A new experiment: making Protobuf in C++ less painful (inspired by the old “why is Protobuf so clunky?” thread)
https://github.com/illegal-instruction-co/sugar-proto

https://redd.it/1njfncb
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Just open-sourced my first major project: PUNKT3 - A personal website template that works with any CMS

# 🎯 Introducing PUNKT3 - My First Open Source Project!

Hey guys :) I'm excited to share PUNKT3 (pronounced "Punkte" - German for "dots"), my first major open-source project that I've been working on.

> https://github.com/ludwig-loth/punkt3

It may not be much or innovative, but I'm proud of it. It started as my personal portfolio website, and it grew into something more generic. I hope you'll like!

## What is PUNKT3?

It's a backend-agnostic personal website template built with Nuxt 4 and Tailwind CSS. The entire design philosophy revolves around dots/points, creating a unique and cohesive visual experience.


## 🚀 Key Features

- True backend flexibility - Works with Directus or any CMS through adapters (for now Directus is implemented, feel free to contribute and add more adapters)
- Beautiful dot-based design system I call it cozy retro brutalism
- Fully responsive with mobile-first approach
- Built-in i18n (German/English out of the box)
- SEO optimized with proper meta tags and structured data
- fully TypeScript

## 🔌 The Adapter System

This is what I'm most proud of - you're not locked into any specific CMS:

// Just implement these methods for your CMS of choice
class YourCMSAdapter {
    async getLandingPageData(): Promise<Landing> { }
    async getProjectData(): Promise<Project[]> { }
    async getCVData(): Promise<CV> { }
    // ... etc
}

---

If you have ideas, suggestions or tips and tricks for the open source repo itself, just let me know :)

https://redd.it/1nji1qr
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StaticLink = links, notes, pics in one QR. Open-source & private. Feedback welcome!

Hey Reddit! 👋

I’ve been working on a project called StaticLink and I’d love you to check it out. It’s a tool I built to bundle links, notes, pics, anything basically, into one neat package and share it instantly via a QR code. No accounts, no ads, no tracking, everything stays private and local.

I put a lot of work into making it fast, simple, and reliable, and it’s designed for all kinds of uses:

Trips & festivals: share itineraries, maps, playlists
Quick work/class handoffs: no cables, no setups
Events & teaching: share everything in a single QR
Personal offline bundles for later

It’s free forever, open-source, and you can use it in your browser or download it for Windows/Linux or as a PWA.

I’d love for you to try it and let me know about any bugs or improvements! Check it out here: GitHub or Web app. If you want to know more, check out the Promo site.

https://redd.it/1njk6sl
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Best lightweight and fast REST client? Abandoning Postman

I want to ditch Postman. What are you using and why?

So far I've heard of Insomnia, Bruno, httpie, hurl.

https://redd.it/1njpfdb
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How to make Dev containers work for vscodium flatpak

Hi All,

I've been using the vscodium flatpak for a while and am very happy with it. However, I've recently been trying to spin up a dev container and run into a bit of a brick wall.

As this is Vscodium the dev-containers plugin is out as that's propriety to microsoft and therefore only available to VsCode users. No bother, containers tools is open source and podman and pod-manager are open source. However, due to the isolation of the flatpak all the tutorials I can find then use vscode's remote development plugin, which is again a proprietry Vscode exclusive, to connect to the container.

Is there an open source alternative I can sub in for the "remote development" plugin or some other way I make dev containers work on the vscodium flatpak.

Thanks,

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I made an open-source medication and supplement tracking app
https://github.com/dizzafizza/Meditrax

https://redd.it/1njslt3
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IBM AI Releases Granite-Docling-258M: An Open-Source, Enterprise-Ready Document AI Model
https://www.marktechpost.com/2025/09/17/ibm-ai-releases-granite-docling-258m-an-open-source-enterprise-ready-document-ai-model/

https://redd.it/1njvf2h
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fixing ai bugs before they happen, for open source maintainers: a semantic firewall you can paste
https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/GrandmaClinic/README.md

https://redd.it/1njwyy6
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Looking for projects to contribute to (French translator)

Hi all! Sorry if maybe slightly off-topic, but I'm looking for some cool projects to contribute my translation skills to. I've got over 3 years of professional translation experience (French to English and English to French) for a big company in the UK under my belt and I've currently got some spare time, so would love to help out!

Any ideas of where I should look for any such projects? Feel free to link me to anything interesting and open source that's looking for help! :) cheers!

https://redd.it/1njzznz
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I built a community-driven list of free & open APIs with examples – looking for contributors!

Hey everyone,

I just launched a new open-source project on GitHub: [**Awesome Open Data APIs**](https://github.com/Humayun-glitch/Awesome-Open-Data-APIs) 🚀

The goal is simple:
👉 Create a **community-driven collection of free & open APIs**, neatly categorized (Finance, Weather, Space, Education, etc.), with **examples** in Python & JavaScript so anyone can get started quickly.

Why?

* Finding good free APIs is often a pain (outdated lists, broken links, no examples).
* This repo is meant to be a **living, maintained resource** for developers, students, and hobbyists.
* Anyone can contribute new APIs, fix broken ones, or add examples – beginner-friendly PRs are welcome.

📂 Repo includes:

* Curated list of APIs by category
* Example code snippets (Python & JS)
* JSON files with structured API metadata
* Easy contribution guidelines

If you know a cool free API, please consider adding it! 🙌

🔗 GitHub Repo: [github.com/Humayun-glitch/Awesome-Open-Data-APIs](https://github.com/Humayun-glitch/Awesome-Open-Data-APIs)

I’d love your feedback – what categories or features would make this the most useful for you?

Thanks!

https://redd.it/1nk177m
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PinePods: self-hosted podcast management system that allows you to play, download, and keep track of podcasts
https://www.pinepods.online/

https://redd.it/1nk3pjz
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Release 0.20 · hubleto/erp
https://github.com/hubleto/erp/releases/tag/0.20

https://redd.it/1nk7vt9
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Built a tiny Go string-case lib (sx) + looking for project ideas 👀

Got bored and hacked together a small Go lib: https://github.com/gomantics/sx

It’s basically string case utils (camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case, etc), inspired by scule from unjs.

Thinking of doing more little weekend libs. I feel like Go’s missing a solid OAuth2 server library (esp. for MCP OAuth servers), but I’m open to other ideas too - maybe even some small full-stack apps.

Would love feedback on sx + any ideas you think the Go world needs 🙌

May be this is just me prepping for hacktoberfest 😂

https://redd.it/1nkaw6h
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OpenVoiceOS and Home Assistant: A Voice Automation Dream Team
https://blog.openvoiceos.org/posts/2025-09-17-ovos_ha_dream_team

https://redd.it/1nkb4pt
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How to contribute to OpenSource projects? Is there a chance for a beginner in 2025?

I am a complete beginner in opensource and I've tried contributing but always got confused from where to start. I know that every beginner should start with 'good first issue' labelled projects but there are already so many contributions in those. So how should i approach it?

https://redd.it/1nkggza
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Built a tiny c++ text chunker for python

Hey people! I've been working on a project that involved working with large texts and I've been forced to build a c++ implementation of a chunker in order to be fast and I eventually decided to extract my code and build a pypi package!

And I'm happy to share it to the open source community https://github.com/Lumen-Labs/cpp-chunker

I know It's a small package but I would love to hear your thoughts

https://redd.it/1nkiyet
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Is there an open source program that could take large PDFs and read them aloud using an AI TTS?

I've been poking around a little bit on this topic for a while but most of what I find either uses really old TTS models that sound terrible or struggles to deal with PDFs longer than a few pages. I am not super techy but I have an alright understanding of computers. I am currently running windows 11. If programs only exist for linux, I've dual booted in the past, but I would rather not set that up on my current laptop.

https://redd.it/1nkj1pl
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App to link Wear OS watches

Hi, I wanted to ask if there's anything open source that could be used to pair Wear OS watches with Android, so I can do without the brand's app. In my case, it's the mobvoi app, i have a ticwatch pro 3.

https://redd.it/1nkm07k
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Open Source dumpall — Aggregate project files into Markdown for AI/code reviews

I just released `dumpall`, a small open-source CLI that aggregates project files into a single, clean Markdown doc.



Uses:

\- Feed AI models exact context without node_modules noise

\- Prep for code reviews & debugging

\- Quick archiving or sharing



Features:

\- 📝 AI-ready Markdown with fenced code blocks

\- 📋 Copy-to-clipboard (--clip)

\- 🎨 Optional colorized terminal output

\- 🎯 Smart exclusions (--exclude)



Repo 👉 https://github.com/ThisIsntMyId/dumpall

Docs/demo 👉 https://dumpall.pages.dev/



Would love feedback & contributions 🙌

https://redd.it/1nkkj82
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What are some examples where working class people are empowered by open source?

I'm trying to find ways to promote open source projects and concepts to masses by generating points that could captivate a non-open source using audience. My target audience is working class people, and empowering them with open source tools and ideas.

One of my ideas is to start some social media following, or web series. I follow a handful of YouTube channels about Linux and open source, but I'm hoping to come from a different angle.

What are some good and empowering reasons why people should use open source? What are some of the caveats to why people don't use open source?

Open source not being mainstream, being difficult, requiring more tech literacy and experimentation, are barriers I'm well aware of. These caveats would be recognized in my content creation. I can think of a few off the top of my head, but I'd appreciate peoples' feedback or ideas on things that should be talked about.

I'm also churning out ideas on a local LLM AI, but I'd appreciate any input!

https://redd.it/1nkj613
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Building a secure and open note taking app

Hey r/opensource wanted to show off a secure and open note taking app we’ve been working on for a couple years:

https://github.com/lockbook/lockbook

our core values:

- everything end to end encrypted

- open formats: markdown and noscript

- strong offline support

- everything open source

- native apps where possible

- rust where possible

If you like video as a format I plan to regularly upload here: https://youtu.be/8LM5zrXiki8

Happy to answer any questions!

https://redd.it/1nkqt71
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