Why we trust strangers’ open source more than our colleagues’
https://00f.net/2025/09/01/opensource-by-internal-contributors/

https://redd.it/1n91brq
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I built Torrentino — one-click movie torrent finder

I’ve always been annoyed at how **cluttered and unreliable torrent sites** are.
Searching for a movie = ads, pop-ups, fake buttons. I just wanted something faster and cleaner.

So I built **Torrentino** → [https://torrentino.tech](https://torrentino.tech)

* One-click verified torrent downloads
* Clean, ad-free interface
* Smarter indexing algorithm for better search accuracy

**Stack:** React (frontend) + Flask (backend), containerized with Docker + deployed on [Fly.io](http://Fly.io) \+ frontend on Vercel.

This is an MVP — I’d love thoughts from fellow builders:

* How would you extend this? (multi-source scraping, subnoscripts, related movies, caching, etc.)
* Any feedback on SEO/distribution?

https://redd.it/1n9dax1
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Campfire (the self-hosted group chat) just became free and open source!

Hi!

DHH (co-founder of Basecamp) announced yesterday that they're making their group chat software open source (MIT licensed) and free for everyone to use. This is fantastic news, especially considering this piece of software previously required a $299 payment just to access the codebase (far too expensive, in my opinion).

It looks like we now have another excellent open source alternative to Slack and Microsoft Teams, thanks to this move. I really hope more companies will follow this trend soon.

What are your thoughts?

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Is OOXML Artifically Complex?
https://hsu.cy/2025/09/is-ooxml-artificially-complex/

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What Open Source, Self-hosted Video and Voice chats Application

Who has a Open source self hostable video and voice chat that can integrate with phones and with linux computers. I know that nextcloud has an option but i was wanting more options with less bloat and overhead if anyone knows of any and has experience with them your opinion would be greatly appreciated.

https://redd.it/1n9jnic
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I built Manx - web search, code snippets, Rag and LLM Integrations.
https://github.com/neur0map/manx

https://redd.it/1n9m2y7
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Discogs alternative

Is there an alternative to Discogs for cataloguing physical music media? My specific problem is that I cannot add a certain bootleg record to my collection, even though I can find it in the Discogs database. I suspect this is due to the transaction-focused nature of Discogs and enshittification.

https://redd.it/1n9ni58
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Made my own Tokenizer for ML open-source
https://github.com/gianndev/Tok

https://redd.it/1n9iya4
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Si tenemos una duda se la preguntamos a la IA, la IA, entrenada por humanos, nos dará una respuesta (probablemente equivocada) ¿Por qué no nos consultamos directamente entre personas?

Creo que la utilidad de la IA está en analizar muchísimos datos y dar valoraciones estadísticas en base a patrones. Más allá, la encuentro innecesaria. No entiendo por qué hay que pagar a una empresa para que nos dé información, cuando podríamos consultar directamente con la persona que tiene la información de primera mano.
Antes de esta locura de la IA, propuse a una gran empresa la creación de una app que sirviera para poder consultar con un experto en cualquier área, porque todos somos expertos en algo. Los usuarios se registraban también como expertos y tenía un sistema de puntos que permitía que los mejores expertos pudieran ganar dinero con sus consejos, así como la participación de empresas. Yo creo que con la publicidad adecuada hubiera sido un éxito. La empresa nunca contestó, ahora tienen una IA para dar el conocimiento humano bajo pago. Sigo pensando que no les necesitamos, que los humanos ya podemos traspasar nuestro conocimiento directamente y que cada una se nosotros podríamos tener una agenda de contactos inabarcable. Y esto no le gusta a las empresas.

https://redd.it/1n9t1ye
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built a windows version of a viral productivity app

Introducing freewrite-windows: A Distraction-Free Writing App for Windows

Are you looking for a simple, focused writing environment to boost your productivity? Check out the new freewrite-windows app, a Windows version of the popular freewrite app.

Just like the original macOS app, freewrite-windows provides a minimalist, distraction-free interface to help you write without interruptions.

Whether you're working on a novel, essay, or just need some uninterrupted writing time, freewrite can help you get in the flow and boost your productivity.

The app is open-source and available on GitHub, so feel free to check out the code and drop a star, report issues, or contribute improvements.

Download : Freewrite v1.0 MSI , Freewrite v1.0 EXE

Github Repo: Open Source Repository

https://redd.it/1n9tkio
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Alternative of Eslint Config Airbnb ( Base + React + Typenoscript ) -> ESLint Config Airbnb Extended
https://www.npmjs.com/package/eslint-config-airbnb-extended

https://redd.it/1n9uuss
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EU's Digital Fairness Act against Google's prohibition on installing apps unverified by them or "sideloading" in Android
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14622-Digital-Fairness-Act_en

https://redd.it/1n9wb4u
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Open source business management tool for small business

Hello All,

I have been working on an open source business management tool for small business. It has simple, ERP, CMS, task management and other useful features which could be helpful for small business. Recently I've made few updates so thought of sharing here.

Github:

https://github.com/oitcode/samarium

Any feedback or comment is welcome.

Thanks and have a good time.

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I built an open-source VSCode extension that embeds ~30 tools to replace a bunch of online tools. Free, No Ads, Run on Local
https://github.com/fuzionix/devtool-plus

https://redd.it/1n9zrpt
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VantaProxy - All-in-Go encrypted HTTP/HTTPS proxy and demo HTTP server

https://github.com/VantaGate/VantaProxy

Mobile version not working as of now, works best for wget and curl.

Edit: Added 3-clause BSD LICENSE file, thank you for bringing that to my attention.

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Made a smart feedback button you can add in 1 line of code
https://feedbackland.com

https://redd.it/1na25ql
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20 open-source tools to build zero trust architecture
https://www.cerbos.dev/blog/20-open-source-tools-for-zero-trust-architecture

https://redd.it/1na5311
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I Want to Make the Most Beautiful, Aesthetic, Free and Open-source Platform for Learning Japanese Ever

The idea is actually quite simple. As a Japanese learner and a coder, I've always wanted there to be an open-source, 100% free for learning Japanese, similar to Monkeytype in the typing community.

Unfortunately, pretty much all language learning apps are closed-sourced and paid these days, and the ones that are free have unfortunately been abandoned.

But of course, just creating yet another language learning app was not enough - there has to be a unique selling point. And then I thought to myself: why not make it crazy and do what no other language learning app ever did by adding a gazillion different color themes and fonts, to really hit it home and honor the app's original inspiration, Monkeytype?

And so I did. Now, I'm looking to find contributors and testers for the early stages of the app.

Why? Because weebs and otakus deserve to have a 100% free, beautiful, quality language learning app too！



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A simple program that uses JSON to produce guitar tabs in the terminal. Would love to have contributors, if interested
https://github.com/dukartbr/terminalTabs

https://redd.it/1nabvdd
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CaddyManager 0.0.2 - SQLite is here! - Web UI for managing Caddy servers

Hey everyone! I couldn't have imagined people so eagerly jumping on the first release of CaddyManager, thank you for all the feedback and with that I have shifted instantly on putting SQLite in place ;) Looking forward to hearing how everyone is liking it, please don't hesitate to put feature requests in so I can build out a bit of a bigger roadmap!

Here's update 0.0.2!

This release has a set of quality of life updates that will hopefully greatly improve everyone's experience with CaddyManager, thank you all for playing around with it thus far! This release introduces multi-database engine support, with SQLite as default, this did mean that the docker compose has changed. I also made some changes to backend/frontend communication so it becomes significantly easier to reverse proxy the app. (literally just a reverse_proxy rule to the frontend)

New features

\- Multi-database engine support, with SQLite as default and MongoDB as alternative option

\- Alternative JSON editor for bigger changes and copy/pasting

\- Initial dashboard setup, will be improved upon in the future, as well as Open Telemetry integration.

Improvements

\- Improved all input fields readability

\- Frontend container is now properly communicating directly with the backend, clients dont need to interact directly with backend anymore

\- When using domains that already exist in a config, combined with a template, the merging with the existing configuration doesn't break the Caddy config anymore

\- Improved logging and added various cleanups throughout the codebase to improve speed

Please note that the compose file has changed!
You can find the last version here: https://github.com/caddymanager/caddymanager/blob/0.0.2/docker-compose.yml and in the readme of course!

When you find a bug, please use Github issues to report it!
https://github.com/caddymanager/caddymanager
I'm reading everything daily and spending at least a couple of hours each weekend going through them and roadmapping it all.

Previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/comments/1lnnf6b/caddymanager\_001\_web\_ui\_for\_managing\_caddy/

https://redd.it/1naf857
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My Open Source Captive Information Portal - Make one yourself!

Hey everyone,

I'm into DIY electronics and a firm believer in using tech for community organizing and resistance. I’ve been working on a project that flips the concept of a malicious captive portal upside down. Instead of stealing info, this device gives it away, completely offline.

You’ve probably seen those WiFi “login” portals at airports or cafes. You know, they’re used for logins into a public WiFi, and sometimes created to steal credentials by nefarious actors or joksters using Bruce Firmware, etc. (not what we are doing here, but often a DIY Electronics project which is easily available online). I flipped the idea into a form of resistance...

I wanted to figure out a way to distribute information in a way that is discrete and fully offline, that allows access for anyone to whatever valuable information you want to put out there. So, rather than making a fake wifi to capture credentials, I made this repo, which creates a fake "wifi" network and a captive portal. However, when you join it, rather than bringing up a login page, it can bring up a fully offline HTML-based web page full of information. I created a version regarding techno-fascism and what we can do to fight back, like practicing media discernment and active community building, amongst other things.

I know this idea of a captive portal webpage is not new, but I wanted to make it accessible to anyone who would like to make one of these little info drops, and a version that wasn't just for pranks or malicious credential capturing.

The minimum needed components are an \~$2 ESP32-C3 or another microcontroller and some way to power it, like a small power bank. I chose the ESP32-C3 Super Mini as it's barely an inch square and can be easily hidden, but you could change the config for practically any microcontroller. I've also included code to add a very cheap LDR sensor (Light detector), so if you want to try to deploy these using a battery and solar, it can detect when it's dark out and go into a deep sleep. This way, it is only active when most people will be around during daylight hours and conserves battery at night. You can easily make one of these little devices for under $5 to carry around with you, or with a few more bucks, make them practically an indefinitely available source of information using a battery and solar power.

Some other use cases might be:

\\- Spreading public health information.

\\- Spreading banned or suppressed information.

\\- Providing information during protests or other gatherings that can not be disrupted easily, since this device does not use the internet.

\\- Providing information to the unhoused, such as addresses and information regarding locally available resources.

Many features could make this even better, like being able to update the data hosted on them from afar, etc. They could probably even be used with LoRa to make a sort of resistance message board that is only in a community (depending, I guess, on how many people create nodes)

This is a fully open-source project, so feel free to contribute if you have ideas! I've included some example HTML and information in the examples folder under docs. Maybe we can make a few more examples to add to the Repo for those who'd like to make one!

Would love to hear what you all think! Cheers!

[REPO LINK\](https://github.com/zach-mckinnon/infoDrops)

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