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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 serial terminal tool for debugging and syncing files with MicroPython devices via the REPL.
A Neovim plugin that animates the cursor with a customizable smear effect in all terminals.
Open source platform for source code management, CI/CD, issue tracking, and DevOps collaboration.
A full-featured, Markdown-based todo/task management plugin for Neovim with metadata, custom states, and archiving.
An extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust, replacing multiple existing tools.
An open platform for deploying and using language agents for data analysis, plugin automation, and web browsing.
A free, open-source distributed application framework for .NET that enables message-based, loosely-coupled asynchronous communication.
A high-performance, multi-protocol message broker supporting AMQP, MQTT, and STOMP for diverse messaging use cases.
A lightweight zsh plugin for managing Python virtual environments using the venv module.
Legacy open-source collaboration and project management software inspired by Basecamp, Yammer, and Twitter.
An Elixir library for data generation and property-based testing with an idiomatic Elixir API.
Pure Python 3-D geographic coordinate conversions for geospace applications, with optional NumPy acceleration.
A cross-platform terminal user interface (TUI) for managing Bluetooth adapters and devices.
An open-source learning management system (LMS) developed by Instructure for educational institutions and organizations.
Provides NixOS-like declarative services for Nix flakes, enabling reproducible development environments on macOS and Linux.
A React Native image sharing app with Instagram and Snapchat-like features including camera, video, and feed functionality.
An open-source Zigbee to MQTT bridge that lets you control Zigbee devices without proprietary vendor gateways.
A lightweight Python GUI toolkit for building web applications without JavaScript, web servers, or deployment hassles.
A forensic tool for remote acquisition, triage, and analysis of block devices via iSCSI protocol.
A Link in Bio service for Bluesky users to organize and share their links using their Bluesky account.
A clean, simple, and powerful web application for managing, importing, and organizing family recipes.
A fully-featured, highly customizable JavaScript charting library for enterprise applications.
A command-line chat tool that searches the web and generates AI-powered answers with cited sources using Google Genkit.
A modern JavaScript event calendar library with responsive design, internationalization, and framework-agnostic component injection.
An open-source, self-hosted emailing platform for sending newsletters and transactional emails with enterprise-grade features.
A free, fun-focused kart racing game with no realistic physics, offering single-player and online multiplayer modes.
A functional JavaScript utility library with lazy evaluation for optimal performance and memory efficiency.
A self-hosted, Quora-like web application for private Q&A communities, built with Go.
An open-source middleware platform for building high-performance, distributed transaction processing applications in C/C++ and other languages.
A command-line tool for launching Apache Spark clusters on AWS EC2 with fast, configurable deployments.
A desktop application for interactive computing with Jupyter notebooks, supporting multiple kernels and rich outputs.
A free and open-source 3D voxel editor for creating graphics from cubes, available on desktop and mobile platforms.
A simple and powerful R package to create documentation websites for R packages, supporting multiple documentation frameworks.
A community-driven fork of Mastodon's federated social network software optimized for contributor-friendly development.
A contract-first development pipeline for Claude Code that defines correctness before implementation and verifies with adversarial consensus review.
A pure Elixir web server library designed for easy embedding and DSL creation.