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AI & Machine Learning

ollama 100langchain 100openai-python 97
139 tools · 8 categories

Top Ranked

#1
ollama
171.0k★100
#2
langchain
136.1k★100
#3
openai-python
30.7k★97
#4
goose
44.6k★97
#5
llama.cpp
108.9k★94
AI Agent Tools 43AI/ML 26MCP Servers 20AI Agent Frameworks 17AI Research 12LLM Inference 10AI Coding 7Vector Databases 4
AI Agent Tools43 tools →
openclaweverything-claude-codegstackcc-switchcaveman
+38 more
openclaweverything-claude-codegstackcc-switchcaveman+38 more
AI/ML26 tools →
TransformersLiteLLMGradioRayopenai-python
+21 more
TransformersLiteLLMGradioRayopenai-python+21 more
MCP Servers20 tools →
context7fastmcpmcp-usefinch-mcp-serveropenapi-mcp-server
+15 more
context7fastmcpmcp-usefinch-mcp-serveropenapi-mcp-server+15 more
AI Agent Frameworks17 tools →
difyhermes-agentlangchainAutoGenCrewAI
+12 more
difyhermes-agentlangchainAutoGenCrewAI+12 more
AI Research12 tools →
cs249r_booktinyrendererAutoResearchClawAuto-claude-code-research-in-sleepcanvas-lms
+7 more
cs249r_booktinyrendererAutoResearchClawAuto-claude-code-research-in-sleepcanvas-lms+7 more
LLM Inference10 tools →
ollamaOpen WebUIllama.cppvLLMtext-generation-webui
+5 more
ollamaOpen WebUIllama.cppvLLMtext-generation-webui+5 more
AI Coding7 tools →
opencodeclineaiderclaursthapi
+2 more
opencodeclineaiderclaursthapi+2 more
Vector Databases4 tools →
MilvusQdrantChromaWeaviate
MilvusQdrantChromaWeaviate
🌐

Web & Frontend

next.js 100Three.js 89Ruby on Rails 88
61 tools · 7 categories

Top Ranked

#1
next.js
139.3k★100
#2
Three.js
112.4k★89
#3
Ruby on Rails
58.4k★88
#4
Express
69.0k★88
#5
Gin
88.4k★88
Web Frameworks 25Static Site Generators 9UI Components 73D Graphics 6Frontend/UI 6Web Scraping 4MCP Servers 4
Web Frameworks25 tools →
next.jsFastAPIGinDjangoSvelte
+20 more
next.jsFastAPIGinDjangoSvelte+20 more
Static Site Generators9 tools →
HugoEleventyvitepressPelicanmetalsmith
+4 more
HugoEleventyvitepressPelicanmetalsmith+4 more
UI Components7 tools →
LucideflowbiteBlazoriseuiHeadlessX
+2 more
LucideflowbiteBlazoriseuiHeadlessX+2 more
3D Graphics6 tools →
Three.jsLottieblenderorillusionDiligentEngine
+1 more
Three.jsLottieblenderorillusionDiligentEngine+1 more
Frontend/UI6 tools →
Tailwind CSSUnoCSSRedux ToolkitSkiaSharpflipoff
+1 more
Tailwind CSSUnoCSSRedux ToolkitSkiaSharpflipoff+1 more
Web Scraping4 tools →
ScrapybrowserCrawleecrawlee-python
ScrapybrowserCrawleecrawlee-python
MCP Servers4 tools →
mcp-chromedocusaurusfirecrawl-mcp-servermcp-playwright
mcp-chromedocusaurusfirecrawl-mcp-servermcp-playwright
⚙️

Infrastructure & DevOps

kubernetes 100compose 97frp 89
114 tools · 15 categories

Top Ranked

#1
kubernetes
122.1k★100
#2
compose
37.4k★97
#3
frp
106.3k★89
#4
terraform
48.3k★87
#5
Coolify
54.7k★86
MCP Servers 35Networking 16Container Orchestration 9Kubernetes Tools 9Infrastructure as Code 8Deployment/PaaS 6CI/CD 5Container Tools 4API Gateway 4Serverless 4Workflow Automation 3Service Mesh 3Reverse Proxy 3Feature Flags 3Web Servers 2
MCP Servers35 tools →
aws-for-sap-management-mcp-serveramazon-qbusiness-anonymous-mcp-serveraws-bedrock-custom-model-import-mcp-serveraws-dataprocessing-mcp-serveraws-iac-mcp-server
+30 more
aws-for-sap-management-mcp-serveramazon-qbusiness-anonymous-mcp-serveraws-bedrock-custom-model-import-mcp-serveraws-dataprocessing-mcp-serveraws-iac-mcp-server+30 more
Networking16 tools →
frpTraefikHeadscaleAdGuard HomeTailscale
+11 more
frpTraefikHeadscaleAdGuard HomeTailscale+11 more
Container Orchestration9 tools →
kubernetescomposeK3sPodmanDockge
+4 more
kubernetescomposeK3sPodmanDockge+4 more
Kubernetes Tools9 tools →
k9sHelmRancherCiliumIngress NGINX
+4 more
k9sHelmRancherCiliumIngress NGINX+4 more
Infrastructure as Code8 tools →
AnsibleterraformOpenTofuPulumiPacker
+3 more
AnsibleterraformOpenTofuPulumiPacker+3 more
Deployment/PaaS6 tools →
CoolifyDokkuCapRoverflocizane-ops
+1 more
CoolifyDokkuCapRoverflocizane-ops+1 more
CI/CD5 tools →
JenkinsArgoCDDaggerWoodpeckerdoco-cd
JenkinsArgoCDDaggerWoodpeckerdoco-cd
Container Tools4 tools →
DivePortainerColimaHarbor
DivePortainerColimaHarbor
API Gateway4 tools →
KongAPISIXtykemissary
KongAPISIXtykemissary
Serverless4 tools →
OpenFaaSserverless-step-functionsedge-runtimefunctions-framework-dart
OpenFaaSserverless-step-functionsedge-runtimefunctions-framework-dart
Workflow Automation3 tools →
n8nArgo Workflowscamunda
n8nArgo Workflowscamunda
Service Mesh3 tools →
IstioConsulLinkerd
IstioConsulLinkerd
Reverse Proxy3 tools →
Nginx Proxy Manageryarpzoraxy
Nginx Proxy Manageryarpzoraxy
Feature Flags3 tools →
UnleashGrowthBookFlagsmith
UnleashGrowthBookFlagsmith
Web Servers2 tools →
CaddyNginx
CaddyNginx
🗄️

Data & Storage

Supabase 89etcd 88D3 87
102 tools · 10 categories

Top Ranked

#1
Supabase
102.0k★89
#2
etcd
51.7k★88
#3
D3
112.9k★87
#4
Rclone
57.0k★86
#5
Chart.js
67.4k★86
Databases 39Data Processing 14Analytics 10MCP Servers 10Data Visualization 9Cloud Storage 6Search Engines 4Storage 4Backup 3Message Queues 3
Databases39 tools →
SupabaseRedisNocoDBPocketBaseetcd
+34 more
SupabaseRedisNocoDBPocketBaseetcd+34 more
Data Processing14 tools →
SparkZodPolarsKafkaFlink
+9 more
SparkZodPolarsKafkaFlink+9 more
Analytics10 tools →
SupersetMetabaseUmamiPostHogPlausible
+5 more
SupersetMetabaseUmamiPostHogPlausible+5 more
MCP Servers10 tools →
documentdb-mcp-serverdynamodb-mcp-servertimestream-for-influxdb-mcp-serverpostgres-mcp-servers3-tables-mcp-server
+5 more
documentdb-mcp-serverdynamodb-mcp-servertimestream-for-influxdb-mcp-serverpostgres-mcp-servers3-tables-mcp-server+5 more
Data Visualization9 tools →
D3Chart.jsEChartsStreamlitkibana
+4 more
D3Chart.jsEChartsStreamlitkibana+4 more
Cloud Storage6 tools →
SyncthingMinIORcloneNextcloudFileBrowser
+1 more
SyncthingMinIORcloneNextcloudFileBrowser+1 more
Search Engines4 tools →
MeilisearchTypesenseSonicZincSearch
MeilisearchTypesenseSonicZincSearch
Storage4 tools →
SeaweedFScephminio-gostorage
SeaweedFScephminio-gostorage
Backup3 tools →
ResticDuplicatiBorgBackup
ResticDuplicatiBorgBackup
Message Queues3 tools →
PulsarRabbitMQRedpanda
PulsarRabbitMQRedpanda
🔧

Developer Tools

uv 100Deno 91ghostty 90
168 tools · 14 categories

Top Ranked

#1
uv
84.5k★100
#2
Deno
106.6k★91
#3
ghostty
53.8k★90
#4
VS Code
184.7k★89
#5
Axios
109.0k★89
MCP Servers 38Developer Tools 24Documentation 18Testing 15Build Tools 13Terminal/CLI 13Internationalization 10Package Managers 8Code Editors 7API Testing 7Git Tools 5Linting 5Developer Experience 3Runtime/Engine 2
MCP Servers38 tools →
filesystemfetchsequentialthinkingeverythingmemory
+33 more
filesystemfetchsequentialthinkingeverythingmemory+33 more
Developer Tools24 tools →
Axiosgraphifypostiz-appmaple-fontchromium
+19 more
Axiosgraphifypostiz-appmaple-fontchromium+19 more
Documentation18 tools →
MermaidAppFlowyDocusaurusMemospdf.js
+13 more
MermaidAppFlowyDocusaurusMemospdf.js+13 more
Testing15 tools →
PuppeteerStorybookPlaywrightCypressJest
+10 more
PuppeteerStorybookPlaywrightCypressJest+10 more
Build Tools13 tools →
ViteRuffesbuildllvm-projectJust
+8 more
ViteRuffesbuildllvm-projectJust+8 more
Terminal/CLI13 tools →
ripgrepbatStarshipWarpghostty
+8 more
ripgrepbatStarshipWarpghostty+8 more
Internationalization10 tools →
FormatJSreact-i18nexti18nextweblatejs-lingui
+5 more
FormatJSreact-i18nexti18nextweblatejs-lingui+5 more
Package Managers8 tools →
uvHomebrewpnpmnixpkgsNix
+3 more
uvHomebrewpnpmnixpkgsNix+3 more
Code Editors7 tools →
VS CodeNeovimZedLapcevim-lsp
+2 more
VS CodeNeovimZedLapcevim-lsp+2 more
API Testing7 tools →
HoppscotchBrunoInsomniakaratethunder-client-support
+2 more
HoppscotchBrunoInsomniakaratethunder-client-support+2 more
Git Tools5 tools →
lazygitdeltaOneDevsemgit-machete
lazygitdeltaOneDevsemgit-machete
Linting5 tools →
PrettierShellCheckESLintsonarqubeqlty
PrettierShellCheckESLintsonarqubeqlty
Developer Experience3 tools →
RecordlyUnderstand-Anythingppt-master
RecordlyUnderstand-Anythingppt-master
Runtime/Engine2 tools →
DenoBun
DenoBun
🔒

Security & Auth

Passport 85Ory Kratos 85Gitleaks 83
41 tools · 2 categories

Top Ranked

#1
Passport
23.5k★85
#2
Ory Kratos
13.6k★85
#3
Gitleaks
26.6k★83
#4
Authelia
27.7k★83
#5
oauth2-proxy
14.4k★83
Security 30Auth 11
Security30 tools →
VaultwardenPi-holeVaultTrivyInfisical
+25 more
VaultwardenPi-holeVaultTrivyInfisical+25 more
Auth11 tools →
AutheliaPassportAuthentikSuperTokensoauth2-proxy
+6 more
AutheliaPassportAuthentikSuperTokensoauth2-proxy+6 more
📊

Observability

Prometheus 86Uptime Kuma 86SkyWalking 85
29 tools · 2 categories

Top Ranked

#1
Prometheus
63.9k★86
#2
Uptime Kuma
86.4k★86
#3
SkyWalking
24.8k★85
#4
Fluentd
13.5k★85
#5
Jaeger
22.8k★85
Monitoring 22Observability 7
Monitoring22 tools →
Uptime KumaNetdataGrafanaPrometheusSentry
+17 more
Uptime KumaNetdataGrafanaPrometheusSentry+17 more
Observability7 tools →
LokiVectoropenobserveFluentdopentelemetry-collector-contrib
+2 more
LokiVectoropenobserveFluentdopentelemetry-collector-contrib+2 more
🏠

Self-Hosted & Apps

React Native 91Electron 89Flutter 89
133 tools · 24 categories

Top Ranked

#1
React Native
125.8k★91
#2
Electron
121.2k★89
#3
Flutter
176.2k★89
#4
Excalidraw
122.7k★89
#5
Godot
110.4k★89
Communication 20Productivity 11Scheduling 9Game Engines 8Mobile Development 8Design Tools 7CMS 7App Frameworks 6Background Jobs 6Design Resources 6Internal Tools 5Image Processing 5Media Processing 4Email 4Forms 4Blockchain 4Billing 4Project Management 3Home Automation 2Media Servers 2CRM 2E-commerce 2Video Conferencing 2Customer Support 2
Communication20 tools →
Socket.IORocket.ChatNovuMattermostChatwoot
+15 more
Socket.IORocket.ChatNovuMattermostChatwoot+15 more
Productivity11 tools →
Joplinnotesnookgrist-corellm_wikibaserow
+6 more
Joplinnotesnookgrist-corellm_wikibaserow+6 more
Scheduling9 tools →
AirflowCal.comxxl-jobTemporalDagster
+4 more
AirflowCal.comxxl-jobTemporalDagster+4 more
Game Engines8 tools →
GodotBevyGDevelopcocos-enginemineflayer
+3 more
GodotBevyGDevelopcocos-enginemineflayer+3 more
Mobile Development8 tools →
ExpolynxandroidxCodenameOneFabulous
+3 more
ExpolynxandroidxCodenameOneFabulous+3 more
Design Tools7 tools →
ExcalidrawPenpottldrawopen-designopen-codesign
+2 more
ExcalidrawPenpottldrawopen-designopen-codesign+2 more
CMS7 tools →
StrapiGhostPayloadDirectusemdash
+2 more
StrapiGhostPayloadDirectusemdash+2 more
App Frameworks6 tools →
FlutterReact NativeElectronTauriWails
+1 more
FlutterReact NativeElectronTauriWails+1 more
Background Jobs6 tools →
CeleryWindmillSidekiqagendaBullMQ
+1 more
CeleryWindmillSidekiqagendaBullMQ+1 more
Design Resources6 tools →
Tabler IconsInterJetBrains Monodicebearbeautiful-web-type
+1 more
Tabler IconsInterJetBrains Monodicebearbeautiful-web-type+1 more
Internal Tools5 tools →
AppsmithToolJetRefineBudibasevue-pure-admin
AppsmithToolJetRefineBudibasevue-pure-admin
Image Processing5 tools →
SharpSquooshPillowimgproxythumbor
SharpSquooshPillowimgproxythumbor
Media Processing4 tools →
ImmichFFmpegRemotionPhotoPrism
ImmichFFmpegRemotionPhotoPrism
Email4 tools →
ListmonkNodemailerPostalMailtrain
ListmonkNodemailerPostalMailtrain
Forms4 tools →
FormbricksHeyFormsurvey-librarysurvey-creator
FormbricksHeyFormsurvey-librarysurvey-creator
Blockchain4 tools →
FoundryHardhatordweb3.swift
FoundryHardhatordweb3.swift
Billing4 tools →
Lagoturboquant_plusKill BillApp
Lagoturboquant_plusKill BillApp
Project Management3 tools →
Planeopenprojectkaneo
Planeopenprojectkaneo
Home Automation2 tools →
Home Assistantgpt-home
Home Assistantgpt-home
Media Servers2 tools →
JellyfinNavidrome
JellyfinNavidrome
CRM2 tools →
twentyerxes
twentyerxes
E-commerce2 tools →
medusasaleor
medusasaleor
Video Conferencing2 tools →
jitsi-meetbigbluebutton
jitsi-meetbigbluebutton
Customer Support2 tools →
zammadfreescout
zammadfreescout

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