Open Source Development Software
Development tools provide the environments and utilities needed to write, debug, and deploy software. These tools automate repetitive coding tasks and manage the lifecycle of applications through integrated editors, command line interfaces, and visual workflow builders. This type of software serves programmers and system architects who need to build custom logic or deploy AI agents. Self-hosting these apps ensures that source code, API keys, and internal build pipelines remain on private infrastructure rather than relying on external cloud platforms.
This page lists 203 open source tools in the Development category. The most popular are n8n, OpenCode and Visual Studio Code. Most use the MIT or Apache-2.0 license, and 144 offer an official Docker image.
Open CoDesign
Convert text prompts into prototypes, slide decks, and marketing assets using a variety of AI models.
Woodpecker CI
A community-driven continuous integration and delivery engine that uses Docker containers to execute automated software pipelines.
Forgecode
A comprehensive coding agent that integrates AI capabilities with your development environment
Publii
A desktop based content management system for creating and deploying secure, static websites with a graphical interface.
Eclipse Che
Provide Kubernetes native cloud development environments that package dependencies and runtimes into portable containerized workspaces.
Sandstorm
A self-hostable web productivity suite implemented as a security-hardened web app package manager for Linux servers.
massCode
A local first developer workspace combining code snippets, markdown notes, and an integrated HTTP client.
Plasmic
A visual builder for web applications and websites that integrates directly with existing React codebases.
Rowy
A low-code backend management platform providing a spreadsheet interface for Firestore and Google Cloud Platform databases.
Bifrost
Unify access to multiple AI providers through a single OpenAI compatible API with built in governance.
Requestly
Build and test REST and GraphQL APIs with local storage and Git synchronization for developer collaboration.
Reqable
Capture and analyze network traffic while testing REST APIs across desktop and mobile platforms.
RWKV Runner
A management tool for RWKV models that provides an OpenAI compatible API for local LLM execution.
Open-Meteo
An open-source weather API providing global forecasts and historical data for non-commercial software projects.
Livebook
Interactive and collaborative code notebooks for automating data workflows and documenting Elixir projects with rich visualizations.
Altair
A GraphQL client IDE for debugging queries and implementations across multiple desktop and browser platforms.
Baserow
Build databases, internal applications, and automated workflows through a no-code interface with full data ownership.
TrailBase
A single executable backend providing type safe REST and realtime APIs with built in authentication.
WeTTY
Provide terminal access in a web browser over http and https using websockets and xterm.js.
Zoraxy
A general purpose HTTP reverse proxy and forwarding tool written in Go for managing web services.
Gitify
Receive unified notifications from multiple Git platforms directly within the system menu bar or tray.
Emdash
A desktop application for running multiple AI coding agents in parallel using isolated Git worktrees and branches.
Forgejo
A self-hosted software forge for git version control and project collaboration that operates with minimal system resources.
Transformer Lab
A unified environment to train, evaluate, and scale large language and diffusion models on local or cluster hardware.
Mathesar
Provides a spreadsheet-like web interface for viewing, editing, and querying PostgreSQL data without coding.
RStudio
An integrated development environment for the R programming language with a customizable workbench and syntax highlighting.
MQTTX
Connect to and test MQTT brokers using a cross-platform client with a chat-like graphical interface.
/dev/push
Build and deploy applications from GitHub with zero-downtime rollouts, real-time logs, and custom domain support.
ApostropheCMS
A full stack content management system using Node.js and MongoDB with in context visual editing.
Kinto
A minimalist JSON document store providing synchronization and sharing capabilities for web and mobile applications.
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