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Stars lie.
We dig deeper.

DigGitHub finds open-source tools that are actually good, still alive and ready to use. Listed projects are checked by people, and every project is updated every day.

  • 1098 hand-picked projects
  • updated 6 hours ago
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Sound familiar?

You needed one tool. Now you have 17 tabs open.

  • awesome-list · last update 2021
  • reddit thread from 2019
  • “is this still maintained?” issue #412
  • repo with 40k stars · no commits in 2 years
  • blog post: “top 10 tools” (7 are dead)
  • + 12 more…

The problem is not finding projects. The problem is knowing which ones you can trust.

The fix takes 3 letters

Add dig to any GitHub link.

You get the full story of the project on one page. Not in our catalog yet? We add it right away and start writing its summary. No sign-in, nothing to click.

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Stars vs worth

Popular is not the same as good.

⭐ Stars tell you

“People liked this once.”

Stars almost never go down. A dead project keeps them for years.

💚 Worth score tells you

“This is healthy right now.”

One simple number from recent activity, releases, community and more. Updated every day.

Real example: Ollama has 182k stars and a worth score of 90/100.

What you get

Everything you need to pick the right tool.

Find it

Search by what you need, not by name.

  • Search by need

    Filter by what it does, who it is for, where it runs and its license. Show only projects with a live demo or recent updates.

  • Trending and collections

    See which projects are growing fast, and browse hand-picked collections of tools that work well together.

  • Similar tools

    Every project links to other projects that do the same job, and to more projects from the same owner.

Trust it

Know what you get before you use it.

  • Pulse check

    We check every project every day. See its worth score, its place in the catalog and a year of star history.

  • Honest labels

    New projects are marked “Awaiting editorial review” until a person checks them. Until then, you only see facts from GitHub.

  • Work ready

    A checklist for companies: SSO, user roles, audit log, security policy and more. You can tell us what we missed.

  • Company checkBeta

    A report on license, security and upkeep for your manager or legal team, with a source for every line. Private, 5 a day, sign in when you send.

  • Safe links

    We hide links to file-sharing sites, link shorteners and unknown downloads, so you land where you expect.

Use it

Go from “maybe” to “installed” faster.

  • Try first

    Screenshots, live demos and install commands to copy, all on one page.

  • Save for later

    Tap Save on any project to keep it in your own list. Only you can see it.

  • AI friendly

    Plain-text project pages and a public API, so your AI assistant can read us too.

Give back

Help the next person find good tools.

  • Suggest a project

    Send us a great tool we don’t list, or suggest a correction when you see a mistake on a page.

  • Show your badge

    Add a worth score badge to the README of your listed project. It links back here and updates every day.

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  • If a send fails, what you typed is kept
  • Works without JavaScript
  • Made for phones and screen readers
Now building
● In progress

feat: your developer profile

Open source that fits you. Share your resume or LinkedIn profile, and DigGitHub will suggest tools to use and projects to contribute to, based on your real skills.

  • Upload your resume or LinkedIn profile
  • We find your strengths
  • Get tools to use, picked for your skills
  • Get projects to contribute to, picked for your goals

We are working on this now. Nobody else makes open source this personal.

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