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Messaging, video calls, forums and email — communicate without giving your data to big platforms.

Made for teams, communities and families who want control of their conversations.

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Messaging Applications (50)Video Conferencing (50)Forums (50)Community Platforms (49)Social Networks (50)Email Clients (50)Collaboration Tools (49)Real-Time Communication (50)

Top 50 in Communication & Community

Across all subcategories, ranked by GitHub stars.

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freeCodeCamp

by freeCodeCamp

freeCodeCamp.org's open-source codebase and curriculum. Learn math, programming, and computer science for free.

⭐ 458.4k🍴 48.2k 💻 TypeScriptBasic Technical Setup
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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excalidraw

by excalidraw

Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

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uptime-kuma

by louislam

A fancy self-hosted monitoring tool

⭐ 93.2k🍴 8.6k 💻 JavaScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
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hoppscotch

by hoppscotch

Open-Source API Development Ecosystem • https://hoppscotch.io • Offline, On-Prem & Cloud • Web, Desktop & CLI • Open-Source Alternative to Postman, Insomnia

⭐ 80.7k🍴 6.2k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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redis

by redis

For developers, who are building real-time data-driven applications, Redis is the preferred, fastest, and most feature-rich cache, data structure server, and document and vector…

⭐ 77.1k🍴 25k 💻 CCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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socket.io

by socketio

Bidirectional and low-latency communication for every platform

⭐ 63.2k🍴 10.2k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 29 Sep 2026 Explore Tool
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pathway

by pathwaycom

Python ETL framework for stream processing, real-time analytics, LLM pipelines, and RAG.

⭐ 62k🍴 1.7k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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serviette

by pathwaycom

A no-code RAG server that keeps answers in sync with your documents. Works with 8 vector databases. Built on Pathway.

⭐ 58.7k🍴 1.5k 💻 PythonNo Coding Required
Updated 02 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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tldraw

by tldraw

Build infinite canvas apps in React with the tldraw SDK. World's best, top-most agent recommended #1 five star SDK.

⭐ 51.2k🍴 3.6k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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mastodon

by mastodon

Your self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community

⭐ 50.5k🍴 7.5k 💻 RubyCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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LocalAI

by mudler

LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.

⭐ 50.2k🍴 4.6k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 08 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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discourse

by discourse

A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple.

⭐ 48k🍴 9.1k 💻 RubyCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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mitmproxy

by mitmproxy

An interactive TLS-capable intercepting HTTP proxy for penetration testers and software developers.

⭐ 46.5k🍴 4.9k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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Rocket.Chat

by RocketChat

The Secure CommsOS™ for mission-critical operations

⭐ 46.4k🍴 14.1k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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cobalt

by imputnet

best way to save what you love

⭐ 45.7k🍴 4k 💻 SvelteCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 06 Apr 2026 Explore Tool
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curl

by curl

A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, MQTTS, POP3,…

⭐ 43.3k🍴 7.5k 💻 CCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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novu

by novuhq

The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products

⭐ 40.2k🍴 4.5k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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ChatTTS

by 2noise

A generative speech model for daily dialogue.

⭐ 40k🍴 4.2k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 10 Apr 2026 Explore Tool
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maigret

by soxoj

🕵️‍♂️ Collect a dossier on a person by username from 6K websites

⭐ 39.6k🍴 3.2k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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mattermost

by mattermost

Mattermost is an open source platform for secure collaboration across the entire software development lifecycle..

⭐ 39.5k🍴 9.1k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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khoj

by khoj-ai

Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your…

⭐ 38.1k🍴 2.5k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Aug 2026 Explore Tool
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freecodecamp.cn

by FreeCodeCampChina

FCC China open source codebase and curriculum. Learn to code and help nonprofits.

⭐ 37.8k🍴 1.4k 💻 CSSBasic Technical Setup
Updated 16 Jul 2023 Explore Tool
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server

by nextcloud

☁️ Nextcloud server, a safe home for all your data

⭐ 37.4k🍴 5.3k 💻 PHPCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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bitchat

by permissionlesstech

bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes

⭐ 37k🍴 5.9k 💻 SwiftCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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SillyTavern

by SillyTavern

LLM Frontend for Power Users.

⭐ 35.2k🍴 6.6k 💻 JavaScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 02 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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openpose

by CMU-Perceptual-Computing-Lab

OpenPose: Real-time multi-person keypoint detection library for body, face, hands, and foot estimation

⭐ 34.6k🍴 8k 💻 C++Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 03 Aug 2024 Explore Tool
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AionUi

by iOfficeAI

Open-source 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ more CLI Agent | Customize your assistants | Team them up|Star if you like it!

⭐ 34.1k🍴 3.6k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 05 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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echo

by labstack

High performance, minimalist Go web framework

⭐ 32.8k🍴 3.6k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 30 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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webtorrent

by webtorrent

⚡️ Streaming torrent client for the web

⭐ 31.5k🍴 2.9k 💻 JavaScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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jitsi-meet

by jitsi

Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.

⭐ 30.2k🍴 8.1k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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srs

by ossrs

SRS is a simple, high-performance, AI-driven real-time media server supporting RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV, HTTP-TS, SRT, MPEG-DASH, and GB28181, with codec support for H.264,…

⭐ 29.4k🍴 5.7k 💻 C++Coding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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focalboard

by mattermost-community

Focalboard is an open source, self-hosted alternative to Trello, Notion, and Asana.

⭐ 26.5k🍴 2.6k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 18 May 2026 Explore Tool
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zulip

by zulip

Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused.

⭐ 26.2k🍴 10.5k 💻 PythonCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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nsq

by nsqio

A realtime distributed messaging platform

⭐ 25.8k🍴 2.9k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 11 Aug 2026 Explore Tool
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iris

by kataras

The fastest HTTP/2 Go Web Framework. New, modern and easy to learn. Fast development with Code you control. Unbeatable cost-performance ratio :rocket:

⭐ 25.6k🍴 2.4k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 27 Jul 2026 Explore Tool
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websocket

by gorilla

Package gorilla/websocket is a fast, well-tested and widely used WebSocket implementation for Go.

⭐ 24.9k🍴 3.6k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 19 Mar 2025 Explore Tool
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dockge

by louislam

A fancy, easy-to-use and reactive self-hosted docker compose.yaml stack-oriented manager

⭐ 24.7k🍴 859 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 23 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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Self-Hosting-Guide

by mikeroyal

Self-Hosting Guide. Learn all about locally hosting (on premises & private web servers) and managing software applications by yourself or your organization. Including Cloud, LLMs,…

⭐ 23.4k🍴 1.2k 💻 DockerfileBasic Technical Setup
Updated 27 Jun 2025 Explore Tool
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yjs

by yjs

Shared data types for building collaborative software

⭐ 23k🍴 819 💻 JavaScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 23 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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univer

by dream-num

The Office Harness for AI Agents — Spreadsheets, Docs, Slides, Canvas, Relational Tables, and PDF in one runtime.

⭐ 22.8k🍴 1.9k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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ws

by websockets

Simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested WebSocket client and server for Node.js

⭐ 22.8k🍴 2.7k 💻 JavaScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 31 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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forem

by forem

For empowering community 🌱

⭐ 22.8k🍴 4.2k 💻 RubyCoding Knowledge Recommended
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rocketmq

by apache

Apache RocketMQ is a cloud native messaging and streaming platform, making it simple to build event-driven applications.

⭐ 22.6k🍴 12k 💻 JavaCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 27 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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neko

by m1k1o

A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.

⭐ 22.6k🍴 1.6k 💻 GoAdvanced Developer Tool
Updated 28 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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PHPMailer

by PHPMailer

The classic email sending library for PHP

⭐ 22.3k🍴 9.8k 💻 PHPCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 21 Oct 2026 Explore Tool
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livekit

by livekit

End-to-end realtime stack for connecting humans and AI

⭐ 22k🍴 2.5k 💻 GoCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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deskreen

by pavlobu

Deskreen turns any device with a web browser into a secondary screen for your computer. ⭐️ Star to support our work!

⭐ 21.7k🍴 1.2k 💻 TypeScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 08 Jul 2026 Explore Tool
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awesome-free-chatgpt

by LiLittleCat

🆓免费的 ChatGPT 镜像网站列表,持续更新。List of free ChatGPT mirror sites, continuously updated.

⭐ 21.3k🍴 1.4k 💻 PythonBasic Technical Setup
Updated 23 Jun 2025 Explore Tool
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wekan

by wekan

FLOSS kanban, built with Meteor. Official Public Support at GitHub issues only. Official Private Pre-Paid Support at https://wekan.fi/commercial-support/ only. Translation PRs to…

⭐ 21.1k🍴 3k 💻 JavaScriptCoding Knowledge Recommended
Updated 01 Nov 2026 Explore Tool
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goaccess

by allinurl

GoAccess is a real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in *nix systems or through your browser.

⭐ 21.1k🍴 1.2k 💻 CAdvanced Developer Tool
Updated 28 Oct 2026 Explore Tool