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An open-source API development ecosystem for testing HTTP, WebSocket, GraphQL, and other APIs with real-time collaboration.
A privacy-focused, open-source note-taking app with end-to-end encrypted sync across all major platforms.
A distributed cloud-native messaging and streaming platform for building event-driven applications with high performance and reliability.
An open-source API development ecosystem for testing HTTP, WebSocket, GraphQL, and other APIs with real-time collaboration.
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An open-source online spreadsheet library with Excel-like features, including formulas, charts, and collaborative editing.
A practical functional library for JavaScript programmers emphasizing immutability and currying.
An open-source cross-platform app for secure file and message sharing over local networks without internet.
A libre, Unix-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset for analyzing, debugging, and modifying binaries.
A fast and low overhead web framework for Node.js, focused on performance and developer experience.
A Java dataframe and visualization library for data loading, cleaning, transformation, and analysis.
A tiny and elegant JavaScript HTTP client based on the Fetch API with retries, timeouts, and hooks.
A dynamic, real-time, high-performance cloud-native API gateway and AI gateway for traffic management and service orchestration.
A fast, privacy-first desktop API client for REST, GraphQL, WebSockets, SSE, and gRPC.
A scalable, language-agnostic real-time messaging server for building chat apps, live features, and collaborative tools.
A native, cross-platform MongoDB GUI client that embeds the mongo shell for shell-centric database management.
Deploy serverless functions and microservices to Kubernetes with ease, using any language and auto-scaling.
An open-source AI agent for the terminal that helps developers understand codebases, automate tasks, and ship faster.
An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server for personal and small organization networks.
A distributed storage system for object storage (S3), file systems, and Iceberg tables, optimized for billions of files with O(1) disk access.
A modern, multi-threaded HTTP benchmarking tool for generating significant load on web servers and APIs.
A web debugging proxy that captures and analyzes network traffic using the Chrome DevTools interface.
A free, open-source screen capture and file sharing tool for Windows with extensive customization and upload destinations.
A lightweight, fast embedded JavaScript template engine for Node.js, Deno, and the browser, written in TypeScript.
A highly configurable window management application for macOS that replaces Divvy and SizeUp with keyboard-driven window control.
A terminal-based resource monitor for CPU, memory, disks, network, processes, and GPU with a responsive UI and full mouse support.
A PostgreSQL-compatible, cloud-native distributed SQL database for mission-critical applications requiring scalability and high availability.
A cloud-native, open source API gateway written in Go, supporting REST, GraphQL, TCP, and gRPC protocols.
An open-source database DevOps tool providing CI/CD, SQL review, and security features for managing database schema changes.
An open-source platform for digitally signing documents, designed to be self-hosted and transparent.
A utility library for JavaScript and TypeScript with first-class TypeScript support and data-first/data-last approaches.
An open-source game launcher for Epic Games, GOG, and Amazon Games on Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Open-source video conferencing platform with HD quality, content sharing, and end-to-end encryption for self-hosted or embedded meetings.
A free, open-source reference management tool to collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research sources.
A high-performance routing engine written in C++ that provides route, trip, and navigation services using OpenStreetMap data.
An open-source, privacy-focused alternative front-end to YouTube that works without JavaScript.
An open-source RPA tool that automates repetitive tasks on websites, desktop apps, and the command line using a simple language.
A federated photo sharing platform that lets you share photos without algorithmic barriers, part of the fediverse.
A powerful, high-performance .NET ORM supporting AOT, multiple databases, and advanced features like CodeFirst/DbFirst.
An open-source macOS app for elegant window management with a customizable radial menu and keyboard shortcuts.
A make-like build tool for Go projects that lets you write build tasks as plain Go functions.