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Multica

MulticaAI

Mission control for coding agents: assign tasks, track progress, review

Stars52.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseCustom: Multica License (Apache-2.0 with additional hosted-service condition)

Multica is a mission-control layer for AI coding agents: it assigns work from a shared board to agents such as Claude Code and Codex, tracks their progress, and returns results for human review and merge.

Alternative toOpenCode
Cherry Studio

Cherry StudioAIOpen

Desktop AI chat client for cloud and local models in one place

Stars52.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Cherry Studio is a desktop chat client for cloud and local models in one interface. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and stores data on the local machine.

Alternative toLobeChatOpen WebUI
Cookiebot

Cookiebot

Cookie consent banners and scanning for GDPR-compliant websites.

CompanyUsercentrics A/S
Since2012
PricingFreemium

Cookiebot is a consent management platform that scans websites for cookies and serves customizable GDPR and ePrivacy consent banners.

Alternative toc15t
DBeaver

DBeaverOpen

Free universal database tool with ER diagrams, SQL editing, and data management

Stars51.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

DBeaver Community is a free, open-source desktop tool for exploring SQL databases, with ER diagrams, a SQL editor, and table data browsing.

Alternative toAzimutt
tldraw

tldraw

Infinite canvas SDK for building whiteboard apps in React

Stars50.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseCustom: tldraw License (source-available)

tldraw is an infinite-canvas SDK that gives any React app a whiteboard with drawing, shapes, rich text, multiplayer sync, and a runtime API for custom tools.

Alternative toExcalidraw
Vaultwarden

VaultwardenOpen

Lightweight password vault server for Bitwarden clients

Stars48.1K
Commit4d ago
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Vaultwarden reimplements the Bitwarden server API in Rust so that it runs comfortably on a Raspberry Pi or a small VPS, while the official Bitwarden desktop, mobile, and browser clients connect to it unchanged.

Alternative to1Password
Mastodon

MastodonOpen

Decentralized microblogging network of independently run ActivityPub servers

Stars50.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Mastodon is a decentralized microblogging social network where thousands of independently operated servers federate through ActivityPub, so a person on one server can follow and reply to people on any other.

Alternative toBluesky
ClickHouse

ClickHouseOpen

Columnar OLAP database for real-time analytics at scale

Stars50.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

ClickHouse is a column-oriented OLAP database built for analytical SQL queries over very large datasets, serving real-time dashboards and applications.

Metabase

MetabaseOpen

Open-source business intelligence with dashboards, queries, and embedded analytics

Stars49.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

Metabase is an open-source business intelligence platform for asking questions, building dashboards, and sharing answers across a team.

Alternative toEvidence
LocalAI

LocalAIAIOpen

Self-hosted OpenAI-compatible runtime for local AI models

Stars49.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

LocalAI is a self-hosted runtime that runs AI models locally behind OpenAI-compatible endpoints.

Alternative toOllamaChatGPT
Aider

AiderAIOpen

Terminal pair-programming assistant that edits codebases with LLMs

Stars49.3K
Commit3mo ago
LicenseApache-2.0

Aider is a terminal-based pair-programming tool that applies LLM-suggested edits directly to files in new or existing codebases.

Alternative toCursor
monday.com

monday.com

Colourful work operating system for cross-functional teams

Companymonday.com
Since2014
PricingFreemium

monday.com presents work as configurable boards with strongly typed columns, then layers dashboards and automations on top. It is aimed at operations, marketing, and sales teams that want structure without a database.

Alternative toAsana
Discourse

Discourse

Open-source community platform for discussion, chat, and support

Stars47.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-2.0

Discourse is a self-hosted community platform that combines threaded discussion with built-in chat, search, and moderation tools.

Alternative toSlackDiscord
Gogs

GogsOpen

Painless self-hosted Git service with a tiny resource footprint

Stars47.9K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Gogs is a self-hosted Git service written in Go that ships as a single binary with repository hosting, issues, pull requests, and a wiki.

Tidal

Tidal

Streaming aimed at audio quality and artist payout

CompanyBlock
Since2014
PricingPaid

Tidal competes on two things the larger services do not lead with: high resolution audio formats, and a payout model that directs a share of a subscription to the artists that subscriber actually listened to.

Alternative toSpotify
Bruno

BrunoOpen

Open-source API client that stores collections as plain-text files

Stars47.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Bruno is an open-source desktop API client that stores collections as plain-text Bru files on your filesystem, so teams can version them in Git.

Alternative toPostman
Apple Photos

Apple Photos

Photo library synced through iCloud across Apple devices

CompanyApple
Since2015
PricingPaid

Apple Photos does most of its analysis on the device rather than in the cloud, so face grouping and object search work without the library being readable by the vendor. Sync happens through iCloud, and the library is a first party part of the operating system rather than an app you install.

Alternative toGoogle Photos
Apple Music

Apple Music

Music streaming with lossless audio and no free tier

CompanyApple
Since2015
PricingFreemium

Apple Music ships lossless and spatial audio at no extra cost, which is the clearest technical differentiator in the category. Editorial curation is stronger than the algorithmic competition; algorithmic discovery is weaker.

Alternative toSpotify
SiYuan

SiYuanOpen

Local-first block notes with backlinks, sync, and flashcards

Stars46.7K
Commitjust now
LicenseAGPL-3.0

SiYuan is a local-first, privacy-first note-taking app that organizes Markdown notes as linked content blocks with backlinks, databases, and end-to-end encrypted sync.

Alternative toLogseq
Paperless-ngx

Paperless-ngx

Self-hosted document management that turns paper scans into a searchable archive

Stars46.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseGPL-3.0-only

Paperless-ngx is a self-hosted document management system that OCRs scanned paper and office documents into a searchable, tagged online archive.

Alternative toPapra
Milvus

MilvusAIOpen

Open-source vector database for GenAI search at billion scale

Stars46.4K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Milvus is an Apache-2.0 open-source vector database that stores and indexes embedding vectors for millisecond similarity search over very large collections.

Alternative toChroma
Rocket.Chat

Rocket.ChatOpen

Self-hosted secure team chat for mission-critical organizations

Stars46.2K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

Rocket.Chat is a self-hosted team chat platform with a Slack data importer, end-to-end encryption, and cloud, on-premises, or air-gapped deployment.

Alternative toSlack
LibreChat

LibreChatAIOpen

The open-source, self-hosted AI chat platform for every model.

Stars45.5K
Commitjust now
LicenseMIT

LibreChat is a free, self-hosted chat workspace for many AI providers and local models, with agents, retrieval, and team controls.

Alternative toOpen WebUIChatGPT
Hyperswitch

HyperswitchOpen

Open-source payment switch unifying 270+ processors behind one integration

Stars45.3K
Commitjust now
LicenseApache-2.0

Hyperswitch is an open-source payment switch that routes transactions across 270+ processors from one integration, with vault, 3DS, retries, and reconciliation.

Alternative toLago