Yesterday Nyno (open-source n8n alternative for workflows) was a top item on HackerNews!

Github: https://github.com/empowerd-cms/nyno

HackerNews: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46079605


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Common Ground: An open source Discord alternative

Hey everyone!

After four years of development, the day has finally come: Today, we have published all code of the Common Ground platform under AGPLv3 license. Common Ground is a browser-based Open Source Alternative to Discord (but also much more than that).

We offer a rich set of features:

Create Communities with Roles and Permissions
Customize Community membership requirements (password, questionnaire etc.)
Community chat channels and DMs
Voice- and Videocalls (Full HD), Broadcasts, Event Scheduling
A feature-rich plugin system that allows embedding any website or browsergame, with bi-directional communication between plugin and platform. Plugins can also be shared between communities.
Community articles, with a global article feed
Progressive Web App support: Can be installed as a PWA, with Push Notifications and Offline availability (works on all Desktop devices, Android, iOS, and also more niche operating systems)
Community and platform email newsletters
Native blockchain integrations (for all EVM chains): Currently supports ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155, LSP7 and LSP8 for gated roles

We also created multiple plugins as a showcase (mostly MIT or LGPL licensed):

A boilerplate plugin to quickly get started
Web-assembly version of Luanti, an Open Source Minecraft alternative (which is really great) - now also comes with p2p support (host a game right in your browser), save game persistence and much more
Web-assembly version of Sauerbraten, a Quake-like Open Source Shooter
A forum plugin for discussions
An airdrop and vesting plugin for simple token distribution

Our goal is to build a fully open social infrastructure that still offers the convenience and well-known patterns of platforms like Discord (e.g., that Users can easily create their own "servers"), while being open and accessible for anyone to self-host, adapt and modify. It's a problem that most of society is connected through a small number of big tech players that are not well-aligned with the interests of an open society, but instead strive for maximizing financial gains and influence.

For us, a new chapter begins today: We're now building in public, and invite everyone to join us on this journey. Let's re-claim the social web together - come join our Common Ground community on app.cg to get in touch! And here's our Github repository \- check it out and let us know what you think!

https://redd.it/1p9mge3
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"Pitch Black" portfolio Website (Next.js, Three.js, Framer Motion)

Hi everyone,

I built a portfolio template with a focus on Swiss design aesthetics and a dark "digital noir" style. I’ve released it under the MIT license for anyone who needs a high-performance personal site.

Tech Stack: Next.js 14, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Three.js.

Key Features:

Reactive 3D hero section
60fps smooth scrolling (Lenis)
Film grain and glassmorphism effects
Fully customizable components

Repository: https://github.com/dev-sufyaan/Portfolio-Pitch-Black-Swiss 

Demo: https://portfolio-pitch-black-swiss.vercel.app

Feel free to fork it for your own use or contribute improvements. Hope you find it useful

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Is there infrastructure for this concept?

Citizen Scientist or Crowdsourced Intelligence platform specifically designed for real-time drone data.

AI convo redacted:

While there is no single, massive, centralized, purely open-source platform that perfectly matches that denoscription today, the existing ecosystem is rapidly moving toward this goal.

The closest communities and platforms are those that either manage flight logs or facilitate geospatial data sharing for civic purposes.

Here are the best candidates and the tools that enable this kind of data sharing:
1. Flight Log Management for Transparency
These platforms are commercial but are often used by public safety and government agencies to share flight log data with the community for transparency and accountability—a key civic purpose.
Airdata UAV (Public Portal):
Function: This is the most widely used flight log management platform. It automatically collects detailed data from flights (time, location, pilot, battery health, errors).
Civic Relevance: Airdata offers a Public Portal feature that allows organizations (like police or fire departments) to publicly and automatically share their flight logs and data with the public. This serves the civic goal of transparency and is the best example of auto-sharing flight logs for community review.
Note: The underlying platform is commercial, but the public sharing feature is designed for civic good.
Auterion Suite:
Function: Provides a platform for visualizing and processing information captured during a mission in real-time, including flight logs, and automatic cloud data transfer.
Civic Relevance: It's built on an open, vendor-independent autonomy stack (AuterionOS), which aligns with the open-source spirit, but its primary use is for enterprise and defense fleet management.
2. 🗺️ Open-Source Geospatial Data Sharing
These tools provide the open-source backend necessary for a civic-minded person to process their imagery and share the results.
OpenDroneMap (WebODM) and DroneDB Hub:
Function: OpenDroneMap (ODM) processes the raw images into maps and 3D models. DroneDB Hub is an open-source platform designed to store, manage, and facilitate the sharing of those processed maps and models.
Civic Relevance: If a civic-minded person processes their captured images (video, thermal, etc.) using WebODM, they can use DroneDB to create a profile and share their output data (orthophotos, 3D models) with the community for analysis (e.g., flood mapping, environmental change detection).
3. 👥 Citizen Science Platforms (Crowdsourcing Analysis)
These platforms are designed to aggregate data from many volunteers, which is the core concept of a "civic-minded person" contributing.
Zooniverse:
Function: The world's largest platform for people-powered research. Volunteers help professional researchers classify, transcribe, and identify objects in large datasets.
Civic Relevance: While it doesn't currently focus on drone flight logs, it does have projects that rely on analyzing drone-captured imagery (e.g., wildlife counting in aerial photos). A civic-minded person could create a project here to crowdsource the analysis of their captured data.
Anecdata:
Function: A platform that allows organizers to create custom citizen science projects. Contributors collect and share observations, including geo-located photos and data.
Civic Relevance: A group could set up an Anecdata project dedicated to drone flights. The pilot could manually upload or link their data to the project, turning it into a structured dataset for a specific civic purpose (e.g., monitoring local beach erosion).
Summary for Your Goal
The platform that fully automates profile creation and auto-sharing of raw flight logs/data for a general civic-minded audience in an open-source model is still emerging.
You would currently need to combine two systems:
Use an open-source flight controller (ArduPilot/PX4) to generate standardized flight logs.
Use an open-source data-sharing platform (DroneDB Hub) or an

existing Citizen Science platform (Anecdata) to host and share the results and outputs of those flights for public analysis.
Would you be interested in exploring how an existing civic-minded group is currently using one of these platforms to run a drone-based citizen science project?


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99Managers Futsal Edtion - FOSS Futsal Manager game for PC

I recently released my AGPLv3 licensed game 99Managers Futsal Edition on Steam for 10€ and for free on other platforms. You can find all links on 99managers.org and the source code on https://codeberg.org/dulvui/99managers-futsal-edition

For those who don't know Futsal, it is a fast paced 5vs5 indoor soccer sport, very popular in Portugal, Brazil, Spain but also other countries. I know there might not be many developers here interested in Futsal or Sport management games, but I thought who knows, maybe there is someone interested.

It is still in Early Access and has bugs and missing features, but the base of the game is quite stable now. Ask me anything if you have questions!

https://redd.it/1p9pxp1
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Connex: Wifi Manager for Linux

Connex is a networkmanager made for "noobs", its a GUI that provide a easy way to manage wifi, proxies and VPN. Its my first project ever.

It provides a clean interface, a CLI mode, and smooth integration with Linux desktops.

Features:

\- Simple interface    

\- Connect, disconnect, and manage Wi-Fi networks    

\- Hidden network support    

\- Connection history    

\- Built-in speedtest    

\- Command-line mode    

\- QR code connection (to scan with phone for example)   

\- Proxy management

\- VPN management (still WIP)

If you have any recommendation or question let me know, here is the repository link:

Github: https://github.com/lluciocc/connex



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For average home users, what can MS Office do that LibreOffice can't?

For a while now I've been pondering of moving away from Windows as it became worse, and theres been great progress at gaming on open source side. There's also some decent,even if not 100% replacements for Photoshop too.

But those are specific topics. When it comes to nonprofessional word, excel l, PowerPoint... Would one have to give up any functionality?

https://redd.it/1p9sr0o
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Final fantasy CSS

Project name: Final-Fantasy-CSS
Repo: https://github.com/cafeTechne/Final-Fantasy-CSS

What it is:
A small CSS components library inspired by the menus and UI aesthetics of classic Final Fantasy games. Great if you want a retro / RPG-style look for web projects.

Tech stack:
Just CSS (and minimal HTML for the demo).

What I’m looking for:
- Contributors who like styling / theming — maybe add more components (buttons, forms, layout pieces, maybe animations)
- Help refining docs, improving demos, making it easier to use (or themable) out-of-the-box
- General feedback, ideas, or bug fixes

Why it might interest you:
If you’ve ever wanted to build a game-themed site or give a “retro RPG” vibe to a webpage but don’t want to reinvent every UI element — this gives you a starting point.

Feel free to check the repo, ask questions, or submit a PR. Happy to walk new contributors through the structure.

https://redd.it/1p9ufhi
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Data-scheme enriched with meaningful explanations for AI

Is there any TypeScript-safe library that can **automatically generate a schema from a real dataset**, but with more than just field names and types?

I mean something that can look at real data and produce a structure that includes:

* inferred field types
* denoscriptions or semantic meaning
* examples pulled from the dataset
* relationships between fields
* maybe even suggested transformations or constraints

Basically: a schema generator that doesn’t just map the shape of the data, but tries to **explain** it.

Does anything like this exist in the TS ecosystem? Or anything close?

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My 2-Year Open-Source Journey Building AutoKitteh’s Frontend (and why I’m proud of it) 😺

Hey everyone 👋

For the last two years, I’ve been working on AutoKitteh, a fully open-source platform for building production-grade automations and AI agents.
But instead of pitching the product, I want to share what the engineering journey looked like — especially the frontend side, which became the largest frontend system I've shipped.

# 🛠️ What We’re Building

AutoKitteh is open source across several repos:

Backend → [https://github.com/autokitteh/autokitteh](https://github.com/autokitteh/autokitteh)
Frontend (my main focus) → https://github.com/autokitteh/web-platform
Examples → [https://github.com/autokitteh/kittehub](https://github.com/autokitteh/kittehub)
VS Code extension → https://github.com/autokitteh/vscode-extension

# 🚀 Two years of real open-source engineering

Over \~2 years, we shipped 200+ releases, I’ve been working on this project almost daily — architecture, dev experience, performance, UI/UX, complex gRPC integrations, and built things we weren’t even sure were possible in the browser.

We kept everything open because automation tooling should be transparent, modifiable, forkable, and community-driven. No black boxes.

This wasn’t a “weekend project” — it was a long, demanding, and insanely rewarding build. And even after everything we’ve already achieved, it still feels like we laid the groundwork for something much bigger.

# 🤝 The People Who Made This Possible — with a special shout-out to u/MarchWeary9913

Huge credit goes to u/MarchWeary9913, my partner in crime and an incredible engineer.
Countless code reviews, architectural discussions, debugging sessions, experiments, failures, rebuilds, and breakthroughs... and eventually rewriting things from scratch because “meh, it deserves better.”

The experiments that worked. The ones that spectacularly didn't. The moments where we'd rebuild something three times before it felt right. That's the kind of partnership that turns grinding technical challenges into something genuinely enjoyable.

That kind of collaboration is the heart of OSS.

And none of this would have been possible without the team I had the privilege to run with — our CEO, our CTO, and our brilliant backend developers who pushed, challenged, and inspired this project every step of the way.

And on a personal note, working with our CEO was something special — he became my go-to partner for every UX instinct, every design dilemma, every tiny detail we wanted users to feel rather than just see. Those “what if we…” moments, and the shared obsession over making things delightful… that collaboration shaped the essence of the experience of this product.


# 🧩 Frontend challenges that nearly broke me (in a good way)

# Building a browser-based IDE that actually feels like an IDE

Monaco Editor with custom Python grammar
onigasm for syntax highlighting
Custom autocomplete, inline diagnostics, multi-file editing
Zustand-powered state management

We basically built a mini–VS Code inside a web app.

# The /ai routing + iframe hell

A unified AI interface that works in cloud + on-prem:

iframe message passing
Envoy rewrites
Authentication bridging
Safari’s “I block cookies because I can 😼” issues

This part alone taught me more about CORS than I ever wanted to know.

# E2E testing that isn’t just “green by luck”

Playwright across Chrome / Firefox / Safari / Edge
Custom test data generators
Rate-limited GitHub Actions runners
Full workflow coverage — not only happy paths

It saved us from multiple production fires and buggy results after another massive refactor.

# ❤️ What I'm actually proud of

Looking back at nearly two years of work, the thing that hits different isn't the technical achievements (though I'm damn proud of those too).

It's seeing a complex system come together piece by piece. Starting from create-react-app and ending

up with 32 organized source directories, each with a clear purpose. Watching the test suite grow from zero to comprehensive coverage. Seeing real teams deploy real automations that actually work.

It's the nights spent refactoring the entire integration forms flow because it just wasn't quite right. The discipline to write proper TypeScript interfaces, maintain a consistent code style, and not skip the boring parts that make software maintainable.

But mostly? It's that feeling when you run npm run build and everything just works. When a user reports a bug and you can actually reproduce it locally and fix it within hours. When your test suite catches a regression before it hits production. When another developer can clone the repo and understand what's happening without asking 50 questions.

That’s the beauty of open-source engineering: the journey is as meaningful as the product.

Open-source engineering at this scale isn't about having one genius moment. It's about showing up every day, making thoughtful decisions, writing code you won't hate looking at six months later, and building something that outlasts your initial motivation.

And that magical moment when npm run build passes cleanly after a 15-file PR… pure serotonin ✨.

# 🙌 If you want to explore or contribute

The repos are open, active, and documented:

Backend: [https://github.com/autokitteh/autokitteh](https://github.com/autokitteh/autokitteh)
Frontend: https://github.com/autokitteh/web-platform
Automations / examples: [https://github.com/autokitteh/kittehub](https://github.com/autokitteh/kittehub)
VS Code extension: https://github.com/autokitteh/vscode-extension

We’re currently at v2.233.0 and shipping new stuff constantly.

If you want to browse the code, open issues, or contribute — I’d love that.
And if you’re building something hard right now: keep going.

Two years feels long while you’re inside it, but looking back — it’s unbelievably worth it.




Now back to fixing that one weird Safari bug haunting me… 👀

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Suggest DeGoogled and Open Source Apps For Android

Hey, I use Oppo Phone and Right now i use apps comes with the operating system in android with colorOS.

problem is there is many apps that i cant remove or uninstall so if you guys know anything about how to remove that apps so please tell me. i know about `universal android deblooter` but still listening for your suggestion.

i also want replacement for applications like Phone, Contact, Files, etc so what will be the best replacements you can suggest ?

i preffer open source but if you have something that is non open source but still good then welcome.

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Made a beginner-friendly, open-source Webpack template repo to get new websites going immediately

Hi! Like the noscript says. I've made a github template repository with Webpack pre-initialized and ready to go. Thoroughly documented, literally all you need to do is clone or download the repo and run two terminal commands:

1. `npm i`
2. `npm start`

And you're ready to code.

https://github.com/nickyonge/webpack-template/

It includes examples of how to import CSS, custom fonts, customize package.json, even true-beginner stuff like choosing a license and installing Node.js.

I know lots of folks aren't fans of Webpack, but if all you want to do is make a website without worrying about file generation or manually handling packages, it's still a very relevant package. My goal is to get the initial config stuff out of the way, especially for beginners who just want to start playing around with JS / TS / NPM.

Cheers!

https://redd.it/1pa12l2
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I made a single-header c++ library for creating and displaying progressbars!

it's a single-header progressbar library. I made this about a year or so ago, and it's been super useful for me. So in the hopes that someone else might find it useful, I polished it up a bit and gave it a public repo. If anyone does find it useful, please let me know, it would be so cool to know I helped someone with a project.

Here's the link to the repo

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Open Source app to share sensitive data decurely

Hey folks, I just open-sourced a small project l've been hacking on: https://dele.to

It's a self-hosted tool for sharing sensitive text or links that automatically self-destruct (configurable) after being viewed or after a set time.

Think "Pastebin for secrets"

Repo: https://github.com/dele-to/dele-to

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I made a single-header c++ library for creating and displaying progressbars!

it's a single-header progressbar library. I made this about a year or so ago, and it's been super useful for me. So in the hopes that someone else might find it useful, I polished it up a bit and gave it a public repo. If anyone does find it useful, please let me know, it would be so cool to know I helped someone with a project.

Here's the link to the Repo

https://redd.it/1pa1hjl
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I cobbled together a wrapper setup to build Goo Engine on Linux
https://github.com/linuxnoodle/goo-engine-linux-wrapper/

https://redd.it/1pa955z
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Easy-Tools-Town :a free, open-source toolkit for PDFs, image & document

Looking for contribution to add more tools and make this platform good
https://github.com/Namit2111/Easy-Tools-Town

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Looking for core contributors to build a decentralized, privacy-first messenger (Rust/libp2p/Signal crypto)

**We’re assembling an early, core open-source team for FidoNext — a fully decentralized, privacy-first messenger built on libp2p with Signal-grade cryptography, zero servers, and strong metadata resistance.**
If you care about privacy, censorship-resistance, and modern distributed systems — read on.

We’re looking for collaborators (not corporate hires yet) across several key areas:



# 🟥 CTO / System Architect

Someone who can own the high-level architecture and long-term technical direction.

**You should be comfortable with:**

* secure distributed systems
* P2P overlay design & libp2p routing
* privacy posture, metadata resistance, DPI-evasion
* cryptographic protocols and secure key infrastructure
* scaling decentralized networks



# 🟧 Rust & P2P Engineers

You’ll work on the core messenger engine: routing, transport, crypto, reliability.

**Tech we use / value:**

* Rust async (Tokio)
* rust-libp2p
* QUIC / HTTP3 / MASQUE
* libsignal
* store-and-forward messaging
* Ed25519 / Curve25519 / AES-GCM
* GossipSub relays
* IPFS/Filecoin primitives

If you love building P2P protocols the right way — this is for you.



# 🟨 C++ / Qt UI Developers

For the desktop client and UI layer.

**Relevant stack:**

* Qt/QML (messenger UX)
* multimedia handling
* Rust ↔ C++ FFI (CXX / UniFFI)
* cross-platform builds (macOS, Linux, Windows)



# 🟩 Kotlin / Swift Mobile Developers

Building the iOS/Android clients with a Rust core.

**Relevant experience:**

* embedding Rust in mobile apps
* FCM/APNs push design
* secure enclave / keychain storage
* BLE/QR peer discovery
* messenger UX polish



# 🟦 Security / Crypto Engineers

If your brain lights up on protocol security and metadata-resistant communication — we need you.

**You might know:**

* libsignal-client
* MLS
* X3DH / Double Ratchet
* threat modeling
* metadata obfuscation
* MITM hardening
* audit preparation



# 🟪 Marketing / PR / Community

We also need people who can help shape the story, voice, and community.

**Looking for someone who can:**

* drive growth storytelling in privacy tech
* build an open-source community from scratch
* run SMM across X, Telegram, LinkedIn
* help shape our message for developers & early adopters



# 🔥 Who we’re looking for overall

People who:

* love decentralized systems & open-source
* care about privacy as a human right
* want to be early in something meaningful
* like solving real, deep technical problems
* can collaborate async and globally
* want to help architect the future of private communication

This is an **early-stage, contributor/open-source collaboration**, not a traditional paid-job structure — but future **core team**, **equity**, and **leadership** roles are very much on the table.

If you’re interested or want to learn more, **comment or DM me** — happy to chat, share architecture docs, and discuss the roadmap.

https://redd.it/1paet1u
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A tool that enhances privacy of pictures for Android

Source code and details: https://github.com/umutcamliyurt/PixelCloak

Features:

No permissions required
Reduces effectiveness of hash-based detection
Randomizes filename
Removes EXIF metadata
Censors any detected faces in picture
Written in Java

https://redd.it/1paggpg
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