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Ancurio/mkxp

Free Software implementation of the Ruby Game Scripting System (RGSS)

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#game-engine #game-engine-2d #mkxp #rpg #rpg-maker #rpg-maker-vx

Updated: 2026-01-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-09-01
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 45 open

591

stars

Forks: 258
Commits: 835 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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inducer/meshpy

2D/3D simplicial mesh generator interface for Python (Triangle, TetGen, gmsh)

Stack

C++ pytest Meson PEP 517

GitHub topics

#gmsh #mesh-generation #python #scientific-computing #tetgen #triangle

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-02-07
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 18 open

590

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 500 commits
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BaumFX/cpp-anti-debug

anti debugging library in c++.

Stack

C++

Updated: 2024-02-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-07-31
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

589

stars

Forks: 56
Commits: 27 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Barracudach/CallStack-Spoofer

This tool will allow you to spoof the return addresses of your functions as well as system functions.

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#callstack #cpp #game-hacking #reverse-engineering #shellcode #spoofer

Updated: 2022-11-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-08-01
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1 open

586

stars

Forks: 85
Commits: 46 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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horsicq/Nauz-File-Detector

Linker/Compiler/Tool detector for Windows, Linux and MacOS.

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#detect #hacktoberfest #hacktoberfest2023 #malware-analysis #malware-detection #malware-research

Updated: 2026-10-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-29
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

584

stars

Forks: 83
Commits: 12,576 commits
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JaCzekanski/Avocado

🥑 PlayStation 1 emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#cpp #emulation #emulator #hacktoberfest #playstation #ps1

Updated: 2023-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-11
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 59 open

583

stars

Forks: 34
Commits: 895 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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fifengine/fifengine

FIFE is a multi-platform isometric game engine

Stack

C++ pytest CMake pip uv

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-01-08
History: 1 history point
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 18 open

580

stars

Forks: 77
Commits: 4,531 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

BeneficialCode/WinArk

Windows Anti-Rootkit Tool

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-26
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

577

stars

Forks: 162
Commits: 470 commits
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OatmealDome/dolphin-ios

Dolphin for iOS, reborn

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2026-06-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-07-12
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 175 open

573

stars

Forks: 96
Commits: 45,164 commits
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AcademySoftwareFoundation/openfx

OpenFX effects API

Stack

C++ CMake Conan .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-07-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-04-27
History: 5 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 46 open

570

stars

Forks: 152
Commits: 832 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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0x36/Pixel_GPU_Exploit

Android 14 kernel exploit for Pixel7/8 Pro

Stack

C++

Updated: 2024-04-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-03-13
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 12 open

563

stars

Forks: 89
Commits: 5 commits
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alexhude/FRIEND

Flexible Register/Instruction Extender aNd Documentation

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2022-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-23
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 2 open

563

stars

Forks: 68
Commits: 57 commits
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FiYHer/InfinityHookPro

InfinityHookPro Win7 -> Win11 latest

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#driver #hook #infinityhook #kernel #patchguard #rootkit

Updated: 2023-02-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-12-05
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

562

stars

Forks: 187
Commits: 20 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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fraunhoferhhi/vvdec

VVdeC, the Fraunhofer Versatile Video Decoder

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#codec #decoder #h266 #video #vvc

Updated: 2026-09-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-07
History: 5 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
Issues: 8 open

562

stars

Forks: 132
Commits: 648 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

osmcode/libosmium

Fast and flexible C++ library for working with OpenStreetMap data.

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #openstreetmap

Updated: 2026-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-07-29
History: 8 history points
License: BSL-1.0
Issues: 12 open

557

stars

Forks: 134
Commits: 3,313 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

mapbox/mapnik-vector-tile

Mapnik implemention of Mapbox Vector Tile specification

Archived

Stack

C++ npm

Updated: 2026-04-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-04-13
History: 9 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 19 open

555

stars

Forks: 113
Commits: 1,079 commits
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openMSX/openMSX

the MSX emulator that aims for perfection

Stack

C++ Meson

GitHub topics

#emulator #emulator-programming #msx #msx-computers #msx-documentation #msx-emulator

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2001-05-04
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 449 open

555

stars

Forks: 144
Commits: 18,410 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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mapnik/node-mapnik

Bindings to mapnik for node.js

Stack

C++ npm

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-11-16
History: 8 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 104 open

546

stars

Forks: 165
Commits: 3,736 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

esa/pygmo2

A Python platform to perform parallel computations of optimisation tasks (global and local) via the asynchronous generalized island model.

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#artificial-intelligence #evolutionary-algorithms #evolutionary-computation #evolutionary-strategy #island-model #meta-heuristic

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-29
History: 1 history point
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 34 open

542

stars

Forks: 76
Commits: 648 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

daylen/stockfish-mac

Beautiful, powerful chess app for the Mac

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#chess #stockfish

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-01-08
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 50 open

541

stars

Forks: 116
Commits: 250 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Cr4sh/KernelForge

A library to develop kernel level Windows payloads for post HVCI era

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#exploit #hvci #hypervisor #kernel #library #rookit

Updated: 2021-05-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-16
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

536

stars

Forks: 88
Commits: 32 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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Rangi42/tilemap-studio

A tilemap editor for Game Boy, Color, Advance, DS, and SNES projects. Written in C++ with FLTK.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #fltk #game-boy #game-development #gameboy #gameboy-advance

Updated: 2026-05-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-02
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 26 open

536

stars

Forks: 46
Commits: 406 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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redeclipse/base

Base environment for Red Eclipse and associated source files.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#game #game-engine #hacktoberfest #main-project #source-code

Updated: 2026-04-08
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-02-04
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 236 open

533

stars

Forks: 113
Commits: 8,015 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

connormanning/entwine

Entwine - point cloud organization for massive datasets

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-06-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-02-21
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 3 open

531

stars

Forks: 139
Commits: 1,414 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

xbmc/inputstream.adaptive

kodi inputstream addon for several manifest types

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-06
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 29 open

531

stars

Forks: 270
Commits: 2,631 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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netboxlabs/pktvisor

pktvisor is a dynamic network observability agent that smartly analyzes network traffic and generates opentelemetry metrics

Stack

C++ CMake Conan Go modules

GitHub topics

#agent #api-first #collector-agent #dnstap #grafana #monitoring

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-02-20
History: 1 history point
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 1 open

527

stars

Forks: 34
Commits: 990 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

livecode/livecode

LiveCode cross-platform development environment (engine)

Archived

Stack

C++ pip

GitHub topics

#desktop-development #hacktoberfest #livecode #livecode-builder #mobile-development

Updated: 2021-07-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-10
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

518

stars

Forks: 220
Commits: 29,436 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Meridian59/Meridian59

The MMORPG Meridian 59

Stack

C++ pytest CMake .NET SDK npm

Updated: 2026-10-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-09-15
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 59 open

518

stars

Forks: 269
Commits: 1,560 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

PSI-Rockin/DobieStation

A dog-themed PS2 emulator

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2021-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-14
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 52 open

517

stars

Forks: 56
Commits: 1,873 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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Desbordante/desbordante-core

Desbordante is a high-performance data profiler that is capable of discovering many different patterns in data using various algorithms. It also allows to run data cleaning scenarios using these algorithms. Desbordante has a console version and an easy-to-use web application.

Stack

C++ CMake PEP 517

GitHub topics

#anomaly-detection #correlations #data-analytics #data-cleaning #data-cleansing #data-engineering

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-07-08
History: 11 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 90 open

513

stars

Forks: 108
Commits: 2,169 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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