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Open-source software from United States.

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Public APIs
United StatesMIT

A collective list of free APIs

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.7 projects#PythonProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.4 projectsapiProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectapisProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
↗ 362 recorded momentum↗ 362 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree479.1K52.9K34 hours ago
Alternatives toCourseraCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives+2
freeCodeCamp
United StatesBSD-3-Clause

freeCodeCamp.org's open-source codebase and curriculum. Learn math, programming, and computer science for free.

Content & CollaborationOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.1 project#TypeScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectscareersProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectcertificationProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
↗ 41 recorded momentum↗ 41 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree455.3K46.2K17 hours ago
Alternatives toCourseraCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives+1
Free Programming Books
United StatesCC-BY-4.0

:books: Freely available programming books

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.7 projects#PythonProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.4 projectsbooksProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projecteducationProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
↗ 85 recorded momentum↗ 85 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree396.6K66.8K40 hours ago
Alternatives toCourseraCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives+2
Coding Interview University
United StatesCC-BY-SA-4.0

A complete computer science study plan to become a software engineer.

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.7 projects#algorithmProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectalgorithmsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectcoding-interviewProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectLeetCodeProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative
↗ 38 recorded momentum↗ 38 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree360.8K84.8K1 year ago
Alternatives toLeetCodeLeetCodeProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative
superpowers
United StatesMIT

An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.

AI & Machine LearningOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectaiProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsbrainstormingProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectAI-nativeThis project includes AI-native capability signals in the catalog metadata.3 AI-native projectsClaudeProprietary AI assistant from Anthropic.1 alternative
↗ 586 recorded momentum↗ 586 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree285.5K25.5K8 hours ago
Alternatives toClaudeClaudeProprietary AI assistant from Anthropic.1 alternative+2
Project Based Learning
United StatesMIT

Curated list of project-based tutorials

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.7 projects#PythonProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.4 projectsbeginner-projectProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectcppProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectUdemyProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
↗ 109 recorded momentum↗ 109 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree283K36.2K5 days ago
Alternatives toUdemyUdemyProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
React
United StatesMIT

The library for web and native user interfaces.

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.7 projects#JavaScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsdeclarativeProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectfrontendProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
↗ 17 recorded momentum↗ 17 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree250K51.3K8 hours ago
Alternatives toCourseraCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives+2
Hermes Agent
United StatesMIT

The agent that grows with you

AI & Machine LearningOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#PythonProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.4 projectsGithub ActionsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsJavaScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsAI-nativeThis project includes AI-native capability signals in the catalog metadata.3 AI-native projectsZo ComputerProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative
↗ 359 recorded momentum↗ 359 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree244.7K50.7K15 minutes ago
Alternatives toZo ComputerZo ComputerProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative+1
OSSU Computer Science
United StatesMIT

🎓 Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science!

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.7 projects#HTMLProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectawesome-listProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectcomputer-scienceProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
↗ 19 recorded momentum↗ 19 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree208.9K25.9K2 months ago
Alternatives toCourseraCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
OpenCode
United StatesMIT

The open source coding agent.

InfrastructureOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.1 project#TypeScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsGithub ActionsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsJavaScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsClaude CodeAnthropic agentic coding assistant. Viral demand includes Claude Code plugins and MCP-style tools—compare open agents…1 alternative
↗ 231 recorded momentum↗ 231 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree206.8K27.1K7 minutes ago
Alternatives toClaude CodeClaude CodeAnthropic agentic coding assistant. Viral demand includes Claude Code plugins and MCP-style tools—compare open agents…1 alternative+4
TensorFlow
United StatesApache-2.0

An Open Source Machine Learning Framework for Everyone

AI & Machine LearningOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#C++Projects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectdeep-learningProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectdeep-neural-networksProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectAI-nativeThis project includes AI-native capability signals in the catalog metadata.3 AI-native projectsCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives
↗ 15 recorded momentum↗ 15 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree199.7K76.3K5 hours ago
Alternatives toCourseraCourseraProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…2 alternatives+2
Visual Studio Code
United StatesMIT

Visual Studio Code

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.7 projects#TypeScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectseditorProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectelectronProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectJetBrainsProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative
↗ 49 recorded momentum↗ 49 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Sep 12, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree192K42.1K9 minutes ago
Alternatives toJetBrainsJetBrainsProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative+1
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