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• yangjian102621/geekaiA self-hosted platform bundling ChatGPT chat, image generation, music, and video AI tools into one app with us
• anonaddy/anonaddyAnonAddy (addy.io) lets you create disposable email aliases that forward messages to your real inbox, keeping
• khanhnamle1994/cracking-the-data-science-interviewA curated study kit for data science job interviews: cheatsheets on SQL, stats, ML, and deep learning; a quest
• martian-engineering/lossless-clawLossless Claw is an OpenClaw plugin that gives AI agents a perfect memory for long conversations. Instead of d
• neoapplications/neo-storeNeo Store is a modern Android app for browsing and installing free, open-source apps from F-Droid and 100+ com
• elunez/eladmin-webA ready-made Vue-based admin panel front-end that pairs with a Java Spring Boot back-end to give you a full we
• frappe/booksFrappe Books is a free offline desktop accounting app for small and medium businesses. It handles invoices, bi
• octokatherine/readme.soreadme.so is a browser-based drag-and-drop editor that lets you build a polished README file for your project
• zufuliu/notepad4Notepad4 is a lightweight, single-file Windows text editor that upgrades the default Notepad with syntax highl
• alirezadir/production-level-deep-learningA structured reference guide for taking an AI model from research experiment to real production, covering data
• andrewekhalel/mlquestionsA study guide of technical interview questions and answers for machine learning and computer vision engineerin
• tencent/tnnA Tencent framework for running AI models on phones and computers at high speed, supporting CPUs, GPUs, and sp
• voltagent/awesome-codex-subagentsA collection of 130+ ready-made TOML configuration files for OpenAI Codex subagents that handle specialized ta
• google/go-cmpA Go library from Google for comparing two values in tests and showing exactly how they differ, with support f
• mrswitch/hello.jsA JavaScript library that adds social sign-in buttons for Google, Facebook, and Windows Live to any website, h
• py-why/econmlA Python package from Microsoft Research for estimating causal effects from observational data, measuring how
• qihoo360/atlasA MySQL proxy from Qihoo 360 that automatically routes read queries to replica servers and write queries to a
• danburzo/percollateA command-line tool that fetches web pages, strips ads and clutter, and saves them as clean PDFs, EPUBs, HTML,
• jbhuang0604/awesome-tipsA curated collection of practical advice for academic researchers in CS and AI, covering research habits, pape
• openmoonray/openmoonrayMoonRay is DreamWorks' open-source path-tracing renderer used in real feature film production, released freely
• romandanylyk/pageindicatorviewA small Android library that adds animated dot indicators to swipeable screens, showing users which page they
• ggez/ggezggez is a Rust library for making 2D games with minimal setup, giving you drawing, sound, and input handling o
• jetkvm/kvmJetKVM is an open-source hardware and software system that streams a computer's screen at 1080p 60fps and lets
• wandergis/coordtransformA zero-dependency JavaScript utility that converts GPS coordinates between the three mapping systems used in C
• android/user-interface-samplesA collection of small Android app examples demonstrating specific UI features in Kotlin, though most samples h
• antoniomika/sishsish is a self-hostable SSH tunneling tool that exposes local services to the public internet using only the s
• borgo-lang/borgoBorgo is a programming language that compiles to standard Go code, adding Rust-style type safety features like
• moonshotai/kimi-audioKimi-Audio is an open-source 7B AI model from Moonshot AI that handles a wide range of audio tasks in a single
• feiyangqingyun/qtkaifajingyanA Chinese-language reference collection of practical Qt development tips, tricks, and C++ code snippets gather
• mithi/robotics-courseworkA curated list of online robotics courses, video lectures, hands-on projects, and learning resources spanning
• multimc/launcherMultiMC is an alternative Minecraft launcher that keeps multiple Minecraft installations completely isolated f
• nginx-proxy/docker-genA Go program that watches your running Docker containers and regenerates config files from templates whenever
• nolanlawson/fuiteA command-line tool that automatically finds memory leaks in web apps by opening Chrome, clicking through your
• revanced/revanced-patches-templateAn official starting-point template for building and publishing your own collection of ReVanced patches — code
• tomchentw/react-google-mapsA React component library that wraps the Google Maps JavaScript API so you can add interactive maps, markers,
• build-trust/ockamA set of Rust and Elixir libraries for building distributed applications where messages stay encrypted end-to-
• sebastienros/jintA JavaScript interpreter you add to a .NET app as a NuGet package, letting you run JavaScript code inside C# w
• sweetice/deep-reinforcement-learning-with-pytorchA collection of clean, readable PyTorch implementations of popular deep reinforcement learning algorithms — DQ
• yasserg/crawler4jA Java library for building multi-threaded web crawlers that lets you define which URLs to follow and what to
• chiphuyen/ml-interviews-bookSource code for a free book by Chip Huyen that helps people prepare for machine learning job interviews, cover
• urbanadventurer/android-pin-bruteforceA shell script that automatically tries every possible PIN on a locked Android phone by connecting a Kali NetH
• flink-china/flink-training-courseA catalog of Chinese-language video training sessions for Apache Flink, organized by topic and linking to slid
• mholt/json-to-goA browser tool that instantly converts a JSON snippet into a ready-to-use Go struct type definition, saving yo
• r0f1/datascienceA curated reference list of Python libraries, tutorials, and tools for data science, covering everything from
• alibaba/alios-thingsAliOS Things is Alibaba's open-source operating system for small connected IoT devices like smart home sensors
• francisrstokes/super-expressiveA JavaScript library that lets you build regular expressions by chaining readable method names like .optional
• gabrielemariotti/cardslibAn Android library from 2013-2014 that simplifies building card-style UI panels, adding pre-built behaviors, d
• paulmillr/encrypted-dnsReady-to-install configuration profiles that switch your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to encrypted DNS, preventing you
• parro-it/awesome-micro-npm-packagesA curated list of tiny, single-purpose Node.js npm packages that each do exactly one small task, from sorting
• ttimo/doom3.gplThe official GPL source code release of the Doom 3 game engine in C++, letting developers study, modify, and b
• luosiallen/latent-consistency-modelAI image generation model that produces high-quality images in just 2–4 steps instead of dozens, making genera
• open-sdr/openwifiAn open-source Wi-Fi implementation built on programmable FPGA hardware, letting researchers inspect and modif
• dotnetcore/utilA C# application framework for .NET that wraps popular third-party libraries into unified, simpler APIs with a
• netflix/ribbonJava library by Netflix for client-side load balancing and fault-tolerant communication between cloud services
• conardli/garden-skillsA collection of structured plug-in instructions (called skills) for AI coding assistants like Claude Code and
• mintimate/oh-my-rimeA ready-to-use configuration package for the Rime Chinese input method engine that gives you a polished multi-
• ant-design/ant-motionAn animation library from Ant Design that provides ready-made React components for smooth UI transitions — inc
• chiahsien/chtcollectionviewwaterfalllayoutAn iOS and tvOS library that adds a Pinterest-style waterfall grid layout to UICollectionView, displaying item
• googlecloudplatform/golang-samplesGoogle's official collection of working Go code samples showing how to connect Go programs to Google Cloud Pla
• mlgmxyysd/xiaomi-hyperos-bootloader-bypassA PHP proof-of-concept that bypasses Xiaomi HyperOS account binding restrictions for bootloader unlocking, usi
• redspider1/concurrentA community-written series of articles in Chinese covering Java multithreading and concurrency in depth, struc
• snesrev/zelda3A fully playable reverse-engineered recreation of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past written in C, with a
• zh-lx/pinyin-proA JavaScript library that converts Chinese characters into pinyin (romanized pronunciation). Works in browsers
• kwai-kolors/kolorsAn AI image generator from Kuaishou that creates photorealistic images from text descriptions in Chinese or En
• riscv/riscv-isa-manualThe official RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture manual — the authoritative reference document defining how RI
• dokuwiki/dokuwikiAn open-source wiki engine written in PHP that lets you create and edit interconnected web pages using simple
• theprimeagen/99A beta Neovim plugin by ThePrimeagen that adds AI-powered codebase search and in-editor text replacement, usin
• zimfw/zimfwA fast Zsh plugin manager and configuration framework that pre-builds your shell setup so your terminal starts
• camwiegert/in-viewA tiny JavaScript library (under 2KB) that fires events when page elements scroll into or out of the visible b
• hiddendevj/crawler_illegal_cases_in_chinaA reference collection of real legal cases, laws, and news about web scraping violations in China, organized b
• opendrivelab/uniadA self-driving car research framework that trains perception, prediction, and planning as one unified model —
• apache/rocketmq-externalsA community hub for Apache RocketMQ add-ons and integrations — including a monitoring dashboard, Kubernetes op
• emilhernvall/dnsguideA five-chapter hands-on guide for building your own DNS server from scratch in Rust, teaching you how the Doma
• pyrogram/pyrogramPyrogram is a Python library that lets you control Telegram as a bot or regular user account using Telegram's
• ecomfe/specA collection of Chinese-language front-end coding style guides from Baidu's ecomfe team, covering JavaScript,
• microsoft/azurelinuxCBL-Mariner is Microsoft's stripped-down Linux distribution built for its own cloud and edge infrastructure, o
• objectbox/objectbox-javaObjectBox is a fast, easy-to-use database for Android, Java, and Kotlin apps that lets you store and retrieve
• zensical/zensicalZensical is a fast static site generator for documentation, made by the Material for MkDocs team. Write your d
• formidablelabs/react-liveReact Live is a library that embeds a live, editable code editor directly in any React page or docs site, so r
• mangerlahn/latestLatest is a free, open-source Mac app that checks all your installed applications for updates — covering both
• futurice/pepperoni-app-kitArchived React Native starter kit that gave iOS and Android apps a pre-configured foundation with Redux state,
• johnno1962/injectioniiiDeveloper tool for iOS and macOS that reloads changed Swift or Objective-C source files into a running app ins
• microsoft/coreutilsMicrosoft's official package that brings classic Linux/macOS command-line tools like ls, grep, and find to Win
• optonaut/activelabel.swiftActiveLabel is a Swift library for iOS that upgrades the standard text label to automatically detect and respo
• rsmbl/resemble.jsJavaScript library that compares two images pixel by pixel and highlights the differences, most commonly used
• vuejs/routerVue Router 4 is the official routing library for Vue.js 3, letting you build multi-page web apps where users n
• formidablelabs/react-game-kitArchived set of React components for building 2D browser and mobile games using a game loop, physics via Matte
• remacs/remacsArchived project that replaced Emacs's C core with Rust one file at a time, serving as a historical example of
• jlcodes99/vscode-antigravity-cockpitVS Code extension that shows your remaining Google Antigravity AI model quotas as a live dashboard with countd
• mapsme/omimSource code for MAPS.ME, an offline maps app for iPhone and Android that downloads OpenStreetMap community dat
• markusschanta/awesome-jupyterCurated community-maintained directory of tools, libraries, and resources built around Jupyter notebooks, orga
• oucmachinelearning/oucmlA university machine learning group's collection of generative adversarial network implementations, featuring
• ridter/intranet_penetration_tipsA Chinese-language reference collection for security professionals testing corporate networks, covering the fu
• satnaing/astro-paperReady-made blog theme for Astro that gives you a fast personal blog with dark mode, fuzzy search, RSS feed, pa
• tucnak/telebotGo framework for building Telegram bots that handles all communication with Telegram servers so you only write
• bentrevett/pytorch-sentiment-analysisFour hands-on tutorials teaching you how to classify text as positive or negative using PyTorch, progressing f
• jsonchao/awesome-android-interviewA curated guide of Android developer interview questions and answers in Chinese, compiled from real interviews
• madmalik/mononokiMononoki is a clean, monospaced font for code editors and terminals, with an optional dotted-zero feature (ss0
• naereen/badgesA copy-paste reference of hundreds of README badges showing build status, license, language, and more — with r
• security-onion-solutions/securityonionSecurity Onion is a free, open-source network security monitoring platform that bundles intrusion detection, p

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