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BEST OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE TOOLS

293 tools indexed|Updated MAY 2026
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Foodsoft

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Manage a non-profit food coop (product catalog, ordering, accounting, job scheduling)

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Apostrophe

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CMS with a focus on extensible in-context editing tools

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remark42

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Lightweight and simple comment engine, which doesn't spy on users. It can be embedded into blogs, articles or any other place where readers add comments

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diaspora*

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Connect with friends across independent social networks

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Loomio

OPEN SRC

Collaborative decision-making tool that makes it easy for anyone to participate in decisions which affect them

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GoToSocial

OPEN SRC

ActivityPub federated social network server implementing the Mastodon client API

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Wazo

OPEN SRC

Full-featured IPBX solution built atop Asterisk with integrated Web administration interface and REST-ful API

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Kiwi IRC

OPEN SRC

A modern web IRC client with customizable themes.

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Sympa

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Sympa manages email lists for communities and organizations

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Cyrus IMAP

OPEN SRC

The complete, scalable, and open-source email, contacts, and calendar server.

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Stalwart Mail Server

OPEN SRC

All-in-one mail server with JMAP, IMAP4, and SMTP support and a wide range of modern features

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wildduck

OPEN SRC

Scalable open-source mail server with no single point of failure

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Live Helper Chat

OPEN SRC

Live chat software to engage visitors and convert them into customers

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Tailchat

OPEN SRC

Next generation noIM application in your own workspace, not only another Slack/Discord/rocket.chat.

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DAViCal

OPEN SRC

Server for calendar sharing (CalDAV) that uses a PostgreSQL database as a data store

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linkding

OPEN SRC

Minimal bookmark management with a fast and clean UI. Simple installation through Docker and can run on your Raspberry Pi

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LibreBooking

OPEN SRC

Resource scheduling solution offering a flexible, mobile-friendly, and extensible interface for organizations to manage resource reservations

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WriteFreely

OPEN SRC

Writing software for starting a minimalist, federated blog — or an entire community

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Cronicle

OPEN SRC

Simple, distributed task scheduler and runner with a web based UI

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Automatisch

OPEN SRC

Business automation tool that lets you connect different services like Twitter, Slack, and more to automate your business processes (alternative to Zapier)

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Mylar3

OPEN SRC

Automated Comic Book (cbr/cbz) downloader program for use with NZB and torrents

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Offen

OPEN SRC

Fair, lightweight and open web analytics tool. Gain insights while your users have full access to their data

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GoatCounter

OPEN SRC

Easy web statistics without tracking of personal data

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Middleware

OPEN SRC

Tool designed to help engineering leaders measure and analyze the effectiveness of their teams using the DORA metrics

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WHAT ARE OPEN SOURCE TOOLS?

Open-source tools are free to use, modify, and distribute. They offer maximum flexibility and transparency, with active communities driving development. Ideal for developers and organizations that want full control over their software stack.