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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 multi-threaded Python brute-forcing tool with a modular design for reliable and flexible password guessing attacks.
A cloud-native, open source API gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP, and gRPC protocols.
A full-featured computer algebra system (CAS) written in pure Python for symbolic mathematics.
A simple, self-hosted bookmark manager with offline archiving, built as a Pocket alternative.
An open-source Q/A social network where users ask and answer questions publicly or anonymously.
A cross-platform framework for working with schematized data, now archived as of March 2025.
A headless Node.js CMS for modern publishing, memberships, subscriptions, and newsletters.
A minimal, markdown-only wiki plugin for Neovim, stripped down from VimWiki for note-taking and documentation.
An open-source database DevOps tool providing CI/CD, SQL review, and security features for managing database schema changes.
Open-source supply chain security scanner that automatically detects vulnerabilities like Log4Shell in dependencies and notifies via GitHub pull requests.
A unified tool that manages development tool versions, environment variables, and project tasks from a single configuration.
A GitLab Composer repository that indexes all projects with composer.json files across branches and tags.
A friendly web-based UI for managing and monitoring Docker containers and images with multi-host support.
A JavaScript library that injects CSS directly into the DOM, allowing you to write styles as JavaScript objects.
A fast, cost-effective, and scalable open-source monitoring solution and time series database.
A unified tool that manages development tool versions, environment variables, and project tasks from a single configuration.
Node-RED packaged as an addon for Homematic CCU3 and RaspberryMatic, enabling visual smart home automation.
A SwiftPM-driven dependency manager for iOS/tvOS/watchOS/macOS projects, bridging the gap until Xcode's native SwiftPM support.
A self-hosted, privacy-first CAPTCHA alternative using proof-of-work to protect websites and APIs from spam without tracking.
A lightweight, multi-role, whitelist-based authorization gem for Rails and other Ruby applications.
A pluggable linting utility for identifying and reporting patterns in JavaScript and ECMAScript code.
A Linux/Unix privilege delegation tool using Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to grant precise capabilities instead of full root access.
A fast and versatile fuzzy finder written in Rust, designed to quickly navigate files, lines, and commands.
A free, open-source DNS server that blocks ads and trackers network-wide for all your home devices.
A process manager for Ruby/Rails apps that runs Procfile processes in background/foreground with supervision.
A free, cross-platform Electronic Design Automation (EDA) suite for designing printed circuit boards.
ripgrep is a fast, line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for regex patterns while respecting gitignore rules.
A Neovim plugin that maps tmux keybindings to Neovim's windows, buffers, and terminals as a tmux replacement.
A PVR for YouTube that syncs channels and playlists to your local media server, automating downloads and library updates.
A .NET document database interface that works over any relational database, providing document storage with SQL power.
Open-source video conferencing platform with HD quality, content sharing, and end-to-end encryption for self-hosted or embedded meetings.
A lightweight comments system for websites that uses GitHub Discussions for storage and moderation.
A Python-based exploitation framework for industrial control systems, similar to Metasploit.
A Clojure build framework and ad-hoc script evaluator that provides a runtime environment for building projects from Clojure scripts.
A Python implementation of a grammar of graphics for creating complex and beautiful statistical plots.
A powerful macOS desktop automation tool that bridges system APIs with a Lua scripting engine.