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My Fav Open Source Tools on Github as a Developer (2025 List)

Emmanuel Mumba on June 17, 2025

As a dev, I’m constantly on GitHub hunting for the next tool that’ll save me time, automate something painful, or just blow my mind. And let me tel...
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Samma Anderson •

That's a Good list, thank you OP!

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Emmanuel Mumba •

You are welcome samma glad you find it helpful.

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Klaudia Kováčová •

Always nice to learn more about Open Source!

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Emmanuel Mumba • • Edited

Open source really makes dev easier no hidden paywalls.

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Miska Kovakova •

Any good open source project for frontend devs?

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Emmanuel Mumba •

Great question Miska If you're a frontend dev, here are a few open source projects you might love:

ShadCN/UI – Beautiful, accessible React components built with Tailwind and Radix UI. Super customizable.
GitHub: github.com/shadcn/ui

Next.js – The go-to React framework for building fast, modern web apps.
GitHub: github.com/vercel/next.js

TanStack Router – A powerful type-safe router for React apps.
GitHub: github.com/TanStack/router

Wasp – A full-stack React + Node.js framework that uses a simple config language to generate boilerplate.
GitHub: github.com/wasp-lang/wasp

VanJS – If you like going framework-free, VanJS is a super lightweight library for building UIs with just functions.
GitHub: github.com/vanjs-org/van

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The Jared Wilcurt •

These both have a lot of GitHub issues that would be tackled by skilled developers and are also solving new problems no other libraries solve.

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Gary Svenson •

So nice people give NocoDB a chance. I mean they are fantastic and more people should try it.

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Emmanuel Mumba •

NocoDB is seriously underrated. Turning any SQL database into a smart Airtable-style UI? That’s magic. Super helpful for internal tools, quick dashboards, or even client-facing views. Glad to see more folks giving it a shot.

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Ananya Balehithlu •

Yeah, open hands is really interesting project, having been testing some basic automation with them and it seems awesome!

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Emmanuel Mumba •

Totally agree, OpenHands is super promising. I’ve been testing a few workflows too, especially around basic UI automation, and it’s been surprisingly smooth.

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Ruqaiya Beguwala •

I was hoping to find something this amazing today. Thank you so much for sharing!

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Abhiraj Damodare •

Very Infromative Thanks

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MUHAMMAD MUHSIN MUHAMMAD •

This is impressive ✅✅✅✅

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Nevo David •

Pretty cool lineup - honestly open source lets me sleep better knowing I can actually see what's under the hood and not get caught by surprise paywalls.

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Mayank Laddha •

nice!

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misakadev •

Coolify is my fav currently. It is really "Netlify-in-a-box" and saves me tons of time.

Anyway, always good to learn more about what's trending in the open source community, good work Emmanuel!

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strtd88 •

great post 💥

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Dotallio •

Open source really is moving crazy fast this year, I love how transparent and flexible these tools are. Any underrated project not on your list that you’re watching lately?

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John OK. •

This list is amazing and detailled. I have used half of the tools mentioned, they get the work done as alternatives. Good insights on FOSS tools

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Futuritous •

Cool List! Bookmarked.
Thanks!

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Pard Tengah •

I just started using hoppscotch today. thanks for letting us know there are good open source softwares out there👍...

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SundarTECHMIND •

Awesome 👍

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Charles Valerio Howlader •

Informative, thank you!

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Ashish Prajapati •

Very great collections of Open source tools

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Rotimi Oloruntobi •

Can I have a link to your WhatsApp for some discussion