Open source
All Contributors
Bot that adds all kinds of contributors to your project README
GitHub ExtrasRecognize every contributor
Best tools for Open source maintainers
30 tools in our directory are marked as best for Open source maintainers, from 10 sections: Version Control (13), Documentation (5), Hosting & Deploy (3), AI Codings (2) and 6 more sections.
Tools
Open source
Apache DevLake
Open source tool that builds engineering metrics from DevOps data
Code InsightsOpen source team metrics
Open source
CodeQL
Code analysis engine that runs security queries across a codebase
Code SecuritySemantic code analysis engine
Open source
commitlint
Lints commit messages so they follow your team's commit rules
Release ToolingLint commit messages
Open source
Conventional Commits
Specification for writing commit messages that tools can read
Release ToolingSpec for readable commits
Freemium
Coveralls
Track code coverage history and see uncovered lines in CI
Quality and ReportingTrack test coverage
Open source
DocSearch
Free search for open source and technical documentation sites
Search and AIFree search for docs
Open source
docsify
Turns a folder of Markdown files into a site with no build step
Docs GeneratorsNo-build docs site
Curated
Dosu
Knowledge base that keeps docs and agent memory current with code
Docs and ContextAI teammate for maintainers
Open source
git-cliff
Customizable changelog generator built from Git commit history
Release ToolingChangelog generator from Git
Freemium
GitHub Actions
Automate builds, tests and deployments from your GitHub repository
CI/CDWorkflow automation
Freemium
GitHub Codespaces
Cloud dev environments built from a GitHub repo, opened in a browser
Cloud IDEsDev environments in the cloud
Freemium
GitHub Copilot
AI coding assistant and agent that works across GitHub and editors
Code AssistantsIn-editor assistant
Free
GitHub Pages
Free hosting that turns a GitHub repository into a website
Static HostingFree static sites
Open source
Open source
GoReleaser
Automates building and publishing releases for Go and other languages
Release FlagsRelease automation for Go
Free
jsDelivr
Free CDN that serves npm and GitHub files for open source projects
CDN & ImagesFree CDN for open source
Open source
Kodiak
GitHub bot that updates branches and auto-merges pull requests
PR AutomationAuto-merge bot for GitHub
Open source
Lefthook
Fast Git hooks manager that runs linters in parallel on commit
Release ToolingFast Git hooks manager
Open source
phpDocumentor
Documentation generator for PHP projects built from DocBlock comments
Code DocsPHP documentation generator
Open source
pnpm
Fast, disk-efficient npm-compatible package manager for JavaScript
Monorepo and PackagesFast disk-efficient installs
Open source
Probot
Framework for building and running GitHub Apps in JavaScript
PR AutomationFramework for GitHub Apps
Curated
Freemium
Read the Docs
Hosts docs built from Git, with a preview for every pull request
Docs HostingFree docs hosting
Open source
Release Please
Creates release pull requests and changelogs from commit history
Release ToolingRelease PRs from commits
Open source
Shields.io
Badges for project READMEs, from static text or live data
GitHub ExtrasBadges for your repository
Open source
Sigstore
Open source tools for signing and verifying software artifacts
Cloud SecuritySign and verify software
Open source
sourcehut
Open source hosting for git, mailing lists, builds and tickets
Git HostingMinimal hacker-friendly forge
Popular
Sphinx
Builds documentation sites from reStructuredText or Markdown files
Code DocsPython docs generator
Open source
Volta
Tool manager that pins Node and JavaScript tools per project
Package ManagersJavaScript tool manager
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