A curated collection of the most valuable, useful, and innovative repositories on GitHub — carefully handpicked like treasures.
- Developer Tools
- Data Science & ML
- Web Development
- Mobile Development
- UI/UX & Design Systems
- Security & Hacking
- Learning Resources
- DevOps & CI/CD
- AI & LLM Projects
- Algorithms & CS Fundamentals
| Name | Description | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| build-your-own-x | Master programming by recreating your favorite technologies from scratch — Redis, Git, Docker, OS, and more. | 497k |
| awesome | A meta-list linking to curated awesome lists on almost every tech topic imaginable. | 460k |
| freeCodeCamp | freeCodeCamp.org's open-source codebase and curriculum. Learn math, programming, and computer science for free. | 443k |
| public-apis | A collective list of free APIs for use in software and web development. | 428k |
| free-programming-books | Freely available programming books and learning resources in many languages. | 386k |
| developer-roadmap | Interactive roadmaps, guides and other educational content to help developers grow in their careers. | 353k |
| system-design-primer | Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards. | 346k |
| coding-interview-university | A complete computer science study plan to become a software engineer. | 343k |
| awesome-python | An opinionated list of awesome Python frameworks, libraries, software and resources. | 294k |
| awesome-selfhosted | A list of free software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers. | 288k |
| project-based-learning | Curated list of project-based tutorials for learning programming by building real-world projects. | 264k |
| react | The library for building web and native user interfaces, developed by Meta. | 244k |
| linux | Linux kernel source tree — the official mirror of the Linux kernel repository. | 231k |
| Python (TheAlgorithms) | All algorithms implemented in Python with clear examples and explanations. | 220k |
| the-book-of-secret-knowledge | A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, CLI/web tools and more. | 217k |
| vue | Vue 2 — the progressive JavaScript framework for building user interfaces. | 209k |
| ossu/computer-science | Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science using online resources. | 203k |
| javascript-algorithms | Algorithms and data structures implemented in JavaScript with explanations and links to further readings. | 195k |
| tensorflow | An open-source machine learning framework for everyone, developed by Google. | 194k |
| ohmyzsh | Community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration with 300+ plugins and 140+ themes. | 186k |
| n8n | Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities and 400+ integrations. Self-hostable. | 186k |
| You-Dont-Know-JS | A book series going deep into the core mechanisms of the JavaScript language. | 184k |
| vscode | Visual Studio Code — a lightweight but powerful source code editor by Microsoft. | 184k |
| AutoGPT | AutoGPT is an experimental open-source application to make GPT-4 fully autonomous. | 183k |
| flutter | Flutter makes it easy and fast to build beautiful apps for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. | 176k |
| bootstrap | The most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile-first websites. | 174k |
| gitignore | A collection of useful .gitignore templates for a wide variety of languages and environments. | 173k |
| Microsoft-Activation-Scripts | Open-source Windows and Office activator featuring HWID, Ohook, TSforge, KMS38, and Online KMS activation methods. | 173k |
| awesome-go | A curated list of awesome Go frameworks, libraries, and software. | 171k |
| ollama | Get up and running with Llama, Mistral, Gemma, DeepSeek, Qwen, and other large language models locally. | 170k |
| stable-diffusion-webui | A browser interface for Stable Diffusion image generation, featuring a rich set of extensions and features. | 162k |
| awesome-chatgpt-prompts | A collection of prompt examples to be used with ChatGPT and other LLMs. Community-curated and open source. | 161k |
| the-art-of-command-line | Master the command line on Linux, macOS, and Windows — all in one page. | 160k |
| transformers | State-of-the-art machine learning models for text, vision, audio, and multimodal tasks by HuggingFace. | 160k |
| yt-dlp | A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader supporting YouTube and thousands of other sites. | 159k |
| airbnb/javascript | Airbnb's widely adopted JavaScript style guide covering ES6+, React, and best practices. | 148k |
| langflow | A low-code app builder for RAG pipelines and multi-agent AI workflows. | 147k |
| youtube-dl | Classic command-line program to download videos from YouTube and hundreds of other video sites. | 140k |
| dify | Production-ready platform for building LLM-powered applications, agents, and agentic workflows. | 139k |
| next.js | The React Framework for the web — hybrid static and server rendering, TypeScript, smart bundling, and more. | 139k |
| scrcpy | Display and control your Android device from your desktop using USB or wirelessly. | 139k |
| tech-interview-handbook | Curated coding interview preparation materials for busy software engineers. | 139k |
| langchain | Framework for building LLM-powered applications with chains, agents, and retrieval tools. | 135k |
| open-webui | User-friendly AI interface supporting Ollama and OpenAI-compatible APIs, with a polished self-hosted UI. | 134k |
| golang/go | The Go programming language official source code and toolchain. | 133k |
| fucking-algorithm | LeetCode problem solutions explained with patterns and reasoning, not just answers. | 133k |
| PowerToys | Microsoft PowerToys — a collection of utilities to supercharge productivity on Windows 10/11. | 132k |
| 30-seconds-of-code | Short JavaScript code snippets for all your development needs, covering arrays, functions, browser APIs, and more. | 127k |
| rust | Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software in the Rust programming language. | 112k |
| three.js | JavaScript 3D library for creating and displaying animated 3D graphics in a web browser. | 112k |
| Awesome-Hacking | A collection of awesome lists for hackers, pentesters, and security researchers. | 111k |
| ComfyUI | The most powerful and modular diffusion model GUI, API, and backend with a node-based graph interface. | 110k |
| godot | Godot Engine — a free and open-source multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine. | 110k |
| generative-ai-for-beginners | 21 lessons to get started building with Generative AI by Microsoft. | 109k |
| d3 | Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas, and HTML — powerful data visualization library. | 108k |
| electron | Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS using Chromium and Node.js. | 116k |
| axios | Promise-based HTTP client for the browser and Node.js with interceptors, transforms, and more. | 105k |
| kubernetes | Production-grade container orchestration system for automating deployment and scaling of containerized apps. | 113k |
| deno | A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript, written in Rust, with built-in security and no node_modules. | 101k |
| tauri | Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop and mobile applications with a web frontend using Rust. | 90k |
| uv | Extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust, meant to replace pip, virtualenv, and more. | 64k |
| zed | High-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. | 57k |
| manim | Animation engine for explanatory math videos, used by 3Blue1Brown for YouTube content creation. | 72k |
| whisper | General-purpose speech recognition model by OpenAI, trained on 680,000 hours of multilingual audio. | 78k |
| langchain-ai/langgraph | Build resilient language agents as graphs, enabling multi-actor and cyclic computation flows. | 12k |
| CrewAI | Framework for orchestrating role-playing, autonomous AI agents working together as a crew. | 30k |
| lobe-chat | Open-source, high-performance chatbot framework supporting multiple AI providers with a modern UI. | 58k |
| localai | Drop-in replacement for OpenAI API running locally on consumer hardware, no GPU required. | 29k |
| chatbot-ui | Open-source AI chat interface for any OpenAI-compatible API with conversation management and prompt templates. | 28k |
| FastAPI | High-performance Python web framework for building APIs, based on standard Python type hints. | 82k |
| shadcn-ui | Beautifully designed, accessible components for React built with Radix UI and Tailwind CSS. | 87k |
| tailwindcss | Utility-first CSS framework for building custom designs without leaving your HTML. | 86k |
| excalidraw | Virtual hand-drawn style whiteboard for sketching diagrams, wireframes, and brainstorming. | 97k |
| astro | All-in-one web framework designed for speed with island architecture and zero JavaScript by default. | 48k |
| svelte | Cybernetically enhanced web apps — a component framework that compiles to highly optimized JavaScript. | 80k |
| bun | Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, transpiler, and package manager built from scratch. | 76k |
| prisma | Next-generation Node.js and TypeScript ORM with an intuitive data model and type-safe database client. | 40k |
| supabase | Open-source Firebase alternative with a Postgres database, authentication, storage, and real-time subscriptions. | 79k |
| appwrite | Open-source backend platform for web, mobile, and Flutter developers as an all-in-one BaaS. | 46k |
| pocketbase | Open-source backend in a single file with a built-in SQLite database, authentication, and file storage. | 44k |
| ansible | Radically simple IT automation engine for cloud provisioning, configuration management, and deployment. | 64k |
| docker/compose | Define and run multi-container Docker applications with a YAML configuration file. | 34k |
| gitea | A painless, self-hosted Git service with issues, pull requests, CI/CD, and a clean web interface. | 47k |
| coolify | Open-source, self-hostable Heroku and Netlify alternative for deploying apps and databases on your own server. | 41k |
| traefik | Modern HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer that makes deploying microservices easy with automatic configuration. | 54k |
| prometheus | Open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit with a powerful query language and time-series database. | 57k |
| grafana | Open-source observability and data visualization platform for metrics, logs, and traces. | 65k |
| portainer | Making Docker and Kubernetes management easy with a user-friendly web UI for container environments. | 31k |
| Netdata | Real-time performance monitoring for systems, containers, and applications with a distributed architecture. | 78k |
| metabase | The simplest and fastest way to get business intelligence and analytics from your data. | 40k |
| nocodb | Open-source Airtable alternative that turns any database into a smart spreadsheet with API access. | 50k |
| n8n | Self-hostable workflow automation platform with 400+ integrations and AI-native capabilities. | 186k |
| windmill | Open-source developer platform for building internal tools, APIs, and automation workflows. | 11k |
| plane | Open-source Jira and Linear alternative for project management, issue tracking, and sprints. | 33k |
| cal.com | Open-source Calendly alternative for scheduling links, team bookings, and calendar infrastructure. | 34k |
| hoppscotch | Open-source, lightweight API development ecosystem — a Postman alternative that runs in the browser. | 66k |
| bruno | Fast and git-friendly open-source API client for testing and documenting REST and GraphQL APIs. | 31k |
| insomnia | The open-source, cross-platform API client for REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and SOAP. | 34k |
| zsh-autosuggestions | Fish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zsh based on your history and completions. | 33k |
| bat | A cat clone with syntax highlighting, Git integration, and automatic paging. | 51k |
| ripgrep | Recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting .gitignore rules. Extremely fast. | 50k |
| fd | A simple, fast, and user-friendly alternative to the Unix find command. | 36k |
| fzf | A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder that can be used with any list — files, history, commits, and more. | 67k |
| nvm | Node Version Manager — a bash script to manage multiple active Node.js versions from the command line. | 81k |
| pyenv | Simple Python version management, letting you easily switch between multiple versions of Python. | 40k |
| act | Run GitHub Actions locally using Docker, for faster feedback loops and testing workflows offline. | 57k |
| Ventoy | A new bootable USB solution that lets you store multiple ISO files on one drive without re-formatting. | 76k |
| nanoGPT | The simplest, fastest repository for training and fine-tuning medium-sized GPT models. | 43k |
| pytorch-tutorial | PyTorch tutorial code for deep learning researchers covering the fundamentals and advanced topics. | 31k |
| 500-AI-ML-DL-CV-NLP-Projects | 500 AI, ML, deep learning, computer vision, and NLP projects with code. | 25k |
| UniGetUI | Graphical interface for Windows package managers including Winget, Scoop, Chocolatey, and more. | 16k |
| repomix | Packs your entire repository into a single AI-friendly file for use with LLMs like Claude, GPT, and Gemini. | 17k |
| VideoLingo | All-in-one video translation, localization, and dubbing tool generating Netflix-quality subtitles. | 13k |
| winlator | Android application for running Windows x86_64 applications via Wine and Box86/Box64. | 13k |
| Seelen-UI | A fully customizable desktop environment for Windows 10/11 with tiling window management. | 10k |
| Adobe-Alternatives | A comprehensive list of free and open-source alternatives to Adobe software products. | 7.8k |
| linutil | Distro-agnostic Linux toolbox designed to simplify everyday system tasks and optimizations. | 3.8k |
| SidebarDiagnostics | A simple sidebar for Windows desktop that displays hardware diagnostic information in real time. | 2.5k |
| toutatis | Tool for extracting public information from Instagram accounts such as emails and phone numbers. | 2.5k |
| CyberSources | A curated list of cybersecurity tools, learning resources, and reference materials. | 1.5k |
With millions of repositories on GitHub, it's easy to get lost in the noise.
github-treasures is a personal and public curation of the most useful, innovative, and impactful repositories across various fields — from web development and AI to dev tools and security.
This list exists to:
- Highlight underrated gems that deserve more attention
- Save time by pointing to the most battle-tested, production-ready tools
- Support learning by bookmarking repositories that offer high educational value
- Build a toolbox of resources personally used or recommended to developers of all levels
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned engineer, this repo is your shortcut to quality.
Found a treasure I missed? Feel free to open an issue or submit a PR.