Top GitHub repos, week 42 of 2026
The repos that gained the most stars from 12 – 18 Oct 2026, among the 8,410 we track.
| Rank | Repository | Gained | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | morluto/reaAI agents · TypeScript | +207,848 | |
| 2 | storytold/photocraftCreative tools · Rust | +18,726 | |
| 3 | debpalash/VoiceStudioCreative tools · Python | +17,077 | |
| 4 | storytold/artcraftCreative tools · Rust | +13,826 | |
| 5 | boykopovar/AnyPS5C++ | +12,653 | |
| 6 | wheresryan22/anatomyAI agents · JavaScript | +12,258 | |
| 7 | mattpocock/skillsAI agents · Shell | +10,118 | |
| 8 | MadsLorentzen/ai-job-searchAI agents · Python | +8,178 | |
| 9 | google-research/harness2AI agents · Python | +8,108 | |
| 10 | storytold/wordcraftApps & desktop · Rust | +7,552 | |
| 11 | NationalSecurityAgency/ghidraJava | +7,336 | |
| 12 | stablyai/orcaAI agents · TypeScript | +7,253 | |
| 13 | cathrynlavery/diagram-designAI agents · HTML | +7,045 | |
| 14 | yetone/magpieAI agents · Go | +6,660 | |
| 15 | affaan-m/ECCAI agents · JavaScript | +6,444 | |
| 16 | DietrichGebert/ponytailAI agents · JavaScript | +6,227 | |
| 17 | deepseek-ai/deepseek-harnessAI agents · TypeScript | +6,188 | |
| 18 | ifixai-ai/iFixAiAI agents · Python | +6,110 | |
| 19 | storytold/pdfcraftApps & desktop · Rust | +6,041 | |
| 20 | Droid-Deck/DroidDeckApps & desktop · Kotlin | +6,009 | |
| 21 | bilawalsidhu/gods-eye-viewCreative tools · JavaScript | +5,939 | |
| 22 | heygen-com/hyperframesCreative tools · TypeScript | +5,889 | |
| 23 | Niko1221/StrataModels & inference · C++ | +5,773 | |
| 24 | vxcontrol/pentagiAI agents · Go | +5,771 | |
| 25 | eternity4719/HowToLiveBetterHTML | +5,699 | |
1 repos flagged for fake stars would have made this list. We left them out. How we catch fake stars
Best of each topic
Web & UI
- LibreSpark/LibreTV
A self-hostable web app that aggregates free online video sources, searches them in parallel on the server, and plays HLS and HTTP-FLV streams in the browser. It also parses M3U live channel lists wit
- DuarteSantos8/openGym
Self-hosted workout and body-weight tracker. Plans weekly routines over a large exercise library, guides sessions with rest timers and PR detection, logs bodyweight and progress photos, and syncs acro
- hmjz100/LinkSwift
A JavaScript userscript that retrieves direct download links for files stored on eight Chinese cloud drives, including Baidu Netdisk, Aliyun Drive, China Mobile Cloud, Tianyi Cloud, Xunlei Cloud, Quar
Dev infrastructure
- xtool-org/xtool
Cross-platform command-line tool that builds SwiftPM packages into iOS apps and replaces Xcode on Linux, WSL, and macOS. It signs and installs iOS apps and provides a library, XKit, for programmatic a
- awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers
- tester-army/e2e
Next generation e2e testing framework for web and mobile apps.
AI agents
- morluto/rea
An MCP server and CLI for reverse engineering native binaries, JavaScript and Electron apps, .NET assemblies and websites. Agents use it to inspect targets without source code and return findings with
- wheresryan22/anatomy
An agent skill that turns a technical idea into an interactive isometric SVG figure of a physical object whose working mirrors the concept. It can add WebGL shader effects or 3D-style moving parts, an
- mattpocock/skills
Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.
Models & inference
- Niko1221/Strata
Strata is a C++ inference engine that runs the Qwen3.8-Flash-Next model on consumer hardware with NVIDIA, AMD, Intel or Apple Silicon GPUs. It exposes OpenAI and Anthropic compatible APIs on localhost
- tashfeenahmed/freellmapi
A self-hosted gateway that exposes one OpenAI-compatible /v1 endpoint in front of many free LLM provider tiers. It stores provider keys encrypted, routes each request to an available model, fails over
- harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo
利用 AI 大模型和自动化工作流,根据主题或关键词一键生成高清短视频。Generate HD short videos from a topic or keyword with an automated AI workflow.
Apps & desktop
- storytold/wordcraft
A clean-room, open-source word processor written in pure Rust, with a Word-style ribbon, styles, tables, track changes, references and mail merge. It reads and writes .docx and other formats, runs nat
- storytold/pdfcraft
A desktop PDF reader and editor written from scratch in pure Rust, for viewing, searching, organizing, combining, splitting and protecting PDF files. Saves are incremental and atomic, with deep undo a
- Droid-Deck/DroidDeck
Android app that runs Valve's Steam client in Big Picture mode on supported Adreno handhelds, with Windows games via ARM64 Proton. Also offers a Linux desktop and store integrations for Flathub, GOG,
Creative tools
- storytold/photocraft
A native, open-source photo editor written in pure Rust, offering layers, masks, adjustment and layer styles, type, vector shapes, brushes and PSD file editing. It uses a GPU compositor and runs offli
- debpalash/VoiceStudio
A local-first desktop app and Electron preview for voice cloning, voice design, video dubbing, dictation, transcription and audiobook creation. Runs on NVIDIA CUDA, Apple Silicon MPS or CPU, and expos
- storytold/artcraft
Desktop application for interactive AI image and video creation. It combines a 2D canvas and 3D scene staging with access to many image, video, 3D mesh, music and world models from several providers,
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