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An open-source API development ecosystem for testing HTTP, WebSocket, GraphQL, and other APIs with real-time collaboration.
An open-source, fullstack Next.js framework that provides a TypeScript backend and admin panel, usable as a headless CMS or for building applications.
A privacy-focused, open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encrypted sync across all major platforms.
A standard library for JavaScript and TypeScript with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computation.
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A high-performance NoSQL database compatible with Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB, built on a shared-nothing architecture.
Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS by default.
A libre, Unix-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset for analyzing, debugging, and modifying binaries.
A roguelike dungeon management game where you build and defend your dungeon while raiding others.
A lightweight, extensible messaging framework for .NET supporting pub/sub and request-response patterns with multiple broker integrations.
Open-source accounting software for small businesses and freelancers, built with Laravel and Vue.js.
An open-source business intelligence and embedded analytics platform that enables everyone to explore and visualize data without SQL.
A modern, Bash-like shell that uses Clojure syntax for command composition and data manipulation.
A Zsh configuration framework with a built-in plugin manager, modular extensions, and blazing-fast startup speed.
A minimal, fast zsh prompt that displays command status and git repository information using gitstatus.
A lightweight, high-performance, embeddable MQTT broker server written in Go, supporting distributed clusters and MQTT v3.0, v3.1.1, and v5.0.
A Swift framework for reactive and functional programming, providing composable primitives for streams of values over time.
A pure PHP library for reading and writing Word documents in OOXML, ODF, RTF, HTML, and PDF formats.
A free, cross-platform C library for generating PDF files with support for text, images, fonts, encryption, and CJK encoding.
A full-text search engine library written in Rust, inspired by Apache Lucene.
A standard library for JavaScript and TypeScript with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computation.
An open-source database DevOps tool providing CI/CD, SQL review, and security features for managing database schema changes.
A zero-config toolkit for developing React, Preact, Inferno, and vanilla JavaScript apps, libraries, and npm modules.
A single-file public domain math library for game and graphics programming with C/C++ support.
Metadata and tooling for the OpenTofu provider and module registry, enabling discovery and management of infrastructure components.
A private messaging platform with no user identifiers, using disposable relay nodes for metadata protection.
A simple open-source self-hosted file sharing solution with resumable uploads and password protection.
A Python-based interactive packet manipulation program and library for network analysis, scanning, and security testing.
A web debugging proxy that captures and analyzes network traffic using the Chrome DevTools interface.
An RPC framework for Rust that defines services in code, eliminating separate schema compilation and language switching.
A multi-threaded Python brute-forcing tool with a modular design for reliable and flexible password guessing attacks.
A free and open-source font editor for creating, editing, and converting fonts across multiple formats and platforms.
Open-source implementation of Apple's Combine framework for reactive programming, compatible with older Apple OSes and cross-platform.
Expose your localhost to the world for easy testing and sharing without DNS or deployment.
A JavaScript toolkit for translating, querying, and integrating geospatial data from any API into multiple formats.
A fast, cross-platform build tool and task runner inspired by Make, designed for modern development workflows.
A browser-only, AMD-compliant module loader for modern web applications, offering smaller size and higher performance than RequireJS.
A distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, and Iceberg tables, optimized for billions of files with O(1) disk access.
An open-source AI memory tool that records your screen and audio locally, enabling search and automation agents based on your computer activity.
A full fake REST API generator written in Rust, inspired by json-server.
A fast Ruby XML parser, object marshaller, and SAX parser designed as a high-performance alternative to Nokogiri and Marshal.