FOSSY

Discover, Discuss FOSS Software and Contributors.

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Discover, Discuss FOSS Software and Contributors.

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Fossy is the world's only directory dedicated to the greatest free and open-source software, hand-picked and ranked by live GitHub signal.

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Hey Product Hunt! 👋 I’m AJ, the maker of FOSSY – a curated directory for discovering the best free and open‑source software. FOSS is everywhere now, but finding high‑quality, actively maintained projects (beyond “most starred on GitHub”) is still painful. You either scroll random lists, bounce between GitHub tabs, or rely on word of mouth. FOSSY tries to fix that in a few ways: - Live GitHub signal We combine stars, activity, and community signals to surface projects that are both popular and alive, not just historical one‑hit wonders. - Curated, hand‑picked entries Every project is reviewed before it lands in the directory, so it’s not just another auto‑scraped list of repos. - Explore by language & platform Filter by stack (e.g., Rust CLI tools, Python data libraries, JS frameworks, self‑hosted apps, etc.) to quickly find tools that actually fit your workflow. - Community & contributors See who’s driving each project, get a feel for the health of the community, and discover contributors worth following. - Top all‑time & daily picks Browse evergreen all‑time lists or check in for featured daily projects if you just want inspiration or something cool to try next. Who is it for? - Developers looking for their next project to contribute to - Builders hunting for reliable open‑source alternatives to SaaS tools - Curious folks who just enjoy exploring the FOSS ecosystem Today’s launch is just the start. I’d love your feedback on: - What other signals you’d like to see (security, governance, docs quality, etc.) - Which categories or languages you want better coverage on - Ideas for community features (collections, discussions, contributor profiles, etc.) If you’re into FOSS, I’d really appreciate you taking it for a spin and telling me what feels missing or rough. I’ll be in the comments all day answering questions and collecting ideas for the next iteration. 🚀 What’s the one FOSS project you think absolutely deserves to be featured in FOSSY?

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Do you ever feel invisible as an open-source developer?

I spent the weekend scrolling through GitHub. Not for code. For connection. And I realized something that made me kind of sad.

The open-source world is full of incredible people building beautiful, thoughtful, generous things for free. They give their time, their skills, their best ideas and then their work disappears into the void because no one ever sees it.

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5mo ago

You run npm install daily but never think about the humans behind them. Should that change?

Here's a hard truth nobody wants to say out loud:

The open-source community you talk about on LinkedIn? It's mostly extractive now.

We all stand on the shoulders of giants. Every project you ship, every startup you build ... it's built on packages and tools that real people poured their nights and weekends into. For free.

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