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Awesome Lists

Curated lists of awesome resources

Repositories
64
Combined Stars
5.5M
Top-3 Concentration
25%
Recently Active
44Updated Sep 12, 2026
Language Distribution
Unknown59.0%
HTML9.0%
JavaScript9.0%
Python5.0%
Swift3.0%
Java3.0%
Topics

Top Repositories

Top 3
1st#1

codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x

Master programming by recreating your favorite technologies from scratch.

546.7KStars
51.4KForks
2 months agoUpdated
Markdownsince 2018
2nd#2

sindresorhus/awesome

😎 Awesome lists about all kinds of interesting topics [NOTE: Pull requests are temporarily disabled until I have a chance to catch up with the existing ones]

505.3KStars
36.8KForks
1 weeks agoUpdated
UnknownCC0-1.0since 2014
3rd#3

vinta/awesome-python

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

320.2KStars
28.7KForks
1 weeks agoUpdated
PythonNOASSERTIONsince 2014

Full ranking

30
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Repository
Language
Stars
Forks
Updated
04
awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers
est. 2015
Unknown
318.7K
15K
Today
05
ossu/computer-science
🎓 Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science!
est. 2014
HTML
208.9K
25.9K
2 months ago
06
avelino/awesome-go
A curated list of awesome Go frameworks, libraries and software
est. 2014
Go
183.9K
13.6K
2 days ago
07
521xueweihan/HelloGitHub
:octocat: 分享 GitHub 上有趣、入门级的开源项目。Share interesting, entry-level open source projects on GitHub.
est. 2016
Python
176.1K
12.8K
2 weeks ago
08
f/prompts.chat
f.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. Free and open source — self-host for your organization with complete privacy.
est. 2022
HTML
170.1K
21.9K
3 days ago
09
ripienaar/free-for-dev
A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev
est. 2015
HTML
137.2K
14.4K
2 days ago
10
Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-code
Coding articles to level up your development skills
est. 2017
JavaScript
129.1K
12.5K
Yesterday
11
VoltAgent/awesome-design-md
A collection of DESIGN.md files analysis by popular brand design systems. Drop one into your project and let coding agents generate a matching UI.
est. 2026
Unknown
115.5K
13K
1 months ago
12
jaywcjlove/awesome-mac
 This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different categories for easy search and use.
est. 2016
Swift
113.6K
8.8K
Yesterday
13
papers-we-love/papers-we-love
Papers from the computer science community to read and discuss.
est. 2013
Shell
109.7K
6.4K
1 weeks ago
14
iluwatar/java-design-patterns
Design patterns implemented in Java
est. 2014
Java
94.7K
27.4K
1 weeks ago
15
ruvnet/RuView
π RuView turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time spatial intelligence, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.
est. 2025
Rust
93.1K
12.3K
Today
16
MunGell/awesome-for-beginners
A list of awesome beginners-friendly projects.
est. 2015
Unknown
89.2K
8K
1 months ago
17
DopplerHQ/awesome-interview-questionsArchived
:octocat: A curated awesome list of lists of interview questions. Feel free to contribute! :mortar_board:
est. 2015
Unknown
84.5K
9.6K
2 years ago
18
enaqx/awesome-react
A collection of awesome things regarding React ecosystem
est. 2014
Unknown
74.6K
7.6K
1 weeks ago
19
binhnguyennus/awesome-scalability
The Patterns of Scalable, Reliable, and Performant Large-Scale Systems
est. 2017
Unknown
73.9K
7.1K
8 months ago
20
fffaraz/awesome-cpp
A curated list of awesome C++ (or C) frameworks, libraries, resources, and shiny things. Inspired by awesome-... stuff.
est. 2014
Unknown
73.2K
8.3K
1 weeks ago
21
prakhar1989/awesome-courses
:books: List of awesome university courses for learning Computer Science!
est. 2014
Unknown
71.1K
8.4K
3 years ago
22
sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs
:zap: Delightful Node.js packages and resources [BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH SPAM AND LOW-QUALITY SUBMISSIONS, SUBMISSIONS ARE PAUSED TEMPORARILY]
est. 2014
Unknown
66.8K
6.2K
1 weeks ago
23
Solido/awesome-flutter
An awesome list that curates the best Flutter libraries, tools, tutorials, articles and more.
est. 2017
Dart
61.2K
6.9K
1 weeks ago
24
rust-unofficial/awesome-rust
A curated list of Rust code and resources.
est. 2014
Rust
59.3K
3.6K
2 days ago
25
tiimgreen/github-cheat-sheet
A list of cool features of Git and GitHub.
est. 2014
Unknown
59K
5.5K
2 years ago
26
wasabeef/awesome-android-ui
A curated list of awesome Android UI/UX libraries
est. 2014
Unknown
57.6K
10.3K
3 months ago
27
hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code
A hand-picked collection of the finest of resources for the most awesome of agents, Claude Code, the undisputed champion of coding companions, from the unstoppable team at Anthropic PBC. A delectable showcase of top tier skills, ambidextrous agents, scintillating status lines, top notch developer tooling, and also we have plugins
est. 2025
Python
53.9K
4.7K
Today
28
vsouza/awesome-ios
A curated list of awesome iOS ecosystem, including Objective-C and Swift Projects
est. 2014
Swift
53.3K
7K
2 weeks ago
29
VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills
The awesome collection of OpenClaw skills. 5,400+ skills filtered and categorized from the official OpenClaw Skills Registry.🦞
est. 2026
Unknown
52.5K
5K
Today
30
dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps
:iphone: Collaborative List of Open-Source iOS Apps
est. 2015
Unknown
52.1K
6.1K
Yesterday
04
awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers
Unknown
★318.7K
🍴15K
est. 2015
05
ossu/computer-science
🎓 Path to a free self-taught education in Computer Science!
HTML
★208.9K
🍴25.9K
est. 2014
06
avelino/awesome-go
A curated list of awesome Go frameworks, libraries and software
Go
★183.9K
🍴13.6K
est. 2014
07
521xueweihan/HelloGitHub
:octocat: 分享 GitHub 上有趣、入门级的开源项目。Share interesting, entry-level open source projects on GitHub.
Python
★176.1K
🍴12.8K
est. 2016
08
f/prompts.chat
f.k.a. Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. Free and open source — self-host for your organization with complete privacy.
HTML
★170.1K
🍴21.9K
est. 2022
09
ripienaar/free-for-dev
A list of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS offerings that have free tiers of interest to devops and infradev
HTML
★137.2K
🍴14.4K
est. 2015
10
Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-code
Coding articles to level up your development skills
JavaScript
★129.1K
🍴12.5K
est. 2017
11
VoltAgent/awesome-design-md
A collection of DESIGN.md files analysis by popular brand design systems. Drop one into your project and let coding agents generate a matching UI.
Unknown
★115.5K
🍴13K
est. 2026
12
jaywcjlove/awesome-mac
 This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different categories for easy search and use.
Swift
★113.6K
🍴8.8K
est. 2016
13
papers-we-love/papers-we-love
Papers from the computer science community to read and discuss.
Shell
★109.7K
🍴6.4K
est. 2013
14
iluwatar/java-design-patterns
Design patterns implemented in Java
Java
★94.7K
🍴27.4K
est. 2014
15
ruvnet/RuView
π RuView turns commodity WiFi signals into real-time spatial intelligence, vital sign monitoring, and presence detection — all without a single pixel of video.
Rust
★93.1K
🍴12.3K
est. 2025
16
MunGell/awesome-for-beginners
A list of awesome beginners-friendly projects.
Unknown
★89.2K
🍴8K
est. 2015
17
DopplerHQ/awesome-interview-questionsArchived
:octocat: A curated awesome list of lists of interview questions. Feel free to contribute! :mortar_board:
Unknown
★84.5K
🍴9.6K
est. 2015
18
enaqx/awesome-react
A collection of awesome things regarding React ecosystem
Unknown
★74.6K
🍴7.6K
est. 2014
19
binhnguyennus/awesome-scalability
The Patterns of Scalable, Reliable, and Performant Large-Scale Systems
Unknown
★73.9K
🍴7.1K
est. 2017
20
fffaraz/awesome-cpp
A curated list of awesome C++ (or C) frameworks, libraries, resources, and shiny things. Inspired by awesome-... stuff.
Unknown
★73.2K
🍴8.3K
est. 2014
21
prakhar1989/awesome-courses
:books: List of awesome university courses for learning Computer Science!
Unknown
★71.1K
🍴8.4K
est. 2014
22
sindresorhus/awesome-nodejs
:zap: Delightful Node.js packages and resources [BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH SPAM AND LOW-QUALITY SUBMISSIONS, SUBMISSIONS ARE PAUSED TEMPORARILY]
Unknown
★66.8K
🍴6.2K
est. 2014
23
Solido/awesome-flutter
An awesome list that curates the best Flutter libraries, tools, tutorials, articles and more.
Dart
★61.2K
🍴6.9K
est. 2017
24
rust-unofficial/awesome-rust
A curated list of Rust code and resources.
Rust
★59.3K
🍴3.6K
est. 2014
25
tiimgreen/github-cheat-sheet
A list of cool features of Git and GitHub.
Unknown
★59K
🍴5.5K
est. 2014
26
wasabeef/awesome-android-ui
A curated list of awesome Android UI/UX libraries
Unknown
★57.6K
🍴10.3K
est. 2014
27
hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code
A hand-picked collection of the finest of resources for the most awesome of agents, Claude Code, the undisputed champion of coding companions, from the unstoppable team at Anthropic PBC. A delectable showcase of top tier skills, ambidextrous agents, scintillating status lines, top notch developer tooling, and also we have plugins
Python
★53.9K
🍴4.7K
est. 2025
28
vsouza/awesome-ios
A curated list of awesome iOS ecosystem, including Objective-C and Swift Projects
Swift
★53.3K
🍴7K
est. 2014
29
VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills
The awesome collection of OpenClaw skills. 5,400+ skills filtered and categorized from the official OpenClaw Skills Registry.🦞
Unknown
★52.5K
🍴5K
est. 2026
30
dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps
:iphone: Collaborative List of Open-Source iOS Apps
Unknown
★52.1K
🍴6.1K
est. 2015
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Awesome Lists rankings: how to read the landscape behind the stars

Awesome Lists are community-curated collections of high-quality resources organized by topic. Originating from the "awesome" movement on GitHub, these repositories serve as living directories of the best tools, libraries, tutorials, and articles for a given domain.

Navigating the open-source ecosystem is overwhelming without expert curation. Awesome Lists solve the discovery problem by crowdsourcing the vetting process — a project that appears on a popular Awesome List has effectively been endorsed by thousands of developers.

How to use this category view

Category pages are most useful when you compare similar kinds of projects rather than treating the top row as an automatic recommendation list. Look at star concentration, language mix, and recent activity together to decide whether a category is dominated by a few established leaders or by a broader set of active tools.

Ranking methodology

We track repositories tagged with the "awesome" topic and rank by stars. These lists are manually maintained by volunteers, so higher star counts often correlate with more comprehensive and regularly updated curation.

Data is sourced from the GitHub REST API and updated daily. Star counts reflect cumulative community interest over the lifetime of each repository. See Methodology & Editorial Standards for broader context.