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activescaffold/active_scaffold

Save time and headaches, and create a more easily maintainable set of pages, with ActiveScaffold. ActiveScaffold handles all your CRUD (create, read, update, delete) user interface needs, leaving you more time to focus on more challenging (and interesting!) problems.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2026-08-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2007-02-14
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 12 open

1,135

stars

Forks: 330
Commits: 6,809 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

amatsuda/active_decorator

ORM agnostic truly Object-Oriented view helper for Rails 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#decorators #rails #ruby

Updated: 2026-06-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-11-27
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 12 open

1,129

stars

Forks: 110
Commits: 556 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ledermann/docker-rails

Dockerize Rails 7 with ActionCable, Webpacker, Stimulus, Elasticsearch, Sidekiq

Archived

Stack

Ruby Express Ruby on Rails Bundler npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#actioncable #deployment #docker #file-upload #opensearch #rails

Updated: 2024-10-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-10-27
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1 open

1,101

stars

Forks: 170
Commits: 6,612 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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iobridge/thingspeak

ThingSpeak is an open source “Internet of Things” application and API to store and retrieve data from things using HTTP over the Internet or via a Local Area Network. With ThingSpeak, you can create sensor logging applications, location tracking applications, and a social network of things with status updates.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Sinatra Bundler

Updated: 2023-09-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-03-27
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 36 open

1,049

stars

Forks: 331
Commits: 294 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

michelson/lazy_high_charts

Make highcharts a la ruby , works in rails 5.X / 4.X / 3.X, and other ruby web frameworks

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Sinatra Bundler

Updated: 2023-02-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-12-28
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 39 open

1,048

stars

Forks: 238
Commits: 452 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

cdxgen/cdxgen

Creates CycloneDX Bill of Materials (BOM) for your projects from source and container images. Supports many languages and package managers. Integrate in your CI/CD pipeline with automatic submission to Dependency Track server

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Angular ASP.NET Core Cobra Express Bun Bundler Cargo

GitHub topics

#bom #cbom #containers #cyclonedx #docker #oci

Updated: 2026-08-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-06-04
History: 6 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 418 open

1,040

stars

Forks: 256
Commits: 4,214 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

DefactoSoftware/Hours

Time registration that doesn't suck

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#rails #ruby #time-tracker

Updated: 2023-01-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-02-24
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 72 open

1,035

stars

Forks: 258
Commits: 917 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

alphagov/whitehall

Publishes government content on GOV.UK

Stack

Ruby Express Ruby on Rails Bundler npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#govuk

Updated: 2026-08-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-09-19
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 43 open

1,022

stars

Forks: 198
Commits: 39,484 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

getsentry/sentry-ruby

Sentry SDK for Ruby

AI dev

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Svelte Vite Bundler npm

GitHub topics

#crash-reporting #crash-reports #error-handler #error-monitoring #hacktoberfest #ruby

Updated: 2026-08-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-04-06
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 99 open

989

stars

Forks: 541
Commits: 3,163 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

rails-sqlserver/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter

SQL Server Adapter For Rails

AI dev

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #database #freetds #hacktoberfest #rails #ruby

Updated: 2026-08-07
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2007-09-29
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 22 open

981

stars

Forks: 555
Commits: 2,367 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ankane/mailkick

Email subscriptions for Rails

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2026-08-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-05-04
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

975

stars

Forks: 79
Commits: 305 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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hotwired/hotwire-rails

Use Hotwire in your Ruby on Rails app

Archived

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2021-12-20
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-12-15
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

963

stars

Forks: 26
Commits: 27 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

weppos/breadcrumbs_on_rails

A simple Ruby on Rails plugin for creating and managing a breadcrumb navigation.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2024-12-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2009-05-06
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 6 open

953

stars

Forks: 188
Commits: 172 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

enriclluelles/route_translator

Translate your rails app route to various languages without the hassle

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2026-08-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2008-06-06
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 7 open

948

stars

Forks: 145
Commits: 1,109 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rgeo/activerecord-postgis-adapter

ActiveRecord connection adapter for PostGIS, based on postgresql and rgeo

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#activerecord #postgis #postgresql #rails #rgeo #ruby

Updated: 2026-04-16
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-12-07
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 15 open

936

stars

Forks: 256
Commits: 857 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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marckohlbrugge/sessy

Open-source email observability for AWS SES

AI dev

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#amazon-ses #email #rails #ruby

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 0 list mentions
First commit: 2025-12-30
History: 106 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 8 open

925

stars

Forks: 45
Commits: 321 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +1 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +4 +1.3%

Website GitHub

openSUSE/osem

Open Source Event Manager. An event management tool tailored to Free and Open Source Software conferences.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#conference #conferences #events #hacktoberfest #osem #rails

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-09-22
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 246 open

925

stars

Forks: 503
Commits: 5,392 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

palkan/anyway_config

Configuration library for Ruby gems and applications

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#configuration #hacktoberfest #rails #ruby

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-01-20
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 0 open

914

stars

Forks: 61
Commits: 437 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

amatsuda/traceroute

A Rake task gem that helps you find the unused routes and controller actions for your Rails 3+ app

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2025-04-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-05-05
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 16 open

904

stars

Forks: 37
Commits: 171 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

lassebunk/gretel

Flexible Ruby on Rails breadcrumbs plugin.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2024-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-10-26
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 11 open

891

stars

Forks: 114
Commits: 398 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

automaticmode/active_workflow

Polyglot workflows without leaving the comfort of your technology stack.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#activeworkflow #agents #data-engineering #data-ops #event-driven #ifttt

Updated: 2023-04-03
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-03-29
History: 6 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 2 open

865

stars

Forks: 75
Commits: 201 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

coderwall/coderwall-legacy

Professional network for software engineers

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Sinatra Bundler

Updated: 2016-02-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-04-21
History: 5 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

856

stars

Forks: 304
Commits: 1,444 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

wearefine/fae

CMS for Rails. For Reals.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#cms #content-management-system #hacktoberfest #rails #rails-engine #ruby

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-08-07
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 13 open

852

stars

Forks: 142
Commits: 3,513 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

be9/acl9

Yet another role-based authorization system for Rails

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2025-03-26
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-01-03
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 3 open

849

stars

Forks: 111
Commits: 200 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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inaturalist/inaturalist

The Rails app behind iNaturalist.org

Stack

JavaScript React Ruby on Rails Bundler npm

Updated: 2026-08-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-09-04
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 549 open

844

stars

Forks: 230
Commits: 15,842 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

motor-admin/motor-admin-rails

Low-code Admin panel and Business intelligence Rails engine. No DSL - configurable from the UI. Rails Admin, Active Admin, Blazer modern alternative.

Stack

Ruby Express Ruby on Rails Vue Bundler npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#admin #admin-dashboard #business-intelligence #charts #crud #low-code

Updated: 2026-02-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-03-04
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 31 open

839

stars

Forks: 88
Commits: 566 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

spohlenz/tinymce-rails

Integration of TinyMCE with the Rails asset pipeline

Stack

JavaScript Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#rails #ruby #tinymce

Updated: 2026-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-08-02
History: 5 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 73 open

823

stars

Forks: 264
Commits: 508 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

shadabahmed/logstasher

Awesome rails logs

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2025-11-18
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-04-06
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 45 open

816

stars

Forks: 138
Commits: 286 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

autolab/Autolab

Course management service that enables auto-graded programming assignments.

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

GitHub topics

#autograding #autolab #cmu #education #feedback #programming

Updated: 2026-06-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-10-25
History: 5 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 190 open

810

stars

Forks: 235
Commits: 2,179 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jamis/bulk_insert

Efficient bulk inserts with ActiveRecord

Stack

Ruby Ruby on Rails Bundler

Updated: 2022-01-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-09
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 15 open

809

stars

Forks: 81
Commits: 118 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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