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| 2 | +title: Fast-Growing Open-Source Projects Overview |
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| 11 | +Here are some standout **open‑source projects** that have grown rapidly over the **past two years**—not just in overall popularity, but in real momentum measured by metrics like GitHub stars, forks, watchers, and active contributors: |
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| 14 | + |
| 15 | +### Fast-Growing Open-Source Projects |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +#### 1. **Low-Code Projects – Star Growth in Q1 2025** |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +A curated list highlights the **top 15 open-source low‑code projects** on GitHub by fastest star growth between **December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2025**, based on data from OSSInsight. Though project names weren’t detailed in the source I found, this clearly signals a strong surge in popularity in that sector. ([OSS Insight][1], [NocoBase][2]) |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +#### 2. **ROSS Index – Open-Source Startups** |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +The **Runa Open Source Startup (ROSS) Index** tracks the **annualized growth rate (AGR)** of GitHub stars for open-source startups. It highlights projects with explosive developer interest on a quarterly or yearly basis. ([Runa Capital][3]) |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +#### 3. **Home Assistant – Contributions Explosion** |
| 26 | + |
| 27 | +**Home Assistant** surged dramatically: in GitHub’s “State of the Octoverse” (2024), it was the **top open-source project by number of contributors**, with over **21,000 contributors**—a leap from around 6,300 in 2019. ([Wikipedia][4]) |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +#### 4. **AI Landscape – Llama, Yi-34B, and the AI Surge** |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +* **Meta’s Llama models** have soared in popularity—Meta’s open-source models surpassed **one billion downloads** by March 2025, rapidly gaining adoption among major players like Spotify. ([IT Pro][5]) |
| 32 | +* Chinese startup **01.AI’s Yi‑34B** also gained rapid traction after release, topping the **Hugging Face model leaderboard** and fueling community development. ([WIRED][6]) |
| 33 | +* On a broader scale, GitHub reported that over **100,000 new open-source AI projects were started in the last year**, marking an **order‑of‑magnitude increase** from pre‑ChatGPT levels. ([theverge.com][7]) |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +#### 5. **TLDR Pages – Steady Star and Fork Growth** |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +As of July 2025, **TLDR Pages** had amassed more than **56,260 stars** and **4,500 forks**, indicating healthy sustained popularity for this helpful documentation tool. ([Wikipedia][8]) |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +--- |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +### Summary Overview |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +* **Rapid Star Growth**: Especially in **low-code platforms**, with top projects skyrocketing in early 2025. |
| 44 | +* **Contributor Explosion**: Home Assistant saw unprecedented contributor growth over the last few years. |
| 45 | +* **AI Open-Source Boom**: Heavy growth in AI models (Llama, Yi-34B) and tens of thousands of new AI repositories on GitHub, signaling developer enthusiasm. |
| 46 | +* **Sustained Popularity**: Projects like TLDR Pages maintain strong star and fork counts, reflecting continued community support. |
| 47 | +* **Focused Indices**: Tools like the ROSS Index and OSSInsight dashboards offer real-time metrics for fastest-growing projects. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +--- |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +Would you like me to dig into specific projects or categories—such as a list of which **low-code** repositories are leading the star-growth chart, or break down growth trends in **AI tools** in more detail? Just let me know—I’ll keep it easy to read, no wide tables promised |
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| 53 | +--- |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +* [IT Pro](https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/open-source-why-open-ecosystems-matter?utm_source=chatgpt.com) |
| 56 | +* [theverge.com](https://www.theverge.com/24221978/github-thomas-dohmke-ai-copilot-microsoft-openai-open-source?utm_source=chatgpt.com) |
| 57 | +* [WIRED](https://www.wired.com/story/chinese-startup-01-ai-is-winning-the-open-source-ai-race?utm_source=chatgpt.com) |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +[1]: https://ossinsight.io/2022/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Trends and Insights from GitHub 2022" |
| 60 | +[2]: https://www.nocobase.com/en/blog/github-top15-fastest-growing-open-source-low-code-projects?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Top 15 Fastest-Growing Open-Source Low-Code Projects ..." |
| 61 | +[3]: https://runacap.com/ross-index/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "ROSS Index: the top trending open-source startups, every ..." |
| 62 | +[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Assistant?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Home Assistant" |
| 63 | +[5]: https://www.itpro.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/open-source-why-open-ecosystems-matter?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Open source: Why open ecosystems matter" |
| 64 | +[6]: https://www.wired.com/story/chinese-startup-01-ai-is-winning-the-open-source-ai-race?utm_source=chatgpt.com "This Chinese Startup Is Winning the Open Source AI Race" |
| 65 | +[7]: https://www.theverge.com/24221978/github-thomas-dohmke-ai-copilot-microsoft-openai-open-source?utm_source=chatgpt.com "GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke says the AI industry needs competition to thrive" |
| 66 | +[8]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLDR_Pages?utm_source=chatgpt.com "TLDR Pages" |
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