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Hugogohugoio/hugo

Very fast static site generatorPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 2 days ago

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GraphifyGraphify-Labs/graphify

Turn a codebase into a queryable knowledge graphPersonalAgent skillsDeveloper toolsCLIExtension / plugin★ 123kApache-2.0commit 12 hours ago

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uvastral-sh/uv

Extremely fast Python package and project managerPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 90kApache-2.0commit 10 hours ago

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fzfjunegunn/fzf

Command-line fuzzy finderPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 83kMITcommit 3 weeks ago

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TypeScriptmicrosoft/TypeScript

JavaScript with static typesPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 111kApache-2.0commit 10 hours ago

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Denodenoland/deno

Modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScriptPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 109kMITcommit 2 days ago

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nvmnvm-sh/nvm

Node Version ManagerPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 95kMITcommit last week

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Vitevitejs/vite

Fast frontend build tool and dev serverPersonalEnterpriseWeb frameworksCLI★ 83kMITcommit 2 days ago

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misejdx/mise

Dev tool versions, env vars and task runnerPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 35kMITcommit 8 hours ago

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Spec Kitgithub/spec-kit

Toolkit for spec-driven development with AI agentsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCoding assistantsCLI★ 140kMITcommit 12 hours ago

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Playwrightmicrosoft/playwright

Web testing and automation for all major browsersPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLILibrary / SDK★ 97kApache-2.0commit 10 hours ago

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HomebrewHomebrew/brew

Package manager for macOS and LinuxPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 50kBSD-2-Clausecommit 20 hours ago

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crocschollz/croc

Securely send files between computersPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 41kMITcommit 22 hours ago

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Atuinatuinsh/atuin

Magical shell historyPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 32kMITcommit 12 hours ago

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PowerShellPowerShell/PowerShell

Cross-platform shell and scripting languagePersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsAutomationCLI★ 56kMITcommit 4 days ago

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Prettierprettier/prettier

Opinionated code formatterPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 52kMITcommit 8 hours ago

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Ruffastral-sh/ruff

Extremely fast Python linter and formatterPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 50kMITcommit 10 hours ago

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GitHub CLIcli/cli

GitHub's official command line toolPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 47kMITcommit 18 hours ago

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PHPphp/php-src

The PHP interpreterPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 40kBSD-3-Clausecommit 9 hours ago

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Rustrust-lang/rust

The Rust programming languagePersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 119kApache-2.0commit 10 hours ago

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