EbookFoundation/free-programming-books resource
:books: Freely available programming books observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4709
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
395274 stars · 66700 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A massively popular, community-curated list of freely available programming books and learning resources in many languages, maintained by the Free Ebook Foundation. It is published as a browsable static website with a companion search site and organized by programming language, subject, and spoken language.
Use cases
- find free programming books to learn a language
- locate learning resources in my native language
- curate a self-taught developer curriculum
- find free textbooks on computer science subjects
- discover beginner-friendly programming ebooks
- contribute to an open education resource list
When to choose
- you want a broad, well-maintained index of free learning materials
- you need books in non-English languages
- you are building a learning path and want vetted free resources
When to avoid
- you need interactive courses or video tutorials rather than books
- you want a searchable API of learning resources rather than a curated list
- you need up-to-date documentation for a specific tool version
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation developer-tools education programming-languages tutorials awesome-lists cross-platform awesome-list free-ebooks curated-list programming-books open-education web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3e5acf357308
- homepage: https://ebookfoundation.github.io/free-programming-books/ · fetched 2026-08-28 · dcd2f336463d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| EbookFoundation/free-programming-books | main | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="EbookFoundation/free-programming-books")
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