RealStars — rising open-source repos, ranked by real growth

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RepoLangStarsRaw stars/day
storytold/photocraft
PhotoCraft: An open-source, photo editor written by scratch in pure Rust
Rust63,7224248.1
deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness
DeepSeek Harness: Everything is a Plugin.
TypeScript250,6123978.0
wheresryan22/anatomy
An agent skill for creating detailed, interactive isometric illustrations of real-world ma
JavaScript13,0891869.9
storytold/wordcraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure Rust
Rust13,3061663.2
openai/math
Lean14,9651662.8
eternity4719/HowToLiveBetter
高性价比人生指南: 长寿防病、急救、省钱理财、法律红线、失业与工伤、医保社保、恋爱婚育、怀孕育儿、创业与做平台合规、出国与技能。每条写明成本、收益、证据等级和原始出处,只引期刊论文
HTML64,0641642.7
morluto/rea
Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries.
TypeScript275,8521491.1
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the co
JavaScript164,5871306.2
Niko1221/Strata
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on any consumer hardware: one-click install for Windows / Linux. Strata
C++25,6521221.5
openclaw/openclaw
The AI that really does things. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞
TypeScript392,1331206.6
NandhaKishorM/laya
Non-autoregressive System 1 decision engine. Typed choice, score and yes/no decisions over
Python33,0741181.2
mattpocock/skills
Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.
Shell293,1251154.0
jhaizhou-ops/d2r-mobile
Open-source iOS / macOS compatibility layer for Diablo II: Resurrected with the Reign of t
C3,2811093.7
affaan-m/ECC
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, an
JavaScript280,5861035.4
storytold/pdfcraft
PdfCraft: An open-source PDF reader and editor written by scratch in pure Rust
Rust14,550970.0
storytold/filmcraft
FilmCraft: An open-source, nonlinear video editor written by scratch in pure Rust
Rust13,934928.9
Ebony-Vinyl/dsh-our-free-model
在 dsh 里装上这个插件即可,无需登录、注册或填 API Key,就能使用包括 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash、Kimi K3 在内的前沿模型——完全免费,不限量。 Al
JavaScript18,247868.9
storytold/lightcraft
LightCraft: An open-source non-destructive photo editor written by scratch in pure Rust
Rust13,023868.2
browser-use/jev-ultrafast
Fastest and cheapest web agent
Python23,037794.4
odysseus-dev/odysseus
Self-hosted AI workspace.
Python93,641683.5
Graphify-Labs/graphify
Turn any codebase, with its docs, SQL schemas, configs, and PDFs, into a queryable knowled
Python126,985651.2
garrytan/gstack
Use Garry Tan's exact Claude Code setup: 23 opinionated tools that serve as CEO, Designer,
TypeScript136,594626.6
yetone/magpie
Every agent's model. One place. Codex on DeepSeek, Claude Code on Kimi, from the menu bar.
Go13,670621.4
storytold/vectorcraft
VectorCraft: An open-source, vector art tool written by scratch in pure Rust
Rust9,271618.1
mhtsec/ARTEX
AI 自主渗透测试系统
Go4,304614.9
VoltAgent/awesome-design-md
A collection of DESIGN.md files analysis by popular brand design systems. Drop one into yo
Other121,649614.4
nexu-io/open-design
The 1st Collaborative AI Design Agent Workspace. Local-first and open source. Create proto
TypeScript101,403593.0
ARahim3/DigUp
Search your computer by what's in your files: photos, PDFs, documents, recordings, videos
Swift4,148592.6
robbietilton/Compositor
The Photoshop alternative for Mac
Swift17,103589.8
storytold/gridcraft
GridCraft: an open-source, clean-room spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel-style) in pure Rust. By
Rust5,237581.9
JuliusBrussee/caveman
🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that c
Go112,747581.2
storytold/cadcraft
CADCraft: computer-aided design and drafting — an open-source, clean-room AutoCAD-style ap
Rust5,203578.1
boykopovar/AnyPS5
Tool for automatic PS5 executables porting to Linux and Windows
C++38,928533.3
shihabal3amri/DiPlay
Independent CarPlay receiver for compatible Android head units. Wired and wireless public
Kotlin10,982523.0
rehan-remade/universal-modder
Point Claude at any game. Skills, tools and the fal MCP that let Claude Code mod almost an
Python7,963497.7
bilawalsidhu/gods-eye-view
A spy satellite simulator in your browser, except the data is real. Live open source spati
JavaScript56,992495.6
anywhere-labs/dsh-desktop
为 DeepSeek Harness (DSH) 插件生态打造的现代化桌面端解决方案。万物皆「插件」,桌面本身也是「插件」。
TypeScript31,011492.2
storytold/effectcraft
EffectCraft: An open-source motion graphics and compositing tool written by scratch in pur
Rust6,877491.2
KKKKhazix/AIHOT
一个自己找热点、自己写日报的网站框架。把信源和精选标准换成你的,它就是你的行业热点站。
TypeScript7,824460.2
tt-a1i/archify
Turn any idea, plan, or codebase into a beautiful interactive diagram. An agent skill for
JavaScript84,145457.3
paperclipai/paperclip
The open-source app everyone uses to manage agents at work
TypeScript102,834453.0
cdyforever/how-to-live-better
《高性价比人生指南》全书 528 条的在线单页阅读版:手机可读、可搜索、零依赖、支持离线
HTML12,113448.6
stablyai/orca
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with you
TypeScript93,712440.0
Droid-Deck/DroidDeck
DroidDeck brings the SteamOS experience to Android
Kotlin9,085432.6
zhongerxin/iPhone-use
让 Codex 通过 USB 操作真实 iPhone:引导安装、App 自动化、实时屏幕与截图回退。
Python3,851427.9
nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill
An AI skill that provides design intelligence for building professional UI/UX across multi
Python136,313427.3
Panniantong/Agent-Reach
Give your AI agent eyes to see the entire internet. Read & search Twitter, Reddit, YouTube
Python97,843418.1
Leonxlnx/taste-skill
Agent skills that give coding agents taste: art direction, reference images and a browser
JavaScript97,505409.7
alchaincyf/huashu-art-motion
艺术动画skill:35种艺术风格、9种解说语法,用代码让画动起来。
JavaScript4,093409.3
LosaLosSantos/aurelio-finance
Open-source personal finance app with an AI financial advisor: track your net worth, inves
Python3,668407.6
JustVugg/colibri
Run frontier MoE models on hardware you already own — pure C, zero deps, experts streamed
C42,227398.4
nullmoth/nvidia-macos-driver
Metal driver for NVIDIA GeForce cards on macOS Sequoia
Rust3,172396.5
career-ops-hq/career-ops
Open-source AI job search agent and job finder: scan job boards, score each job 1-5 agains
JavaScript75,077387.0
storytold/deckcraft
Presentations and slide shows: an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Po
Rust3,477386.3
guillaumemeyer/watermarks-remover
A privacy-first app that strips AI watermarks from content you own.
Python24,217372.6
storytold/soundcraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Avid Pro Tools in pure Rust
Rust2,979372.4
debpalash/VoiceStudio
VoiceStudio is the open-source, fully-local ElevenLabs alternative — voice cloning, voice
Python69,503367.7
CopilotKit/OpenDots
Your always-on AI coworkers that move between text, calls, and Slack.
TypeScript5,442340.1
rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch
Learn AI Engineering! Learn it. Build it. Ship it for others.
Python69,885331.2
jaredpalmer/kev
Jev-like family of decision models built on top of Qwen3.5/3.8 you can train and run on yo
Python9,196328.4