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Developer Tools

Open-source frameworks, SDKs, code agents, and developer infrastructure projects.

868 tools across 26 use cases

AI Agent Tools

Agent frameworks, AI developer tools, LLM apps, and orchestration tools.

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OpenClawTop Pick
Your own personal AI assistant. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞
OSI-approved OSS
393.4k starsActive99
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Hermes Agent
The agent that grows with you
OSI-approved OSS
258.4k starsActive99
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Orca
IDE for building with coding agents.
OSI-approved OSS
110.2k starsActive99

1 tool is on Evidence Watch.

56 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Developer Infrastructure

Developer platforms, internal tooling, SDKs, CLIs, and infrastructure for builders.

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AppwriteTop Pick
Appwrite® - complete cloud infrastructure for your web, mobile and AI apps. Including Auth, Databases, Storage, Functions, Messaging, Hosting, Realtime and more
OSI-approved OSS
57.8k starsActive98
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Backstage
Backstage is an open framework for building developer portals
OSI-approved OSS
34.7k starsActive98
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Mirrord
Connect your local process and your cloud environment, and run local code in cloud conditions.
OSI-approved OSS
5.4k starsActive98

2 tools are on Evidence Watch.

22 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

API Development & Testing

API clients, testing tools, mocking, gateways, and developer API platforms.

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LiteLLMTop Pick
Python SDK, Proxy Server (AI Gateway) to call 100+ LLM APIs in OpenAI (or native) format, with cost tracking, guardrails, loadbalancing and logging. [Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI, VertexAI, Cohere, Anthropic, Sagemaker, HuggingFace, VLLM, NVIDIA NIM]
OSI-approved OSS
62.3k starsActive99
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Bifrost
Fastest enterprise AI gateway (50x faster than LiteLLM) with adaptive load balancer, cluster mode, guardrails, 1000+ models support & <100 µs overhead at 5k RPS.
OSI-approved OSS
9.2k starsActive98
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Ministack
Free, open-source local AWS emulator.
OSI-approved OSS
5k starsActive97

14 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Low-Code Platforms

App builders, internal tools, no-code and low-code development platforms.

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ToolJetTop Pick
ToolJet is the open-source foundation of ToolJet AI - the enterprise app generation platform for building internal tools, dashboard, business applications, workflows and AI agents 🚀
OSI-approved OSS
41.1k starsActive98
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NocoBase
NocoBase is the most extensible AI-powered no-code/low-code platform for building business applications and enterprise solutions.
OSI-approved OSS
24.8k starsActive96
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Dyad
Local, open-source AI app builder for power users ✨ v0 / Lovable / Replit / Bolt alternative 🌟 Star if you like it!
OSI-approved OSS
22.1k starsActive96

14 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Build Systems

Compilers, bundlers, linkers, build generators, and automation systems that turn source code into runnable software.

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BazelTop Pick
Scalable multi-language build and test system.
OSI-approved OSS
26k starsActive98
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Buck2
Fast, extensible build system for large multi-language repositories.
OSI-approved OSS
4.5k starsActive97
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Gradle
Build automation system used across JVM, Android, native, and other projects.
OSI-approved OSS
18.9k starsActive97

Language Runtimes & Toolchains

Programming language runtimes, compilers, standard libraries, and core toolchains used to build software.

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Node.jsTop Pick
JavaScript runtime for servers, command-line tools, and cross-platform applications.
OSI-approved OSS
123.2k starsActive98
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Kotlin
Programming language and compiler for JVM, Android, native, and multiplatform development.
OSI-approved OSS
53.5k starsActive98
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PHP
Interpreter and core runtime for the PHP programming language.
OSI-approved OSS
41.7k starsActive98

2 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Terminal Workspaces

Terminal emulators and developer workspace tools that organize, augment, or automate command-line workflows.

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Agent DeckTop Pick
Terminal session manager for AI coding agents. One TUI for Claude, Gemini, OpenCode, Codex, and more.
OSI-approved OSS
1.2k starsActive98
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oxideterm
Local-first SSH workspace for local shells and remote machines — SSH, SFTP, trzsz, port forwarding, lightweight remote editing, file management, and BYOK AI in one native binary. Built with Tauri 2 and pure Rust SSH. Zero Electron, zero OpenSSL, zero telemetry, and no app subscription for core SSH workflows.
OSI-approved OSS
1.8k starsActive96
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Electerm
Terminal, SSH, SFTP, Telnet, serial port, RDP, VNC, and Spice client.
OSI-approved OSS
15.5k starsActive96

2 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Package Management

Package managers and dependency tooling for installing, resolving, publishing, and reproducing software dependencies.

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pnpmTop Pick
Fast, disk-space-efficient package manager for JavaScript projects.
OSI-approved OSS
37k starsActive98
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Homebrew
Package manager for macOS, Linux, and developer command-line tools.
OSI-approved OSS
50.1k starsActive98
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uv
Fast Python package and project manager written in Rust.
OSI-approved OSS
91.3k starsActive97

2 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Testing Frameworks

Frameworks and libraries for writing, running, and organizing software tests such as unit, property, integration, and data-driven tests.

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PromptfooTop Pick
Test your prompts, agents, and RAGs. Red teaming/pentesting/vulnerability scanning for AI. Compare performance of GPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, and more. Simple declarative configs with command line and CI/CD integration. Used by OpenAI and Anthropic.
OSI-approved OSS
26.6k starsActive97
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Vitest
Next generation testing framework powered by Vite.
OSI-approved OSS
17.3k starsActive97
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Cypress
Browser testing framework for end-to-end and component tests.
OSI-approved OSS
51k starsActive96

Code Editors

Code editors and IDEs for writing, navigating, completing, and manipulating source code.

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Visual Studio CodeTop Pick
Extensible open-source code editor for desktop and web development.
OSI-approved OSS
194.4k starsActive99
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Neovim
Extensible Vim-based editor focused on usability and modern integrations.
OSI-approved OSS
103.3k starsActive96
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Apache NetBeans
Open-source IDE for Java and other application stacks.
OSI-approved OSS
3.1k starsActive93

1 tool is not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Localization Management

Tools for managing translation workflows, multilingual app content, localization assets, glossaries, translation memory, and localization quality.

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TolgeeTop Pick
Developer & translator friendly web-based localization platform
OSI-approved OSS
4.1k starsActive95
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Intlayer
Per-component Internationalisation solution for JS application. Type-Safe. Translate with AI. Edit Visually.
OSI-approved OSS
862 starsActive95
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Pontoon
Mozilla's Localization Platform
OSI-approved OSS
1.7k starsActive94

3 tools are not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Static Code Analysis

Tools that inspect source code for quality, maintainability, unused code, dependency boundaries, architectural rules, and related codebase health issues.

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BiomeTop Pick
A toolchain for web projects, aimed to provide functionalities to maintain them. Biome offers formatter and linter, usable via CLI and LSP.
OSI-approved OSS
26k starsActive97
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Fallow
Codebase intelligence for TypeScript and JavaScript.
OSI-approved OSS
5.3k starsActive96
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Prettier
Opinionated code formatter supporting many languages and file formats.
OSI-approved OSS
52.4k starsActive95

Code Review

Tools for pull request review, diff review, and code-review feedback workflows.

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Qodo PR AgentTop Pick
🚀 PR Agent: The Original Open-Source PR Reviewer. | This repo is not the Qodo free tier! Try Qodo free tier, click the link
OSI-approved OSS
13.7k starsActive97
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Plannotator
Visually annotate and review coding agent plans and code diffs.
OSI-approved OSS
9.8k starsActive95
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Octopus
AI-powered PR review tool.
OSI-approved OSS
114 starsActive95

1 tool is not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

File Storage & Sharing

Tools for storing, organizing, syncing, and securely sharing files across users or teams.

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Sync-in ServerTop Pick
Secure open-source platform for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and syncing.
OSI-approved OSS
1.9k starsActive94
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Spacedrive
Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust.
OSI-approved OSS
39.3k starsActive82
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Papermark
Papermark is the open-source DocSend alternative with built-in analytics and custom domains.
OSI-approved OSS
9.3k starsCritical41

Learning Management Systems

Platforms for hosting, delivering, and managing online courses, learners, instructors, and course content.

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LearnhouseTop Pick
The Next-gen Open Source learning platform for everyone ✨
OSI-approved OSS
2.4k starsActive94
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ClassroomIO
The Open Source Education Platform. A Simple and Beautiful Alternative to Moodle LMS, EdX, Thinkific and Teachable
OSI-approved OSS
1.7k starsActive89
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TerminalLearning
Free open-source platform to learn the terminal by doing.
OSI-approved OSS
12 starsWarning72

MLOps Platforms

Platforms for orchestrating, tracking, deploying, and operating machine-learning models and workflows across the ML lifecycle.

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LUMLTop Pick
Open-source MLOps and LLMOps platform for building and deploying AI and ML models.
OSI-approved OSS
265 starsActive91
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Polyaxon
MLOps Tools For Managing & Orchestrating The Machine Learning LifeCycle
OSI-approved OSS
3.7k starsActive81

Inventory & Collection Management

Tools for tracking personal, household, parts, asset, or collection inventories outside full warehouse operations.

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InvenTreeTop Pick
Open Source Inventory Management System
OSI-approved OSS
7.8k starsActive96
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Homebox
A continuation of HomeBox the inventory and organization system built for the Home User
OSI-approved OSS
7.7k starsActive89

Repository Discovery & Analysis

Tools for discovering, analyzing, monitoring, or tracking software repositories and open-source project activity.

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RepoWiseTop Pick
Codebase intelligence for AI-assisted engineering teams — auto-generated docs, git analytics, dead code detection, and architectural decisions via MCP.
OSI-approved OSS
8k starsActive98

1 tool is not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Browser Automation

Browser agents, web automation, scraping, and test automation tools.

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SeleniumTop Pick
Browser automation framework and WebDriver ecosystem.
OSI-approved OSS
34.6k starsActive96

Clinical Decision Support

Healthcare tools that support clinical decision-making, care review workflows, and specialty medical recommendations.

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PlateTop Pick
Open-source health AI agent platform for self-hosted health questions and personalized nutrition.
OSI-approved OSS
38 starsActive83

Event Management

Tools for planning and running events, conferences, hackathons, registration, ticketing, CFPs, scheduling, and speaker workflows.

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alf.ioTop Pick
alf.io - The open source ticket reservation system for conferences, trade shows, workshops, meetups
OSI-approved OSS
1.6k starsActive82

ML Experiment Tracking

Tools for tracking, visualizing, comparing, debugging, and managing machine-learning experiments and training runs.

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Booking & Reservations

Tools for booking shared spaces, resources, rentals, or appointments and managing reservations, availability, and rental workflows.

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1 tool is not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

Educational Assessment & Quiz Platforms

Platforms for creating, managing, and delivering quizzes, tests, and assessments in educational settings.

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Logistics & Fleet Operations

Tools for managing logistics workflows such as fleet, freight, dispatch, routing, tracking, and supply-chain operations.

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1 tool is not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.

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1 tool is not scored because comparable open/source-visible evidence is unavailable.