Open-source hardware software
1351 open-source libraries, tools and applications tagged hardware, ranked by how closely hardware is their primary purpose, then by adoption and maintenance health. Each entry links to a page with sources, use cases and when to choose or avoid it.
1351 products, primary matches first, then adoption-weighted; health v2 shown.
| Product | Health v2 | Stars | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|
| otem/Raspberry-Pi-Looper-synth-drum-thing A DIY Raspberry Pi-based looper/synth/drum machine running a custom Pure Data patch, with a Teensy 3.6 controller, custom button/drum-pad h… | 32 | 1028 | maintenance |
| T-vK/ESP32-BLE-Mouse An Arduino-compatible C++ library that turns an ESP32 into a Bluetooth LE (BLE) HID mouse. It exposes an Arduino Mouse-like API for moving … | 23 | 1027 | maintenance |
| ndless-nspire/Ndless Ndless is an extension for TI-Nspire graphing calculators that combines an executable loader and an SDK, enabling third-party native C, C++… | 77 | 1023 | maintenance |
| gregsaun/prusa_i3_bear_upgrade An open-source hardware project providing a stronger aluminum extrusion frame upgrade for Prusa i3 MK2/MK3 3D printers, including printed p… | 23 | 1020 | maintenance |
| mntmn/amiga2000-gfxcard MNT VA2000 is an open source graphics card for Amiga 2000/3000/4000 computers, implemented in Verilog for a Xilinx Spartan 6 FPGA on a Zorr… | 32 | 1019 | maintenance |
| rossumur/espflix ESPFLIX is an open-source video streaming set-top box that runs entirely on an ESP32 microcontroller, outputting NTSC/PAL video and audio o… | 32 | 1019 | maintenance |
| RangeNetworks/openbts OpenBTS is an open-source C++ implementation of a GSM and GPRS radio access network node that uses software-defined radios to create a cell… | 32 | 1012 | maintenance |
| mayankk2308/purge-wrangler A shell script that patches macOS to enable unsupported AMD and NVIDIA external GPU (eGPU) configurations on Thunderbolt Macs. It has been … | 23 | 1009 | maintenance |
| mdhiggins/ESP8266-HTTP-IR-Blaster A firmware for ESP8266 boards (like NodeMCU) that turns them into Wi-Fi enabled infrared blasters controlled via HTTP commands. It includes… | 32 | 1003 | maintenance |
| LaurieWired/tailslayer Tailslayer is a C++ header-only library that reduces tail latency in RAM reads caused by DRAM refresh stalls. It replicates data across ind… | 46 | 2855 | experimental |
| bitfieldaudio/OTTO OTTO is an open-source digital hardware synthesizer, groovebox, and effects processor built for Raspberry Pi. It combines a sampler, sequen… | 32 | 2749 | experimental |
| strongtz/i915-sriov-dkms A DKMS kernel module packaging the Linux i915 and xe Intel graphics drivers with SR-IOV support, enabling an Intel iGPU to expose multiple … | 96 | 2529 | experimental |
| vanilla-wiiu/vanilla Vanilla is a software clone of the Wii U Gamepad that lets compatible devices act as a wireless second screen and controller for a Wii U co… | 78 | 2335 | experimental |
| ZigEmbeddedGroup/microzig MicroZig is a toolbox and framework for building embedded applications in Zig, extending the Zig build system to target specific microcontr… | 98 | 2291 | experimental |
| TrungNguyen1909/qemu-t8030 A fork of QEMU that adds emulation of Apple's T8030 (A13 Bionic) chip, enabling iPhone 11 hardware to be emulated and iOS to boot in a virt… | 10 | 2207 | experimental |
| xoreaxeaxeax/skitter-creek-bath-salts A security research tool written in C that reprograms AMD Family 16h DRAM controller address translation registers to scramble physical mem… | 53 | 2066 | experimental |
| PiLiDAR PiLiDAR is a DIY 360° 3D panorama scanner built on Raspberry Pi that combines a low-cost LDRobot LiDAR (LD06/LD19/STL27L) with a Pi HQ came… | 56 | 1977 | experimental |
| iaddis/metalnes MetalNES is a transistor-level simulation of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES-001), including support chips, voltage ladders for comp… | 32 | 1955 | experimental |
| google/xls XLS is Google's High Level Synthesis toolchain that compiles high-level functional descriptions into synthesizable Verilog/SystemVerilog ha… | 96 | 1954 | experimental |
| nmikhailov/Validity90 A reverse-engineering project for Validity/Synaptics fingerprint readers (USB IDs 138a:0090, 138a:0094, 138a:0097, 06cb:0081, 06cb:009a), p… | 32 | 1878 | experimental |
| rust-osdev/bootloader An experimental x86_64 bootloader written in pure Rust that works on both BIOS and UEFI systems. It lets OS developers package their Rust k… | 87 | 1695 | experimental |
| TarlogicSecurity/BlueSpy BlueSpy is a Python proof-of-concept tool that records and replays audio from vulnerable Bluetooth devices by exploiting pairing without us… | 57 | 1620 | experimental |
| fossasia/knitlib Knitlib is a Python library and API for controlling a variety of knitting machines, mechanisms, and hacks, with machine support added via a… | 10 | 1543 | experimental |
| patjak/facetimehd A reverse-engineered Linux kernel driver for the Facetime HD (Broadcom 1570) PCIe webcam found in newer MacBooks. It is written in C and li… | 90 | 1507 | experimental |
| hughperkins/VeriGPU VeriGPU is an open-source GPU written in SystemVerilog, loosely based on the RISC-V ISA and targeting eventual ASIC tape-out for machine le… | 32 | 1395 | experimental |
| SPIRIT-org/SPIRIT SPIRIT is an open-source smartphone hardware project built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, with KiCad PCB designs and schematics … | 64 | 1310 | experimental |
| 0xNikilite/oboromi oboromi is a work-in-progress, proof-of-concept emulator for the Nintendo Switch 2 written in Rust. It currently emulates an 8-core ARMv8 C… | 60 | 1292 | experimental |
| zhouxiyu1997/friendmaker Friend Maker is a desktop application (macOS/Windows) that converts images into pixel grids and controller action scripts, then drives an E… | 77 | 1287 | experimental |
| xerpi/vita2hos vita2hos is a translation layer (not an emulator) that runs PlayStation Vita ARMv7 executables natively on the Nintendo Switch's Horizon OS… | 30 | 1256 | experimental |
| theacodes/kicanvas KiCanvas is an interactive, browser-based viewer for KiCad schematics and PCB boards, rendered with WebGL and the Canvas element. It is wri… | 64 | 1144 | experimental |
| medusalix/FreeMDU FreeMDU is an open hardware and software project for communicating with Miele appliances through their proprietary optical infrared diagnos… | 54 | 1066 | experimental |
| tommybee456/OpenSplitDeck OpenSplitDeck is an open-source, modular wireless game controller inspired by the Steam Deck and Steam Controller, built from off-the-shelf… | 49 | 1017 | experimental |
| ronibandini/reggaetonBeGone A Raspberry Pi-based edge machine learning device that continuously samples ambient audio and uses an Edge Impulse audio classification mod… | 67 | 1009 | experimental |
| ps5-linux A Linux payload that uses hypervisor (HV) exploits to boot a custom Linux bootloader on PS5 Phat and Slim consoles running firmware 3.00-7.… | 77 | 83 | active |
| apple/darwin-xnu The XNU hybrid kernel (Mach + BSD + IOKit) that powers macOS and iOS, mirrored by Apple on GitHub. This legacy mirror is no longer updated … | 10 | 11266 | abandoned |
| BartoszCichecki/LenovoLegionToolkit Lenovo Legion Toolkit (LLT) is a lightweight Windows utility for Lenovo Legion laptops that replaces Lenovo Vantage and Legion Zone for con… | 10 | 7552 | abandoned |
| fbelavenuto/arpl Automated Redpill Loader (ARPL) is a bootable loader image that installs Synology DSM on generic x86 hardware or VMs by automatically detec… | 10 | 7265 | abandoned |
| googlecreativelab/anypixel AnyPixel.js is an open-source software and hardware framework from Google Creative Lab for building large, unusual, interactive displays wh… | 10 | 6434 | abandoned |
| grbl/grbl Grbl is an open-source, embedded, high-performance g-code parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C for AVR microcontrollers… | 32 | 6295 | abandoned |
| Grbl Grbl is an open-source, high-performance g-code parser and CNC milling controller firmware written in optimized C for AVR-based Arduino boa… | 23 | 4566 | abandoned |
| nefarius/ViGEmBus ViGEmBus is a Windows kernel-mode bus driver (built on KMDF) that emulates Xbox 360 and DualShock 4 USB gamepads as virtual devices, lettin… | 10 | 4231 | abandoned |
| novatic14/MANPADS-System-Launcher-and-Rocket A proof-of-concept launcher and interceptor system built from consumer electronics and 3D-printed components. The project has been disconti… | 51 | 3904 | abandoned |
| Proxmark3 The official (now archived) client software, FPGA logic, and design documentation for the Proxmark3, a general-purpose RFID tool that can s… | 46 | 3553 | abandoned |
| bijection/sistine Project Sistine is a proof-of-concept Python application that turns a MacBook into a touchscreen using a $1 mirror rig in front of the buil… | 32 | 3430 | abandoned |
| nefarius/ScpToolkit A Windows driver and XInput wrapper that lets Sony DualShock 3 and DualShock 4 controllers work with Windows games and applications. The pr… | 10 | 3178 | abandoned |
| Jays2Kings/DS4Windows DS4Windows is a portable Windows application that lets you use a Sony DualShock 4 controller on your PC by emulating an Xbox 360 controller… | 10 | 3043 | abandoned |
| ClusterM/hakchi2 A Windows GUI tool for adding more games (ROMs) to the NES/SNES Classic Mini and Famicom Mini via USB without soldering. It manages game me… | 10 | 2926 | abandoned |
| Hummingbird E203 The open-source Hummingbird E203 RISC-V processor core and demo SoC, a two-stage pipeline ultra-low power/area CPU implementation written i… | 10 | 2853 | abandoned |
| idootop/open-xiaoai Open-XiaoAI is a Rust-based client/server project that takes over the audio input and output of Xiaomi XiaoAI smart speakers (LX06 and OH2P… | 10 | 2617 | abandoned |
| Stanford Doggo Stanford Doggo is an open source, ~5kg quadruped robot capable of jumping, flipping, and trotting, designed as an accessible platform for l… | 23 | 2557 | abandoned |
| jakeday/linux-surface A patched Linux kernel build enabling Linux to run on Microsoft Surface devices. This original repository is no longer maintained and the p… | 23 | 2554 | abandoned |
| googlecreativelab/open-nsynth-super Open NSynth Super is an experimental physical hardware instrument that provides a tangible interface for Google's NSynth machine learning s… | 10 | 2494 | abandoned |
| conorpp/u2f-zero U2F Zero is an open source hardware U2F security token for two-factor authentication, built on a small USB device with secure key storage. … | 23 | 2452 | abandoned |
| AWTRIX AWTRIX 3 is open-source custom firmware for the Ulanzi Smart Pixel clock TC001, DIY matrix clocks, and old AWTRIX 2 boards, built on ESP32.… | 75 | 2358 | abandoned |
| raspberrypi/noobs NOOBS (New Out Of Box Software) is a first-boot operating system install manager for the Raspberry Pi that repartitions the SD card and let… | 10 | 2221 | abandoned |
| facebookarchive/Surround360 Facebook's open-source hardware and software system for capturing and rendering stereoscopic 3D 360-degree video for VR viewing. It include… | 10 | 2185 | abandoned |
| AtlasNX/Kosmos Kosmos was an all-in-one custom firmware (CFW) package for the Nintendo Switch, bundling homebrew tools like hekate and Atmosphere. The pro… | 10 | 2094 | abandoned |
| raspberrypi/userland ARM-side C libraries for interfacing with the Raspberry Pi VideoCore GPU, including EGL, MMAL, OpenMAX IL, GLESv2, and vchiq bindings. The … | 10 | 2068 | abandoned |
| Digi-Key KiCad Library An atomic parts library for KiCad providing visually consistent electronic component symbols with 1-to-1 footprint assignments and Digi-Key… | 32 | 1941 | abandoned |
| juj/fbcp-ili9341 A high-performance C++ framebuffer copy driver for SPI-based LCD displays (e.g. ILI9341, ST7789) on Raspberry Pi A/B/2/3/4/Zero, achieving … | 32 | 1814 | abandoned |
| stanfordroboticsclub/StanfordQuadruped Stanford Quadruped hosts the Python control software for Stanford Pupper and Woofer, Raspberry Pi-based open-source quadruped robots that c… | 32 | 1808 | abandoned |
| google/periph periph is a Go library for peripherals I/O, providing pure-Go (no cgo) drivers and interfaces for GPIO, I²C, SPI, and 1-wire hardware on bo… | 10 | 1731 | abandoned |
| jcl5m1/ventilator An open-source project documenting how to convert a low-cost CPAP blower into a rudimentary non-invasive pressure support ventilator or a P… | 32 | 1665 | abandoned |
| UncleRus/esp-idf-lib A collection of ESP-IDF components (drivers for sensors, LED controllers, GPIO extenders, ADC/DAC, and other peripherals) for Espressif ESP… | 10 | 1608 | abandoned |
| dokterdok/Continuity-Activation-Tool A shell-based utility that activates and diagnoses OS X Continuity features (Handoff, Instant Hotspot, New AirDrop) on compatible Mac hardw… | 32 | 1606 | abandoned |
| carmaa/inception Inception is a Python-based physical memory manipulation tool that exploits PCI-based DMA (over FireWire, Thunderbolt, ExpressCard, PC Card… | 31 | 1606 | abandoned |
| easytarget/esp32-cam-webserver An expanded Arduino sketch turning cheap ESP32-CAM boards (especially AI-Thinker) into a webcam with a browser-based control interface, str… | 23 | 1537 | abandoned |
| fossasia/susi_smart_box SUSI.AI Smart Box is an open-source smart speaker / voice assistant hardware project built around the SUSI.AI assistant. It provides the so… | 10 | 1529 | abandoned |
| fossasia/knitserver Knitserver is a Flask-based REST API server that wraps the Knitlib library to control knitting machines, exposing endpoints and WebSocket-b… | 32 | 1520 | abandoned |
| erica/uidevice-extension An Objective-C category extending UIDevice to identify the specific iOS hardware platform, distinguishing between devices like iPod touch 1… | 32 | 1513 | abandoned |
| golemparts/rppal RPPAL is a Rust library providing access to the Raspberry Pi's GPIO, I2C, PWM, SPI, and UART peripherals through a user-friendly interface,… | 10 | 1460 | abandoned |
| Adafruit Blinka Adafruit's legacy monolithic Python library for Raspberry Pi hardware, including sensor drivers like the BMP085 and TCS34725 and character … | 10 | 1447 | abandoned |
| noidontdig/gitdown Gitdown is a novelty git commit-msg hook written in Ruby that gates commits based on your blood alcohol content, measured via an Arduino Dr… | 32 | 1445 | abandoned |
| fritz-smh/yi-hack A collection of shell scripts and binaries that replace parts of the Xiaomi Yi Ants home camera firmware, disabling cloud connectivity and … | 32 | 1444 | abandoned |
| Plutoberth/SonyHeadphonesClient A cross-platform desktop client that replicates the mobile-only Sony Headphones app, allowing control of Sony noise-cancelling headphones (… | 10 | 1365 | abandoned |
| Eun/DisableMonitor A macOS menu bar application that lets users easily disable, enable, or change the resolution of attached monitors. It also offers a comman… | 10 | 1364 | abandoned |
| ccMSC/ckb ckb is an open-source driver for Corsair RGB keyboards and mice, bringing CUE-like features such as full RGB animations to Linux and OS X. … | 23 | 1334 | abandoned |
| cepr/android-serialport-api A small Android library with NDK/JNI native code for opening and reading/writing serial ports (RS-232/tty devices) on Android, plus a demo … | 32 | 1308 | abandoned |
| elvanderb/TCP-32764 A collection of Python proof-of-concept code and research notes documenting a hidden backdoor listening on TCP port 32764 in Linksys, Netge… | 32 | 1292 | abandoned |
| OpenHMD/OpenHMD OpenHMD is a free and open source C library providing an API and drivers for immersive technology devices such as head-mounted displays wit… | 27 | 1287 | abandoned |
| kidoman/embd embd is a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) for embedded Linux single-board computers such as the Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone Black, and C.H.I.… | 32 | 1280 | abandoned |
| Pi4J Pi4J v1 is a Java I/O library providing object-oriented access to Raspberry Pi hardware interfaces such as GPIO, I2C, SPI, PWM, and UART/se… | 10 | 1280 | abandoned |
| samyk/usbdriveby USBdriveby is an Arduino/Teensy microcontroller project that emulates a USB HID keyboard and mouse to covertly install a backdoor, evade fi… | 32 | 1265 | abandoned |
| sbstjn/noduino Noduino is a JavaScript and Node.js framework for controlling Arduino boards from web applications using HTML5, Socket.IO, and WebSockets. … | 32 | 1234 | abandoned |
| hawku/TabletDriver A low-latency graphics tablet driver for Windows designed primarily for the rhythm game osu!, supporting Wacom, Huion, and XP-Pen tablets. … | 23 | 1227 | abandoned |
| MicrosoftEdge/magic-mirror-demo A smart mirror IoT demo project by Microsoft Edge that displays information on a two-way mirror and recognizes registered users via facial … | 10 | 1223 | abandoned |
| CarlosGS/Cyclone-PCB-Factory Cyclone PCB Factory is a parametric, 3D-printable CNC mill design (RepRap-style) intended for milling printed circuit boards. It provides C… | 10 | 1188 | abandoned |
| pepe2k/u-boot_mod A deep modification of U-Boot 1.1.4 bootloader sources for MIPS-based routers with Qualcomm/Atheros SoCs, adding features like a web fail-s… | 10 | 1162 | abandoned |
| Reiten966/Polyformer Polyformer is an open-source, 3D-printed machine that recycles PET plastic bottles into 1.75mm FDM filament for 3D printers. It is primaril… | 42 | 1161 | abandoned |
| SiFive Freedom Platform SiFive's Freedom platform RTL source files, written in Chisel (Scala), implementing the Freedom E300 and U500 RISC-V SoC platforms for FPGA… | 10 | 1147 | abandoned |
| cyoung/stratux Stratux is an open-source ADS-B weather and traffic receiver built on a Raspberry Pi with RTL-SDR dongles, serving aviation data to electro… | 50 | 1135 | abandoned |
| adafruit/Adafruit_Python_DHT A deprecated Python library for reading DHT series humidity and temperature sensors on Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black, with a C extensio… | 10 | 1135 | abandoned |
| sharebrained/portapack-hackrf Original firmware for the PortaPack H1, an add-on that makes the HackRF One software-defined radio portable with an LCD touchscreen, audio … | 10 | 1096 | abandoned |
| evilsocket/bleah A deprecated command-line tool for scanning and enumerating Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices. It has been ported into bettercap's BLE mod… | 10 | 1093 | abandoned |
| amperka/ino Ino is a Python-based command line toolkit for building and uploading Arduino firmware without the Arduino IDE. It auto-generates Makefiles… | 10 | 1076 | abandoned |
| NervanaSystems/maxas MaxAs is an assembler for NVIDIA Maxwell GPU architecture that assembles SASS (Shader Assembly) instructions, written in Perl. It enables l… | 10 | 1074 | abandoned |
| xcicode/MifareOneTool MifareOneTool is a Windows GUI application for working with Mifare Classic NFC cards, including reading and cracking operations. It is writ… | 23 | 1059 | abandoned |
| OpenZWave OpenZWave is a C++ library that interfaces with Z-Wave networks via a USB Z-Wave controller, letting applications control Z-Wave devices wi… | 32 | 1058 | abandoned |
| loklak/loklak_IBM_Home_Automation A Python-based IoT home automation integration for the Loklak server that connects a Raspberry Pi to IBM's IoTF (Bluemix) platform. It rela… | 32 | 1050 | abandoned |
| AsahiLinux/gpu Research repository for reverse-engineering the Apple M1 GPU to build an open-source 3D graphics stack, including a Metal API interception … | 10 | 1050 | abandoned |