Trending Perl Projects

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

  1. LaTeXML

    LaTeXML: a TeX and LaTeX to XML/HTML/ePub/MathML translator.

  2. asciiquarium

    Enjoy the mysteries of the sea from the safety of your own terminal!

  3. slimserver

    Server for Squeezebox and compatible players. This server is also called Lyrion Music Server.

  4. Graph-Easy

    Convert or render graphs (as ASCII, HTML, SVG or via Graphviz)

  5. exiftool

    ExifTool meta information reader/writer

  6. btrbk

    Tool for creating snapshots and remote backups of btrfs subvolumes

  7. GNU Stow

    GNU Stow - mirror of savannah git repository occasionally with more bleeding-edge branches (by aspiers)

  8. a-shell

    A terminal for iOS, with multiple windows

  9. SmokePing

    The Active Monitoring System

  10. defects4j

    A Database of Real Faults and an Experimental Infrastructure to Enable Controlled Experiments in Software Engineering Research

  11. netdisco

    A web-based network management tool.

  12. ipcalc

  13. enum4linux

    enum4Linux is a Linux alternative to enum.exe for enumerating data from Windows and Samba hosts

  14. prokka

    :zap: :aquarius: Rapid prokaryotic genome annotation

  15. packetfence

    PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source network access control (NAC) solution. Boasting an impressive feature set including a captive-portal for registration and remediation, centralized wired and wireless management, powerful BYOD management options, 802.1X support, layer-2 isolation of problematic devices; PacketFence can be used to effectively secure networks small to very large heterogeneous networks.

  16. LANraragi

    Web application for archival and reading of manga/doujinshi. Lightweight and Docker-ready for NAS/servers.

  17. hydra

    Hydra, the Nix-based continuous build system (by NixOS)

  18. openfortivpn

    Client for PPP+TLS VPN tunnel services

  19. fixmystreet

    This is mySociety's popular map-based reporting platform: easy to install in new countries and regions

  20. Request Tracker

    Request Tracker, an enterprise-grade issue tracking system

  21. nikto

    Nikto web server scanner

  22. lcov

    LCOV

  23. shutter

    Screenshot tool for Linux

  24. sanoid

    These are policy-driven snapshot management and replication tools which use OpenZFS for underlying next-gen storage. (Btrfs support plans are shelved unless and until btrfs becomes reliable.)

  25. get_iplayer

    A utility for downloading TV and radio programmes from BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds

  26. perl5

    🐪 The Perl programming language

  27. Munin

    Main repository for munin master / node / plugins

  28. ack3

    ack is a grep-like search tool optimized for source code.

  29. evilgrade

    Evilgrade is a modular framework that allows the user to take advantage of poor upgrade implementations by injecting fake updates.

  30. cloc

    cloc counts blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines of source code in many programming languages.

  31. pixload

    Image Payload Creating/Injecting tools

  32. the-bastion

    Authentication, authorization, traceability and auditability for SSH accesses.

  33. swaks

    Swaks - Swiss Army Knife for SMTP

  34. ora2pg

    Ora2Pg is a free tool used to migrate an Oracle database to a PostgreSQL compatible schema. It connects your Oracle database, scan it automatically and extracts its structure or data, it then generates SQL scripts that you can load into PostgreSQL.

  35. hw-probe

    Probe for hardware, check operability and find drivers

  36. snippy

    :scissors: :zap: Rapid haploid variant calling and core genome alignment

  37. lesspipe

    lesspipe - display more with less

  38. FlameGraph

    Stack trace visualizer

  39. samytools

    Simple tools to make reverse engineering and console cowboying easier, primarily by data translation and manipulation + file handle piping. Mostly *nix tools with an emphasis on macOS.

  40. Rsnapshot

    a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)

  41. convos

    Convos :busts_in_silhouette: is the simplest way to use IRC in your browser

  42. everything-curl

    The book documenting the curl project, the curl tool, libcurl and more. Simply put: everything curl.

  43. znapzend

    zfs backup with remote capabilities and mbuffer integration.

  44. sqitch

    Sensible database change management

  45. ravada

    Remote Virtual Desktops Manager

  46. PadBuster

    Automated script for performing Padding Oracle attacks

  47. speedread

    A simple terminal-based open source Spritz-alike (per-word RSVP aligned on optimal reading points)

  48. ModSecurity-nginx

    ModSecurity v3 Nginx Connector

  49. .dotfiles

  50. lm-sensors

    lm-sensors repository

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 Perl projects? This list will help you:

Project Growth
1 LaTeXML 5.7%
2 asciiquarium 5.4%
3 slimserver 4.8%
4 Graph-Easy 4.8%
5 exiftool 4.2%
6 btrbk 4.0%
7 GNU Stow 3.7%
8 a-shell 3.3%
9 SmokePing 3.1%
10 defects4j 2.9%
11 netdisco 2.7%
12 ipcalc 2.6%
13 enum4linux 2.6%
14 prokka 2.5%
15 packetfence 2.5%
16 LANraragi 2.5%
17 hydra 2.4%
18 openfortivpn 2.3%
19 fixmystreet 2.2%
20 Request Tracker 2.2%
21 nikto 2.1%
22 lcov 2.0%
23 shutter 2.0%
24 sanoid 1.9%
25 get_iplayer 1.9%
26 perl5 1.8%
27 Munin 1.7%
28 ack3 1.6%
29 evilgrade 1.6%
30 cloc 1.6%
31 pixload 1.6%
32 the-bastion 1.5%
33 swaks 1.5%
34 ora2pg 1.4%
35 hw-probe 1.4%
36 snippy 1.4%
37 lesspipe 1.4%
38 FlameGraph 1.4%
39 samytools 1.3%
40 Rsnapshot 1.3%
41 convos 1.3%
42 everything-curl 1.3%
43 znapzend 1.3%
44 sqitch 1.2%
45 ravada 1.2%
46 PadBuster 1.2%
47 speedread 1.2%
48 ModSecurity-nginx 1.2%
49 .dotfiles 1.1%
50 lm-sensors 1.1%