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Open-source projects built with Ruby on Rails

There are currently 218 open-source projects built with Ruby on Rails, with a combined total of 626.0k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is Ruby.

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good_job
good_jobbensheldon/good_job

A multithreaded, Postgres-based Active Job backend for Ruby on Rails, designed for simplicity and performance.

3.0k245Ruby
4 days ago
meta-tags
meta-tagskpumuk/meta-tags

A Ruby on Rails gem for managing HTML head metadata including SEO tags, Open Graph, Twitter Cards, and canonical URLs.

2.8k280Ruby
10 hours ago
openstreetmap-website
openstreetmap-websiteopenstreetmap/openstreetmap-website

The Ruby on Rails application that powers the OpenStreetMap website and its editing API.

2.8k1.1kRuby
16 hours ago
danbooru
danboorudanbooru/danbooru

A self-hostable, taggable image board built with Ruby on Rails for organizing and browsing large image collections.

2.8k448Ruby
1 day ago
ComfortableMexicanSofa
ComfortableMexicanSofacomfy/comfortable-mexican-sofa

A powerful Ruby on Rails CMS engine for seamless content management integration.

2.7k618Ruby
2 years ago
Noticed
Noticedexcid3/noticed

A Ruby on Rails gem for sending notifications across multiple channels like email, SMS, Slack, and real-time UI updates.

2.7k202Ruby
3 months ago
loomio
loomioloomio/loomio

A collaborative decision-making tool for organizations to discuss proposals and reach consensus.

2.6k704Ruby
9 hours ago
Helpy
Helpyhelpyio/helpy

A modern, open-source helpdesk platform combining support tickets, knowledgebase, and community forums.

2.5k489Ruby
3 years ago
solid_queue
solid_queuebasecamp/solid_queue

A database-backed queuing backend for Active Job in Ruby on Rails, designed for simplicity and performance.

2.5k242Ruby
1 day ago
sharetribe
sharetribesharetribe/sharetribe

An open-source marketplace platform for building peer-to-peer rental and service marketplaces, built with Ruby on Rails and React.

2.4k1.3kRuby
2 months ago
turbo-rails
turbo-railshotwired/turbo-rails

A Rails gem that integrates Turbo to build fast, modern web applications with minimal JavaScript.

2.4k364Ruby
22 days ago
StimulusReflex
StimulusReflexhopsoft/stimulus_reflex

Build reactive, real-time applications with Ruby on Rails using server-rendered HTML over WebSockets.

2.3k171Ruby
3 days ago
production_rails
production_railsankane/production_rails

A comprehensive guide and collection of best practices for deploying, monitoring, and securing Ruby on Rails applications in production environments.

2.3k138
3 months ago
otwarchive
otwarchiveotwcode/otwarchive

An open-source web application for hosting archives of fanworks including fanfic, fanart, and fan vids.

2.1k830Ruby
6 days ago
local_time
local_timebasecamp/local_time

A Rails engine for cache-friendly, client-side local time rendering with JavaScript conversion.

2.0k126JavaScript
10 days ago
Trestle
TrestleTrestleAdmin/trestle

A modern, responsive admin framework for Ruby on Rails applications.

2.0k175Ruby
10 months ago
ciao
ciaobrotandgames/ciao

A self-hosted web application for monitoring HTTP(S) URL endpoints with cron-based scheduling, a web UI, and REST API.

2.0k108Ruby
7 days ago
Authentication Zero
Authentication Zerolazaronixon/authentication-zero

A Rails authentication system generator that creates customizable, secure authentication code directly in your application.

1.9k67Ruby
1 year ago
publify
publifypublify/publify

A self-hosted Ruby on Rails publishing platform for blogs and short messages, following IndieWeb principles.

1.9k3.6kLess
4 days ago
teambox
teamboxredbooth/teambox

Legacy open-source collaboration and project management software inspired by Basecamp, Yammer, and Twitter.

1.8k395Ruby
13 years ago
Zen Rails Security Checklist
Zen Rails Security Checklistbrunofacca/zen-rails-security-checklist

A community-driven checklist of security precautions for Ruby on Rails applications to minimize vulnerabilities.

1.8k145Ruby
6 years ago
avo
avoavo-hq/avo

A Ruby on Rails admin panel framework for building custom internal tools and content management systems.

1.8k312Ruby
13 hours ago
Nested Form
Nested Formryanb/nested_form

A Rails gem for managing multiple nested models in a single form with dynamic add/remove functionality.

1.8k501Ruby
4 years ago
OpenFarm
OpenFarmopenfarmcc/OpenFarm

A free and open database and web application for farming and gardening knowledge, like a Wikipedia for growing plants.

1.7k279Ruby
1 year ago
DuckRails
DuckRailsiridakos/duckrails

A development tool for quickly mocking API endpoints with static or dynamic responses, delays, and custom headers.

1.7k105Ruby
7 months ago
Acts As Tennant
Acts As TennantErwinM/acts_as_tenant

A Ruby on Rails gem for row-level multi-tenancy using a shared database strategy.

1.7k268Ruby
1 year ago
Mailboxer
Mailboxermailboxer/mailboxer

A Rails gem for adding private messaging and notification systems to web applications.

1.6k455Ruby
2 years ago
Thredded
Threddedthredded/thredded

A Rails forum/messageboard engine designed to be simple and feature-rich, easily integrated into existing Rails applications.

1.6k212Ruby
1 month ago
Impressionist
Impressionistcharlotte-ruby/impressionist

A Rails plugin for tracking page views and custom impressions, ignoring bots and providing in-app analytics.

1.5k308Ruby
5 months ago
Merit
Meritmerit-gem/merit

A Rails reputation engine that adds badges, points, and rankings to your application.

1.5k196Ruby
11 months ago
rails_db
rails_dbigorkasyanchuk/rails_db

A Rails gem providing a web-based database viewer and SQL query runner for inspecting, editing, and managing your application's database.

1.5k108JavaScript
1 month ago
codetriage
codetriagecodetriage/codetriage

A service that emails you daily open issues from GitHub repositories to help you contribute to open source projects.

1.5k381Ruby
1 month ago
Dashing-Rails
Dashing-Railsgottfrois/dashing-rails

A Rails engine for building beautiful, real-time dashboards with drag-and-drop widgets and data bindings.

1.4k146Ruby
6 years ago
onebody
onebodyseven1m/onebody

Open-source web-based social networking, email list, directory, and document management software for churches.

1.4k279Ruby
5 years ago
brimir
brimirivaldi/brimir

A simple, self-hosted email helpdesk system built with Ruby on Rails for handling customer support requests.

1.4k290Ruby
7 years ago
tracks
tracksTracksApp/tracks

A web-based Getting Things Done (GTD) application built with Ruby on Rails for personal task management.

1.2k529Ruby
1 month ago
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