oq: Terminal OpenAPI Spec viewer
https://github.com/plutov/oq

https://redd.it/1nf5g33
@r_opensource

Microsoft, IBM, Google lobbying Linux foundation 🤔



https://redd.it/1nf8w0i
@r_opensource

Does the Microsoft Store accept free apps signed with a SignPath code signing certificate

Hi,

Does the Microsoft Store accept free apps signed with a SignPath code signing certificate ?

from this: https://signpath.org/

Thanks

https://redd.it/1nf8rnk
@r_opensource

The EU Cyber Resilience Act's impact on open source security
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/eu-cyber-resilience-acts-impact-open-source-security

https://redd.it/1nfb7wj
@r_opensource

Droplr equivalent

I've used Droplr for well over a decade at this point .

Not sure when but it was bought at some point and the quality definitely went down hill. I bought a multi year license at some point that expired a while ago but still had access to the product so I put up with the numerous bugs.

It seems they've found it's been a while since I last paid and they're looking to charge me.

There must be an OSS equivalent or at least the screen recorder portion I could then hook up to my own API to produce shareable links.

https://redd.it/1nfctd5
@r_opensource

Search Apple notes in plain English

I was tired of never finding the right Apple Note because I couldn’t remember exact words. So I built a semantic search tool — type what you mean in plain English, and it finds the note.

I’ve open-sourced it, would love for you to try it out and share feedback! 🙌

https://www.okaysidd.com/semantic

https://redd.it/1nfh8o8
@r_opensource

Open source equivalent of INCI Beauty app

Hey everyone! I'm on the lookout for an OS app similar to the INCI Beauty app. It's essentially an app I use for scanning the barcodes of items, mainly shampoos and toothpaste etc personally, and it gives you a rundown of how much crap is in it or not.

Any os suggestions? I'm mainly keen on the aforementioned features. Cheers! :)

https://redd.it/1nfiltm
@r_opensource

First time doing open source development

Hi everyone, im a beginner to open source software developing and want to know any projects/repositories I can contribute to.

https://redd.it/1nfk8s6
@r_opensource

Umihi Music, my new Android YouTube Music Player

Hey guys, I just published the first build for my Android YouTube Music Player called Umihi Music. It's similar to InnerTune, ViMusic, SimpMusic and others in the same kind, but I focused on making my app extremely lightweight, fast, simple and reliable. The app is currently very bare-bones, but I am planning to add a bunch of features in the future.

If you're interested in checking it out, here are all the usefull links :

Github : https://github.com/ilianoKokoro/umihi-music/
F-Droid (IzzyDroid) : https://apt.izzysoft.de/packages/ca.ilianokokoro.umihi.music

If you encounter any bugs with the app, please make a GitHub Issue so I can work on making the app better for everyone. I hope you guys enjoy.

https://redd.it/1nflejm
@r_opensource

IBM AI Research Releases Two English Granite Embedding Models, Both Based on the ModernBERT Architecture
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/09/12/ibm-ai-research-releases-two-english-granite-embedding-models-both-based-on-the-modernbert-architecture/

https://redd.it/1nfnxfn
@r_opensource

Open Source Chrome Extension for Visual Web Scraping – Self-Host or Use Cloud

Hi everyone!

I just released OnPage.dev, an open-source Chrome extension for visual web scraping.

Key features:

Select elements visually with hover highlights
Smart scraping with auto-scroll
Export data to CSV or JSON
Run locally with Node.js backend or use the hosted cloud version at onpage.dev

The extension is fully open-source, so you can self-host and keep your data private.

GitHub: https://github.com/OnPage-Scraper/OnPage-Scraper

I’d love feedback, suggestions, and contributions. Open to feature ideas, improvements, and bug reports!

Legal note: Please scrape responsibly and respect site terms of service.

https://redd.it/1nfrpk1
@r_opensource

QRPorter — local Wi-Fi file transfer via QR (PC ↔ Mobile)

I built QRPorter, a small open-source utility that moves files between desktop and mobile over your LAN/Wi-Fi using QR codes. No cloud, no mobile app, no accounts — just scan & transfer.

# Features

- PC → Mobile file transfer: select a file on your desktop, generate a QR code, scan with your phone and download the file in the phone browser.
- Mobile → PC file transfer: scan the QR on the PC, open the link on your phone, upload a file from the phone and it’s saved on the PC.
- No extra mobile apps / accounts — works via the phone’s browser and the desktop app.
- Local-first — traffic stays on your Wi-Fi/LAN (no cloud).
- Cross-platform — desktop UI + web interface works with modern mobile browsers (Windows / macOS / Linux / iOS / Android).

# Requirements & tested platforms

- Python 3.12+ and pip.
- Tested on Windows 11 and Linux; macOS should work.
- Key Python deps: Flask, PySide6, qrcode, Werkzeug, Pillow.

# Installation

You can install from PyPI:

~~~bash
pip install qrporter
~~~

After install, run:

~~~bash
qrporter
~~~

# Troubleshooting

- Make sure both devices are on the same Wi-Fi/LAN (guest/isolated networks often block local traffic).
- Maximum 1 GB file size limit and commonly used file types allowed.
- One file at a time. For multiple files, zip them and transfer the zip.

# License

- MIT License

# GitHub

https://github.com/manikandancode/qrporter

If you try it out — I’d love feedback, issues, or ideas for improvements. I beautified and commented the code using AI to improve readability and inline documentation. Thanks! 🙏


https://redd.it/1nfutc3
@r_opensource

The 2025 QOSS Survey is Open!
https://unitary.foundation/posts/2025_qoss_survey/

https://redd.it/1nfz0ym
@r_opensource

How should open source contributors be rewarded—equity, payments, or something else?

We’ve been thinking a lot about how to go beyond the usual “thanks!” and actually reward contributors in a more meaningful way. We are building an enterprise offering on the project and I want to share the upside with our community. Opensource is one of the greatest parts of software, but I feel like there are a lot of great contributors that keep everything afloat without $$.

One big motivator for contributing to open source is *using* the software for your own business/project—that’s a natural alignment. But then there are the weekend warriors who just like a project, and I feel like if **we’re building on top of their work, they should get a slice of the pie too.**

Some ideas I’m considering:

* **Equity pool:** Treat contributors a bit like advisors—award equity in the parent company for quality contributions. More long-term buy-in, but how do you set the floor? Does *every* contributor get some?
* **Cash bounties:** Have a pool of money and a list of high-priority issues with $$ attached. Motivating, but feels more transactional and short-term. I've seen this with mixed results.
* **Hybrid / tiered model:** Almost like Kickstarter rewards. Contribute a bit → recognition/merch. Contribute a lot → cash. Contribute consistently → equity.

The worry is making everything too transactional—e.g., people stop reporting bugs because “they’ll just post it with a bounty next week.” Equity feels like stronger buy-in, but it’s complicated. Equity only pays out if everything goes great, otherwise its worth 0.

Has anyone here seen a good model for this? How do you balance building a strong community with fairly rewarding people whose code you actually use?

https://redd.it/1ng0etp
@r_opensource

Open source NPM package for collecting visual feedback — Launching New Features

Hi Community, I'm building an open-source tool that will enable you to receive direct feedback from users on your website. I launched the tool in July. Since then, I have talked to many of you and now releasing new features and improvements.

New features:

1. Get User Email: You can follow up with users.
2. Show Notification: You can motivate users.

Improvement:

1. The widget button has multiple position options
2. Now you can set class names for all the elements
3. Form Modal changes position to left and right too.
4. On layout shift, the selected area also shifts.
5. Readme has clear instructions for self-hosting 👈

ASK: Please try the tool, share more feedback.

Repo: Github.com/satyamskillz/react-roast

https://redd.it/1ng3zz6
@r_opensource

I built Supacrawler, an lightweight Go service for web scraping, crawling, screenshots, and monitoring

Hey r/opensource,

I’ve been working on Supacrawler, a fully open-source and lightweight project in Go for web scraping, crawling, screenshots, and monitoring.

It’s built with concurrency in mind (goroutines + Redis/Asynq for job scheduling) and ships with Playwright support for handling JS-heavy sites. It exposes a small set of REST endpoints like:

`/scrape` – extract structured content (Markdown, JSON, HTML, link maps)
/crawl – distributed crawling with depth/link controls
`/screenshots` – full-page rendering with Playwright
/watch – detect and notify on site changes (this is on app only for now)

I recently put together local benchmarks comparing SupaCrawler with Selenium, Beautifulsoup, and Playwright on python. Everything is open source (Apache 2.0) and contributions or feature requests are welcome!

Here's the GitHub link: https://github.com/antoineross/supacrawler

Thanks for checking it out! Always curious to hear how people would use a tool like this or what features would be most useful

https://redd.it/1ng57ol
@r_opensource

I built LibrePoly, An open-source learning platform that aims to teach almost anything!
https://69420gaming.github.io/librepoly/

https://redd.it/1ng7hvo
@r_opensource

Is this the fate of FOSS android apps?
https://www.reddit.com/r/androidapps/comments/1ng7olv/is_this_the_fate_of_foss_android_apps/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

https://redd.it/1ng7q8i
@r_opensource

Squiggle - open-source Grammarly

I used to pay for Grammarly Pro but didn't renew a couple months ago. While writing a blog post today, I thought: why not just build my own AI-assisted grammar tool where I can plug in my own API key for spelling and phrasing suggestions?

So I built one this afternoon. It works pretty well already, though there’s plenty of room to improve.

Feel free to try it out, fork it, or send a PR (will review when I can):

https://squiggle.sethmorton.com

https://github.com/sethmorton/squiggle

https://redd.it/1ng8g7p
@r_opensource

OpenSplit - Cross Platform Split timer with a big focus on customization via CSS. Free, open source, looking for development help (and testers soon!)

Hi friends, I've got a lot of friends who run on Linux and Mac and are somewhat frustrated by the options that are out there, and even on Windows I was really looking for something a little more modern looking/feeling than LiveSplit to shake things up, so I decided to make one: https://github.com/ZellyDev-Games/OpenSplit

To be clear, this is not a usable product yet, it's pretty close to an alpha. This post is geared for developers who might be interested in helping, and people interested in testing in a few weeks.

Where I'm hoping to bring interest is

CSS styling with drop in skins (it's a Wails app, so the backend is Go, and the frontend is a React app, so web developers in particular will feel at home)
Cross platform, with working global hotkeys (Windows done, need someone good with mac/X APIs. I think Wayland is dead in the water, but knowledgeable folks would be great to talk to!)
Free, open source, permissive license. Do what you want with it.

Where the project is at

Very early development. To reiterate this post is geared towards developers who want to contribute or runners who might be interested in testing in a few weeks.
Basic UX/UI skeleton, you can open it, create split files, operate the timer, etc
Basic data models and file/IO to persist them
Pretty decent unit tests

What the project needs

Anyone interested who knows or wants to learn Go and React (with typenoscript)
MacOS developers. The hotkey system provided by Wails wasn't sufficient, so I made a platform specific system for Windows witht he Win32 API. This needs to be replicated on macOS and Linux
Linux developers. Largely for the same reason, specifically if you can think of a global hotkey solution for Wayland
Testers, but not quite yet. In a few weeks it could be ready to hand off for some VERY early alpha/dev preview testing.
Auto splitting. I don't even know where to start with this yet :D

How to get involved

Best place is the ZellyDev Games discord: discord gg slash xcrHKCsGmv select the "OpenSplit" option from the onboarding screen
Check out the README, CONTRIBUTING, and getting_started at the project's github: https://github.com/ZellyDev-Games/OpenSplit

Thanks folks, I'm very interested in hearing if you have thoughts, requests, or advice for the project.

https://redd.it/1ng4t9x
@r_opensource

How do I start contributing to open source projects on GitHub?

I already have an intermediate knowledge of C and C++, intermediate in C# too and I wanted to contribute to something, some issue or something like that, but I never did, does anyone have any tips?

https://redd.it/1ngd69x
@r_opensource