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

See and control the YouTube app on your TV from Home Assistant: what's playing, mute ads, auto-skip them, manage the queue.

Find out which hosts on your network are up, and what changed since last time. Parallel ping sweeps, reverse DNS, scan history and diffs, Excel/CSV/JSON/Markdown reports, and a local web UI.

jietuba is a screen capture program, available on Windows: text recognition (OCR).

A safety-first, commit-graph-centric Git GUI client, written in Rust and gpui.

Fast, parallel backups for cloud-hosted photos and videos - one-time exports, local mirrors, and unattended Docker runs.

Open-source image viewer and editor for Linux. View HEIC, AVIF, JPEG XL, RAW previews, and Motion Photos in fullscreen or floating windows.

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Open source gateway bridging Meshtastic LoRa, Iridium satellite, cellular SMS, APRS and TAK over a Reticulum routing layer. Keeps people connected when the network is not. Runs on a Raspberry Pi.

mpd2mpris is a music player, available on Linux: playlists.

A modern Windows media player with frame interpolation, automatic HDR colour management, a filmstrip timeline, and one-click browser streaming.

Local-first, open-source Git desktop client for Windows, macOS and Linux with multi-repo workflows, SSH identities, worktrees, precision staging, and safer visual Git tools.

A music player image for Raspberry Pi based on Alpine Linux, MPD and myMPD.

Cross-platform network scanner, LAN discovery & port audit tool for IPv4 subnets.

VLESS VPN client for Linux with NetworkManager & GNOME Settings integration. Xray-core, REALITY, XHTTP and auto-updating subscriptions. DEB/RPM for Ubuntu, Debian & Fedora.

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NixSCP – WinSCP for Linux, macOS and Android (also Windows): native SFTP, SCP, FTP/FTPS, WebDAV & S3 client with the WinSCP interface. WinSCP.ini compatible. Qt 6, GPL-3.0.

Screen recording for Mac. Your face in a circle you can move, even after you stop. Free, open source, local-only.

The official MCP server for pgmoneta.

Self-hosted photo booth / photo box web app for events with live preview, collages, and printing.

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Screenshots, markup and screen recording for macOS and Windows, in Rust. Under 1.5 MB, and idles at about 12 MB of memory.

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App and MCP Server for managing Raspberry Pi Pico and ESP32 boards with MicroPython or CircuitPython over USB.

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On-device AI recipes for building private, real-time applications with production-grade voice, language, and vision SDKs. Ready-to-use, open-source code examples.

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Find, control and flash your Raspberry Pis from one Windows window: LAN scan, SSH terminal with suggestions, remote desktop, drag-and-drop upload, SD flashing, MCP for AI. 樹莓派一站式管理工具.

Yocto based IoT Gateway OS for Raspberry Pi 5 with RAUC A/B OTA updates, containers, and hardened security.

A free and open source Jellyfin client for Apple TV, iPad, iPhone and Mac.

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Mine Twitch Drops and channel points on several accounts, with no browser and no Twitch tab open. Desktop app for Linux, Windows and macOS, or a Docker web dashboard for a home server.

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Linux AI USB Drive — turn any computer into an AI workstation. Bootable portable USB environment, plug in and boot, no installation required.

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Remote telemetry platform for the ClockworkPi uConsole — cloud dashboard, device tools, local webdash, APT repository.

A feature-rich, high-precision ESP8266-based Smart Weather Station with a modern responsive Web Dashboard, dynamic sensor detection, customizable moving-average filters, Home Assistant MQTT Auto-Discovery, full…

Local web dashboard that scans your WiFi/LAN and identifies connected devices — vendor, hostname, exact model, open ports, and device type with confidence + evidence. Windows, single .exe, no Node.js needed.

WiiM (LinkPlay) Audio Integration for Home Assistant with multiroom support.

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yrba is a backup program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: incremental backups and deduplication.

Open-source local AI meeting notes for macOS and Windows. Screen recording, timestamp playback, and Ask AI on your computer.

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🤖🗄️ The agent-ready, self-hosted database backup platform — MySQL, MariaDB & PostgreSQL over SSH tunnels, AES-256-GCM encryption at rest (local / S3 / Google Drive), passkeys, heartbeat monitoring, audit logs, alerts…

Video player for Steam Deck and SteamOS Game Mode: controller UI, HDR, hardware decoding; local folders, SD card, SMB shares, Plex, Jellyfin and DLNA. Built on mpv.

Logitech Z906 in Home Assistant: ESPHome bridge firmware and a media player integration, the console keeps working.

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🗂️ FileRise – lightweight, self-hosted file manager & storage hub with granular ACLs, resumable uploads, encrypted folders, WebDAV & SSO. Fully Docker / Unraid compatible.

Beautiful open-source Android file manager built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 Expressive. Multi-tab and dual-pane browsing, storage analyzer, duplicate finder, cleaner, archive tools, recycle bin.

A self-hosted home network monitor and security scanner that automatically discovers, tracks, fingerprints, and scans every device on your LAN.

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Kaori is a comic and manga reader, available on Linux.

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Read & edit Markdown beautifully. No ads, no account, open source.

An advanced extended markdown viewer and editor desktop app with live preview and scroll sync for Linux, macOS, and Windows.