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google-deepmind/mujoco

Multi-Joint dynamics with Contact. A general purpose physics simulator.

Stack

C++ pytest Vite CMake npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

#mujoco #physics #robotics

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-10-18
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 341 open

15,000

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Forks: 1,725
Commits: 5,497 commits
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bulletphysics/bullet3

Bullet Physics SDK: real-time collision detection and multi-physics simulation for VR, games, visual effects, robotics, machine learning etc.

Stack

C++ CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#computer-animation #game-development #kinematics #pybullet #reinforcement-learning #robotics

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2006-05-25
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 432 open

14,783

stars

Forks: 3,095
Commits: 9,408 commits
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dail8859/NotepadNext

A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#desktop #editor #linux #macos #notepad #notepad-plus-plus

Updated: 2026-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-27
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 91 open

14,555

stars

Forks: 912
Commits: 1,066 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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hrydgard/ppsspp

A PSP emulator for Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and iOS, written in C++. Want to contribute? Join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/5NJB6dD or just send pull requests / issues.

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android Cargo CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulators #ppsspp #psp

Updated: 2026-10-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-03-24
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,251 open

14,552

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Forks: 2,642
Commits: 48,144 commits
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davisking/dlib

A toolkit for making real world machine learning and data analysis applications in C++

Stack

C++ CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #computer-vision #deep-learning #dlib #machine-learning #machine-learning-library

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-05-02
History: 9 history points
License: BSL-1.0
Issues: 38 open

14,454

stars

Forks: 3,438
Commits: 8,382 commits
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carla-simulator/carla

Open-source simulator for autonomous driving research.

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#ai #artificial-intelligence #autonomous-driving #autonomous-vehicles #carla #carla-simulator

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-03
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,202 open

14,369

stars

Forks: 4,685
Commits: 6,751 commits
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Website GitHub

spotify/annoy

Approximate Nearest Neighbors in C++/Python optimized for memory usage and loading/saving to disk

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#approximate-nearest-neighbor-search #c-plus-plus #golang #locality-sensitive-hashing #lua #nearest-neighbor-search

Updated: 2025-10-29
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-02-20
History: 9 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 90 open

14,312

stars

Forks: 1,227
Commits: 911 commits
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arangodb/arangodb

🥑 ArangoDB is a native multi-model database with flexible data models for documents, graphs, and key-values. Build high performance applications using a convenient SQL-like query language or JavaScript extensions.

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#arangodb #database #distributed-database #document-database #graph-database #graphdb

Updated: 2026-10-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-10-26
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 867 open

14,278

stars

Forks: 887
Commits: 54,624 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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Website GitHub

isl-org/Open3D

Open3D: A Modern Library for 3D Data Processing

AI dev

Stack

C++ Flask CMake npm PEP 517

GitHub topics

#3d #3d-perception #arm #computer-graphics #cpp #cuda

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-28
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,309 open

13,945

stars

Forks: 2,618
Commits: 4,272 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

luanti-org/luanti

Luanti (formerly Minetest) is an open source voxel game-creation platform with easy modding and game creation

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle pip

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cpp17 #game-engine #lua #luanti #minetest

Updated: 2026-10-07
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2010-11-26
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,513 open

13,709

stars

Forks: 2,481
Commits: 13,796 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey

AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#autohotkey #automation #c-plus-plus #hotkeys #scripting #scripting-language

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-03-09
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 11 open

13,300

stars

Forks: 1,192
Commits: 5,038 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

skypjack/entt

Gaming meets modern C++ - a fast and reliable entity component system (ECS) and much more

Stack

C++ CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#architectural-patterns #cpp #cpp17 #cpp20 #data-oriented #data-oriented-design

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-24
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 14 open

13,182

stars

Forks: 1,117
Commits: 7,766 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA

Cataclysm - Dark Days Ahead. A turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cataclysm #game #hacktoberfest #zombies

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-10-04
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,807 open

13,123

stars

Forks: 4,637
Commits: 129,498 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vnotex/vnote

A pleasant note-taking platform in native C++.

AI dev

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#editor #markdown #mathjax #note #note-taking #uml

Updated: 2026-09-29
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-10-01
History: 9 history points
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 176 open

12,986

stars

Forks: 1,296
Commits: 3,548 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

mapeditor/tiled

Flexible level editor

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake Maven npm

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #editor #game #game-development #hacktoberfest #java

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-05-05
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 837 open

12,948

stars

Forks: 1,975
Commits: 7,124 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

justcallmekoko/ESP32Marauder

A suite of WiFi/Bluetooth offensive and defensive tools for the ESP32

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#arduino #beacon #bluetooth #command-line #deauthentication #defensive

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-09-13
History: 1 history point
License: Unknown
Issues: 331 open

12,584

stars

Forks: 1,513
Commits: 2,205 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Snapchat/KeyDB

A Multithreaded Fork of Redis

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2024-05-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-03-22
History: 6 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 292 open

12,505

stars

Forks: 675
Commits: 27,522 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vesoft-inc/nebula

A distributed, fast open-source graph database featuring horizontal scalability and high availability

Stack

C++ pytest CMake pip

GitHub topics

#big-data #cpp #database #distributed #distributed-systems #graph

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-08-14
History: 6 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 678 open

12,395

stars

Forks: 1,330
Commits: 3,554 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

hluk/CopyQ

Clipboard manager with advanced features

AI dev

Stack

C++ Qt CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#clipboard #clipboard-manager #copyq #cross-platform #scripting #tray

Updated: 2026-09-20
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2009-10-21
History: 14 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 397 open

12,292

stars

Forks: 597
Commits: 6,886 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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sonic-pi-net/sonic-pi

Code. Music. Live.

Stack

C++ pytest CMake npm pip

GitHub topics

#art #audio #education #instrument #live-coding #livecoding

Updated: 2026-10-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-02
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 34 open

12,172

stars

Forks: 996
Commits: 12,434 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

SFML/SFML

Simple and Fast Multimedia Library

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#audio #c-plus-plus #cross-platform #games #graphics #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-01-28
History: 6 history points
License: Zlib
Issues: 157 open

12,059

stars

Forks: 1,914
Commits: 3,971 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

manticoresoftware/manticoresearch

Open-source search database for full-text, vector, and hybrid search with real-time indexing and SQL.

Stack

C++ Cargo CMake Go modules

GitHub topics

#api #bm25 #cpp #database #full-text-search #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-10-16
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2003-11-19
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 652 open

12,057

stars

Forks: 647
Commits: 14,097 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

LostRuins/koboldcpp

Run GGUF models easily with a KoboldAI UI. One File. Zero Install.

Stack

C++ pytest Svelte SvelteKit Tailwind CSS CMake npm pip

GitHub topics

#gemma #ggml #gguf #koboldai #koboldcpp #language-model

Updated: 2026-09-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-03-10
History: 7 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 512 open

11,640

stars

Forks: 761
Commits: 15,252 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

PointCloudLibrary/pcl

Point Cloud Library (PCL)

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #computer-vision #cpp #pcl #point-cloud #pointcloud

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-02
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 580 open

11,112

stars

Forks: 4,700
Commits: 14,716 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

mawww/kakoune

mawww's experiment for a better code editor

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #console-application #kakoune #modal-editing #text-editor #vim

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-09-02
History: 8 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: 924 open

11,070

stars

Forks: 783
Commits: 11,124 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

stenzek/duckstation

Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64/RV64

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#appimage #emulator #enhancements #fast #hardware-renderers #jit-compiler

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-09-09
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

10,841

stars

Forks: 975
Commits: 12,713 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

openvinotoolkit/openvino

OpenVINO™ is an open source toolkit for optimizing and deploying AI inference

AI dev

Stack

C++ pytest CMake Conan npm

GitHub topics

#ai #computer-vision #deep-learning #deploy-ai #diffusion-models #generative-ai

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-10-15
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 843 open

10,834

stars

Forks: 3,377
Commits: 23,116 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

tstack/lnav

Log file navigator

Stack

C++ Flask Bundler Cargo CMake

GitHub topics

#command-line-tool #less #log-analysis #log-monitor #log-viewer #log-visualization

Updated: 2026-09-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2009-09-14
History: 6 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 295 open

10,670

stars

Forks: 403
Commits: 4,762 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Const-me/Whisper

High-performance GPGPU inference of OpenAI's Whisper automatic speech recognition (ASR) model

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-05-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-01-07
History: 7 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 172 open

10,661

stars

Forks: 967
Commits: 205 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

KDE/krita

Krita is a free and open source cross-platform application that offers an end-to-end solution for creating digital art files from scratch built on the KDE and Qt frameworks.

Stack

C++ Qt CMake pip

Updated: 2026-09-24
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 1998-04-18
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

10,419

stars

Forks: 861
Commits: 66,755 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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