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The newest open source tools and software added to OpenAlternative, sorted by publish date. Discover what's fresh in the open source world.

Graph database built for GraphRAG and multi-tenant AI apps
  • Stars

    10,508
  • Last commit

    4 hours ago
  • License

    SSPL-1.0
Graph database using sparse matrix representation and linear algebra to deliver ultra-low latency Cypher queries, native multi-tenancy, and built-in GraphRAG support for AI applications.

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Self-hostable voice agent platform with full model control
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days6,098
  • Last commit

    4 hours ago
  • License

    BSD-2-Clause
Open-source voice agent platform that lets you plug in your own STT, LLM, and TTS models, deploy on-prem or in your VPC, and build agents via MCP or a visual workflow builder.

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YAML-defined workflow orchestration, no database required
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days4,612
  • Last commit

    5 hours ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
Single-binary workflow orchestrator that runs scheduled DAGs locally or over SSH, with retries, human tasks, a built-in Web UI, and file-based state storage.

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Hyperextensible, Lua-powered Vim-based text editor
  • Stars

    103,654
  • Last commit

    4 hours ago
  • License

    Unknown
A modernized Vim fork with built-in LSP, Lua scripting, Tree-sitter parsing, and an async plugin architecture that works the same across every platform.

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Capture web pages, text, and images. Find them fast.
  • Stars

    89
  • Last commit

    4 days ago
  • License

    MIT
Private macOS app for saving web pages, text, links, and images locally with full-text search, OCR, and a CLI, no account or cloud required.

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Collect, organize, cite, and share research in one place
  • Stars

    15,953
  • Last commit

    1 day ago
  • License

    Unknown
Reference manager that captures sources from the web, organizes them with tags and collections, and generates citations in 9,000+ styles for Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs.

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Spaced repetition flashcards that remember for you
  • Stars

    32,822
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    Unknown
Flashcard app using spaced repetition to schedule reviews at the exact moment you're likely to forget, so you retain more with less study time.

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Fast, minimal VPN built on modern cryptography
  • Stars

    744
  • Last commit

    5 days ago
  • License

    GPL-2.0
VPN protocol that runs inside the Linux kernel, using public-key cryptography to create encrypted tunnels across UDP with minimal configuration.

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Low-code and no-code platform for business apps
  • Stars

    389
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
Full-stack open source platform combining no-code and low-code studios to build, deploy, and integrate web, mobile, and desktop business applications.

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Full-featured media center for your TV and beyond
  • Stars

    21,493
  • Last commit

    5 hours ago
  • License

    Unknown
Plays videos, music, TV shows, photos, and games from a single interface, with live TV, PVR recording, and broad format support across devices.

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High-performance API gateway with built-in LLM support
  • Stars

    17,325
  • Last commit

    3 days ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Apache APISIX is an open-source API gateway built on NGINX and etcd, offering dynamic routing, 100+ plugins, load balancing, authentication, and traffic management for APIs and LLM workloads.

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Privacy-first metasearch across 270+ sources
  • Stars

    39,577
  • Last commit

    15 hours ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
Self-hostable metasearch engine that aggregates results from 270+ sources without tracking or profiling users, with optional JavaScript and Tor support.

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Flexible project management you can host yourself
  • Stars

    6,082
  • Last commit

    3 days ago
  • License

    GPL-2.0
Self-hosted project management web app built on Ruby on Rails with issue tracking, time logging, SCM integration, and multi-project support across any database.

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Local-first 2FA authenticator and password manager
  • Stars

    1,573
  • Last commit

    15 days ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
Open-source authenticator and password manager that stores 2FA tokens and passwords locally on your device, with zero-knowledge encryption and no account required.

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2FA token manager for Android with encrypted vault
  • Stars

    13,554
  • Last commit

    2 months ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
Android app for managing two-factor authentication tokens with encrypted storage, biometric unlock, flexible backups, and import/export from major 2FA apps.

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Enterprise monitoring for networks, apps, and infrastructure
  • Stars

    6,575
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
Monitors networks, servers, cloud services, IoT, and OT environments with no per-device licensing fees, available self-hosted or as a managed SaaS platform.

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Collect, transform, and route logs and metrics in one tool
  • Stars

    22,877
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    MPL-2.0
Rust-built observability pipeline tool that collects, transforms, and routes logs and metrics across 47 sources and 62 sinks with no runtime dependencies.

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Enterprise file sync, share, and collaboration platform
  • Stars

    2,192
  • Last commit

    21 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Self-hostable file platform for enterprises needing data sovereignty, real-time document collaboration, and compliance with GDPR, HIPAA, and other regulations.

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Parallel AI agent workspaces with Git and project context
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days1,421
  • Last commit

    7 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Run multiple AI coding agents in isolated Git worktrees, with cross-repo context, GitHub/Linear integrations, and support for Claude, Codex, Cursor, and more.

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Simulation-based testing and evaluation for AI agents
  • Stars

    5,036
  • Last commit

    7 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Tests AI agents through multi-turn simulations, LLM-based scoring, and production tracing so teams can ship reliable agents with confidence.

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Run coding agents from your phone, desktop, or terminal
  • Stars

    Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days24,116
  • Last commit

    3 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Self-hosted orchestrator for coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, controlled from phone, desktop, web, or CLI.

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Business rules engine with AI, visual flows, and audit trails
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days2,131
  • Last commit

    4 days ago
  • License

    MIT
Model business logic in decision tables, visual flows, and natural-language rules. Change rules without deploys, test every path, and run the same engine anywhere.

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Org chart, budgets, and governance for AI agent teams
  • Stars

    Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days114,111
  • Last commit

    4 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
Manages teams of AI agents across business functions with org charts, goal alignment, cost tracking, ticket tracing, and board-level governance controls.

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Self-hosted AI agents that do real work on your machine
  • Stars

    Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days8,603
  • Last commit

    3 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Run persistent AI bots that sign into your tools, complete tasks autonomously, and ask for approval when needed. Your keys, your model, your infrastructure.

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Mac cleaner, app manager, and system monitor in one
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days75,162
  • Last commit

    19 hours ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
Native macOS app that cleans caches, uninstalls apps with leftovers, maps disk usage, and shows live system metrics. One-time purchase, lifetime updates.

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Auto-generated network diagrams that stay current
  • Stars

    5,963
  • Last commit

    1 day ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
Discovers your network via SNMP, LLDP, and ARP, then builds and maintains L2/L3 topology diagrams, host inventories, and service dependency maps automatically.

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Get alerted when cron jobs and scheduled tasks miss their run
  • Stars

    10,519
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    BSD-3-Clause
Monitors cron jobs, background workers, and scheduled tasks by expecting periodic HTTP pings and alerting you when they stop arriving on time.

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Personal AI agent for messaging apps, containerized
  • Stars

    31,117
  • Last commit

    5 hours ago
  • License

    MIT
Self-hosted AI agent that connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and a dozen more messaging apps, running each agent in an isolated Docker container with credential injection via a secure vault.

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Private AI chat with zero-access encryption
  • Stars

    5,691
  • Last commit

    11 hours ago
  • License

    GPL-3.0
AI chat assistant from Proton that stores conversations with zero-access encryption, never logs chats, and never uses your data to train models.

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AWS-compatible cloud APIs on infrastructure you control
  • Stars

    Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days422
  • Last commit

    22 hours ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
Spinifex recreates EC2, S3, EBS, VPC, IAM, and more on your own hardware, so AWS-built software runs unchanged without touching a hyperscaler.

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OpenTelemetry observability with traces, logs, and metrics
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days1,962
  • Last commit

    3 hours ago
  • License

    Unknown
Observability platform built on OpenTelemetry and ClickHouse. Collect, visualize, and query distributed traces, logs, and metrics, with an MCP server for AI agent diagnostics.

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Desktop multi-agent workforce for automating real tasks
  • Stars

    15,830
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Self-hostable desktop app that runs a coordinated team of AI agents to browse the web, manage files, execute terminal commands, and complete complex workflows.

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Self-hosted visual bug reporting with screenshot annotation
  • Stars

    52
  • Last commit

    7 hours ago
  • License

    AGPL-3.0
Embeds a lightweight widget into web apps so users can capture screenshots, annotate issues, and submit reports with console logs and browser metadata included.

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Self-hosted home automation without the cloud
  • Stars

    3,279
  • Last commit

    15 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Privacy-first home automation platform that runs locally on your hardware, supports Zigbee, Matter, and MQTT, and lets you automate your home without coding.

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Firefox fork hardened for privacy, security, and freedom
  • Stars

    1,373
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    Unknown
A Firefox-based browser that strips telemetry, blocks trackers, disables DRM, and ships with a content blocker out of the box.

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Full-text search API with real-time indexing and crawling
  • Stars

    1,938
  • Last commit

    7 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Cloud search API and crawler service supporting billions of documents, real-time indexing, autocomplete, faceted filtering, and multi-language text across any application.

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Privacy-first browser built for power users
  • Stars

    6,384
  • Last commit

    8 days ago
  • License

    Unknown
Firefox-based browser with built-in ad blocking, oblivious DNS, zero telemetry, tree-style tabs, and no AI features sending your data anywhere.

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Time-series database built for industrial IoT workloads
  • Stars

    6,435
  • Last commit

    23 hours ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Apache IoTDB manages industrial IoT time-series data with high-throughput read/write, edge-cloud sync, ultra-high compression, and integrations with Hadoop, Spark, Flink, and Grafana.

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An agentic CRM that keeps records current automatically
  • Stars

    Stars growing over the last 30 days12,107
  • Last commit

    14 days ago
  • License

    MIT
Open source CRM with AI agents that read your inbox, enrich contacts and companies, schedule follow-ups, and build new agents from plain-language descriptions.

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Real-time analytics database for sub-second OLAP queries
  • Stars

    14,097
  • Last commit

    2 days ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Columnar, time-indexed analytics database built for streaming and batch data at scale, handling billions to trillions of rows with millisecond query response times.

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Run open-source AI models privately on your own device
  • Stars

    77,342
  • Last commit

    1 year ago
  • License

    MIT
GPT4All runs open-source language models locally on Windows, macOS, and Linux with no cloud dependency, keeping your data on your machine.

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High-performance time series database for metrics and logs
  • Stars

    18,112
  • Last commit

    1 day ago
  • License

    Apache-2.0
Time series database and monitoring platform compatible with Prometheus, handling billions of metrics with lower resource usage than most alternatives.

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