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Top Rust repositories on GitHub

Memory-safe systems programming with zero-cost abstractions.

Ranked by stars across 12,261 Rust repositories on GitHub. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    ultraworkers/claw-code190,415 · ⑂ 109,722

    The repo is finally unlocked. enjoy the party! The fastest repo in history to surpass 100K stars ⭐. Join Discord: https://discord.gg/5TUQKqFWd Built in Rust using oh-my-codex.

  2. 2
    rustdesk/rustdesk113,624 · ⑂ 17,047

    An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

    • remote-control
    • remote-desktop
    • teamviewer
    • anydesk
    • vnc
    • rdp
  3. 3
    rust-lang/rust112,577 · ⑂ 14,867

    Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

    • rust
    • compiler
    • language
  4. 4
    denoland/deno106,604 · ⑂ 6,049

    A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript.

    • deno
    • typescript
    • javascript
    • rust
  5. 5
    tauri-apps/tauri106,278 · ⑂ 3,581

    Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop and mobile applications with a web frontend.

    • rust
    • webview
    • high-performance
    • desktop-app
    • mobile-app
    • native-app
  6. 6
    astral-sh/uv84,449 · ⑂ 3,043

    An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

    • packaging
    • python
    • resolver
    • uv
  7. 7
    zed-industries/zed82,026 · ⑂ 8,300

    Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

    • text-editor
    • zed
    • gpui
    • rust-lang
  8. 8
    openai/codex80,458 · ⑂ 11,601

    Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal

  9. 9
    unionlabs/union74,101 · ⑂ 3,897

    The trust-minimized, zero-knowledge bridging protocol, designed for censorship resistance, extremely high security, and usage in decentralized finance.

    • blockchain
    • cosmos
    • evm
    • golang
    • rust
    • solidity
  10. 10
    alacritty/alacritty63,891 · ⑂ 3,452

    A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

    • terminal-emulators
    • opengl
    • gpu
    • rust
    • vte
    • terminal
  11. 11
    BurntSushi/ripgrep63,395 · ⑂ 2,542

    ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

    • ripgrep
    • recursively-search
    • search
    • regex
    • gitignore
    • grep
  12. 12
    rust-lang/rustlings62,718 · ⑂ 11,181

    :crab: Small exercises to get you used to reading and writing Rust code!

    • rust
    • rustlings
    • beginner-friendly
    • exercises
  13. 13
    FuelLabs/sway61,710 · ⑂ 5,421

    🌴 Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient smart contracts.

    • sway
    • language
    • compiler
    • fuel
  14. 14
    farion1231/cc-switch61,336 · ⑂ 3,964

    A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant tool for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, openclaw & Gemini CLI.

    • ai-tools
    • claude-code
    • desktop-app
    • open-source
    • rust
    • tauri
  15. 15
    dani-garcia/vaultwarden59,876 · ⑂ 2,772

    Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs

    • vaultwarden
    • bitwarden
    • rust
    • docker
    • rocket
    • bitwarden-rs
  16. 16
    sharkdp/bat58,752 · ⑂ 1,548

    A cat(1) clone with wings.

    • command-line
    • tool
    • syntax-highlighting
    • git
    • terminal
    • cli
  17. 17
    meilisearch/meilisearch57,435 · ⑂ 2,538

    A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.

    • search-engine
    • typo-tolerance
    • site-search
    • database
    • enterprise-search
    • search
  18. 18
    starship/starship57,212 · ⑂ 2,510

    ☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

    • zsh-theme
    • fish-theme
    • zsh-prompt
    • fish-prompt
    • shell-prompt
    • oh-my-zsh
  19. 19
    rust-unofficial/awesome-rust57,128 · ⑂ 3,333

    A curated list of Rust code and resources.

    • rust
    • awesome
  20. 20
    FuelLabs/fuel-core57,095 · ⑂ 2,861

    Rust full node implementation of the Fuel v2 protocol.

    • blockchain
    • fuel
  21. 21
    warpdotdev/warp55,829 · ⑂ 4,102

    Warp is an agentic development environment, born out of the terminal.

    • rust
    • linux
    • macos
    • terminal
    • bash
    • zsh
  22. 22
    lencx/ChatGPT54,360 · ⑂ 6,173

    🔮 ChatGPT Desktop Application (Mac, Windows and Linux)

    • application
    • chatgpt
    • linux
    • macos
    • windows
    • tauri
  23. 23
    typst/typst53,348 · ⑂ 1,562

    A markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.

    • typesetting
    • compiler
    • markup
    • typst
  24. 24
    ruvnet/RuView51,906 · ⑂ 6,903

    π RuView turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time spatial intelligence, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.

    • densepose
    • wifi
    • esp32
    • mcu
    • monitoring
    • rf
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    tw93/Pake48,496 · ⑂ 9,719

    🤱🏻 Turn any webpage into a desktop app with one command.

    • rust
    • tauri
    • no-electron
    • chatgpt
    • youtube
    • gemini

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The list above ranks the most-starred public Rust repositories, drawn from the public GitHub graph. Across 12,261 Rust repositories in the public graph, the maintainers, top contributors, and recurring committers are a powerful signal for where Rust expertise lives.

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