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openMSX/openMSX

the MSX emulator that aims for perfection

Stack

C++ Meson

GitHub topics

#emulator #emulator-programming #msx #msx-computers #msx-documentation #msx-emulator

Updated: 2026-08-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2001-05-04
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 455 open

544

stars

Forks: 134
Commits: 18,147 commits
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daylen/stockfish-mac

Beautiful, powerful chess app for the Mac

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#chess #stockfish

Updated: 2024-11-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-01-08
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 57 open

537

stars

Forks: 114
Commits: 212 commits
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redeclipse/base

Base environment for Red Eclipse and associated source files.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#game #game-engine #hacktoberfest #main-project #source-code

Updated: 2026-04-08
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-02-04
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 236 open

533

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Forks: 113
Commits: 8,015 commits
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Rangi42/tilemap-studio

A tilemap editor for Game Boy, Color, Advance, DS, and SNES projects. Written in C++ with FLTK.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #fltk #game-boy #game-development #gameboy #gameboy-advance

Updated: 2026-05-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-08-02
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 26 open

529

stars

Forks: 46
Commits: 406 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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xbmc/inputstream.adaptive

kodi inputstream addon for several manifest types

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-06
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 23 open

528

stars

Forks: 267
Commits: 2,619 commits
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connormanning/entwine

Entwine - point cloud organization for massive datasets

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-06-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-21
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 3 open

527

stars

Forks: 140
Commits: 1,414 commits
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Cr4sh/KernelForge

A library to develop kernel level Windows payloads for post HVCI era

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#exploit #hvci #hypervisor #kernel #library #rookit

Updated: 2021-05-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-16
History: 4 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

527

stars

Forks: 89
Commits: 32 commits
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PSI-Rockin/DobieStation

A dog-themed PS2 emulator

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

Updated: 2021-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-01-14
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 52 open

518

stars

Forks: 56
Commits: 1,873 commits
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livecode/livecode

LiveCode cross-platform development environment (engine)

Archived

Stack

C++ pip

GitHub topics

#desktop-development #hacktoberfest #livecode #livecode-builder #mobile-development

Updated: 2021-07-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-10
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

517

stars

Forks: 223
Commits: 29,436 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Meridian59/Meridian59

The MMORPG Meridian 59

Stack

C++ pytest CMake .NET SDK npm

Updated: 2026-08-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-09-15
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 79 open

513

stars

Forks: 266
Commits: 1,515 commits
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chztbby/RebirthGuard

Anti-cheat library for Windows C++

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#anti-cheat #game-security #hack #hook #hooking #injection

Updated: 2022-07-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-10-02
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

508

stars

Forks: 83
Commits: 25 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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armvirus/SinMapper

usermode driver mapper that forcefully loads any signed kernel driver (legit cert) with a big enough section (example: .data, .rdata) to map your driver over. the main focus of this project is to prevent modern anti-cheats (BattlEye, EAC) from finding your driver and having the power to hook anything due to being inside of legit memory (signed legit driver).

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2022-01-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-08-13
History: 4 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

507

stars

Forks: 75
Commits: 16 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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OpenDungeons/OpenDungeons

Open source game inspired by Dungeon Keeper - Dark, damp and dangerous... | *Not actively developed anymore*

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2025-10-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-03-07
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 144 open

503

stars

Forks: 76
Commits: 3,551 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Desbordante/desbordante-core

Desbordante is a high-performance data profiler that is capable of discovering many different patterns in data using various algorithms. It also allows to run data cleaning scenarios using these algorithms. Desbordante has a console version and an easy-to-use web application.

Stack

C++ CMake PEP 517

GitHub topics

#anomaly-detection #correlations #data-analytics #data-cleaning #data-cleansing #data-engineering

Updated: 2026-09-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-07-08
History: 10 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 93 open

498

stars

Forks: 101
Commits: 2,124 commits
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anysphere/gpt-4-for-code

Some examples of GPT-4 for code!

Stack

C++ Cargo

Updated: 2023-03-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-03-14
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

496

stars

Forks: 38
Commits: 22 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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dalerank/Akhenaten

Pharaoh (1999, open source engine)

AI dev

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle npm

Updated: 2026-09-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-06-24
History: 1 history point
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 10 open

495

stars

Forks: 41
Commits: 10,074 commits
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OpenOrienteering/mapper

OpenOrienteering Mapper is a software for creating maps for the orienteering sport.

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#geospatial #mapping #maps #orienteering #qt

Updated: 2026-07-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-10-04
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 557 open

495

stars

Forks: 138
Commits: 7,361 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

arcships/light-ocr

Fast, offline OCR for Node.js & C++. PP-OCRv6 with Core ML / WebGPU hardware acceleration — recognize text in images with confidence scores & coordinates. npm: @arcships/light-ocr

AI dev

Stack

C++ Express CMake npm

GitHub topics

#apple-silicon #computer-vision #coreml #cpp17 #d3d12 #image-processing

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-07-14
History: 2 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 2 open

490

stars

Forks: 41
Commits: 145 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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dretax/GarHal_CSGO

A project that demonstrates how to screw with CSGO from Kernel Space. (CSGO Kernel Cheat/Hack) All cleaned up, and with updated offsets.

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#cheat #counter-strike #counter-strike-global-offensive #csgo #driver #free

Updated: 2023-09-28
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-25
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 0 open

490

stars

Forks: 80
Commits: 255 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kanjitalk755/macemu

Basilisk II and SheepShaver Macintosh emulators

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 1999-10-03
History: 5 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 5 open

488

stars

Forks: 99
Commits: 3,600 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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cwida/duckpgq-extension

DuckDB extension that adds support for SQL/PGQ and graph algorithms

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#graph #relational-databases #sql

Updated: 2026-08-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-02-02
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 32 open

487

stars

Forks: 36
Commits: 1,519 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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intelpt/WindowsIntelPT

This driver implements the Intel Processor Trace functionality in Intel Skylake architecture for Microsoft Windows

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

Updated: 2018-04-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-06
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 11 open

484

stars

Forks: 114
Commits: 23 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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D7EAD/liboai

A C++17 library to access the entire OpenAI API.

Archived

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#ai #api #artificial-intelligence #chatgpt #chatgpt-api #chatgpt3

Updated: 2025-12-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2022-12-23
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

479

stars

Forks: 91
Commits: 434 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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SciRuby/nmatrix

Dense and sparse linear algebra library for Ruby via SciRuby

Stack

C++ Bundler

Updated: 2024-04-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-12-31
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 76 open

478

stars

Forks: 133
Commits: 1,835 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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SamoZ256/hydra

A Nintendo Switch emulator for macOS

Stack

C++ CMake

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-02-05
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 8 open

463

stars

Forks: 24
Commits: 1,427 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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freeminer/freeminer

Freeminer is an open source sandbox game inspired by Minecraft.

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle pip

GitHub topics

#game #minecraft

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-11-26
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 67 open

462

stars

Forks: 89
Commits: 20,475 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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alliedmodders/hl2sdk

Half-Life 2 SDK Mirrors

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest #reverse-engineering #source-engine #source-engine-sdk

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-06-26
History: 4 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 8 open

461

stars

Forks: 224
Commits: 86 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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EternityX/DEADCELL-CSGO

Full source to the CS:GO cheat

Archived

Stack

C++ .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#counter-strike #counter-strike-global-offensive #csgo #csgo-cheat #csgo-hack #deadcell

Updated: 2023-08-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-03-16
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

460

stars

Forks: 91
Commits: 353 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sebastianbiallas/pearpc

PearPC - PowerPC Architecture Emulator

AI dev

Stack

C++

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-05-05
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 21 open

440

stars

Forks: 76
Commits: 1,027 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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danielkrupinski/GOESP

Cross-platform streamproof ESP hack for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, written in modern C++. Rendering and GUI powered by Dear ImGui + FreeType.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#counter-strike #counter-strike-global-offensive #cpp17 #cpp20 #csgo #csgo-cheat

Updated: 2023-02-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-10-24
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 32 open

438

stars

Forks: 69
Commits: 2,181 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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