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adamyaxley/Obfuscate

Guaranteed compile-time string literal obfuscation header-only library for C++14

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#cpp14 #cpp17 #embedded-string-literals #header-only #obfuscate #obfuscate-strings

Updated: 2026-06-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-15
History: 2 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: 2 open

1,308

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Forks: 185
Commits: 90 commits
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nba-emu/NanoBoyAdvance

A cycle-accurate Nintendo Game Boy Advance emulator.

Archived

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#cycle-accurate #emulator #emulator-development #gameboy-advance #gameboy-advance-emulator #gba

Updated: 2026-06-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-12-15
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

1,308

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Forks: 75
Commits: 1,552 commits
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hydrogen-music/hydrogen

The advanced drum machine for Linux, macOS, and Windows

AI dev

Stack

C++ pytest Qt CMake Go modules pip

GitHub topics

#audio #drum-machine #jack #midi #music #qt5

Updated: 2026-07-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2007-06-18
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 130 open

1,307

stars

Forks: 181
Commits: 10,032 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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CE-Programming/CEmu

Third-party TI-84 Plus CE / TI-83 Premium CE emulator, focused on developer features

Stack

C++ Qt CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#calculator #emulation #emulator #ez80 #ti-83-premium-ce #ti-84-plus-ce

Updated: 2026-06-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-11-13
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 37 open

1,298

stars

Forks: 89
Commits: 2,627 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app

A cross-platform app ecosystem, bringing iMessage to Android, PC (Windows, Linux, & even macOS), and Web!

Stack

Dart Android Flutter Shelf CMake CocoaPods Dart Pub

GitHub topics

#android #bluebubbles #client #cross-platform #dart #flutter

Updated: 2026-07-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-21
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 233 open

1,287

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Forks: 269
Commits: 6,181 commits
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decaf-emu/decaf-emu

Researching Wii U emulation.

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#cpp #decaf-emu #emulator #wii-u

Updated: 2024-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-18
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 51 open

1,276

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Forks: 146
Commits: 5,222 commits
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sist2app/sist2

Lightning-fast file system indexer and search tool

Stack

C Express FastAPI Vue CMake npm pip

GitHub topics

#c #elasticsearch #sqlite #vuejs

Updated: 2025-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-09-28
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 85 open

1,273

stars

Forks: 78
Commits: 822 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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alibaba/rtp-llm

RTP-LLM: Alibaba's high-performance LLM inference engine for diverse applications.

AI dev

Stack

Cuda React Spring Boot Vite Bundler CMake Composer

GitHub topics

#gpt #inference #llama #llm #llm-serving #llmops

Updated: 2026-07-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-12-27
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 162 open

1,269

stars

Forks: 233
Commits: 4,661 commits
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melpon/wandbox

Social Compilation Service

Stack

TypeScript Axum React Remix Tailwind CSS Cargo CMake npm

Updated: 2026-05-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-02-16
History: 5 history points
License: BSL-1.0
Issues: Disabled

1,261

stars

Forks: 108
Commits: 1,358 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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colobot/colobot

Source code of open-source Colobot: Gold Edition project developed by Epsitec and TerranovaTeam

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#colobot #colobot-gold #game #programming

Updated: 2026-03-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-03-08
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 367 open

1,240

stars

Forks: 209
Commits: 4,402 commits
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codilime/veles

Binary data analysis and visualization tool

Archived

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#cpp #hexeditor #python #qt #reverse-engineering #shaders

Updated: 2019-06-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-01-16
History: 3 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 56 open

1,239

stars

Forks: 120
Commits: 637 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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asc-community/MxEngine

C++ open source 3D game engine

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#3d-graphics #cpp #game-development #game-engine #gamedev #mxengine

Updated: 2024-04-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-12-15
History: 2 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 18 open

1,230

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 334 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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bareos/bareos

Bareos is a cross-network Open Source backup solution (licensed under AGPLv3) which preserves, archives, and recovers data from all major operating systems.

Stack

C++ FastAPI Qt CMake Composer PEP 517

GitHub topics

#archiving #backup #backup-solution #backup-utility #bareos #ceph

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-02-02
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 76 open

1,227

stars

Forks: 307
Commits: 15,474 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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brenocq/implot3d

Immediate Mode 3D Plotting

AI dev

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#3d #gui #imgui #plot #plotting #plotting-library

Updated: 2026-07-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-11-16
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 46 open

1,227

stars

Forks: 80
Commits: 485 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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intel/media-driver

Intel Graphics Media Driver to support hardware decode, encode and video processing.

Stack

C CMake

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-30
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 254 open

1,227

stars

Forks: 381
Commits: 8,317 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

yvt/openspades

Compatible client of Ace of Spades 0.75

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#ace-of-spades #action-game #c-plus-plus #cmake #cross-platform-game #fps

Updated: 2024-06-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-08-18
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 248 open

1,225

stars

Forks: 229
Commits: 2,167 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

fastogt/fastonosql

FastoNoSQL is a crossplatform Redis, Memcached, SSDB, LevelDB, RocksDB, UnQLite, LMDB, ForestDB, Pika, Dynomite, KeyDB GUI management tool.

Stack

C++ CMake pip

GitHub topics

#crossplatform-redis #database-gui #dynomite #forestdb #indexeddb #leveldb

Updated: 2023-08-30
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-04-13
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 17 open

1,220

stars

Forks: 100
Commits: 414 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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gemrb/gemrb

GemRB is a portable open-source implementation of Bioware’s Infinity Engine.

Stack

C++ CMake vcpkg

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #engine #game #game-engine #isometric #python

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2003-10-02
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 194 open

1,219

stars

Forks: 215
Commits: 28,141 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

RigsOfRods/rigs-of-rods

Main development repository for Rigs of Rods soft-body physics simulator

Stack

C++ CMake Conan

GitHub topics

#airplanes #boats #cars #physics-simulation #sandbox-game #soft-bodies

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-06-11
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 236 open

1,213

stars

Forks: 205
Commits: 6,666 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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skylersaleh/SkyEmu

Game Boy Advance, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and DS Emulator

Stack

C Android pytest CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#emulation #emulator #gameboy #gameboy-advance #gameboy-color #gameboy-emulator

Updated: 2026-06-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-05-21
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 255 open

1,213

stars

Forks: 94
Commits: 1,076 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

BobbyAnguelov/Esoterica

Esoterica Engine

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#animation #ecs #game #game-development #game-engine #gamedev

Updated: 2025-01-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-07-15
History: 2 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

1,201

stars

Forks: 84
Commits: 96 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

fraunhoferhhi/vvenc

VVenC, the Fraunhofer Versatile Video Encoder

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#codec #encoder #h266 #video #vvc

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-07
History: 3 history points
License: BSD-3-Clause-Clear
Issues: 17 open

1,201

stars

Forks: 227
Commits: 705 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

simple64/simple64

Accurate N64 Emulator

Archived

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#emulation #n64

Updated: 2025-02-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-06-02
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 45 open

1,177

stars

Forks: 74
Commits: 983 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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WinDurango/WinDurango

The world's first Xbox One compatibility layer for Windows.

Stack

C++ CMake .NET SDK vcpkg

GitHub topics

#compatibility-layer #emulation #xbox-one

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2026-01-24
History: 3 history points
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 9 open

1,177

stars

Forks: 56
Commits: 239 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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beakthoven/TrickyStoreOSS

Open source alternative to proprietary Tricky Store module

Archived

Stack

Kotlin CMake Gradle

GitHub topics

#hacktoberfest #hacktoberfest-accepted

Updated: 2025-12-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2025-08-04
History: 2 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

1,174

stars

Forks: 105
Commits: 67 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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hugeicons/hugeicons

Beautiful, consistent, pixel-perfect icons for every framework. 54,000+ icons (5,400+ free) for React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, React Native, Flutter and more.

Stack

Dart CMake Dart Pub Gradle

Updated: 2026-06-24
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2026-06-15
History: 32 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1 open

1,149

stars

Forks: 37
Commits: 12 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +4 +0.3%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

facebookresearch/fairseq2

FAIR Sequence Modeling Toolkit 2

Stack

Python pytest CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#artificial-intelligence #deep-learning #machine-learning #python #pytorch

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2022-08-02
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 150 open

1,142

stars

Forks: 146
Commits: 1,458 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

skmp/reicast-emulator

Reicast was a multiplatform Sega Dreamcast emulator

Archived

Stack

C++ Android CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#aarch64 #armv7 #dreamcast #dynarec #emulator #x86

Updated: 2025-09-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-12-19
History: 3 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 244 open

1,129

stars

Forks: 348
Commits: 4,015 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Hydr8gon/NooDS

A (hopefully!) speedy DS emulator

Stack

C++ Android CMake Gradle

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-05-25
History: 4 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 101 open

1,128

stars

Forks: 65
Commits: 581 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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TomHarte/CLK

A latency-hating emulator of: the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro and Archimedes, Amstrad CPC, Apple II/II+/IIe and early Macintosh, Atari 2600 and ST, ColecoVision, Enterprise 64/128, Commodore Vic-20 and Amiga, MSX 1/2, Oric 1/Atmos, early PC compatibles, Sega Master System, Sinclair ZX80/81 and ZX Spectrum, Tandy CoCo and Thomson MO5/6.

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#acorn-electron #amstrad-cpc #apple2 #appleii #archimedes #atari-st

Updated: 2026-06-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-07-16
History: 3 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 88 open

1,125

stars

Forks: 66
Commits: 14,808 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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