Furthir/awesome-useful-projects resource
Curated List of 500+ Open Source Projects for Everyday Use observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
51/100
- Activity 63
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 53
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 748
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 226
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1474 stars · 80 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A curated awesome-list of 500+ open source projects intended for everyday end users, spanning categories like backup, privacy, media, productivity, and platform-specific tools. It explicitly excludes developer-facing projects such as APIs, libraries, and frameworks.
Use cases
- discover open source alternatives to everyday apps
- find privacy-focused open source tools
- browse curated open source projects by category
- find backup and sync tools
- find useful cli and tui applications
- find open source apps for android, ios, windows, macos, or linux
When to choose
- you want end-user applications rather than developer libraries
- you need a broad, categorized directory of open source software
- you want recommendations spanning multiple platforms and use cases
When to avoid
- you need libraries, frameworks, or APIs for development
- you need in-depth reviews or comparisons rather than a link list
- you need only actively maintained or vetted projects with quality guarantees
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
developer-tools awesome-lists developer-tools privacy self-hosted cross-platform windows awesome-list curated-list open-source-directory end-user-software linux macos android ios
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/Furthir/awesome-useful-projects · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7c83ab4f3737
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Furthir/awesome-useful-projects | main | 51 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="Furthir/awesome-useful-projects")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem