OmniWM: Free, open-source tiling window manager for Apple Silicon Macs, with Niri-style scrolling containers and Hyprland-style Dwindle BSP. · GitHub
https://github.com/OmniNull/OmniWM
Free, open-source tiling window manager for Apple Silicon Macs, with Niri-style scrolling containers and Hyprland-style Dwindle BSP. - OmniNull/OmniWM
Conversations: the very last word in instant messaging
https://conversations.im/
An open source instant messaging client. Easy to use, reliable, battery friendly. With built-in support for e2e encryption, group chats and media transfer.
https://lobste.rs/s/4jqfz1/breaking_up_with_google_play_why and the linked article by the author
Celld: Self-hosted, distributed Durable Objects | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49185430#49191488
interesting durable objects alternative and discussion
Gifski: 🌈 Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac · GitHub
https://github.com/sindresorhus/Gifski
🌈 Convert videos to high-quality GIFs on your Mac. Contribute to sindresorhus/Gifski development by creating an account on GitHub.
TablePro: Free and open source database client built natively for developers · GitHub
https://github.com/TableProApp/TablePro
Free and open source database client built natively for developers - TableProApp/TablePro
Petrichor: An offline macOS music player · GitHub
https://github.com/kushalpandya/Petrichor
An offline macOS music player. Contribute to kushalpandya/Petrichor development by creating an account on GitHub.
swinsian alternative
AudioMass: Free full-featured web-based audio & waveform editing tool · GitHub
https://github.com/pkalogiros/audiomass
Free full-featured web-based audio & waveform editing tool - pkalogiros/AudioMass
Potential audacity alternative.
Capso: Open-source screenshot and screen recording for macOS. The free, native alternative to CleanShot X. Built with Swift 6.0 and SwiftUI. · GitHub
https://github.com/lzhgus/Capso
Open-source screenshot and screen recording for macOS. The free, native alternative to CleanShot X. Built with Swift 6.0 and SwiftUI. - lzhgus/Capso
Shottr alternative - open source and does screen recording!
Open Source Does Not Imply Open Community | Lobsters
https://lobste.rs/s/rp1lti/open_source_does_not_imply_open_community
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Passbolt
https://www.passbolt.com/
Open Source Password Manager for Teams | Manage and share passwords securely with Passbolt. Open source, audited and built for teams that need collaboration, compliance and control.
good alternative to enpass / birwarden?
Mole: 🐹 Deep clean and optimize your Mac.
https://github.com/tw93/Mole
🐹 Deep clean and optimize your Mac. Contribute to tw93/Mole development by creating an account on GitHub.
Discord Alternatives, Ranked: Taggart Tech
https://taggart-tech.com/discord-alternatives/
Building an online community takes more than tools. But the right tool can make all the difference.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46949564
Discourse is pretty cool and rocket.chat self hosted can be worth a look (oh no - community edition is pretty hobbled and this discussion explains a lot like mattermost: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat/issues/31149) - also don't forget campfire https://github.com/basecamp/once-campfire
Zensical
https://zensical.org/
Adaptive systems for evolving ideas – Zensical creates scalable Open Source systems for technical writing with an exceptional AX, keeping you in the flow
By the material mkdocs team. In rust and python. Looks really good and their business model is to sell support / collab to big orgs.
Could be good for postowl and my other sites?
rustdesk: An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.
https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk
An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer. - rustdesk/rustdesk
anydesk teamviewer alternative - ideal for help dad parents. available as apk so could install on dad's tv
KeePassium - KeePass app for iOS
https://keepassium.com/
Easy to use KeePass app for iOS — with AutoFill, synchronization, and open source code.
Password manager based on keepassxc format. Looks good - rent to own model. GPL in case ever need to fork and self-build.
A file server that supports static serving, uploading, searching, accessing control, webdav...
https://github.com/sigoden/dufs
A file server that supports static serving, uploading, searching, accessing control, webdav... - sigoden/dufs
Looks good and would be the one to use if you need something like this. Maybe for digital self sufficiency companies might use this
Your vibe coded slop PR is not welcome
https://samsaffron.com/archive/2025/10/27/your-vibe-coded-slop-pr-is-not-welcome
Sam's Spot - Sam saffron's web log
flagsmith: Flagsmith is an open source feature flagging and remote config service. Self-host or use our hosted version at https://app.flagsmith.com.
https://github.com/Flagsmith/flagsmith
Flagsmith is an open source feature flagging and remote config service. Self-host or use our hosted version at https://app.flagsmith.com. - Flagsmith/flagsmith
launchdarkly alternative
stalwart: All-in-one Mail & Collaboration server. Secure, scalable and fluent in every protocol (IMAP, JMAP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV, WebDAV).
https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart
All-in-one Mail & Collaboration server. Secure, scalable and fluent in every protocol (IMAP, JMAP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV, WebDAV). - stalwartlabs/stalwart
GitHub - VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf: Free, Open-Source Invoice PDF Generator – Live Preview, Runs in Your Browser, No Sign-Up
https://github.com/VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf
Free, Open-Source Invoice PDF Generator – Live Preview, Runs in Your Browser, No Sign-Up - VladSez/easy-invoice-pdf
nice way to generate invoices
GitHub - abhinavxd/libredesk: Open source, self-hosted customer support desk. Single binary app.
https://github.com/abhinavxd/libredesk
Open source, self-hosted customer support desk. Single binary app. - abhinavxd/libredesk
zendesk alternative
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43158166
GitHub - nocodb/nocodb: 🔥 🔥 🔥 Open Source Airtable Alternative
https://github.com/nocodb/nocodb
🔥 🔥 🔥 Open Source Airtable Alternative. Contribute to nocodb/nocodb development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub - Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF: #1 Locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
#1 Locally hosted web application that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files - Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF
Outline – Team knowledge base & wiki
https://www.getoutline.com/
A modern team knowledge base for your internal documentation, product specs, support answers, meeting notes, onboarding, & more…
knowledge management / handbook tool use by Doist: https://x.com/amix3k/status/1866452820876251407
alternative to Confluence etc
looks really good:
GitHub - BespokeSynth/BespokeSynth: Software modular synth
https://github.com/BespokeSynth/BespokeSynth/
Software modular synth. Contribute to BespokeSynth/BespokeSynth development by creating an account on GitHub.