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Open-source projects built with Rails

There are currently 228 open-source projects built with Rails, with a combined total of 430.3k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is Ruby.

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ActiveMocker
ActiveMockerzeisler/active_mocker

Generate ActiveRecord model mocks for fast unit tests that don't require Rails or a database.

50426Ruby
6 years ago
shakapacker
shakapackershakacode/shakapacker

A modern Webpack/Rspack integration for Rails that manages JavaScript modules and assets with support for hot module replacement.

490107Ruby
9 days ago
activerecord-typedstore
activerecord-typedstorebyroot/activerecord-typedstore

Adds type definitions, validations, and default values to ActiveRecord::Store for structured JSON/HStore columns in Rails.

47057Ruby
2 years ago
ShowFor
ShowForheartcombo/show_for

A Rails helper gem for quickly displaying model attributes and associations with I18n support and customizable HTML output.

46352Ruby
3 months ago
DeepPluck
DeepPluckkhiav223577/deep_pluck

A Ruby gem that efficiently plucks attributes from nested ActiveRecord associations without loading full records.

45914Ruby
1 year ago
emoji
emojiwpeterson/emoji

A Ruby gem for working with emoji unicode characters, names, and image assets in web applications.

44555Ruby
7 years ago
rails_semantic_logger
rails_semantic_loggerreidmorrison/rails_semantic_logger

Replaces the Rails default logger with Semantic Logger for structured, JSON-formatted logging in production.

420141Ruby
3 days ago
algoliasearch-rails
algoliasearch-railsalgolia/algoliasearch-rails

A Ruby gem for integrating Algolia's search API with ActiveRecord, Mongoid, and Sequel ORMs.

420120Ruby
7 months ago
Zapata
ZapataNedomas/zapata

An automatic test writer for Ruby on Rails that generates RSpec specs by analyzing your codebase.

41023Ruby
6 years ago
loaf
loafpeter-murach/loaf

A lean Ruby gem for managing and displaying breadcrumb navigation trails in Rails applications.

40522Ruby
4 years ago
Slowpoke
Slowpokeankane/slowpoke

A Rails gem that enhances Rack::Timeout with safer service timeouts, dynamic timeouts, and custom error pages.

39515Ruby
3 months ago
EveryDocs
EveryDocsjonashellmann/everydocs-core

A self-hosted document management system for personal use with PDF upload, organization, and full-text search.

38722Ruby
1 month ago
prerender_rails
prerender_railsprerender/prerender_rails

Rails middleware gem for on-the-fly prerendering of JavaScript-rendered pages to improve SEO for crawlers.

35887Ruby
1 month ago
bulma-rails
bulma-railsjoshuajansen/bulma-rails

A Ruby gem that integrates the Bulma CSS framework with Rails asset pipeline for building responsive web interfaces.

35445SCSS
6 months ago
Rakismet
Rakismetjoshfrench/rakismet

Easy Akismet and TypePad AntiSpam integration for Rails and Rack applications to filter comment spam.

35344Ruby
8 years ago
Less Rails
Less Railsmetaskills/less-rails

A Rails gem that integrates the Less CSS preprocessor into the Rails 5+ asset pipeline.

339131Ruby
4 years ago
ActiveValidators
ActiveValidatorsfranckverrot/activevalidators

A collection of pre-built, tested ActiveModel/ActiveRecord validators for common data formats like email, phone, and credit cards.

30248Ruby
2 years ago
refinerycms-blog
refinerycms-blogrefinery/refinerycms-blog

A simple blog engine extension for Refinery CMS with posts, categories, and comment moderation.

301247Ruby
3 years ago
kt-paperclip
kt-paperclipkreeti/kt-paperclip

Easy file attachment management for ActiveRecord with image processing, validation, and multiple storage backends.

291101Ruby
15 days ago
API Guard
API GuardGokul595/api_guard

A JWT-based authentication gem for Rails APIs with token refreshing, blacklisting, and easy integration.

27830Ruby
2 years ago
PermenantRecords
PermenantRecordsJackDanger/permanent_records

A Rails plugin for soft-deleting ActiveRecord records by setting a deleted_at timestamp instead of permanent deletion.

27360Ruby
2 years ago
Action caching for Action Pack
Action caching for Action Packrails/actionpack-action_caching

A Rails gem providing action-level caching that runs through the full controller stack, allowing authentication and filters.

26696Ruby
3 years ago
Ruby Invoicing Framework
Ruby Invoicing Frameworkcode-mancers/invoicing

A Ruby framework for generating and displaying invoices with flexible business logic, tax handling, and multi-currency support.

26638Ruby
2 years ago
ActiveFlag
ActiveFlagkenn/active_flag

Store up to 64 boolean flags in a single integer column with ActiveRecord using bit arrays.

25721Ruby
1 month ago
typescript-rails
typescript-railstypescript-ruby/typescript-rails

A Rails asset pipeline wrapper for TypeScript that enables .ts file compilation in the Asset Pipeline and ActionView templates.

25429Ruby
9 years ago
commudle
commudlecommudle/commudle

A community interaction and management platform for tech communities, focused on efficient event organization and member engagement.

24659Ruby
1 year ago
ferry
ferrycmu-is-projects/ferry

A Ruby command-line gem for Rails data migration, export/import, and manipulation across multiple formats and databases.

24414Ruby
7 years ago
passbook
passbookfrozon/passbook

A Ruby gem for generating Apple Wallet passes (pkpass files) for iOS 6+.

23166Ruby
3 years ago
Todoist Tribute
Todoist Tributerohitpaulk/todoist-tribute

A full-featured Todoist clone built with Ruby on Rails and Vue.js for task and project management.

23024TypeScript
3 years ago
activerecord-analyze
activerecord-analyzepawurb/activerecord-analyze

A Ruby gem that adds EXPLAIN ANALYZE to Rails Active Record queries for PostgreSQL performance analysis.

22910Ruby
2 years ago
SecondBase
SecondBasecustomink/secondbase

A Rails gem for seamless second database integration, extending ActiveRecord tasks to manage dual databases.

21930Ruby
6 months ago
Health Monitor Rails
Health Monitor Railslbeder/health-monitor-rails

A Rails plugin that adds a health checking and monitoring API for databases, caches, queues, and other services.

21960Ruby
1 year ago
JSONAPI::Utils
JSONAPI::Utilstiagopog/jsonapi-utils

A Ruby gem that simplifies building JSON API-compliant APIs on Rails with minimal learning curve.

21378Ruby
4 years ago
Raygun
Rayguncarbonfive/raygun

A Rails application generator that creates new projects pre-configured with Carbon Five's best practices and common customizations.

21233Ruby
2 years ago
Petergate
Petergateelorest/petergate

A Rails authorization gem offering easy-to-read action and content-based permissions with a straightforward syntax.

19224Ruby
1 year ago
active_snapshot
active_snapshotwestonganger/active_snapshot

A Ruby gem for creating and restoring explicit snapshots of ActiveRecord models and their associations with a transparent, white-box design.

18826Ruby
9 hours ago
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