GitHub gems: open-source software from small creators1,148 projects

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Private, secure Swiss dVPN. WireGuard, mixnet, decentralized proxy, no email.

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Open-source guitar multi-effects pedalboard: NAM, LV2 and impulse responses on a Raspberry Pi 5 or mini PC, with its own OS.

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Local dictation and meeting notes with Whisper or the OpenAI API. Custom Whisper models, MCP history access, and shared engines over LAN/Tailscale.

P-Pass is a backup program, available on macOS and Android: end-to-end encryption.

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Peek Essential Status Panel brings remote system metrics to Android, dedicated ESP32 displays, desktop hosts, Raspberry Pi displays, and Home Assistant.

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The good-looking native technical image viewer for Mac. Download: https://www.noxdrop.com/pictty.html.

Fast photo editor for Linux: one-click looks, 400+ presets, Lightroom preset import, RAW, HEIC and JPEG XL, colour grading and batch editing. Built with Qt 6, C++ and libvips.

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Poker game with single and multiplayer support.

Self-hosted, Self-Improving, Federated Everything App — dev management, agent orchestration, persistent mind, digital twin, second brain, and creative pipeline from a single dashboard over Tailscale to port the user…

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A multi-platform GUI for pass, the standard unix password manager.

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Open-source SSH client with SFTP, remote desktop, port tunneling and DevOps tools.

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Rufin is a music player, available on Linux and Android: web interface, sync across devices and lyrics display.

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Privacy-focused SMS app with encrypted conversations.

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A running tracker wrapped in a cyberpunk story that chases you. Fully offline.

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Cloud-free revival for Bose SoundTouch speakers. Unofficial community project, not affiliated with Bose.

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Scribe is a Markdown editor, available on Linux: Markdown support, syntax highlighting, themes and dark mode.

鼠音 ShuYin - Open-source Android local music player built with Jetpack Compose (FLAC, floating lyrics, 40 languages, iOS-style transitions).

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Count your days together. Private, ad-free and made for every kind of love.

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Fast, local-first desktop app for notes, journaling, and knowledge work.

Desktop OSINT investigation toolkit: Domain, Telegram, username, email, Reddit, phone, MAC, social, leaks, geo, archive, blockchain, file and image analysis wired into an interactive relationship graph.

Native iCloud apps for Windows and Linux, built in Rust. Notes, Reminders, Calendar, Contacts, Drive and Photos, offline and in sync with your iPhone.

Capture a screen region and instantly get a Google Drive share link.

Open-source music player for Android for Spotify, YouTube Music and local files, music only: no podcasts, videos or Canvas. Uses Spotify's own Android protocols, documented in protocol/.

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A deeply customizable, offline home screen with gestures, folders and a feed.

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Tangent is a note-taking program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux: Markdown support and syntax highlighting.

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Native SSH, SFTP and terminal client with encrypted sync.

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Your proactive AI assistant: reads your email, chats, calendar and phone, turns what matters into to-dos, prepares the work, and only sends what you approve. Open source, self-hosted or hosted.

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A living second brain that connects everything you think with — your AI agents, your notes, and beyond.

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Notes, documents and tasks, all local. No subscription, no telemetry.

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TrackMyRupee - Personal finance system for India. No SMS. No Bank Login.

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A simple and lightweight encrypted notes app.

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Real-time clipboard sync across all your devices — local-first, peer-to-peer, and end-to-end encrypted. No account. No cloud dependency. No central server.

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A Void Linux based Distro for multimedia purposes on TVs and Home Theatres.

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Xed-Editor is a text editor, available on Android: syntax highlighting, built-in terminal and Markdown support.

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ApexShot: open-source Linux screenshot tool with annotation, screen recording, OCR, QR detection, and Wayland support.

The power of Raycast. The speed of Alfred. Privacy by design.

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Multiroom audio for macOS, Windows and Linux: play your computer's sound on AirPlay, Google Cast and Bluetooth speakers at once, in sync. A free, open-source Airfoil alternative with its own AirPlay sender.

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A highly advanced and customizable native Android, Windows and Linux music player that supports playback from Navidrome, Jellyfin, Plex, Local Files, acts as a YouTube Music client and connects to the green music app.

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Run real Windows 98 apps and games in your browser. An x86 emulator and Win32 layer written directly in WebAssembly Text, no OS image, no source ports.

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A lightweight, cross-platform Markdown editor.