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The best Open Source projects of 2026.

Free, transparent, community-driven software you can fork and ship.

Projects
23
Upvotes
26
Founders
22

Top Open Source projects

23 ranked
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MCP Context Budget

Measure and cap MCP context bloat before agents run

0· AI· Dev Tools· Open Source· @danmercede
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Aktar

Share files instantly from your own cloud storage

0· Dev Tools· Productivity· Open Source· @mert
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OBaI

Your AI research desk for learning, backtesting, and investing smarter.

0· AI· FinTech· Open Source· @sujshe
#4

is::Engine

C++, SDL 2 and SFML game engine for PC, Mobile, Nintendo Switch and Web.

0· Dev Tools· Gaming· Open Source· @isdaouda
#5

AgentLens

Observability and replay infrastructure for AI agents.

0· AI· Dev Tools· Open Source· @Kunal_parmar183
#6

Cage

Cage lets you programmatically create isolated environments ("sandboxes"), run commands inside them, and tear them down

0· AI· Dev Tools· Open Source· @harshalvk
#7

Rotli

The calm notes app for your Mac: plain Markdown files in a folder you own, with AI only when you ask.

0· SaaS· Open Source· Productivity· @iamsethmedina
#8

Shadcn Space

Craft modern UIs faster with our extra-ordinary designed Shadcn UI components, blocks & templates.

0· Dev Tools· SaaS· Open Source· @wrappixel
#9

Shadcn Dashboard

Production-ready Shadcn dashboard kit built for modern teams

0· Dev Tools· Open Source· SaaS· @wrappixel
#10

ChatterMate

Open-source AI chatbot that automates customer support — self-hostable, free tier, human handoff.

0· AI· Open Source· SaaS· @runix_b
#11

ByteChef

Open-source, low-code platform to build API integrations and automate workflows.

0· No-code / Low-code· Open Source· AI· @ivica.cardic
#12

BitLock

Keep your secrets absolutely secure

0· Security· Open Source· Web3· @teroryx
#13

RemotionUI

Production-ready Remotion components you install as source and fully own.

0· Dev Tools· Open Source· Content creation· @riaz37
#14

Inkgest

AI powered writing editor

0· AI· Content creation· Open Source· @shreyvijayvargiya26
#15

AI-Gateway

Cuts LLM API bills and Token costs by 40-70%.

0· AI· Dev Tools· Open Source· @devarnab111
#16

Agent Skills Package Manager

Intelligence that really knows you

0· AI· Dev Tools· Open Source· @rahulsahani
#17

GitWand

Native Git client with AI conflict resolution

0· Dev Tools· AI· Open Source· @webdevlint
#18

QodeX

First local Agent

0· SEO· Dev Tools· Open Source· @QodeX
#19

Tonkatsu box

Free open-source app to organize collections of retro games, movies, TV shows, anime, manga and books.

0· Mobile· Open Source· Media / Newsletter· @05hacan
#20

Pterocos

Pterocos – The free, no-login online code editor with AI chat and full VS Code‑style Monaco IDE

0· AI· Open Source· Dev Tools· @dylixus
#21

UIAble

A modern UI component library built with Tailwind CSS and Shadcn architecture.

0· Dev Tools· Design· Open Source· @ritirathod0
#22

Jailscan

Jailbreak-test your AI app before your users do.

0· AI· Security· Open Source· @jailscan
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DepthSight

Self-hosted crypto trading platform with visual AI builder.

0· Open Source· FinTech· Web apps· @DepthSight

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