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GitHub gems: open-source software from small creators1,155 projects

Open-source software and games found on GitHub: recent or active projects that are still little known. Every entry is checked at the source; the figures shown (stars, dates) are GitHub’s as of the last check.

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Z2Term

Development · independent developernew

Rootless Linux terminal with a GUI, SSH, automation and a Japanese IME.

★ 13Kotlin · GPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

abb-agent

Maintenance, repair & recovery · independent developernew

Unofficial Linux agent for Synology Active Backup for Business: any distro and kernel (7.x too), written in Rust, first-class btrfs, ext2/3/4, fast incrementals, bare-metal restore.

★ 7Rust · GPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

accent

Linux · independent developernew

An opinionated text + pdf editor with some neat features and a minimal design.

★ 17Rust · GPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

🛡️ A set of modular, highly‑optimized, and efficient filter lists that block ads, trackers, malware, phishing, and intrusive web clutter - from cookie banners to fake links. 👾.

★ 56Adblock Filter List · GPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

aegis-hass

Self-hosting · independent developernew

Aegis — Unofficial Home Assistant integration for Ajax Security Systems and co-branded apps.

★ 147Python · MITGitHub ↗

A short-term planning system for engineering teams — keep engineers focused, run daily sprints, and track unplanned work. Built on GitHub Projects v2 (no database of its own): one Go binary with an embedded React UI,…

★ 36Go · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

aerodrome

Other independent projects · independent developernew

A self-hosted ADS-B aircraft tracker for your home receiver. Live tracking, watchlist alerts, military-aircraft highlighting, push notifications, and a stats dashboard — runs on a Raspberry Pi or any small Linux box.

★ 5Python · MITGitHub ↗

Terminal-native AI coding assistant for real repositories. Inspect code, edit files, run tests, and verify changes from the CLI.

★ 176TypeScript · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

Agent for the Portabase Server. Database backup & restore tool for PostgreSQL, MsSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, MongoDB, SQLite, Redis, Valkey, Firebird, Files and Docker Volume.

★ 49Rust · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

Open-source, self-hosted AI agent platform for your company's AI teammates. Build, run and govern agents on your own servers and models: shared chat, RAG, skills, a real browser, 4,700+ MCP servers, budgets, approvals…

★ 247Python · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

angkorgit

Development · independent developernew

Everyday Git, made delightful. A modern, fast, beautiful open-source Git client for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

★ 164TypeScript · MITGitHub ↗

ant-renamer-qt

Windows & utilities · independent developernew

Ant Renamer Qt: cross-platform batch file renamer in C++20/Qt 6 for Windows and Linux. Regular expressions, EXIF/IPTC/XMP and ID3 metadata, natural sorting, sidecar files, renaming history.

★ 11C++ · GPL-2.0-onlyGitHub ↗

Self-hosted backup management for multiple servers. Built on Restic and Rclone, with Docker volume discovery and a central web UI.

★ 197Go · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

backuparr

Self-hosting · independent developernew

Scheduled config/database backups and web-UI restores for Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, Whisparr, Prowlarr, Profilarr, Bazarr, Tdarr, SABnzbd, NZBGet, Tautulli, Jellyfin, Emby, Plex, Seerr and LazyLibrarian, sent to Local…

★ 11Python · AGPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

belphegor

Linux · independent developernew

Sharing the clipboard between your computers.

★ 25Go · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

ble-scale-sync

Self-hosting · independent developernew

Universal BLE Smart Scale bridge. Captures body composition from Renpho, Xiaomi & 20+ others, syncs to Garmin Connect, Strava, MQTT (Home Assistant), InfluxDB, Webhooks, Ntfy & local files (CSV/JSONL).

★ 215TypeScript · GPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

breakthrough

Development · independent developernew

POSIX-friendly TUI file manager for the terminal, built around a real embedded bash shell — mouse-driven panels, context menus, and dialogs. Go, tcell/tview.

★ 3Go · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

capcap

Multimedia · independent developernew

⌘⌘ - A lightweight, native macOS screenshot tool that lives in your menu bar. Double-tap ⌘ Command to capture any region of your screen — instantly copied to clipboard, or annotate first with pen and mosaic tools.

★ 1,051Swift · MITGitHub ↗

captures

Multimedia · independent developernew

captures is a screen capture program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

★ 3Rust · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

clippi

Windows & utilities · independent developernew

clippi is a clipboard manager, available on Windows and macOS: text recognition (OCR).

★ 454Rust · MITGitHub ↗

Local AI engine in Rust: run GGUF and ONNX models for chat, vision, speech and embeddings on your own GPU, RAM and CPU, with automatic placement and OpenAI-compatible APIs.

★ 28Rust · Apache-2.0GitHub ↗

The Git client macOS deserves. Commit+ is a fast, native Git client built with Swift and SwiftUI.

★ 155Swift · AGPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

cutpoint

Multimedia · independent developernew

Local, agent-driven AI video editor: finds highlights, cuts clips, builds montages, handles 360 video.

★ 6Python · MITGitHub ↗

debrify

Multimedia · independent developernew

Your personal media hub — browse, stream, and organize media from your own services and servers, with a cinematic built-in player. Android, Android TV, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

★ 647Dart · AGPL-3.0-onlyGitHub ↗

desktop-bubble-chat

Windows & utilities · independent developernew

Multi-account, cross-platform Chat Heads overlay for Windows, macOS, and Linux (Messenger & more). Built for peak performance with Tauri v2, Rust & React.

★ 31Rust · MITGitHub ↗