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ReDevOps – Agentic Runtime

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An open-source runtime for building and running production AI agent systems, for developers who don't want to hand-roll retrieval, memory, and execution logic.

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Handles retrieval, memory, model routing, and verification instead of hardcoded pipelines
What's different
Self-hostable, open-source, with governed execution including planning, verification, and replay
Best for
Developers building production AI systems in Python or Go

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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OpenSEO

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An open-source, cheaper Ahrefs alternative for keyword/backlink/site-audit research, connectable via MCP so an AI agent can run SEO work directly instead of a $100+/month subscription tool.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Provides keyword research, competitor research, backlinks, and site audits, connectable via MCP so an AI agent can work directly on SEO strategy and content.
What's different
Open source alternative to Ahrefs.
Pricing
Starting at $10/month instead of a $100+/month subscription.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 2d ago

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LiveDemo

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Turns a workflow recording into a shareable interactive product demo, replacing paid tools like Storylane or Navattic for teams doing sales/marketing demos.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Captures a workflow recording, adds AI voiceovers and personalized text, then publishes it as a shareable interactive demo (link, embed, GIF, or video) with engagement tracking and lead capture.
What's different
Open-source alternative to Storylane, Navattic, and Arcade.
Best for
Sales and marketing teams building product demos for their website, docs, or outreach.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 2d ago

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Motionly

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Open-source AI motion graphics editor that generates editable animation files instead of rendered video.

Domain registered 4 days ago

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Generates editable motion-graphics files, instead of rendered video, that you can refine visually or in code.
What's different
Open-source and structured so animations are versionable and reusable across developers, designers, and AI agents.

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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Aming Claw

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Open-source governance layer that keeps long-running AI coding agents on track with verified state and auditable handoffs.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Verifies a long-running AI agent's state and pushes one valid next action, using a graph-backed backlog with independent worker and QA roles and auditable bypasses.
What's different
Open-source governance layer aimed at preventing agents from drifting during long-running work.

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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Codewalk

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Reviews pull requests and maps code dependencies so developers can understand large codebases before refactoring, without indexing delay.

Domain registered 1 month ago

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Builds a dependency graph and semantic index, cites source in answers
What's different
instant PR reviews with no indexing step, open source and self-hostable
Pricing
open source
Best for
developers working in large or unfamiliar codebases

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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Imposia

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An open-source toolkit that keeps HTML documents visually identical across browser preview, print, and PDF/EPUB export instead of reflowing per surface.

Open sourceCan export my data
What to know▼
How it works
maintains one canonical paginated document across HTML/CSS preview, print, and EPUB export
What's different
open source, works with React or framework-neutral core, no server renderer needed
Best for
developers building documents that must print exactly as previewed

Watched for 4 days · last checked today

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Voice Studio

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A self-hosted studio bundling several open-source TTS/voice engines and Whisper transcription as a local, offline alternative to ElevenLabs.

Works offlineOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
A fully-offline local studio bundling multiple open-source TTS engines (VibeVoice, Kokoro, Chatterbox, OmniVoice, VoxCPM, Qwen3-TTS) plus Whisper voice-to-text.
What's different
Self-hosted, open-source alternative to ElevenLabs.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 2d ago

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Imagin RAW

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Lets Mac photographers browse and cull RAW photos without imports or catalogs instead of using Adobe Bridge.

Open source
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How it works
Points at folders directly; rate and reject photos; stays compatible with Lightroom and Adobe Bridge via XMP metadata.
Pricing
open source

Watched for 1 day · last checked today

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OpenSlides

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Lets developers build animated code presentations offline instead of using codeslides.app.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know▼
Pricing
free and open source

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Banalytics

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Self-hosted, open-source monitoring for cameras and IoT sensors — footage stays on your own hardware while a hosted portal just handles remote access — a free alternative to Frigate, Blue Iris and Shinobi.

Domain registered 3 years ago

FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source Java agent turns cameras, sensors and physical systems into one automated setup using ONVIF/RTSP, Modbus and MQTT, with detection via YOLO or Gemini AI; a hosted portal provides remote access over WebRTC.
What's different
Video and sensor data stay on your own hardware — the hosted portal only handles connection and billing, unlike cloud-based VMS platforms.
Pricing
Free Community plan.
Best for
People self-hosting camera and IoT sensor monitoring who want an alternative to Frigate, Blue Iris or Shinobi.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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Axiom

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A free, open-source Windows tool that runs apps like Discord, ChatGPT and Meta products inside isolated local sandboxes to block client-side scanning and OS-level telemetry. For privacy-conscious users worried about surveillance, not a ChatGPT alternative.

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Runs locally on Windows, enforcing hyper-isolated memory partitions to encapsulate apps like Discord, ChatGPT and Meta webgrids, blinding host OS scanning daemons while keeping the apps fully functional.
What's different
Works entirely on-device with no remote servers, positioned as active defense against Client-Side Scanning and EU Chat Control rather than a cloud service.
Pricing
Free and open-source.
Best for
Privacy-conscious Windows users worried about client-side scanning or telemetry from apps like Discord, ChatGPT and Meta products.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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QuickImageViewer (qIV)

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A tiny, fast native image viewer for Windows built as a lightweight, open-source alternative to bloated legacy viewers — portable, no install needed.

Nothing to installOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A portable, sub-10 MB image viewer for Windows built with native C++ and Win32 APIs, supporting modern formats like WebP and JPEG XL, with self-healing registry integration.
What's different
Positioned as a lightweight, hardware-aware alternative to bloated legacy image viewers, with no install required.
Best for
Windows users who want a fast, minimal image viewer instead of a heavier default app.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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GemType

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Checks grammar and rewrites text right inside Gmail, LinkedIn, X and Reddit, using a Gemini API key you provide yourself, free and open source, no subscription.

FreeNo sign-upOpen sourceNo subscription
What to know▼
How it works
Checks grammar and rewrites text inline on any website — Gmail, LinkedIn, X, Reddit — using your own free Google Gemini API key.
What's different
Free and open source, and runs on a Gemini key you supply yourself instead of a paid subscription.
Pricing
Free, no account or subscription.
Best for
People who want a Grammarly-style writing checker without paying for a subscription or handing over data to a third-party service.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Hasir

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A free, open-source, self-hosted Protobuf schema registry for engineers who want to manage and version their Protocol Buffers without vendor lock-in, as a lightweight alternative to Buf.

FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
A self-hosted registry for managing, versioning, and distributing Protocol Buffers.
What's different
Lightweight alternative to Buf without vendor lock-in.
Pricing
Free and open-source.
Best for
Engineers.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 6d ago

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Patter SDK

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An open-source SDK that gives your AI agent a phone number in a few lines of Python or TypeScript, pitched as the self-hosted alternative to hosted voice-AI platforms like Vapi or Retell. Built for developers who want to own the stack.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source SDK that gives an AI agent a phone number in a few lines of Python or TypeScript, using Twilio, Telnyx or Plivo as the underlying carrier.
What's different
Pitched as the self-hosted alternative to hosted voice-AI platforms like Vapi or Retell, for builders who want to own the stack.
Pricing
Open source, MIT licensed.
Best for
Developers building voice AI agents who want to self-host rather than rely on a hosted platform.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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ArtistPass

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An open-source, self-deployed portfolio template for actors and artists, with a browser-based admin for credits, gallery, showreel, and contact info, that keeps content in your own Vercel project instead of a locked-in SaaS.

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Deploys as your own project on Vercel with a browser-based Admin panel for managing credits, gallery, showreel, and contact details; ships with a fictional demo profile to start from.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Actors and artists who want a portfolio they own and control instead of a subscription SaaS.
Watch out
Requires deploying your own instance on Vercel rather than signing up for a hosted service.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 5d ago

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Elmo

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Self-hosted, open-source tracker for how ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews mention your brand versus competitors — a free alternative to Profound, Peec or Otterly.

FreeOpen sourceCan export my dataSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Tracks how AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews mention, cite, and describe a brand, so teams can benchmark against competitors.
What's different
Open-source and self-hosted, so you run it on your own infrastructure, own your data, and can audit exactly how every metric is calculated — positioned as a free alternative to Profound, Peec, and Otterly.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Developers and marketers who want to track AI visibility (AEO/GEO/LLMO) without handing data to a hosted vendor.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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TenTags API & AI generate

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An open-source declarative language for generating documents from one definition, compiling to HTML, PDF and Excel. A developer infrastructure tool for structured documents, not a spreadsheet replacement.

Domain registered 17 days ago

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source declarative language and intermediate representation for documents that compiles one document definition into HTML, PDF and Excel output, keeping business logic separate from presentation.
What's different
Replaces embedding programming logic into templates with a compact semantic syntax that Python applications and AI agents can generate directly.
Best for
Developers building document-generation pipelines who need one definition to produce multiple output formats.

Watched for 14 days · last checked today

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PH Daily Top 50

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A free, open-source daily digest of the top 50 Product Hunt launches with short AI summaries, so you can skim the day in two minutes instead of opening 50 tabs.

Domain registered 11 days ago

FreeNo sign-upOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Automatically compiles the 50 most-upvoted Product Hunt launches each day into a digest, with a short AI-written summary of what each does, who it's for, and what stands out; it updates once daily rankings settle and keeps the last 7 days.
What's different
Open source (MIT) — you can run your own copy with your own API keys — and needs no account.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
People who want to skim the day's top launches in two minutes instead of opening 50 Product Hunt tabs.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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FableCut

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An open-source, browser-based video editor built so AI agents like Claude can edit a JSON timeline over MCP while you direct — a technical tool for developers building agent-driven video workflows.

Nothing to installOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source, browser-based, Premiere-style video editor where AI agents like Claude edit by patching a JSON timeline over MCP, with the UI live-reloading in about 150ms.
What's different
Runs in the browser with no install or build step, and is built specifically so an AI agent can drive edits while the human directs.
Best for
Developers building agent-driven video editing workflows.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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Habeas

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A browser extension that exports your own data — receipts, invoices, bank statements — straight from your logged-in sessions on sites with no official export, unlike Plaid or Tink.

Open sourceCan export my data
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source browser extension that exports your own data — receipts, invoices, bank and card transactions — directly from your logged-in session on sites that have no API or export option, without storing any credentials.
What's different
Runs inside your real session instead of connecting via credentials or fighting bot detection like Plaid or Tink; data only leaves the browser to a destination you choose (folder, Drive, Dropbox, WebDAV, S3), and sources are declarative, auditable entries in an open registry rather than code.
Best for
Developers and users who need to pull their own financial data out of services with no official export.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 6d ago

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Blubber OS

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A desktop workspace for Claude Code. ✅

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Community sürümü ücretsiz ve açık kaynak; Starter Kit rehberli kurulum, kişisel CLAUDE.md, başlangıç ajanları ve slash komutları ekler.

First seen today · last checked today

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ChatterSift

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Monitors Reddit, Hacker News, LinkedIn and other communities for mentions of your brand, product or competitors from one dashboard. Built for founders, marketers and support teams doing social listening.

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source social listening tool that lets you set custom keyword filters and surfaces relevant posts and comments in real time from Reddit, Hacker News, LinkedIn and other communities in a single dashboard, covering brand, product and competitor mentions.
What's different
Built on an open-source model rather than a closed enterprise platform.
Best for
Founders, marketers and support teams who want to monitor brand mentions, catch product feedback, or find buying-intent discussions across multiple communities from one place.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 11d ago

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Radar – Open Source Media Intelligence

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A self-hosted, open-source alternative to paid media monitoring tools like Talkwalker and Brandwatch, built on Claude AI. Needs technical setup — for developers, not a plug-and-play product.

FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
A self-hosted media intelligence and social listening platform built on free data sources and Claude AI, positioned as an alternative to Talkwalker or Brandwatch.
What's different
Self-hostable and built on free data sources instead of a paid, hosted monitoring subscription.
Best for
Developers comfortable running and maintaining their own self-hosted setup.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 10d ago

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Yerd

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An open-source, Docker-free local PHP environment for macOS and Linux — automatic HTTPS, per-site PHP versions, zero-config sites. A direct alternative to Laravel Herd for developers.

Open sourceNo subscription
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How it works
A local PHP development environment: park a folder and every project inside becomes instantly live at .test; issues per-site HTTPS certificates automatically; installs multiple PHP versions side by side, pinned per site; runs MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis and an SMTP catcher as native processes supervised by one daemon; streams Laravel dump()/dd(), queries, jobs and requests to a dedicated window.
What's different
Open-source, rootless and Docker-free — a direct alternative to Laravel Herd, MIT licensed with every feature included.
Pricing
Open-source, no subscription.
Best for
macOS and Linux developers running local PHP/Laravel projects who want to avoid Docker.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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ChorusGraph

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An open-source Python agent runtime, installed with one pip command, with a local cache that skips repeat LLM calls — pitched as a lighter alternative to LangGraph for developers.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source agent graph runtime with a BSP scheduler and a local semantic cache that skips redundant LLM calls when a similar routing request already happened, installed with a single pip command.
What's different
Positioned as a lighter, non-wrapper alternative to LangGraph, with a local cache to cut LLM call costs.
Pricing
Open source (Apache-2.0).
Best for
Developers building LLM agent pipelines who want to reduce redundant model calls.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 10d ago

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conversion.business

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Free, open-source starter templates for React, Vue and Svelte that replace CAPTCHAs with lightweight anti-bot mini-games, for developers who want protection without hurting UX.

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Drop-in starter templates for React, Vue and Svelte that replace CAPTCHAs with interactive, zero-telemetry anti-bot mini-games.
What's different
Blocks bots without the usual CAPTCHA UX friction, and templates are free and open-source with no telemetry.
Pricing
Free and open-source.
Best for
Developers who want bot protection on a web project without hurting the user experience or paying for a CAPTCHA service.

Watched for 18 days · last checked today

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godzilla.dev

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An open-source C++/Python framework for running your own crypto funding-rate arbitrage and market-making bots on your own servers instead of a cloud platform — used at institutional trading desks.

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source C++/Python framework for running crypto funding-rate arbitrage and low-latency market-making bots, with Python for strategy logic and C++ for execution; installable via pip.
What's different
Strategies, API keys and execution run entirely on your own infrastructure rather than a cloud bot platform, and it offers enterprise private deployment.
Best for
Institutional trading desks and developers wanting to self-host crypto trading strategies rather than use a hosted bot platform.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Calnode

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A self-hosted, open-source alternative to Calendly and Zoom that runs as one Go binary with SQLite — lets developers own their scheduling and video data instead of paying a subscription.

Open sourceCan export my dataSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
A self-hostable alternative to Calendly and Zoom that runs as a single Go binary with SQLite, for booking meetings and hosting video calls with recordings saved to your own storage bucket.
What's different
Ships as one small, auditable Go binary instead of a subscription SaaS product, with recordings kept in your own bucket rather than the vendor's.
Pricing
Roughly 30 cents per month to run, versus a subscription; licensed Apache-2.0.
Best for
Developers who want to self-host their own scheduling and video-call data instead of paying for Calendly and Zoom.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Isoline

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A free, open-source, browser-based node editor for building procedural 2D/3D geometry with SDFs instead of polygon meshes, exporting to GLSL, PNG or STL — no install needed.

FreeNothing to installOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A browser-based node editor for building procedural 2D/3D geometry from primitives, transforms and smooth boolean operations, rendered as CPU contours, GPU GLSL, or ray-marched scenes.
What's different
Uses SDFs instead of polygon meshes — you compose mathematical operations rather than editing vertices.
Pricing
Free and open source, no installation required.
Best for
Developers and designers building procedural geometry for shaders or 3D printing.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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PolyUploader

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Open-source tool for uploading files to 130 hosts at once, with sharing links and upload profiles, no account needed.

FreeNo sign-upOpen source

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Weavestream

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Gives MSPs self-hosted IT documentation instead of paying for IT Glue or Hudu licenses.

FreeData stays with youOpen sourceSelf-hosted

Watched for 1 day · last checked 1d ago

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Peon

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Lets developers self-host app deployment on their own servers instead of paying for Vercel, Heroku or Netlify.

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
Pricing
$3 per project, unlimited services and team members

Watched for 1 day · last checked today

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BonsaiPress

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An open-source CMS that generates static HTML AI crawlers can actually read/index, instead of JS-rendered content AI bots can't parse.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Generates static HTML for GPTBot/ClaudeBot/PerplexityBot; built-in MCP server for structured content queries; deploys via Docker

Watched for 2 days · last checked 2d ago

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Soseki

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An open-source all-in-one business back office for freelancers and small agencies, replacing separate invoicing, project, and expense tools.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Manages clients, projects, invoices, payments, expenses, and questionnaires in one workspace; includes multi-currency invoicing and AI-assisted data migration.
Best for
Freelancers, consultants, and small agencies juggling multiple admin tools.

Watched for 2 days · last checked 1d ago

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CineKive

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A free, open-source, local-only app for filmmakers to organize reference frames and moodboards, with on-device AI search — no cloud subscription needed.

FreeWorks offlineData stays with youOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A local-only app for filmmakers to organize reference frames, moodboards and production assets, with lightweight on-device AI for natural language search and instant moodboard creation.
What's different
Keeps the entire visual library local instead of requiring a paid cloud subscription.
Pricing
100% free and open-source.
Best for
Filmmakers who want to keep reference and moodboard assets private and local rather than in a cloud subscription tool.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 9d ago

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Shepherd

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A coordination layer that hands out leases on parts of a codebase to multiple AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) so they don't overwrite each other's work.

Domain registered 7 months ago

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Shared MCP hub gives agents leases on code areas plus a live presence feed
What's different
Open source and self-hostable
Best for
Teams running multiple AI coding agents on the same repo

Watched for 5 days · last checked 3d ago

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Fieldwork

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An open-source, self-hosted job-search tracker replacing spreadsheets, with a pipeline kanban, daily action queue, and AI scorecards.

FreeData stays with youOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Self-host on your own free Supabase project; includes kanban pipeline, resume studio, and interview prep tools
What's different
Self-hosted so your job-search data stays yours
Pricing
Free, MIT licensed

Watched for 5 days · last checked 4d ago

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AB Download Manager

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A free open-source download manager for Windows, Linux, Mac and Android with multi-threaded downloads and browser integration.

Domain registered 2 years ago

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Splits downloads into threads for faster speeds, queues and schedules them
Pricing
Free, open source

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

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Ainto

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An open-source, offline-first macOS launcher for app search, clipboard history, snippets, and AI text commands billed to your own Claude Code plan.

Domain registered 3 months ago

No sign-upWorks offlineOpen sourceNo tracking
What to know▼
How it works
A native macOS launcher offering app search, clipboard history, snippets, and AI commands for selected text.
What's different
No telemetry, no accounts, and works offline except for AI commands.
Pricing
AI runs through an agent CLI (Claude Code) already on your Mac, billed to your own plan, no API key stored.
Watch out
AI commands require an agent CLI like Claude Code to be installed; macOS only.

Watched for 6 days · last checked 4d ago

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ScienceX

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An open-source, self-hostable desktop workbench for scientific research that logs experiment data, agent sessions, and provenance locally.

Works offlineOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Local-first desktop app for macOS/Windows/Linux storing experiment runs and provenance
What's different
Self-hosted alternative to Claude Science, extensible via Skills and MCP
Pricing
Open source
Best for
Researchers wanting to keep experiment data and computation local

Watched for 6 days · last checked 5d ago

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EDURIGHTS

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A free, open-source education platform offering short video lessons with instant real-world rewards and verified credentials, instead of traditional tuition-based schooling.

Domain registered 1 month ago

FreeNo sign-upOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Delivers video lessons under 15 minutes, rewards completion with instant points redeemable for real essentials, and issues anti-forgery verified credentials.
Best for
People seeking free skills education and employer-trusted credentials without a degree.
Watch out
Currently in beta and built solo — still early and raw by the founder's own description.

Watched for 7 days · last checked 6d ago

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PayCan

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A self-hosted, open-source checkout tool that lets developers accept payments via Stripe or PayPal without vendor lock-in.

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Drops into a SaaS or vibe-coded app in around 10 lines of code and lets you switch between Stripe and PayPal gateways.
What's different
Self-hosted, vendor-agnostic, no complex webhooks to wire up.
Best for
Developers who want to avoid being locked into one payment provider.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 8d ago

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Caracal

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An open-source authorization layer for AI agents that grants policy-based authority instead of credentials, with least-privilege delegation, instant revocation, human approval steps, and tamper-evident audit logs.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Replaces credential-sharing with policy-based authorization for AI agents: least-privilege delegation, instant revocation, human-in-the-loop approvals, and a tamper-evident audit trail.
Best for
Developers building AI agent systems who need to grant scoped authority without handing out raw credentials.
Watch out
GitHub, Microsoft, and Vercel are named as project sponsors under Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust, not as integrations.

Watched for 11 days · last checked 8d ago

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RANKMAKER

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Build personal rankings of movies, music, sports, or anything else through fast 1-on-1 matchups instead of manual tier lists; sign in with GitHub, fully open source, general audience.

Domain registered 16 months ago

Open source
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How it works
You pick a template (movies, music, sports, etc.) or create your own with 4-50 items, then rank them through fast 1v1 matchups instead of dragging into tiers.
What's different
Uses head-to-head battles instead of manual tier-list dragging to produce more precise rankings.
Best for
People who want a precise personal ranking of a list of items and want to share the result as an image or on X.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 10d ago

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YellowBoot – (Rufus Alternative)

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A free, open-source, portable tool under 150KB for writing bootable USB drives from ISO images, positioned as a lightweight alternative to Rufus, no install needed.

Domain registered 20 days ago

FreeNothing to installOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A free, portable, open-source tool for writing bootable USB flash drives from ISO images, under 150KB with no installation required.
What's different
Positioned as a lighter alternative to Rufus.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
People who need to create bootable USB drives without installing extra software.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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OpenMime

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A free, open-source native macOS Gmail client built in Swift, pitched as a no-cost alternative to the $50/year Gmail client many people recommend.

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A native Gmail client for macOS built in Swift.
What's different
Free and open-source, positioned as an alternative to a commonly recommended $50/year native Gmail client.
Pricing
Free (compared to a $50/year paid alternative).
Best for
Mac users who want a native Gmail app without paying an annual subscription.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 2d ago

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BigJSON

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A free, open-source desktop app for opening and searching multi-gigabyte JSON files on macOS and Windows in seconds - a free alternative to paid tools like Dadroit.

FreeOpen sourceCan export my data
What to know▼
How it works
Opens and searches multi-gigabyte (2-3 GB) JSON files on macOS and Windows, with a tree viewer, regex search over keys and values, subtree extraction, export to CSV/XML, and multi-file union.
What's different
Free, open-source alternative to paid large-JSON viewers like Dadroit, with no cost or usage limits, including for commercial use.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
Developers who regularly need to open and search very large JSON files.

Watched for 15 days · last checked 2d ago

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PathDeck

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A free, open-source macOS app for editing your $PATH, aliases and environment variables through a drag-and-drop UI instead of hand-editing shell config files.

Open source
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How it works
A macOS app with a drag-and-drop dashboard for editing your $PATH, toggling shell aliases, and managing environment variables, with sensitive keys secured behind Touch ID.
What's different
Replaces hand-editing shell config files with a visual UI, and is under 1.4MB, open source, built in SwiftUI.
Pricing
Open source.
Best for
Developers on macOS who are tired of manually editing dotfiles to manage PATH, aliases and env variables.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 9d ago

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Caputchin

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A drop-in CAPTCHA replacement — a short reaction game easy for humans and hard for bots — that collects no visitor IP, fingerprint or tracking data, with an open-source widget.

Open sourceNo tracking
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How it works
Replaces the usual CAPTCHA puzzle with a short reaction-based game; every round is re-checked on the server, so it's easy for humans but hard for bots and AI solvers.
What's different
Collects no IP, fingerprint, or tracking data about visitors, and the widget and games are open source for developers to inspect and restyle.
Best for
Developers who want a privacy-respecting, open-source CAPTCHA alternative for their site.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 10d ago

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ChacharApp

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A free, open-source, on-device dictation app for Mac — hold a key, speak, text appears in any app. No cloud, no accounts, no tracking; a private alternative to Wispr Flow.

FreeNo sign-upWorks offlineOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A voice dictation app for macOS: hold a key, speak, and the words appear in any app, running entirely on the Apple Neural Engine (every Mac since the M1, 2020).
What's different
No cloud, no tracking, no accounts and no weekly limits, positioned as a private, on-device alternative to Wispr Flow. Supports custom vocabulary for jargon, names and technical terms.
Pricing
Free and open-source.
Best for
Mac users who want fast voice dictation without their speech leaving the device.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 9d ago

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WireDog VPN

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A VPN with only US-based, RAM-only servers, open-source code you can audit, and anonymous sign-up by number, payable in cash or Monero. A general consumer privacy product, not a developer tool.

Open sourceNo tracking
What to know▼
How it works
A VPN running only on US-based, RAM-only servers (making log retention technically impossible), with open-source code you can audit and account signup by a 16-digit number instead of email.
What's different
Anonymous accounts and payment by mail-in cash, prepaid vouchers, or Monero, plus open-source code for independent auditing.
Best for
US-based users who want their VPN traffic and account to stay off American-soil data requirements without disclosing identity.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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Rondine

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Open-source control plane that detects your hardware and configures/runs the right local LLM engine automatically.

Open source
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How it works
Detects your RAM and VRAM, recommends models that fit, applies hardware-tuned settings, downloads weights, and starts an OpenAI-compatible server via llama.cpp, MLX-LM, or vLLM.
What's different
Coordinates proven runtimes rather than building another inference engine, and shows the launch plan before executing.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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LynavoDrive

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An open-source, self-hosted alternative to iCloud/Google Photos for backing up phone photos and accessing computer files locally.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
Backs up phone photos to your own computer and lets you access computer files over your local network.
What's different
Open-source, self-hosted alternative to iCloud and Google Photos.

Watched for 10 days · last checked today

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LiftOff Directory

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A directory where indie makers list product launches to get ongoing visibility after launch day, rather than the one-day spike typical of most launch boards.

FreeOpen sourceNo subscription
What to know▼
How it works
Founders launch products to get discovered, earn upvotes, and build momentum, moving through leaderboards, searchable maker profiles, archives, and a Hall of Fame with recurring promotion after launch day.
What's different
Focused on launches that stay visible after release day rather than the single 24-hour spike typical of most launch boards.
Best for
Indie hackers and solo founders launching their first product, or small teams launching a new tool or SaaS.

Watched for 18 days · last checked today

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CoolDesk

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A Raycast-style launchbar that groups your tabs, apps, links and notes into project workspaces instead of one generic list, for people juggling several projects through their full lifecycle.

Domain registered 11 months ago

No sign-upOpen source
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How it works
A launchbar for browser and desktop that organizes tabs, apps, links and notes into project workspaces, with AI Spotlight Search to jump to anything instantly.
What's different
Organizes around project lifecycle rather than being a generic launcher like Raycast, and pulls native desktop apps into the same workspaces via a companion app.
Best for
People juggling several projects who want their tabs, apps and notes grouped by project instead of scattered.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 7d ago

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Warpdrive

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An open-source, self-hosted alternative to Pipedrive with pipeline management, contacts, and two-way Gmail sync.

Domain registered 10 days ago

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source, self-hosted CRM with pipeline management, a deal workspace, contacts, and two-way Gmail sync, running entirely on your own infrastructure.
What's different
Positioned as a Pipedrive alternative.
Pricing
Open-source, self-hosted.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 6d ago

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TaskCooker

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A free, open-source tool for managing tasks across multiple AI coding agent terminals instead of juggling tabs.

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Organizes tasks across multiple AI coding agent terminals so you focus on the task instead of juggling 20-40 terminal tabs across worktrees, working with any AI subscription you already have.
Pricing
Free and open source.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 6d ago

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There's a Free Tool For That

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A directory of 300+ free, open-source alternatives to popular paid software, searchable and filterable.

FreeNo sign-upOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A searchable, filterable directory of 300+ free, open-source alternatives to popular paid software, with the ability to save favorites.
Pricing
Free, no sign-up required.

Watched for 8 days · last checked 6d ago

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MemPlato

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Turns your Android phone into a self-hosted MCP server so AI assistants like Claude, Cursor or Perplexity can pull your personal memory without sending data to the cloud. Aimed at developers already using MCP-compatible tools.

Works offlineData stays with youOpen sourceNo subscription
What to know▼
How it works
Turns an Android phone into a self-hosted MCP (Model Context Protocol) server by installing a Python MCP server inside Termux, with a secure tunnel giving the phone a stable public HTTPS URL that AI clients like Claude, Cursor or Perplexity can connect to for persistent memory.
What's different
Data is stored locally on the user's own phone instead of a vendor's cloud, with no subscription or vendor lock-in.
Pricing
No subscription.
Best for
Developers already using MCP-compatible AI tools who want to own their memory data instead of storing it in the cloud.
Watch out
Relies on a relay tunnel (relay.memplato.com) and requires Termux running on the phone, with a watchdog to restart the server if the phone reboots or Termux closes.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 4d ago

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Orizen Panel

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An open-source, self-hosted hosting control panel positioned as a free alternative to cPanel/WHM, with built-in multi-chain crypto payments.

FreeOpen sourceNo subscriptionSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
A self-hosted hosting control panel with one-command cross-distro install: unlimited sites, automatic Cloudflare DNS and HTTPS, email, databases, file manager, staging, and a built-in multi-chain crypto payment gateway.
What's different
Positioned as a free, open-source alternative to cPanel/WHM with crypto payments to wallets you control, no KYC.
Pricing
Free, self-hosted.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 7d ago

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Knocket

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A connections app centered on reaching someone with a single 'knock,' per its tagline 'One Knock. Every Connection' — the listing does not specify the mechanism beyond that.

FreeOpen sourceNo ads

Watched for 18 days · last checked today

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Interview Rubric

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Generates a structured, weighted interview rubric and matching job description from a JD you paste in - built for recruiters and hiring panels, not classroom teachers.

FreeOpen source
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How it works
Three tools in one: a Rubric Creator that turns a pasted job description into a structured, weighted interview rubric with suggested questions; a JD Generator that turns a plain-English role description into a polished job description; and an Interview Prep tool that generates likely questions per interview round.
What's different
Focuses on defining evaluation criteria upfront, rather than sourcing or scheduling, which most hiring tools focus on instead.
Pricing
Free and open source.
Best for
Recruiters and hiring panels who want interviewers aligned on what 'good' looks like before evaluating candidates.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 11d ago

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Quantive

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A net worth tracker where you enter balances manually or import a bank export, encrypted in your browser so the server only ever stores unreadable ciphertext. For privacy-conscious individuals who don't want to link live bank accounts.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
You enter balances manually or upload a bank Excel export; the portfolio is encrypted in the browser with XChaCha20-Poly1305 and Argon2id before it reaches the server, so the server only ever stores ciphertext.
What's different
No bank connection or aggregator in the trust chain — the server can't read your financial data even in a full database leak. The crypto module is open source under MIT.
Pricing
Free tier covers net worth tracking with unlimited sources, allocation charts, 12-month rolling history and 13 currencies with historically correct FX.
Best for
Privacy-conscious individuals who don't want to link live bank accounts to a net worth tracker.
Watch out
Active server compromise is stated as a documented non-goal of the encryption model, the same caveat the makers say applies to Bitwarden, ProtonMail and Standard Notes.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 10d ago

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Linkchart.art

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A visual mapping tool for linking people, places, vehicles and events on one canvas instead of scattered spreadsheets and screenshots - built for investigators and security analysts.

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
An infinite zoomable canvas where you create and connect entities — people, places, vehicles, events, organizations, communications — to visually map relationships instead of tracking them across scattered notes, spreadsheets, screenshots and documents.
What's different
Open source.
Best for
Investigators, researchers, journalists, compliance reviewers and OSINT analysts working with complex networks of relationships.

Watched for 16 days · last checked 10d ago

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WisprFree

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A voice-to-text app that transcribes on-device and optionally cleans up grammar with a user-chosen AI, positioned as a free alternative to Wispr Flow.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Transcribes speech on-device (Parakeet/Whisper/Cohere), then optionally uses a chosen AI (Gemini, OpenAI, OpenRouter or local Ollama) to remove filler words and fix grammar; API keys stay in the Keychain.
What's different
Positioned as a free alternative to Wispr Flow, fully offline if you skip the AI cleanup step.
Pricing
Free, open-source.
Best for
People wanting private voice-to-text across any app.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 1d ago

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KeyMint

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A self-hosted license-key manager for indie hackers and digital product sellers, sold as a $49 one-time purchase instead of a $29/month subscription elsewhere.

Open sourcePay onceSelf-hosted
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How it works
You generate license keys for your products, set activation limits, and validate keys via a simple API endpoint that buyers hit to check validity. Self-hosted on your own Railway + Neon stack, built with React 19, Express 5, PostgreSQL, and Drizzle ORM, deployable in under 15 minutes.
What's different
Sold as a one-time $49 purchase with full MIT-licensed source code instead of Lemon Squeezy's $29/month license key management fee.
Pricing
One-time $49 purchase, no recurring fees.
Best for
Gumroad or Lemon Squeezy sellers who want license key validation without a monthly SaaS fee.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 2d ago

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PrimeClaws VPS

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Managed cloud hosting to deploy autonomous AI agents (like OpenClaw) in under 60 seconds, with several frontier models included free.

Domain registered 4 months ago

FreeNothing to installOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Deploys autonomous AI agents like OpenClaw or Hermes to managed cloud hosting in under 60 seconds, connecting to Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, Signal, and iMessage; includes a browser-based terminal.
What's different
Handles container security, auto-updates, monitoring, and crash recovery instead of a raw Linux VPS.
Pricing
Frontier models (GPT-5.4, GPT-5.3, Mistral Large 3, Kimi K2.5, Deepseek V3.2) included free for a limited time; plans start at $2.99/month.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 1d ago

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Toki

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Self-hosted, open-source REST API that exposes MyAnimeList data through 70+ read-only endpoints, requiring no database or API key.

Open sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Exposes public MyAnimeList data through 70+ read-only JSON REST API endpoints covering anime, manga, characters, users, rankings, seasons, reviews, and recommendations; written in Go, runs as a single binary with no database, API key, OAuth flow, or MyAnimeList developer credentials required.
What's different
Built as a lightweight alternative to Jikan.
Pricing
Open source, free to self-host.

Watched for 9 days · last checked 6d ago

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Paca

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Open-source, self-hosted task management tool where humans and AI agents share the same Scrum board, positioned as a free alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp, and Monday.

FreeOpen sourceSelf-hosted
What to know▼
How it works
Task management on a Scrum board where humans and AI agents share the same board, sprints, and goals; self-hosted and customizable via config and plugins.
What's different
Positioned as a free, open-source alternative to Jira, Trello, ClickUp, and Monday.
Pricing
Free and open source.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 7d ago

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VOLY

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Open-source control plane that routes coding tasks across AI agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex with cost tracking.

Domain registered 25 days ago

Open source
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source control plane that routes coding tasks across AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Wrangler, etc.), runs multi-agent workflows, caches to reduce repeated token spend, falls back on billing/availability issues, and shows cost per task with files touched.
What's different
Gives one measurable layer above multiple separate agent tools instead of running each independently.

Watched for 10 days · last checked 7d ago

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AdeptDev

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A lightweight project management tool built specifically for developers and technical founders, cutting the extra features found in general tools like Jira or Asana.

FreeOpen source
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How it works
A project management platform with developer-focused Kanban boards for organizing tasks through custom stages, plus GitHub integration that connects repositories and links branches directly to tasks.
What's different
Strips out the extra features found in general tools like Jira or Asana to focus on a fast, streamlined workflow for developers.
Pricing
Free, open-source.
Best for
Solo founders, indie hackers, and development teams who want project management built around engineering workflows.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 2d ago

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Red5 media server

An open-source media server for building custom live-streaming and VOD applications (RTMP, HLS, WebSockets, RTSP).

FreeOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
An open-source media server for live streaming and VOD, supporting RTMP, HLS, WebSockets, and RTSP.
What's different
Reverse-engineered RTMP as an alternative to Adobe Flash Communication Server; used by companies from Amazon to Facebook.
Pricing
Free, open-source.
Best for
Developers building custom live-streaming or VOD applications.

Watched for 18 days · last checked 4d ago

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Deja Vu

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An open-source, local-first shared memory layer that lets ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and other AI tools remember your preferences across apps.

Works offlineOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Gives ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Gemini, Perplexity, and local models a shared private memory that lives on your machine, so preferences and context are stored once and portable across tools.
What's different
Open-source and local-first.
Best for
People who use multiple AI tools and want their memory to belong to them.

Watched for 17 days · last checked today

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