Opinion about sponsorship on opensource.

So I want to know if someone sponsoring your GitHub project will you add their logo or some graphics on your readme?
like sponsored by (some logo ..)

is it okay for developers? in my opinion I will do as it ain't do any damage and moreover I am getting something in return.

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open sourced my browser based file-converter / tools site, looking for testers and ideas to improve UI/UX.

hey, just open sourced FormatFuse today. its a file conversion tool where everything happens in your browser using webassembly. nothing gets uploaded anywhere.

has image conversion, pdf tools, video processing, archive extraction, dev utilities. all client side put it under AGPL-3.0. figured if im saying files stay on your device people should be able to verify that.

mainly looking for:

\- people to test it and break things

\- feedback on what sucks

\- ideas for new tools that could work in browser

Goal is to make a large collection of browser based tools, keep eveything free and open source and no annoying ads.

https://github.com/RayLabsHQ/formatfuse

site: https://formatfuse.com

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The new "open source": amalgamated sources

Recently a project that I really liked because of its technological advancements changed its "development model" to amalgamated sources. This means that all C code that were previously available as individual files are combined in a C blob, unit tests are removed. It is basically uncompiled code that you can make but never contribute to.

The following reasoning was given:

1. It is counteract the project hijacking scenario as happened with Akula. A developers working for ParadigmXYZ have already failed (did not attempt nor showed intentions) several times to return useful improvements to the project (for example, correcting typos), etc.
2. It is more convenient for project users to use a library with a minimum number of files and without unnecessary dependencies, at least as long as the project is written in C/C++ and not Rust. At the same time, on the contrary, tests require many additional dependencies that are completely unnecessary for users.
3. For >10 years, development has been conducted in an open mode, but during this time the contribution of other developers has been extremely insignificant. This is not a reproach to anyone, it's just that the code is really complex and it's too difficult to get a useful result. However, this means that the announced changes will not harm other developers, but they will make my work more comfortable and my hope for the future more reasonable.


The code is under an Apache License, so forking is always possible. But I really fail to understand why anyone would think this is a business strategy to pursue.

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Minimax M2 does UI design so much better

I have been seeing post on the design abilities of Minimax M2, and from the video evidence that ive seen, the model is a definite winner to the competitor. I seen Sonnet 4.5 behave similar to Minimax, but the fact that now Minimax M2 is a free model on Blackbox IDE, i very much prefer saving my money and use a fine model.

and i think that black and yellow are goated color picks for any website.

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VideoReview — Collaborative video review for games and animation
https://github.com/KirisameMarisa/video-review

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I have decided to open-source my note-taking project that I have used for two years.

It's been two years since Rote was born. I've developed and refactored countless versions, and as of writing this article, there are already 860 commits. It has grown alongside me.

# Background

Regarding the birth of Rote, I won't shy away from saying that the inspiration came from the open-source project [usememos](https://usememos.com/). Earlier, I was a loyal user of usememos and even created an open-source mini-program client for usememos ([memos\_wmp](https://github.com/Rabithua/memos_wmp)). However, I gradually felt that the project became bloated and complex, diverging more from my note-taking needs.

So I started developing [Rote](https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote) from scratch. The web version's interface and interaction design drew more inspiration from designs I liked on Twitter and the Tailwindcss website, achieving what I believe is a smooth and elegant responsive design.

Although there's an explore page and Reactions, I don't define it as a community. The explore page simply displays some users' public notes, just like I often make public some content I find interesting. Essentially, it's a side effect of the public notes feature.

For me, public notes are a way for people interested in me to quickly understand what I'm doing or what I'm interested in (you should know that after registering an account, everyone gets a public personal page, similar to my [personal homepage](https://beta.rote.ink/rabithua), like Telegram's Channel. I personally think it can also be used as a blog. Several years ago, I lost the energy to frequently write long-form content, so these note snippets are perfect—no pressure to write).

# Rote's Core Design Philosophy

* **Stay Restrained** \- Everything for an elegant note-taking experience and restrained interaction
* **Low Mental Burden** \- Less pressure and a simpler, more intuitive recording experience, even deployment experience
* **Open Interface** \- Open API interfaces, supporting recording or retrieving data in any scenario
* **Unrestricted** \- Complete control over your data, free to export data

# Supported Features

* **Self-Hosted** **Server** and **Web** (frontend-backend separation design)
* Simple deployment experience, quick start via `Docker compose` or `Dokploy` template [Deployment Documentation](https://beta.rote.ink/doc/selfhosted)
* [iOS Client](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rote/id6755513897) supports any **self-hosted instance** (defaults to my hosted site, can switch to your own instance by clicking the welcome text in the top-left corner of the login page multiple times)
* Smooth web **responsive design** and immersive **PWA** support
* **OAuth** support, currently supports `GitHub` and `Apple Login`, `Google` is planned
* **RSS** support, similar to [RSS subnoscription](https://api.rote.ink/v2/api/rss/rabithua) you can subscribe to my updates
* **Reactions** anonymous users or logged-in users can react to their own or others' public notes
* **S3** storage support, defaults to `Cloudflare R2` storage, configuration can be skipped
* **Explore Page** to display all users' public note content on the site
* **Note tags**, **archive status**, **visibility status**, **attachments**
* Basic components: **heatmap**, **tag cloud**, **random review**, and **search** support
* **OpenKey** with permission control for partial use of selected capabilities (e.g., adding notes directly via `GET` requests)
* **Admin Dashboard** including site settings, storage settings, interface settings, user management, security settings, OAuth login
* Experimental features: **Service Worker** notifications (I want Rote to achieve instant notifications similar to `Bark`), **data export**, `EveryDayOneCat` widget 🐱
* **Public note direct link sharing** [Example Note](https://beta.rote.ink/rote/ad7c6701-d6de-4de0-9fe6-f89258db9da7), your **public personal homepage** [Rabithua](https://beta.rote.ink/rabithua)
* **Multi-language support** Chinese / English

# iOS Client Features

* Basic **note

features** (**Create, Read, Update, Delete**)
* **Personal information** and **personal homepage**
* **Explore page** (can see others' interesting public content and add **Reactions**)
* **Generate note sharing image** (long press on note)
* **Customize interface display** (text weight and size, whether to show avatars, color theme preference, whether to enable haptic feedback)
* **Statistics page** (current note data accumulation is poor, future client will focus on this)
* Several intuitive **widgets** (**Recent Notes**, **Random Note**, **Heatmap**)
* **Shortcuts**, manually trigger shortcuts after copying content to quickly record notes (currently unstable, may have issues in different language environments or special content situations)
* **Search notes** by `tag`/`visibility`/`archived status`/`time`/`keyword`
* Very smooth **timeline view**
* **Multi-language support** Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / English / Japanese / Korean
* **iOS** intuitive **native interaction experience**
* Cute unknown creature with grass on its head
* Unknown **Easter eggs**

The Rote iOS client is currently not open source. I'm ashamed to say that due to financial constraints, I'm considering making the Rote client a paid project to make a living (currently still free to download). If one day I'm no longer worried about making a living, I'll open source it.

**Get Started >>** [**Demo**](https://demo.rote.ink/) ｜ [**Github**](https://github.com/Rabithua/Rote) ｜ [**Website**](https://rote.ink) ｜ [**iOS APP**](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rote/id6755513897) ｜ [**Explore**](https://rote.ink/explore) ｜ [**Rabithua**](https://rote.ink/rabithua)

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New launcher app I want to share

How can I properly share my app to this community. I only have the app uploaded to my Google drive. The last post where I tried to share got deleted, anyone here willing to give me a possible step by step quickly?

https://redd.it/1pvj5tz
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Gitdraw: An open-source tool to create beautiful art inside your GitHub Activity Graph!

Built a small open-source tool that lets you draw on your GitHub contribution graph.

You can:

draw simple pixel art
use basic design tools
write text
preview everything before generating commits

Mostly made this for fun and curiosity — feedback welcome.

Repo:

https://github.com/1etu/gitdraw

https://redd.it/1pvnlgl
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S-Autoscroll
https://github.com/sadicag/s-autoscroller

https://redd.it/1pvpdxe
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Open source CLI + Python library for using LLMs in noscripts and automation

Most LLM tools I tried assume an interactive UI or a notebook session.

I wanted something that works the way other developer tools do: composable, noscriptable, and usable from the terminal or inside real programs. This project is an open source CLI and Python library that lets you treat LLMs as building blocks you can wire into workflows. In practice, it lets you:

run prompts directly from the command line
call models from Python without wrapping everything in a chat abstraction
store prompts, responses, and embeddings in SQLite for reuse and inspection
swap between hosted APIs and local models with the same interface
extend behavior using plugins and local tools
chain prompts and results together in noscripts or automation

It’s designed to fit into things like:

cron jobs and background tasks
small developer utilities
data processing pipelines
experiments that need persistence instead of one-off prompts

The goal isn’t to be a platform or UI, but to make LLM usage feel closer to working with other Unix-style tools.

Repo:

https://github.com/simonw/llm

Disclosure: this is my project.



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I’m building an open source blood sugar tracker, what do existing apps get wrong?
https://github.com/Burnsedia/dracula

https://redd.it/1pvsl6j
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Corporate open source is just free QA labor with extra steps

I've been contributing to open source projects for years and I'm getting pretty cynical about how corporations actually use them. They open source a tool and call it "community driven" but then completely ignore any feedback unless it matches what they already planned to do anyway. Try suggesting a feature or change and you get hit with "that's not our vision" which really just means never.

But they have no problem accepting bug fixes and documentation improvements from volunteers. So basically they get free testing and writing while keeping complete control over everything. Saw this recently where a company fired their entire community team but still expects volunteers to help users and write tutorials. All the work with none of the influence on decisions.

If you're going to open source something just be honest about whether you actually want community input or if it's just open source in name only.

https://redd.it/1pvub9s
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[Project Showcase] Git Rewind: Your GitHub year in code
https://git-rewind.dev

https://redd.it/1pvumt6
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Ironclad POD

Hi, I made this fully web based POS app for small businesses. How is it?

This is my repo: https://github.com/mashiyathilias-code/Ironclad-POS

https://redd.it/1pvyai4
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I’m building a simple open-source archive format focused on long-term readability (ADC)

I’m working on a hobby open-source project called ADC (ArchivedDataCodec), a lightweight archiver with a strong focus on simplicity, transparency and long-term readability.

The motivation behind ADC is pretty simple:
I really miss archive formats that are easy to understand, easy to inspect, and don’t feel over-engineered or opaque. ADC uses a documented, straightforward format (8-byte header + compressed file blocks) and aims to stay readable even years down the line.

Key points:

Open-source > GPLv3
Made in Python with zlib
Custom, documented archive format
Multiple files per archive
Focus on clarity over cleverness
Linux-first, but cross-platform

This is very much a hobby project, but it’s actively maintained and still evolving.
If you’re into:

simple tools

open formats

learning through open source

or just reviewing weird archive ideas 😄

feedback and contributions are very welcome. Even comments or criticism are appreciated.

Github:
https://github.com/Mealman1551/ArchivedDataCodec

Thanks for reading.

ps.

My intentions are not to develop an industry standard but just a hobby project

https://redd.it/1pw1aqo
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built an open-source AI video clipper to replace paid subnoscriptions (Opus/Munch). Includes auto-upload to socials.

Hi everyone, I wanted to share a tool I created to liberate my workflow from paid monthly subnoscriptions.

It uses AI to parse long-form videos into short clips and utilizes APIs to upload directly to TikTok and Reels. It's extremely cheap to run (using your own API keys) compared to the $30/mo alternatives.

Code is available here: https://github.com/mutonby/openshorts .

Contributions are welcome!

#

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How to verify open source?

One of the advantages of open source is transparency. But, how do you know that the binary being used by the consumer is actually the same code as the code on GitHub? For example, Signal the messenger has their code as a public repository on GitHub. But, how do you know the binary submitted to the App Store for iOS is using this very code? I don't think you can compare the hashes of the repo and the deployed binary since the compiled code from the repo will have different code embedded during the build.

https://redd.it/1pw4xxw
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I built a small open-source React component for Instagram/TikTok-style vertical video feeds

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a small open-source project I’ve been working on: react-riyils.

I built this because I couldn’t find a clean, focused, and customizable open-source solution for Instagram/TikTok-style vertical video experiences on the web that handled real browser constraints properly.

The goal was to keep things simple and correct rather than flashy or over-engineered.

The project focuses on:
- Vertical swipe navigation
- Fullscreen video viewer
- Deterministic playback behavior
- Smart video preloading and memory management
- Mobile and desktop support
- TypeScript-first, readable code

This is a hobby project, not production-scale TikTok infrastructure, but I tried to keep the code small and understandable.

Feedback, issues, and PRs are very welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/illegal-instruction-co/react-riyils
npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-riyils

Thanks for taking a look.


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Inkscape 1.4.3 is out!

Inkscape 1.4.3 is out! Update to benefit from over 120 bug and crash fixes and more than 20 improved translations.

If you don't know Inkscape, it's a free and open-source vector design application.

To learn more, visit

https://inkscape.org/news/2025/12/26/bugs-banished-inkscape-143-is-out/

https://redd.it/1pw9up2
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