code consisten
• hxh19950701/webviewtvliveAn Android app that loads live TV broadcasts from broadcaster websites directly inside the app using a browser
• igorescobar/jquery-mask-pluginA tiny jQuery library that automatically formats form fields as users type, inserting separators for phone num
• fb55/htmlparser2A fast, forgiving JavaScript library for parsing HTML and XML that handles real-world messy markup, widely use
• jarro2783/cxxoptsA single-header C++ library for parsing command-line flags and arguments, so you can add options like --verbos
• cjb/gittorrentA proof-of-concept that lets you clone and share Git repositories peer-to-peer using BitTorrent and a distribu
• jitsucom/jitsuA self-hosted open-source data pipeline that captures real-time events from your app and routes them to data w
• ronggang/transmission-web-controlA replacement web interface for the Transmission BitTorrent client that adds tracker status, torrent grouping,
• sjvasquez/handwriting-synthesisGenerates realistic handwritten text as SVG image files using a pretrained neural network. Control neatness an
• transitive-bullshit/create-react-libraryA CLI tool that scaffolds a publishable React component library with bundling, hot-reload development, and npm
• zq2599/blog_demosA large collection of Java backend and DevOps code examples matching over 600 Chinese-language tutorial articl
• aachartmodel/aachartkitA charting library for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS apps written in Objective-C. Add animated, interactive charts wi
• facebookresearch/linguaA minimal, easy-to-modify Python codebase from Meta for training and running large language models. Designed f
• gitpoint/git-pointA free, unofficial GitHub mobile app for iOS and Android built with React Native. Browse repos, manage notific
• segmentio/analytics.jsA JavaScript library that sends your website's user-behavior events to 250+ analytics services at once with a
• sshwsfc/xadminA drop-in replacement for Django's built-in admin interface with a Bootstrap design, advanced filters, a custo
• yuin/goldmarkA Go library that converts Markdown text to HTML, fully compliant with the CommonMark standard. Highly extensi
• p3terx/geolite.mmdbA distribution mirror for MaxMind's free GeoLite2 IP geolocation databases (Country, City, ASN). Provides dire
• gusmanb/logicanalyzerAn open-source 24-channel logic analyzer you can build yourself using a Raspberry Pi Pico. Includes PCB design
• nameko/namekoA Python framework for building microservices. Define services as plain Python classes with decorators; commun
• christianlempa/cheat-sheetsA personal collection of cheat sheets, command references, and config snippets for IT tools used in system adm
• danielgtaylor/aglioA command-line tool that converts API Blueprint Markdown files into styled, shareable HTML documentation pages
• inkle/inkA scripting language and runtime for writing interactive branching stories — used by writers in the Inky edito
• marker-inc-korea/autoragA Python tool that automatically tests many combinations of RAG pipeline components against your own documents
• coder-world04/complete-system-designA curated collection of links for learning system design concepts and studying real-world architecture case st
• lava/matplotlib-cppA single-header C++ library that lets you draw charts and graphs from inside a C++ program by calling Python's
• samolego/cantaAn Android app that lets you uninstall pre-installed bloatware and system apps from your phone without root ac
• sayanarijit/xplrA fast, hackable terminal file explorer written in Rust that acts as an orchestrator — letting you browse file
• gomods/athensAn open-source Go module proxy server that sits between your Go toolchain and the internet, caching dependenci
• valvesoftware/steam-for-linuxValve's public bug tracker for the Steam gaming client on Linux — not Steam's source code, but the place where
• coolnameismy/babybluetoothAn Objective-C library that makes it easier to connect iOS and macOS apps to Bluetooth Low Energy devices by r
• oreilly-japan/deep-learning-from-scratchSource code for a Japanese book that teaches deep learning by building neural networks from scratch in Python,
• pytorch/ignitePyTorch Ignite is a Python library that handles the repetitive scaffolding of training neural networks — loopi
• vinta/pangu.jsA JavaScript library that automatically inserts a space between Chinese, Japanese, or Korean characters and La
• googlecodelabs/toolsThe tools behind Google Codelabs — write a tutorial in Google Docs or Markdown, run one command, and get a fin
• jazzband/tablibA Python library for reading and writing tabular data across many formats — load from CSV, then export to Exce
• saiwu-bigkoo/android-convenientbannerAn Android Java library that adds a looping image carousel to your app — auto-rotating slides with page indica
• su-kaka/gcli2apiA Python server that bridges Google's free Gemini CLI to standard AI API formats (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude), so
• ant-design/pro-componentsA React component library from the Ant Design team for building enterprise admin dashboards and internal tools
• bodmer/tft_espiGraphics library for microcontrollers (ESP32, Pi Pico, STM32) that draws text, shapes, and images on TFT color
• gayanvoice/top-github-usersAuto-updated ranked list of the most active GitHub users across 138 countries and 674 cities, ranked by public
• nomcopter/react-mosaicA React library for building resizable, rearrangeable multi-panel layouts — drag dividers to resize, drag pane
• tschellenbach/stream-frameworkPython library for building social activity feeds — news feeds, notification inboxes, and activity histories —
• canonical/lxdCanonical's tool for creating and managing Linux containers and virtual machines from a single command-line in
• dfranx/shaderedDesktop app for writing and debugging GLSL and HLSL shaders with a live preview, a pixel-level debugger that l
• theokanning/openai-javaJava library for calling OpenAI's API — chat, image generation, audio transcription, function calling, and mor
• pyinvoke/invokePython library for defining automation tasks as plain Python functions and running them from the command line
• seldonio/seldon-corePlatform for deploying trained machine learning models as live web endpoints on Kubernetes, with built-in A/B
• sqlectron/sqlectronOpen-source desktop app for connecting to SQL databases, running queries, and browsing table data across multi
• streamyfin/streamyfinA mobile app for iPhone and Android that connects to your self-hosted Jellyfin media server, letting you watch
• symfony/polyfill-php72Drop-in Symfony package that provides PHP 7.2 functions on older PHP 7.0 and 7.1 installations, so code writte
• carperai/trlxA Python framework for improving AI language models by training them with feedback scores, using the same tech
• graph-gophers/graphql-goA Go library for building GraphQL APIs where you write the data shape as a schema and connect it to Go functio
• nisrulz/android-tips-tricksA community-maintained cheatsheet of practical tips, shortcuts, and patterns for Android app development — cov
• psviderski/unregistryA command-line tool that pushes a Docker container image directly from your laptop to a remote server over SSH
• github/exploreThe source files behind GitHub's Topics and Collections discovery pages — community-maintained lists of reposi
• kyleduo/switchbuttonAn Android library that adds a smooth, fully customizable toggle switch widget to your app — with more styling
• yoav-lavi/melodyA small language that lets you write text-matching patterns in plain English words and compiles them into regu
• efprefix/efqrcodeEFQRCode is a Swift library for Apple apps that generates custom-styled QR codes (with logos, colors, animatio
• google/wuffsA C library for reading image, audio, and compressed file formats that is guaranteed free of memory-safety bug
• gskinnerteam/flutter_vignettesA gallery of polished Flutter animation experiments by gskinner and Google — each a self-contained mini-projec
• red-data-tools/youplotYouPlot lets you draw charts and graphs directly in your terminal by piping data into the `uplot` command — no
• microsoft/vscode-dev-containersA now-archived collection of ready-made setup templates for running your project inside a Docker container wit
• charles2gan/gda-android-reversing-toolGDA is a free Windows tool for opening and reading the source code of Android app files, used by security rese
• surveyjs/survey-librarySurveyJS is a free JavaScript library that turns a JSON description of your questions into a fully working for
• lixin4ever/conference-acceptance-rateA reference table of acceptance rates for major AI and ML research conferences from around 2012 onward, showin

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