Trending Makefile Projects

This page lists the top trending Makefile projects based on the growth of GitHub stars.
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Top 50 Trending Makefile Projects

  1. ingate

    InGate - an Ingress & Gateway API Controller

  2. DeepSeek-LLM

    DeepSeek LLM: Let there be answers

  3. white-paper

    how will the protocol work? (by teaxyz)

  4. RunsOn

    Self-hosted GitHub Actions runners made simple. For AWS. 10x cheaper, 30% faster, and unlimited caching. Best alternative to Actions Runner Controller.

  5. awesome-selfhosted-data

    machine-readable data for https://awesome-selfhosted.net

  6. r2cutter

    Official radare2 GUI

  7. shredos.x86_64

    Shredos Disk Eraser 64 bit for all Intel 64 bit processors as well as processors from AMD and other vendors which make compatible 64 bit chips. ShredOS - Secure disk erasure/wipe

  8. opentelemetry-proto

    OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP) specification and Protobuf definitions

  9. eudi-doc-architecture-and-reference-framework

    The European Digital Identity Wallet

  10. libretro-thumbnails

    Thumbnails for RetroArch

  11. miryoku

    Miryoku is an ergonomic, minimal, orthogonal, and universal keyboard layout.

  12. s-and-p-500-companies

    List of companies in the S&P 500 together with associated financials

  13. geo-countries

    Country polygons as GeoJSON in a datapackage

  14. crkbd

    Corne keyboard, a split keyboard with 3x6 column staggered keys and 3 thumb keys.

  15. Tdarr

    Tdarr - Distributed transcode automation using FFmpeg/HandBrake + Audio/Video library analytics + video health checking (Windows, macOS, Linux & Docker)

  16. awesome-sysadmin

    A curated list of amazingly awesome open-source sysadmin resources. (by awesome-foss)

  17. portspoof

    Portspoof

  18. osquery-defense-kit

    Production-ready detection & response queries for osquery

  19. awesome-sheet-music

    A curated list of awesome sheet music software, libraries and resources.

  20. CoreELEC

    A lightweight OS for KODI

  21. dbt-utils

    Utility functions for dbt projects.

  22. pinn

    An enhanced Operating System installer for the Raspberry Pi

  23. lsp-plugins

    Linux Studio Plugins Project

  24. Python-Apple-support

    A meta-package for building a version of Python that can be embedded into a macOS, iOS, tvOS or watchOS project.

  25. docker-to-linux

    Make bootable Linux disk image (ab)using Docker

  26. hubble

    Hubble - Network, Service & Security Observability for Kubernetes using eBPF

  27. buildroot

    Buildroot, making embedded Linux easy. Note that this is not the official repository, but only a mirror. The official Git repository is at https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/. Do not open issues or file pull requests here.

  28. awesome-music-production

    A curated list of software, services, and resources to create and distribute music

  29. AlpineWSL

    Alpine Linux based WSL distribution. Supports multi-install. Lightest WSL distribution.

  30. kdl

    the kdl document language specifications

  31. system-design-and-architecture

    Learn how to design large-scale systems. Prep for the system design interview.

  32. Lakka-LibreELEC

    Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution that transforms a small computer into a full blown game console.

  33. opensergo-specification

    Universal cloud-native microservice governance specification (微服务治理标准)

  34. musl-cross-make

    Simple makefile-based build for musl cross compiler

  35. incident-response-plan-template

    A concise, directive, specific, flexible, and free incident response plan template

  36. golang-standards/project-layout

    Standard Go Project Layout

  37. opentelemetry-specification

    Specifications for OpenTelemetry

  38. LibreELEC.tv

    Just enough OS for KODI

  39. obsidian-alfred

    Alfred workflow for Obsidian note-taking app. Open vaults and files in Obsidian.

  40. python-project-template

    DO NOT FORK, CLICK ON "Use this template" - A github template to start a Python Project - this uses github actions to generate your project based on the template.

  41. Vitis_Accel_Examples

    Vitis_Accel_Examples

  42. KVM-Opencore

    OpenCore disk image for running macOS VMs on Proxmox/QEMU

  43. Vulkan-Guide

    One stop shop for getting started with the Vulkan API

  44. golang-templates/seed

    Go application GitHub repository template. (by golang-templates)

  45. OpenSLO

    Open specification for defining and expressing service level objectives (SLO)

  46. riscv-asm-manual

    RISC-V Assembly Programmer's Manual

  47. theos

    A cross-platform suite of tools for building and deploying software for iOS and other platforms.

  48. hostapd-wpe

    Modified hostapd to facilitate AP impersonation attacks

  49. motioneyeos

    A Video Surveillance OS For Single-board Computers

ABOUT: The growth percentage is calculated as the increase in the number of stars compared to the previous month. We list only projects that have at least 500 stars and a GitHub organization logo set.

Index

What are some of the trending open-source Makefile projects? This list will help you:

Project Growth
1 ingate 41.9%
2 DeepSeek-LLM 29.6%
3 white-paper 14.0%
4 RunsOn 5.9%
5 awesome-selfhosted-data 5.7%
6 r2cutter 4.6%
7 shredos.x86_64 4.2%
8 displaylink-rpm 3.7%
9 opentelemetry-proto 3.6%
10 eudi-doc-architecture-and-reference-framework 3.5%
11 libretro-thumbnails 3.2%
12 miryoku 3.1%
13 s-and-p-500-companies 3.0%
14 geo-countries 3.0%
15 crkbd 2.7%
16 Tdarr 2.6%
17 awesome-sysadmin 2.6%
18 portspoof 2.5%
19 osquery-defense-kit 2.3%
20 awesome-sheet-music 2.3%
21 CoreELEC 2.3%
22 dbt-utils 2.2%
23 pinn 2.1%
24 lsp-plugins 2.0%
25 Python-Apple-support 1.9%
26 docker-to-linux 1.9%
27 hubble 1.9%
28 buildroot 1.8%
29 awesome-music-production 1.8%
30 AlpineWSL 1.7%
31 kdl 1.7%
32 system-design-and-architecture 1.7%
33 Lakka-LibreELEC 1.6%
34 opensergo-specification 1.5%
35 musl-cross-make 1.5%
36 incident-response-plan-template 1.4%
37 golang-standards/project-layout 1.4%
38 opentelemetry-specification 1.4%
39 LibreELEC.tv 1.4%
40 obsidian-alfred 1.4%
41 python-project-template 1.3%
42 Vitis_Accel_Examples 1.3%
43 KVM-Opencore 1.2%
44 Vulkan-Guide 1.2%
45 golang-templates/seed 1.2%
46 OpenSLO 1.1%
47 riscv-asm-manual 1.1%
48 theos 1.0%
49 hostapd-wpe 1.0%
50 motioneyeos 1.0%

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