Top 20 Rising GitHub Projects with the Most Stars in 2025

1. Hoppscotch

   1 260 80,561 9.3 TypeScript

   Open source API development ecosystem.

   

   Hoppscotch is an open-source API development ecosystem focused on simplicity and speed.

2. AppSignal

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   Monitoring that respects your time & budget. APM, error tracking, and dashboards for modern web apps. Ten-minute setup, transparent flat pricing, and support from engineers who actually use the product.

   

3. LocalStack

   2 171 64,820 9.8 Python

   Discontinued 💻 A fully functional local AWS cloud stack. Develop and test your cloud & Serverless apps offline

   

   Localstack provides a fully functional local AWS cloud stack for rapid development and testing.

4. OpenHands

   3 45 89,838 10.0 TypeScript

   🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development

   

   OpenHands offers a collection of open-source projects for healthcare and humanitarian applications.

5. streamlit

   4 335 45,920 10.0 Python

   Streamlit — A faster way to build and share data apps.

   

   Streamlit is a framework to quickly build and share data apps with simple Python scripts.

6. ShellCheck

   5 505 40,131 7.3 Haskell

   ShellCheck, a static analysis tool for shell scripts

   

   ShellCheck is a static analysis tool that detects bugs and issues in shell scripts.

7. Files

   6 190 45,819 9.7 C#

   A modern file manager that helps users organize their files and folders.

   

   Files is an open-source file manager designed for speed and simplicity on Windows.

8. appsmith

   7 264 41,006 9.7 TypeScript

   Platform to build admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. Integrates with 25+ databases and any API.

   

   Appsmith is a low-code platform to build internal tools quickly and collaboratively.

9. SaaSHub

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10. httpie

    8 148 38,500 6.6 Python

    🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more. (by httpie)

    

    HTTPie is a user-friendly command-line HTTP client designed for testing APIs.

11. lapce

    9 189 38,887 7.1 Rust

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust

    

    Lapce is a fast, open-source code editor written in Rust. It offers native performance, a minimal UI, and built-in features like Vim mode and remote development support.

12. gpt-pilot

    10 27 33,660 3.3 Python

    The first real AI developer

    

    GPT-Pilot is an open-source autonomous AI agent framework powered by GPT.

13. Refine

    11 230 35,762 9.1 TypeScript

    A React Framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards & B2B apps with unmatched flexibility.

    

    Refine is a React-based framework for building admin panels and internal tools with ease.

14. surrealdb

    12 120 33,095 9.7 Rust

    A scalable, distributed, collaborative, document-graph database, for the realtime web

    

    SurrealDB is a scalable, distributed document-graph database with a flexible query language.

15. it-tools

    13 33 40,785 0.9 Vue

    Collection of handy online tools for developers, with great UX.

    

    It-tools is a set of powerful CLI utilities designed to boost developer productivity.

16. lighthouse ci action

    14 186 30,854 9.2 JavaScript

    Automated auditing, performance metrics, and best practices for the web.

    

    Lighthouse is an open-source tool for auditing web page quality, focusing on performance, accessibility, and SEO.

17. tabby

    15 44 33,888 6.6 Rust

    Self-hosted AI coding assistant

    

    Tabby is a modern terminal emulator that emphasizes usability and extensibility.

18. devdocs

    16 264 39,540 9.5 Ruby

    API Documentation Browser

    

    DevDocs combines multiple API documentations in a fast, organized interface for developers.

19. DevToys

    17 69 32,063 4.7 C#

    A Swiss Army knife for developers.

    

    DevToys is an all-in-one offline toolbox designed to assist developers with everyday tasks—without needing to search the web or install multiple extensions. It brings together dozens of utilities in one sleek desktop app, reducing context switching and saving time.

20. SaaSHub

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