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man-group/ArcticDB

ArcticDB is a high performance, serverless DataFrame database built for the Python Data Science ecosystem.

AI dev

Stack

C++ Flask pytest CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#big-data #data #data-analysis #data-science #database #dataframe

Updated: 2026-08-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-03-15
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 321 open

2,475

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Forks: 211
Commits: 2,079 commits
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Overload-Technologies/Overload

3D game engine with lua scripting

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#3d-engine #3d-graphics #c-plus-plus #cpp #game-editor #game-engine

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-06-13
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 97 open

2,475

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Forks: 288
Commits: 610 commits
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griddb/griddb

GridDB is a next-generation open source database that makes time series IoT and big data fast,and easy.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK Maven

GitHub topics

#bigdata #database #fast #griddb #iot #newsql

Updated: 2026-03-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-02-24
History: 116 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 51 open

2,474

stars

Forks: 4,965
Commits: 500 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: -1 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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ncmpcpp/ncmpcpp

Featureful ncurses based MPD client inspired by ncmpc

Stack

C++

Updated: 2026-06-25
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2008-08-04
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 226 open

2,470

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Forks: 243
Commits: 2,369 commits
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alexbatalov/fallout2-ce

Fallout 2 for modern operating systems

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #fallout2 #game #isometric

Updated: 2025-02-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-05-19
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 134 open

2,421

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Forks: 205
Commits: 879 commits
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SourMesen/Mesen2

Multi-system emulator (NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PCE, SMS/GG, WS) for Windows, Linux and macOS

Archived

Stack

C++ Avalonia .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulator #game-gear #gameboy #gba #master-system #nes

Updated: 2026-06-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-02-12
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

2,421

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Forks: 344
Commits: 3,511 commits
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ossappscollective/OSS-DocumentScanner

Document scanning app

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android React Bundler CMake CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#android #document #document-scan #document-scan-to-text #document-scanner #document-scanner-app

Updated: 2026-08-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-07-29
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 89 open

2,404

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Forks: 120
Commits: 4,378 commits
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fooyin/fooyin

A customisable music player

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#alsa #audio #audio-player #chiptune #cpp23 #customizable

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-06-20
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 317 open

2,346

stars

Forks: 100
Commits: 5,578 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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strato-emu/strato

Run Nintendo Switch homebrew & games on your Android device!

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#android #c-plus-plus #cpp #emulation #emulator #nintendo

Updated: 2024-09-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-06-28
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 29 open

2,346

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Forks: 293
Commits: 2,207 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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hzqst/VmwareHardenedLoader

Vmware Hardened VM detection mitigation loader (anti anti-vm)

AI dev

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-09-19
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

2,342

stars

Forks: 541
Commits: 130 commits
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IENT/YUView

The Free and Open Source Cross Platform YUV Viewer with an advanced analytics toolset

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#analysis #ffmpeg #h265 #hevc #player #raw-video

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-12-11
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 101 open

2,298

stars

Forks: 427
Commits: 3,534 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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JACoders/OpenJK

Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c #c-plus-plus #fps #game #game-development #game-engine

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-04
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 279 open

2,287

stars

Forks: 716
Commits: 4,675 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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synfig/synfig

This is the Official source code repository of Synfig Studio animation software

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake pip vcpkg

GitHub topics

#2d #animation #c-plus-plus #gtkmm #hacktoberfest #synfig

Updated: 2026-08-08
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2005-03-21
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 729 open

2,279

stars

Forks: 430
Commits: 12,513 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Icinga/icinga2

The core of our monitoring platform with a powerful configuration language and REST API.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#cluster #distributed-monitoring #elastic #graphite #graylog #icinga

Updated: 2026-09-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-03-28
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 493 open

2,235

stars

Forks: 617
Commits: 14,921 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rwengine/openrw

OpenRW "Open ReWrite" is an un-official open source recreation of the classic Grand Theft Auto III game executable

Stack

C++ Qt CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #game-engine #gta #gta3 #linux-game #macosx-game

Updated: 2025-06-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-06-29
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 117 open

2,220

stars

Forks: 198
Commits: 2,016 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

OpenXcom/OpenXcom

Open-source clone of the original X-Com 👽

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #game #openxcom-game #sdl #strategy-game-engine #turn-based-combat

Updated: 2026-06-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-01-25
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 84 open

2,215

stars

Forks: 579
Commits: 8,414 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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UZDoom/UZDoom

UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on GZDoom, adding an advanced renderer and powerful scripting capabilities

Stack

C++ CMake Conan .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-09-12
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2006-02-24
History: 1 history point
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 646 open

2,208

stars

Forks: 190
Commits: 23,895 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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elfmz/far2l

Linux port of FAR v2

Stack

C++ CMake Go modules

GitHub topics

#filemanager #linux #macos #osx #terminal

Updated: 2026-08-09
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-10
History: 11 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 482 open

2,205

stars

Forks: 214
Commits: 7,686 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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alibaba/loongcollector

Fast and Lightweight Observability Data Collector

AI dev

Stack

C++ Cobra gRPC Go CMake Go modules pip

GitHub topics

#aliyun #apm #cloud-native #ebpf #kubernetes #log

Updated: 2026-09-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-11-08
History: 6 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 168 open

2,196

stars

Forks: 451
Commits: 1,409 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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WebODM/OpenSplat

Production-grade 3D gaussian splatting with CPU/GPU support for Windows, Mac and Linux 💦

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#3d #drones #gaussian #radiance-field #splats #splatting

Updated: 2026-09-03
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2024-01-23
History: 3 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 16 open

2,185

stars

Forks: 218
Commits: 423 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +6 +0.3%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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0vercl0k/rp

rp++ is a fast C++ ROP gadget finder for PE/ELF/Mach-O x86/x64/ARM/ARM64 binaries.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#binary-exploitation #exploit-development #exploitation-framework #gadget #return-oriented-programming #rop

Updated: 2025-09-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-02-26
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

2,180

stars

Forks: 273
Commits: 170 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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maplibre/maplibre-native

MapLibre Native - Interactive vector tile maps for iOS, Android and other platforms.

Stack

C++ Android Express Cargo CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#maplibre #maps #vector-tiles

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-01-07
History: 7 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 581 open

2,179

stars

Forks: 600
Commits: 18,792 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

wheybags/freeablo

[ARCHIVED] Modern reimplementation of the Diablo 1 game engine

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

Updated: 2023-04-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-05-08
History: 6 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 63 open

2,170

stars

Forks: 196
Commits: 1,751 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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CytopiaTeam/Cytopia

:deciduous_tree::house_with_garden::office::evergreen_tree: A city building simulation game

Stack

C++ CMake Conan .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#city-builder #pixel-art #sdl

Updated: 2026-09-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-20
History: 1 history point
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 94 open

2,157

stars

Forks: 130
Commits: 2,871 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

znc/znc

Official repository for the ZNC IRC bouncer

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest #irc #irc-bouncer #znc

Updated: 2026-08-08
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2004-08-24
History: 7 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 390 open

2,123

stars

Forks: 403
Commits: 6,008 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pierotofy/OpenSplat

Production-grade 3D gaussian splatting with CPU/GPU support for Windows, Mac and Linux 🚀

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#3d #gaussian #radiance-field #splats #splatting

Updated: 2026-05-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-01-23
History: 6 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 54 open

2,121

stars

Forks: 214
Commits: 391 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

stepmania/stepmania

Advanced rhythm game for Windows, Linux and OS X. Designed for both home and arcade use.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#game #lua #rhythm-game #stepmania

Updated: 2026-08-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2001-10-18
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 572 open

2,094

stars

Forks: 477
Commits: 36,144 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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milkytracker/MilkyTracker

A Fasttracker II compatible music editor

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#audio #chiptune-tracker #multiplatform #music #tracker-music

Updated: 2026-06-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-01-05
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 86 open

2,092

stars

Forks: 186
Commits: 1,083 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vapoursynth/vapoursynth

A video processing framework with simplicity in mind

Stack

C++ .NET SDK Meson uv

Updated: 2026-08-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-09-16
History: 4 history points
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 9 open

2,070

stars

Forks: 181
Commits: 4,981 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Inori/GPCS4

A work-in-progress PlayStation 4 emulator.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#emulator #gcn #graphics #ps4 #vulkan

Updated: 2023-08-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-06-20
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 3 open

2,022

stars

Forks: 144
Commits: 1,554 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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