Automation and development

  • jenkinsci/jenkins (Java, 26707 stars): automation server for builds, tests, static analysis and deployment, with over 2,000 plugins and distribution via WAR, Docker and native packages for Linux and Windows, in weekly and Long-Term Support release lines.
  • iBotPeaches/Apktool (Java, 26840 stars): reverse engineering tool for Android APKs that decodes resources and rebuilds them after edits, with step-by-step debugging of smali code. The 3.x branch is the main one, while 2.x is kept for maintenance.

Linux systems and packages

  • NixOS/nixpkgs (Nix, 26666 stars): collection of over 140,000 packages installable with the Nix package manager, the basis of the NixOS distribution, with continuous builds and tests via Hydra.

Windows customization

  • valinet/ExplorerPatcher (C, 34177 stars): tool that brings back interface elements from earlier Windows versions, such as the Windows 10 taskbar and Start menu and the Alt+Tab switcher, with x64 and ARM64 support.

Audio and media

  • ItsAlphaNeon/Lemon-Studio (Rust, 542 stars): open source digital audio workstation with step sequencer, piano roll and mixer, supporting CLAP, VST3 and VST2 plugins. It is pre-alpha and project support is still immature.
  • dlt2000/xc-soundfont-synth (C, 304 stars): SoundFont synthesis component for do-it-yourself electronic instruments built on ESP-IDF, where sensors control pitch and volume.

Productivity and downloads

  • FortoGraphy/prism-download-manager (Rust, 566 stars): download manager for Windows, macOS and Linux with up to 32 simultaneous connections, browser integration and safe resume after crashes.
  • herdrdev/herdr-app (Rust, 827 stars): desktop app for terminals and coding agents, with workspaces organised into tabs and split panes, a sidebar showing agent status and remote management over SSH.

Network and security

  • janderson1017/Hiddify-Manager (Python, 560 stars): multi-user panel for anti-censorship servers, with over twenty protocols, time and traffic limits, automatic backups and a Telegram bot.
  • vaishantsah/watson-AI-osint-all-in-one (TypeScript, 346 stars): free Windows app that searches nicknames, emails, phone numbers or websites across over 3,100 public sources, with PDF export.

Artificial intelligence and hardware

  • oxnw/ai-phone (Python, 315 stars): SIP daemon that handles calls with a voice agent running locally on Apple Silicon Macs via MLX, and always prefixes outgoing calls with a notice that an AI is speaking.
  • patch-gg/anymove (Python, 441 stars): motion capture pipeline for non-human creatures from a single AI-generated video, with GLB export.
  • D3voz/openjutsu (TypeScript, 545 stars): Next.js app that swaps a video's main character for one taken from a photo, keeping camera and motion, designed to run locally on a GPU.
  • windows-GPU-UNLOCK/Windows-GPU-UNLOCK (C, 1321 stars): experimental tool that modifies UEFI firmware to pass an NVIDIA GPU directly to Windows, with documentation of the boards for which successes have been reported.