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nextcloud/server

☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

AI dev

Stack

PHP Symfony Vite Vue Composer npm

GitHub topics

#cloud #collaboration #decentralized #design #distributed #enterprise

Updated: 2026-10-07
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2010-03-10
History: 9 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 3,723 open

37,013

stars

Forks: 5,259
Commits: 91,296 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

flameshot-org/flameshot

Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#capture #cross-platform #free-software #gnu-linux #gui #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-09-17
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2017-05-10
History: 16 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 738 open

31,051

stars

Forks: 2,042
Commits: 2,371 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

lichess-org/lila

♞ lichess.org: the forever free, adless and open source chess server ♞

AI dev

Stack

Scala Svelte npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#chess #free-software #functional-programming #game #lichess #non-profit

Updated: 2026-10-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-02-19
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 1,268 open

18,813

stars

Forks: 2,820
Commits: 80,232 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

gotify/server

A simple server for sending and receiving messages in real-time per WebSocket. (Includes a sleek web-ui)

Stack

Go Gin React Vite Go modules npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#api #cloud #free-software #golang #gotify #hosting

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2018-01-19
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 84 open

15,914

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Forks: 873
Commits: 962 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

deepjyoti30/ytmdl

A simple app to get songs from YouTube in mp3 format with artist name, album name etc from sources like iTunes, Spotify, LastFM, Deezer, Gaana etc.

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#apple-music #apple-music-api #cli #ffmpeg #free-software #freemusic

Updated: 2024-08-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-06-13
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

3,529

stars

Forks: 179
Commits: 689 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

tradytics/eiten

Statistical and Algorithmic Investing Strategies for Everyone

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#ai #algorithmic-trading #eigenvalues #free-software #genetic-algorithm #hedgefund

Updated: 2022-07-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-08
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 18 open

3,304

stars

Forks: 367
Commits: 76 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

WWBN/AVideo

Create Your Own Broadcast Network With AVideo Platform Open-Source. OAVP OVP

Stack

JavaScript

GitHub topics

#avideo #avideo-platform #encoder #free #free-software #media

Updated: 2026-09-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-04-02
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 20 open

2,103

stars

Forks: 1,014
Commits: 25,608 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

projectsend/projectsend

Share files with your clients, from your own server. Free, open source (GPLv2), self-hosted — or use ProjectSend Cloud, the official hosted version run by the same team.

Stack

PHP Laravel React Tailwind CSS Vite Composer npm

GitHub topics

#business-tools #client-portal #clients-oriented #document-sharing #file-management #file-sharing

Updated: 2026-09-18
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-03-12
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 4 open

2,018

stars

Forks: 356
Commits: 485 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

TeamHypersomnia/Hypersomnia

Multiplayer top-down shooter made from scratch in C++. Web version: https://play.hypersomnia.io Made in 🇵🇱

AI dev

Stack

C++ Bundler CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#2d-game #2d-shooter #browser-game #cpp #editor #free-software

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-07-12
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 13 open

1,642

stars

Forks: 104
Commits: 10,125 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

TheHive-Project/Cortex

Cortex: a Powerful Observable Analysis and Active Response Engine

Stack

Scala npm

GitHub topics

#analysis #analyzer #api #cortex #cyber-threat-intelligence #dfir

Updated: 2026-06-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-02-01
History: 7 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 175 open

1,629

stars

Forks: 264
Commits: 725 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

globaleaks/globaleaks-whistleblowing-software

GlobaLeaks is a free and open-source whistleblowing software enabling anyone to easily set up and maintain a secure reporting platform.

Stack

Python Angular npm PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#accessibility #angular #anonymity #anticorruption #bootstrap #debian

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-12-15
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 635 open

1,520

stars

Forks: 353
Commits: 18,786 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

bradharding/doomretro

The classic, refined DOOM source port. For Windows PC.

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#boom #c #doom #doom2 #fps #free-software

Updated: 2026-10-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-21
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 107 open

776

stars

Forks: 92
Commits: 21,331 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

r3-team/r3

REI3 - Free and open low code

Stack

JavaScript Go modules

GitHub topics

#application-builder #business-managment #business-software #business-solutions #free-software #golang

Updated: 2026-10-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-09-20
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 7 open

586

stars

Forks: 82
Commits: 2,558 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

MegaGlest/megaglest-source

MegaGlest real-time strategy game engine (cross-platform, 3-d)

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #free-software #game #game-engine #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-06-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-01-22
History: 6 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 72 open

419

stars

Forks: 100
Commits: 6,048 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

akien-mga/dynadungeons

Bomberman clone using Godot Engine - Not actively developed since 2015.

Stack

GDScript

GitHub topics

#bomberman #foss #free-software #game-clone #gamedev #gdscript

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-12
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 15 open

243

stars

Forks: 43
Commits: 151 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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touchbar/Touch-Bar-Preview

:computer: Touch Bar Preview is a small app to display your designs on the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar.

Stack

Swift

GitHub topics

#application #design #design-tools #free-software #macbook #macos

Updated: 2019-07-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-03
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

stars

Forks: 5
Commits: 43 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bashrc2/libreserver

Real internet services, not corporate promises

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#bash #debian-linux #decentralized #free-software #no-ai #noai

Updated: 2026-10-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-04-15
History: 8 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

stars

Forks: 3
Commits: 2,566 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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