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    public-apis/public-apis★ 482,040 · ⑂ 53,230

    A collective list of free APIs

    • api
    • public-apis
    • free
    • apis
    • list
    • development
  2. 2
    EbookFoundation/free-programming-books★ 397,360 · ⑂ 66,806

    :books: Freely available programming books

    • education
    • books
    • list
    • resource
    • hacktoberfest
  3. 3
    donnemartin/system-design-primer★ 371,126 · ⑂ 58,526

    Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview. Includes Anki flashcards.

    • programming
    • development
    • design
    • design-system
    • system
    • design-patterns
  4. 4
    vinta/awesome-python★ 322,103 · ⑂ 28,775

    The definitive list that answers "I want to do X in Python, which tool should I use?"

    • awesome
    • python
    • python-frameworks
    • python-libraries
    • python-tools
    • awesome-list
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    practical-tutorials/project-based-learning★ 284,130 · ⑂ 36,327

    Curated list of project-based tutorials

    • tutorial
    • project
    • beginner-project
    • webdevelopment
    • python
    • javascript
  7. 6
    NousResearch/hermes-agent★ 247,710 · ⑂ 52,143

    The agent that grows with you

    • ai
    • ai-agent
    • ai-agents
    • llm
    • anthropic
    • chatgpt
  8. 7
    TheAlgorithms/Python★ 224,836 · ⑂ 51,106

    All Algorithms implemented in Python

    • python
    • algorithm
    • algorithms-implemented
    • algorithm-competitions
    • algos
    • sorts
  9. 8
    yt-dlp/yt-dlp★ 192,508 · ⑂ 16,709

    A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

    • youtube-dl
    • python
    • sponsorblock
    • yt-dlp
    • youtube-downloader
    • cli
  10. 9
    Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT★ 187,474 · ⑂ 46,008

    AutoGPT is the vision of accessible AI for everyone, to use and to build on. Our mission is to provide the tools, so that you can focus on what matters.

    • ai
    • openai
    • python
    • artificial-intelligence
    • autonomous-agents
    • llama-api
  11. 10
    microsoft/markitdown★ 186,140 · ⑂ 13,715

    Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.

    • langchain
    • openai
    • autogen-extension
    • autogen
    • markdown
    • microsoft-office
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    521xueweihan/HelloGitHub★ 177,957 · ⑂ 12,844

    :octocat: 分享 GitHub 上有趣、入门级的开源项目。Share interesting, entry-level open source projects on GitHub.

    • github
    • hellogithub
    • python
    • awesome
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    anthropics/skills★ 177,437 · ⑂ 21,020

    Public repository for Agent Skills

    • agent-skills
  15. 13
    huggingface/transformers★ 166,471 · ⑂ 34,653

    🤗 Transformers: the model-definition framework for state-of-the-art machine learning models in text, vision, audio, and multimodal models, for both inference and training.

    • nlp
    • natural-language-processing
    • pytorch
    • pytorch-transformers
    • transformer
    • model-hub
  16. 14
    AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui★ 165,040 · ⑂ 31,248

    Stable Diffusion web UI

    • deep-learning
    • diffusion
    • image-generation
    • image2image
    • img2img
    • text2image
  17. 15
    langflow-ai/langflow★ 155,095 · ⑂ 10,122

    Langflow is a powerful tool for building and deploying AI-powered agents and workflows.

    • react-flow
    • chatgpt
    • large-language-models
    • generative-ai
    • agents
    • multiagent
  18. 16
    open-webui/open-webui★ 152,716 · ⑂ 22,345

    User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)

    • ollama
    • ollama-webui
    • llm
    • webui
    • self-hosted
    • llm-ui
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    langchain-ai/langchain★ 146,799 · ⑂ 24,549

    The agent engineering platform.

    • ai
    • anthropic
    • gemini
    • langchain
    • llm
    • openai
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    ytdl-org/youtube-dl★ 141,296 · ⑂ 10,660

    Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites

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    Shubhamsaboo/awesome-llm-apps★ 139,293 · ⑂ 20,467

    100+ AI Agents, Agent Skills and RAG Apps - Free and Open Source.

    • llms
    • rag
    • python
    • agents
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