# Furthir/awesome-useful-projects

Curated List of 500+ Open Source Projects for Everyday Use

Repository: https://github.com/Furthir/awesome-useful-projects
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-useful-projects
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: awesome, codeberg, github, gitlab, open-source, useful, list, awesome-list, collection
Last push: 2026-01-19T20:49:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 51/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 63, release rhythm 35, longevity 53
- inputs: {"age_days": 748, "days_push": 226, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1474, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.337808+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: awesome-lists, developer-tools, privacy, self-hosted
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, open-source-directory, end-user-software, linux, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- Furthir/awesome-useful-projects (main) score 51

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.337808+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:32.450644+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Furthir/awesome-useful-projects (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.337808+00:00, sha 7c83ab4f3737)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.