GitHub - hadez8877/awesome-opensource: Looking for an open-source alternative? Read me.

A collection of truly open-source resources —
because I'm also tired of projects that aren't really open source.

Backend / BaaS

API & GraphQL

GraphQL Yoga - Modern, lightweight GraphQL server.
PostgREST - Instantly turns PostgreSQL into a REST API.
tRPC - End-to-end typesafe APIs without schemas.

Authentication & Identity

Authelia - Self-hosted multi-factor authentication solution.
Keycloak - Full-featured open source IAM solution (SSO, OAuth2, OIDC, SAML) backed by Red Hat.
Ory Kratos - Security-focused authentication system with a fully open source core.

Backend as a Service

Parse Server - Mature open source backend with no critical closed features.
PocketBase - Embedded backend with SQLite, auth, and REST API, fully open source.
Supabase - Open source Firebase alternative built on PostgreSQL.
UnDB - Self-hosted no-code database and BaaS (SQLite-based, Airtable-like).

Frameworks

AdonisJS - Modern Node.js framework with a TypeScript-first approach.
Elysia - High-performance Bun-first framework with strong typing.
FeathersJS - Flexible framework for REST and real-time applications.
Hono - Ultrafast framework for modern runtimes (Edge, Bun, Deno, Node).
LoopBack - Advanced API framework based on OpenAPI.
Midway - Node.js framework with dependency injection inspired by Spring.
Moleculer - Fast and powerful microservices framework.
Wasp - Declarative full-stack framework that generates backend automatically.

CLI Tools

Developer Tools

bat - cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration.
delta - Syntax-highlighting pager for Git and diff outputs.
fd - Simple, fast, and user-friendly alternative to find.
httpie - Human-friendly command-line HTTP client for APIs and web services.
hyperfine - Command-line benchmarking tool with statistical analysis.
jq - Lightweight and flexible JSON processor for the terminal.
lazydocker - Terminal UI for Docker and container management.
lazygit - Simple terminal UI for Git operations.
ripgrep - Extremely fast recursive search tool respecting .gitignore.
xh - Friendly and fast HTTP client designed as an alternative to HTTPie.
yq - Portable YAML, JSON, XML, and TOML processor inspired by jq.

File Management & Navigation

broot - Interactive directory tree navigator with fuzzy search.
fzf - General-purpose fuzzy finder for the command line.
nnn - Lightweight and extremely fast terminal file browser.
ranger - Console file manager with Vim-style keybindings.
yazi - Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust.
zoxide - Smarter cd command inspired by z and powered by frecency.

Package Managers & Runtimes

asdf - Extendable version manager supporting multiple runtimes and tools.
Bun - Fast JavaScript runtime, package manager, and bundler.
Deno - Secure JavaScript and TypeScript runtime built with Rust.
Homebrew - Popular package manager for macOS and Linux.
pnpm - Fast and disk space-efficient package manager for JavaScript.

Productivity & Workflow

atuin - Shell history sync and search engine with encrypted storage.
Glow - Render Markdown files beautifully in the terminal.
gum - Tool for building glamorous shell scripts and terminal workflows.
Taskwarrior - Powerful CLI task management and productivity tool.
wtfutil - Personal terminal dashboard for displaying developer information.

Shells & Terminal Environments

Fish Shell - User-friendly smart shell with autosuggestions and modern defaults.
Nushell - Modern shell built around structured data instead of plain text.
tmux - Terminal multiplexer for managing persistent sessions and panes.
Warp - Rust-based modern terminal with AI and collaborative features.
WezTerm - GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator written in Rust.
Zellij - Terminal workspace and multiplexer focused on usability and extensibility.

System Monitoring & Utilities

bottom - Cross-platform graphical process and system monitor inspired by htop.
btop - Modern and visually rich resource monitor for Linux, macOS, and BSD.
dua - Fast disk usage analyzer with an interactive terminal UI.
dust - More intuitive replacement for du written in Rust.
htop - Interactive process viewer and system monitor.
procs - Modern replacement for ps with colored and structured output.

Databases

Graph Databases

Dgraph - Distributed graph database with GraphQL-native APIs.

Key-Value & Cache Databases

Apache Ignite - Distributed in-memory database and caching platform.
Dragonfly - Modern in-memory datastore compatible with Redis and Memcached APIs.
etcd - Distributed key-value store used for Kubernetes coordination and service discovery.
Valkey - Community-driven Redis fork focused on fully open-source development.

NoSQL Databases

ArangoDB - Multi-model database supporting graph, document, and key-value data models.
Cassandra - Highly scalable wide-column database built for high availability.
CouchDB - Distributed JSON document database with replication and offline-first capabilities.
FerretDB - Open-source MongoDB alternative built on PostgreSQL.
RethinkDB - Real-time distributed database with changefeed support.

Relational Databases

ClickHouse - High-performance column-oriented database for analytics and observability.
CockroachDB - Distributed SQL database focused on scalability and fault tolerance.
DuckDB - In-process analytical database designed for fast OLAP workloads.
FoundationDB - Distributed transactional key-value database designed for strong consistency.
LibSQL - Open-source fork of SQLite focused on distributed and embedded workloads.
MariaDB - Community-driven relational database forked from MySQL with strong open-source governance.
PostgreSQL - Advanced open-source relational database known for reliability, extensibility, and SQL compliance.
RisingWave - Distributed SQL streaming database compatible with PostgreSQL.
SQLite - Lightweight embedded relational database widely used in applications and mobile devices.
TiDB - Distributed MySQL-compatible database designed for HTAP and cloud-native workloads.
YugabyteDB - High-performance distributed PostgreSQL-compatible database for scalable applications.

Search & Analytics Engines

Manticore Search - Full-text search engine designed for high-performance indexing and querying.
Meilisearch - Fast and developer-friendly search engine with typo tolerance.
OpenSearch - Community-driven search and analytics engine forked from Elasticsearch.
Sonic - Lightweight and schema-less search backend optimized for speed.
Typesense - Open-source instant search engine focused on simplicity and performance.

Time-Series Databases

QuestDB - High-performance time-series database focused on fast SQL analytics.
TDengine - Time-series platform designed for IoT, industrial, and monitoring data.

Vector Databases

Chroma - Lightweight embedding database designed for LLM applications.
LanceDB - Embedded vector database optimized for AI applications and local-first workflows.
Milvus - Scalable vector database built for machine learning embeddings and AI workloads.
Qdrant - Vector similarity search engine for AI and semantic search applications.
SurrealDB - Multi-model database combining document, graph, and relational features with vector support.
Weaviate - Open-source vector search engine with GraphQL and AI-native capabilities.

DevOps

Containers & Virtualization

containerd - High-performance container runtime used by Kubernetes and Docker.
CRI-O - Kubernetes-native container runtime implementing the CRI standard.
Incus - Modern community-driven container and virtual machine manager forked from LXD.
LXC - Lightweight Linux container runtime with low-level system container support.
Podman - Daemonless container engine focused on security and OCI compatibility.

Kubernetes & Orchestration

Argo CD - Declarative GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes.
Flux - GitOps toolkit for keeping Kubernetes clusters in sync with Git repositories.
Helm - Package manager for Kubernetes applications.
k3s - Lightweight Kubernetes distribution optimized for edge and IoT workloads.
Kubernetes - The leading open-source container orchestration platform.
Rancher - Kubernetes management platform for multi-cluster operations.

CI / CD

Concourse - Container-based continuous integration system with declarative pipelines.
GoCD - Open-source continuous delivery server focused on complex workflows.
Jenkins - Extensible automation server for CI/CD pipelines.
Tekton - Kubernetes-native framework for creating CI/CD systems.
Woodpecker CI - Lightweight and fully open-source CI/CD system inspired by Drone.

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible - Agentless automation tool for configuration management and provisioning.
Atlantis - GitOps workflow automation for Terraform and OpenTofu projects.
Crossplane - Kubernetes-based control plane framework for cloud infrastructure.
OpenTofu - Community-driven infrastructure as code tool forked from Terraform.
Pulumi - Infrastructure as code platform using familiar programming languages.

Monitoring & Observability

Jaeger - Distributed tracing platform for monitoring microservices.
OpenTelemetry - Open standard and tooling for telemetry data collection.
Prometheus - Monitoring and alerting toolkit designed for reliability and scalability.
VictoriaMetrics - High-performance time-series database and monitoring stack.

Networking & Reverse Proxy

Caddy - Web server with automatic HTTPS and simple configuration.
CoreDNS - Flexible and extensible DNS server commonly used in Kubernetes.
HAProxy - Reliable high-availability load balancer and proxy server.
Nginx - High-performance web server and reverse proxy.
Traefik - Modern reverse proxy and ingress controller with automatic service discovery.

Secrets & Security

Falco - Runtime security monitoring for containers and Kubernetes.
Infisical - Open-source secrets management platform for teams and infrastructure.
Step CA - Private certificate authority and automated TLS management solution.
Trivy - Security scanner for containers, dependencies, Kubernetes, and IaC.

Mobile Apps

Browsers & Internet

Cromite - Privacy-focused Chromium fork with ad blocking.
Firefox for Android - Open-source mobile browser developed by Mozilla.
Fulguris - Lightweight privacy-focused Android browser.
Infinity for Reddit - Open-source Reddit client for Android.
Mull - Hardened Firefox fork for Android privacy.

File Management & Utilities

Material Files - Material Design file manager for Android.
Neo Store - Modern F-Droid client for Android.
Obtainium - App updater directly from GitHub and other sources.
SD Maid SE - Android system cleaning and maintenance utility.
Termux - Android terminal emulator and Linux environment.

Launchers & Customization

Kvaesitso - Launcher focused on search and productivity.
Lawnchair - Pixel-inspired customizable Android launcher.
Neo Launcher - Fork of Lawnchair with enhanced customization.

Media & Music

Auxio - Local Android music player focused on simplicity and performance.
Gramophone - Material You inspired local music player for Android.
InnerTune - Modern YouTube Music client for Android.
Metrolist - Feature-rich YouTube Music client for Android with offline playback, synced lyrics, and Material 3 design.
PixelPlayer - Privacy-first Android music player built with Material 3.
Retro Music - Stylish Android music player with modern UI.
RiMusic - Beautiful Android music player powered by YouTube Music.
SpotiFLAC-Mobile - Open-source mobile companion for managing personal music libraries.
Symphony - Elegant and lightweight Flutter-based music player.
ViMusic - Lightweight open-source music streaming app for Android.
Vinyl Music Player - Fork of Phonograph with classic Android music player experience.

Messaging & Communication

Briar - Peer-to-peer encrypted messaging app.
Element - Matrix-based secure messaging application.
FairEmail - Privacy-oriented email client with extensive customization.
K-9 Mail - Open-source email client for Android.
Molly - Hardened Signal fork for Android.
Session - Privacy-focused encrypted messenger without phone numbers.

Password Managers & Security

Aegis - Secure two-factor authentication app.
Authenticator Pro - Two-factor authentication app with backups.
Bitwarden - Open-source password manager for Android.
KeePassDX - KeePass-compatible password manager.
Proton Pass - Password manager developed by Proton.

Productivity & Notes

Joplin - Note-taking and task management application with sync support.
Logseq - Knowledge management and outlining application.
Markor - Markdown editor and note-taking app for Android.
NoteGen - Local-first Markdown note-taking app with capture, editing, optional sync, and AI-assisted organization.
Notesnook - Privacy-focused encrypted note-taking app.
Quillpad - Minimal Material You note-taking app.
Standard Notes - End-to-end encrypted notes application.
Tasks.org - Open-source task management app for Android.

Video & Streaming

Aniyomi - Anime streaming and manga reader forked from Mihon.
Grayjay - Unified media platform supporting multiple content sources.
Jellyfin Android - Android client for the Jellyfin media server.
LibreTube - Privacy-focused YouTube client using Piped.
Mihon - Open-source manga reader for Android.
NewPipe - Lightweight YouTube frontend for Android without Google dependencies.
Seal - Video and audio downloader powered by yt-dlp.

Security

Container & Kubernetes Security

Chainguard Images - Minimal and hardened container images focused on supply chain security.
Dockle - Container image linter focused on security best practices.
Kube-bench - CIS Kubernetes benchmark compliance checker.
Kube-hunter - Kubernetes penetration testing and security auditing tool.
Kubescape - Kubernetes security platform for risk analysis and compliance scanning.
Kyverno - Kubernetes-native policy engine for security, governance, and compliance.

Endpoint & Runtime Security

Chkrootkit - Toolset for detecting rootkits on Unix systems.
Lynis - Security auditing and hardening tool for Unix-based systems.
OpenEDR - Endpoint detection and response platform for monitoring and threat analysis.
Osquery - Operating system instrumentation framework exposing system data through SQL.
Wazero - Secure WebAssembly runtime for sandboxed application execution.

Network Security & Monitoring

CrowdSec - Collaborative IPS and threat intelligence platform protecting servers and applications.
Security Onion - Linux distribution for intrusion detection, enterprise security monitoring, and log management.
Snort - Widely used open-source intrusion prevention and detection system.
Suricata - High-performance network IDS, IPS, and network security monitoring engine.
Wazuh - Open-source XDR and SIEM platform for threat detection and compliance.
Zeek - Powerful network analysis framework for monitoring and security visibility.

Privacy & Anonymity

Arkenfox user.js - Hardened Firefox configuration focused on privacy and security.
GrapheneOS - Privacy and security-focused Android-based mobile operating system.
OpenSnitch - Application firewall and outbound connection monitor for Linux.
Tor - Anonymous overlay network for protecting privacy and resisting surveillance.

Reverse Engineering & Pentesting

Amass - Attack surface mapping and external asset discovery tool.
Ghidra - Software reverse engineering suite developed by the NSA.
Metasploit Framework - Penetration testing framework for security auditing and exploit development.
Nmap - Network discovery and security auditing utility.
OWASP ZAP - Open-source web application security scanner maintained by OWASP.
Responder - LLMNR, NBT-NS, and MDNS poisoner commonly used in internal network assessments.
sqlmap - Automated SQL injection and database takeover tool.
Wireshark - Network protocol analyzer for troubleshooting and packet inspection.
Hetty - Open source proxy that allows you to modify packets.

Secrets Management & Encryption

age - Simple, modern, and secure file encryption tool.
Cryptomator - Client-side encrypted cloud storage solution focused on privacy.
HashiCorp Vault - Secrets management and encryption platform for protecting sensitive infrastructure data.
Sealed Secrets - Kubernetes controller for managing encrypted secrets safely in Git repositories.
SOPS - Tool for encrypting and managing structured configuration files and secrets.

Vulnerability Scanning & Analysis

Clair - Static analysis tool for identifying vulnerabilities in container images.
Dependency-Track - Software supply chain security platform for SBOM analysis and vulnerability tracking.
Grype - Vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems.
OpenSCAP - Security compliance and vulnerability scanning framework implementing SCAP standards.
OWASP Dependency-Check - Tool for detecting vulnerable dependencies in software projects.
Semgrep - Static analysis tool for finding security issues in source code.

Self-Hosted

Developer Platforms & Git Services

Gitea - Simple, lightweight, and self-hosted Git service.
GitLab CE - Complete DevOps platform with source control and CI/CD features.
Onedev - All-in-one Git server with CI/CD and issue tracking.

DNS, Networking & Privacy

AdGuard Home - Self-hosted DNS server with ad and tracker blocking.
Headscale - Open-source self-hosted coordination server compatible with Tailscale clients.
NetBird - WireGuard-based secure networking platform for private connectivity.
Pi-hole - Network-wide ad blocker and DNS sinkhole for improving privacy.
Technitium DNS Server - Powerful open-source DNS server with modern protocol support.

Homelab & Server Management

CapRover - Lightweight self-hosted PaaS platform for deploying web applications with Docker.
CasaOS - Simple and beginner-friendly home cloud operating system for self-hosted apps.
Coolify - Open-source self-hostable alternative to Heroku, Netlify, and Vercel.
Cosmos Server - Self-hosted portal for managing apps, reverse proxy, and authentication in one interface.
Dokploy - Modern self-hosted deployment platform built for Docker and VPS environments.
Umbrel - Personal server platform for running self-hosted applications and services.
YunoHost - Debian-based self-hosting platform focused on simplicity and privacy.

Media Servers & Streaming

Audiobookshelf - Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server with modern apps and metadata support.
Azuracast - Web radio management suite for self-hosted internet radio stations.
Jellyfin - Fully open-source media server for movies, TV shows, music, and live TV.
Navidrome - Lightweight self-hosted music streaming server compatible with Subsonic clients.
Owncast - Self-hosted live streaming server with chat and federation support.
Tube Archivist - Self-hosted YouTube media server and video archiving platform.

Monitoring & Uptime

Beszel - Lightweight server monitoring platform with Docker support.
Checkmk - Comprehensive IT monitoring solution for servers, containers, and networks.
Netdata - Real-time infrastructure monitoring and troubleshooting platform.
Uptime Kuma - Self-hosted uptime monitoring tool with status pages and notifications.

Password Managers & Authentication

Authentik - Self-hosted identity provider and authentication platform.
Kanidm - Modern identity management server focused on security and simplicity.
LLDAP - Lightweight LDAP server for small teams and homelab setups.
Passbolt - Open-source password manager designed for team collaboration.
Vaultwarden - Lightweight Bitwarden-compatible password manager server written in Rust.

Photos & File Management

File Browser - Web-based file manager for managing files on remote servers.
Immich - High-performance self-hosted photo and video backup solution inspired by Google Photos.
PhotoPrism - AI-powered self-hosted photo management application.
Piwigo - Open-source photo gallery platform with plugin support.
Syncthing - Decentralized continuous file synchronization application.

RSS, Read-It-Later & Knowledge

FreshRSS - Lightweight and self-hosted RSS feed aggregator.
Hoarder - Self-hosted bookmark manager with AI-assisted organization.
Karakeep - Modern self-hosted bookmarking and knowledge management platform.
Miniflux - Minimalist RSS reader focused on performance and simplicity.
Wallabag - Self-hosted read-it-later application for saving web articles.

Software / SaaS

Analytics & Monitoring

OpenReplay - Session replay and product analytics platform for debugging user issues.
Plausible Analytics - Lightweight and privacy-friendly website analytics platform.
Signoz - Open-source observability platform for metrics, traces, and logs.
Umami - Privacy-focused web analytics alternative to Google Analytics.

Automation & Internal Tools

Appsmith - Open-source framework for creating internal applications rapidly.
Budibase - Low-code platform for internal tools, forms, and operational dashboards.
n8n - Workflow automation platform with self-hosting and extensible integrations.
ToolJet - Low-code platform for building internal tools and admin panels.

Communication & Support

Chatwoot - Customer engagement and support platform with live chat and omnichannel inboxes.
Formbricks - Open-source experience management and product feedback platform.
Papercups - Open-source live chat and customer messaging platform.
Typebot - Conversational form builder for creating interactive chat-style workflows.

Documentation & Knowledge Bases

Docs - Collaborative document editing platform focused on privacy and self-hosting.
Documenso - Open-source document signing platform as an alternative to DocuSign.
Outline - Collaborative team knowledge base and documentation platform.
Wiki.js - Powerful and extensible open-source wiki platform.

File Storage & Cloud

Cloudreve - Self-hosted cloud storage system supporting multiple storage providers.
Filestash - Modern web client for managing files across multiple storage backends.
Nextcloud - Self-hosted productivity cloud with file sync, collaboration, and communication tools.
Seafile - High-performance open-source file hosting and synchronization platform.

Productivity & Collaboration

AFFiNE - All-in-one collaborative workspace combining docs, whiteboards, and databases.
AppFlowy - Open-source workspace and knowledge management platform positioned as an alternative to Notion.
Erxes - Open-source growth marketing, sales, and customer engagement platform.
Focalboard - Self-hosted project and task management tool inspired by Trello and Notion.
Plane - Open-source project management and issue tracking platform.
Twenty - Modern open-source CRM platform focused on extensibility and ownership.

Web Development

Angular UI libraries

Angular Material - A Material Design component library for Angular maintained by Google.
PrimeNG - A rich Angular UI component library with high performance and extensive customization options.
Taiga UI - A powerful open source Angular UI kit with a large set of components and tools.
TailAdmin Angular - An open-source Angular admin dashboard template built with Tailwind CSS.

Code Editors

Eclipse Theia - A flexible open source IDE platform used in cloud and desktop environments.
Helix - A fast-growing modal editor with built-in LSP support and modern defaults.
Neovim - A highly popular, extensible Vim-based editor focused on performance and modern workflows.
Visual Studio Code - The most widely used open source code editor with a massive extension ecosystem.
VSCodium - A fully open source distribution of VS Code without proprietary components.
Zed - A high-performance collaborative editor gaining rapid adoption.

Design Tools

Excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn style diagrams with real-time collaboration and infinite canvas.
Open Design - Local-first AI design tool with 19 skills and 71 brand-grade design systems for generating web, mobile, and slide artifacts.
open-pencil - AI-native Figma-compatible design editor with headless CLI, MCP server, and design-to-code export.

Icons

Bootstrap Icons - Official Bootstrap icon library.
Boxicons - Simple and flexible icon library.
css.gg - Open-source CSS and SVG icon system.
Feather Icons - Minimal and clean open-source icons.
Heroicons - Official Tailwind CSS icon set (outline & solid).
Ionicons - Icon pack for Ionic and general use.
Lucide Animated - Beautifully crafted collection of animated React icons built with Motion and Lucide.
React Icons - Popular icon packs as React components.
Morphicons - Universal icon morphing library with spring physics for animating between stroke-based icons.
Remix Icon - System-style open-source icon library.
Simple Icons - Brand and logo icons in SVG format.
Tabler Icons - Large, consistent and actively maintained icon set.

React UI libraries

Ant Design - An enterprise-class design system with robust and consistent React components.
Chakra UI - A modular library focused on accessibility and great developer experience.
Material-UI (MUI) - A React component library based on Material Design, highly customizable and widely adopted.
NativeBase - A utility-first component system for building consistent UIs across mobile and web.
PrimeReact - A comprehensive suite of rich, flexible, and design-agnostic React UI components.
Streamdown - React component for rendering Markdown with support for streaming AI-generated content.
React Bootstrap - Bootstrap components rebuilt for React without jQuery dependency.
Semantic UI React - The official React integration for Semantic UI with declarative components.

UI Components

8bitcn - Retro 8-bit styled open-source UI component library.
Dotmatrix - Reusable dotmatrix-style loading animation components installable via shadcn registry or manual copy.
Drawably - Hand-drawn UI controls with animated pen-sketch strokes and fresh randomness on every mount.
Flowbite - Open-source UI component library based on Tailwind CSS with interactive elements.
Goey Toast - Lightweight, customizable toast notification library for modern web applications.
Headless UI - Fully accessible unstyled UI primitives designed for Tailwind CSS.
LangUI - Open-source Tailwind CSS components for AI and GPT-style interfaces.
loading-ui - Beautiful open-source loading states, skeletons, and animated placeholders built for modern React apps with Tailwind CSS.
shadcn/ui - Copy-paste open-source UI components for React built on Tailwind CSS.
uiverse - Community-driven open-source UI elements built with HTML and CSS.

Vue UI Libraries

Quasar - Full-featured Vue framework for building SPAs, SSR, mobile and desktop apps.
Vuetify - Material Design component framework for Vue with a large ecosystem.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute:

Fork this repository and create a new branch: feat/project-name
Add your entry to the appropriate section in README.md following the format below.
Push to the branch (git push origin feat/project-name)
Open a Pull Request with a title like feat: Project Name and a brief explanation of why it belongs.

For more information on contributing, please refer to our Contributing Guidelines.

❤️ Thank you for contributing to the project! Your help is greatly appreciated.

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