Open Source Index
Curated list of the most critical open source projects powering our modern digital infrastructure, measured by contributor volume and software value
| Project | Contributors | Software value | Health score |
|---|---|---|---|
Visual Studio CodeVisual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor that runs on desktop and supports a wide range of programming languages and development operations. It includes built-in support for JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js and has a rich ecosystem of extensions for other languages and tools. | 136,254 | $153M | Excellent |
KubernetesKubernetes (K8s) is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. | 121,934 | $6B | Excellent |
Home AssistantHome Assistant is an open-source home automation platform that enables users to control and automate their smart home devices. It provides a centralized system for managing lights, thermostats, cameras, sensors, and other IoT devices through a unified interface, with support for thousands of integrations and custom automations. | 82,642 | $147M | Healthy |
FlutterFlutter makes it easy and fast to build beautiful apps for mobile and beyond | 76,531 | $106M | Excellent |
React NativeReact Native is a framework developed by Facebook that enables building native mobile applications using React and JavaScript. It allows developers to create mobile apps for iOS and Android platforms using a single codebase, providing native performance while leveraging web development skills. | 54,934 | $28M | Excellent |
Node.jsNode.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. | 53,222 | $4B | Excellent |
OpenClawOpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot, Moltbot, and Molty) is an autonomous artificial intelligence agent that can execute tasks via large language models (LLMs), using messaging platforms as its main user interface. | 49,806 | $221M | Healthy |
TensorFlowTensorFlow is an open-source machine learning framework developed by Google that enables numerical computation and large-scale machine learning. It provides a flexible system for defining and executing computations involving tensors, which are multi-dimensional arrays. The framework supports deep learning and neural networks across multiple platforms and devices. | 48,168 | $209M | Healthy |
Font AwesomeFont Awesome is a comprehensive icon library and toolkit that provides scalable vector icons that can be customized with CSS. It offers thousands of free icons for web development, supporting multiple file formats and frameworks. | 46,829 | $38M | Healthy |
The Linux Kernel OrganizationThe Linux Kernel Organization is a California Public Benefit Corporation established in 2002 to distribute the Linux kernel and other Open Source software to the public without charge. We are recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 private operating foundation. | 45,786 | $1.5B | Concerning |
Upstream MultiPath TCP Linux Kernel DevelopmentDevelopment version of the Upstream MultiPath TCP Linux kernel 🐧 | 43,378 | $1.4B | Fair |
PyTorchPyTorch is an open source machine learning framework that accelerates the path from research prototyping to production deployment. | 42,543 | $151M | Healthy |
IsletIslet is an open-source software project written in Rust that enables confidential computing on ARM architecture devices using the ARMv9 CCA. The primary objective of Islet is to enable on-device confidential computing and protect user privacy on end user devices. | 42,521 | $3.4B | Fair |
Next.jsThe React Framework | 42,318 | $52M | Healthy |
Project JupyterThe mission of the Project is to develop tools for interactive computing, research and education with an emphasis in data science workflows. | 39,243 | $527M | Healthy |
Hermes AgentHermes Agent is an agentic framework that enables the creation of autonomous AI agents capable of performing complex tasks through tool use, reasoning, and multi-step planning. It provides infrastructure for building intelligent agents that can interact with external systems and APIs. | 38,774 | $66M | Excellent |
vLLMThe mission of the Project is to develop an open-source library for fast LLM inference and serving. | 37,865 | $194M | Excellent |
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Issues found on WSL | 34,790 | $7.7M | Healthy |
NixOSNixOS is a declarative, reproducible Linux distribution built around the Nix package manager, where the entire system configuration—including packages, services, and settings—is defined in a single configuration file. | 34,698 | $207M | Excellent |
The Moby ProjectThe Moby Project is an open-source initiative that provides a toolkit for containerization. It serves as the foundation for Docker and other container platforms by offering components for container image management, storage, networking, and orchestration. The project focuses on modularity and extensibility to enable building container-based systems. | 34,633 | $98M | Healthy |