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chaps-io/access-granted

Multi-role and whitelist based authorization gem for Rails (and not only Rails!)

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#access-control #authorization #cancan #permissions #rails #ruby

Updated: 2024-05-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-10-11
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

778

stars

Forks: 40
Commits: 198 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jamesmartin/inline_svg

Embed SVG documents in your Rails views and style them with CSS

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#rails #ruby #sprockets #svg

Updated: 2025-09-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-11-21
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

771

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 505 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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excid3/madmin

A robust Admin Interface for Ruby on Rails apps

Stack

Ruby Express Ruby on Rails Bundler Yarn

GitHub topics

#admin #admin-dashboard #hacktoberfest #rails #ruby #ruby-on-rails

Updated: 2026-08-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-11
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

761

stars

Forks: 102
Commits: 525 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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janko/rodauth-rails

Rails integration for Rodauth authentication framework

Stack

HTML Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#account-management #authentication #json-api #jwt #multifactor-authentication #rails

Updated: 2026-08-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-02-16
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

758

stars

Forks: 48
Commits: 720 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

claudiob/yt

The reliable YouTube API Ruby client

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#gem #oauth2 #rails #ruby #video #youtube

Updated: 2026-10-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-09
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

757

stars

Forks: 163
Commits: 939 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

fatkodima/online_migrations

Catch unsafe PostgreSQL migrations in development and run them easier in production (code helpers for table/column renaming, changing column type, adding columns with default, background migrations, etc).

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #gem #migrations #postgresql #rails #ruby

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-01-06
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

757

stars

Forks: 28
Commits: 507 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ledermann/unread

Handle unread records and mark them as read with Ruby on Rails

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #rails #ruby #rubygems #unread-records

Updated: 2026-03-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-10-21
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 21 open

738

stars

Forks: 118
Commits: 399 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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markets/maily

📫 Rails Engine to preview emails in the browser

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#email-delivery #email-preview #hooks #rails #rails-engine #ruby

Updated: 2024-03-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-09-24
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

708

stars

Forks: 30
Commits: 185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

klausmeyer/docker-registry-browser

🐳 Web Interface for the Docker Registry HTTP API V2 written in Ruby on Rails.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#docker #docker-registry #rails #ruby #user-interface #web-app

Updated: 2026-10-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-04-23
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

702

stars

Forks: 64
Commits: 933 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

nullobject/rein

Database constraints made easy for ActiveRecord.

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #constraints #database #library #postgres #rails

Updated: 2020-10-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-08-28
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

670

stars

Forks: 31
Commits: 235 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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nickjj/orats

Opinionated rails application templates.

Archived

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#docker #docker-compose #rails #ruby

Updated: 2020-12-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-02-06
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

655

stars

Forks: 53
Commits: 508 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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bwillis/versioncake

:cake: Version Cake is an unobtrusive way to version APIs in your Rails or Rack apps

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#api #jbuilder #rails #ruby #versioning

Updated: 2022-07-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-08-26
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 5 open

652

stars

Forks: 44
Commits: 495 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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prey/gdpr_rails

Rails Engine for the GDPR compliance

Stack

CSS Ruby on Rails Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#cookies #gdpr #gdpr-dashboard #gdpr-rails #general-data-protection-regulation #rails

Updated: 2026-01-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-23
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 7 open

637

stars

Forks: 62
Commits: 187 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

chanzuckerberg/sorbet-rails

A set of tools to make the Sorbet typechecker work with Ruby on Rails seamlessly.

Archived

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#rails #sorbet

Updated: 2023-06-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-18
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 52 open

630

stars

Forks: 83
Commits: 469 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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drwl/annotaterb

A Ruby Gem that adds annotations to your Rails models and route files.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #annotations #rails #ruby

Updated: 2026-09-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-02-27
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 13 open

624

stars

Forks: 94
Commits: 1,297 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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davidesantangelo/dato.rss

The best RSS Search experience you can find

Stack

Ruby Express Ruby on Rails Tailwind CSS Bundler npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#machine-learning #postgresql #rails #rest-api #rss #rss-feed

Updated: 2023-01-19
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2021-02-02
History: 40 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

618

stars

Forks: 16
Commits: 178 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rubyforgood/human-essentials

Human Essentials is an inventory management system for diaper, incontinence, and period-supply banks. It supports them in distributing to partners, tracking inventory, and reporting stats and analytics.

AI dev

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Sinatra Bundler

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest #help-wanted #non-profit #open-source #rails #rubyforgood

Updated: 2026-09-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-04-22
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 62 open

593

stars

Forks: 595
Commits: 7,758 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

justalever/kickoff_tailwind

A rapid Rails 7 application template for personal use bundled with Tailwind CSS

Stack

HTML

GitHub topics

#rails #ruby #ruby-on-rails #tailwindcss #webpack

Updated: 2022-12-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-11-09
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 6 open

573

stars

Forks: 141
Commits: 44 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

anycable/anycable-rails

AnyCable for Ruby on Rails applications

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#actioncable #anycable #rails

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-22
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

535

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 420 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

simukappu/activity_notification

Integrated user activity notifications for Ruby on Rails

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Vue Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#activity-notification #email-notification #notification #notification-api #rails #rails-gem

Updated: 2026-07-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-09
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

519

stars

Forks: 80
Commits: 723 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

glebm/order_query

Find next / previous Active Record(s) in one query

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #keyset-paging #pagination #rails #ruby

Updated: 2025-11-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-03-10
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

516

stars

Forks: 21
Commits: 170 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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BaseSecrete/active_analytics

First-party, privacy-focused traffic analytics for Ruby on Rails applications.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#analytics #privacy #rails #ruby #trafic-analytics

Updated: 2025-10-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-03-04
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

515

stars

Forks: 13
Commits: 137 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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richpeck/exception_handler

Ruby on Rails Custom Error Pages

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#email-notification #exception-handler #http #http-error-pages #http-errors #middleware

Updated: 2021-07-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-05-27
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 28 open

508

stars

Forks: 68
Commits: 1,165 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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fabrik42/acts_as_api

makes creating API responses in Rails easy and fun

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#api #json #models #rails #resource-serializer #ruby

Updated: 2020-10-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-06-30
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

501

stars

Forks: 67
Commits: 318 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ekylibre/ekylibre

Open source Farm management Information System (FMIS) - Connecting farms to the world

Stack

Ruby Express Ruby on Rails Bundler npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#agriculture #agtech #erp #farming #fmis #management

Updated: 2026-09-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2008-09-08
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 9 open

491

stars

Forks: 173
Commits: 23,192 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

rollbar/rollbar-gem

Exception tracking and logging from Ruby to Rollbar

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Sinatra Bundler

GitHub topics

#crash-reporting #crash-reports #error-handler #error-monitoring #error-reporting #exceptions

Updated: 2026-09-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-08-26
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 46 open

485

stars

Forks: 283
Commits: 2,111 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

khiav223577/deep_pluck

Allow you to pluck attributes from nested associations without loading a bunch of records.

Stack

Ruby Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #eager-loading #orm-extension #rails #rubygems

Updated: 2024-09-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-03
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

459

stars

Forks: 14
Commits: 346 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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collectiveidea/interactor-rails

Interactor Rails provides Rails support for the Interactor gem.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#interactor #interactor-rails #rails #ruby

Updated: 2024-12-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-08-15
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

452

stars

Forks: 44
Commits: 106 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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codidact/qpixel

Q&A-based community knowledge-sharing software

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#co-design #hacktoberfest #q-and-a #rails

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-04-24
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 407 open

442

stars

Forks: 71
Commits: 7,559 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

algolia/algoliasearch-rails

AlgoliaSearch integration to your favorite ORM

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #algolia #gem #mongoid #rails #search

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-09-17
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 61 open

419

stars

Forks: 119
Commits: 643 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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