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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.
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, real-time infrastructure monitoring platform with per-second metrics, ML-powered anomaly detection, and zero-configuration deployment.
A practical functional library for JavaScript programmers emphasizing immutability and currying.
A Java library for handling console input with advanced line editing, history, and completion, similar to GNU Readline.
A .NET library for background job processing with fire-and-forget, delayed, and recurring tasks, no Windows Service required.
A Node.js library for automating Chrome locally or headless on AWS Lambda with a simple API.
A small, client-side full-text search library for JavaScript that indexes JSON documents.
A free, private time tracking app for macOS and Windows that works 100% offline with no cloud, registration, or paywall.
A distributed caching and cache-filling library for Go, designed as a replacement for memcached clusters.
A Kakoune/Neovim-inspired modal text editor written in Rust, featuring multiple selections and built-in language server support.
A fast and low overhead web framework for Node.js, focused on performance and developer experience.
Unofficial Bitwarden-compatible password manager server written in Rust, optimized for self-hosted deployment.
A free, self-hostable Airtable alternative for building databases online with a spreadsheet-like interface.
A libre, Unix-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset for analyzing, debugging, and modifying binaries.
A fast, cross-platform terminal file manager written in Go, inspired by ranger.
A Neovim plugin providing comprehensive Java development support with Spring Boot tools, debugging, testing, and refactoring.
An open-source AI agent for the terminal that helps developers understand codebases, automate tasks, and ship faster.
An open-source RSS reader and podcast app with a beautiful UI, personalized recommendations, and integrated search.
A fast, local-first, reactive NoSQL database for JavaScript applications with realtime sync capabilities.
Run large language models (LLMs) privately on everyday desktops and laptops without requiring API calls or GPUs.
A fast Ruby XML parser, object marshaller, and SAX parser designed as a high-performance alternative to Nokogiri and Marshal.
A lightweight, extensible code editor with built-in Git support, debugging, and IntelliSense for multiple languages.
A dynamic, real-time, high-performance cloud-native API gateway and AI gateway for traffic management and service orchestration.
Deploy serverless functions and microservices to Kubernetes with ease, using any language and auto-scaling.
A minimal, human-readable configuration file format that maps unambiguously to a hash table.
A libre, Unix-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset for analyzing, debugging, and modifying binaries.
A free, open-source screen capture and file sharing tool for Windows with extensive customization and upload destinations.
An open-source platform for secrets management, certificate lifecycle, and privileged access management with self-hosting options.
A community-developed, drop-in replacement for MySQL with enhanced features, performance, and open licensing.
A QEMU-based interactive runtime analyzer for debugging and reverse engineering, serving as an alternative to strace and gdb.
Expose your localhost to the world for easy testing and sharing without DNS or deployment.
High-performance Node.js image processing module for resizing, converting, and manipulating JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, and TIFF images.
A standard library for JavaScript and TypeScript with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computation.
A professional animated sprite editor and pixel art tool for game developers and digital artists.
A full-text search engine library written in Rust, inspired by Apache Lucene.
An open-source database DevOps tool providing CI/CD, SQL review, and security features for managing database schema changes.
A framework providing developer tools for writing Solana programs (smart contracts) with Rust and TypeScript.