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Top 23 Pwa Open-Source Projects
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Angular is a web framework for building scalable applications, with a powerful CLI, signals-based reactivity, and a batteries-included approach to routing, forms, and testing.
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Project mention: The $847/year Developer Tool Stack That Replaced My $4,200 SaaS Subscriptions | dev.to | 2026-03-24
Hoppscotch is open-source, runs in the browser, and does everything I used Postman for. Collections, environments, WebSocket testing — all there.
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Ionic Framework
A powerful cross-platform UI toolkit for building native-quality iOS, Android, and Progressive Web Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
But there is a new library, built from the beginning for Signal Forms. Its name is @ng-forge/dynamic-forms. It comes with an integration of common UI libraries: Angular Material, Bootstrap, but also PrimeNG and Ionic.
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DevDocs (open source, free) is a local offline documentation viewer. There is a hosted version that can be used offline in a web browser.
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Project mention: Preact vs Astro 4: The Performance Battle benchmark in High-Scale | dev.to | 2026-05-07
High-scale performance gains are only valid if you test with realistic workloads that match your production traffic. Too many teams benchmark with 10 components on a fast WiFi network, then wonder why their app crashes under 1M DAU. Use the benchmark script we provided earlier to test with 10k+ components, throttled networks (3G, 4G, slow WiFi), and realistic concurrency (100+ req/s). Test both client-side and server-side metrics: TTI, FCP, LCP for client metrics; p99 latency, requests per second, memory usage for server metrics. For Astro apps, benchmark both SSG and SSR modes: SSG will always be faster for static content, but SSR is necessary for personalized content (e.g., logged-in user dashboards). Use Lighthouse CI to automate performance regression testing in your CI pipeline: set thresholds for LCP (<2.5s), FCP (<1.8s), and TTI (<3.8s) and fail builds that exceed them. In our case study, the e-commerce team caught a 400ms TTI regression before deploying by adding Lighthouse CI to their GitHub Actions pipeline, saving hours of debugging post-deployment. For cost benchmarking, use the AWS Pricing Calculator or Vercel’s cost estimator to project server costs for your traffic levels, as Astro’s lower resource usage can lead to significant savings at scale.
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Project mention: Linux Applications Programming by Example: The Fundamental APIs (2nd Edition) | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-20
Linux is rarely a porting issue for C++ or python: https://wxwidgets.org/
Static linking libraries for MacOS or Windows is contaminated by GPL/LGPL code, and this why wxwidgets excludes the disclosure requirement.
Also, if you are looking for a VueJS cross-platform GUI framework for most Desktop and Mobile platforms (MacOS hardware and developer account is a requirement):
https://github.com/quasarframework/quasar
Qt5/Qt6 frameworks sooner or later cause more problems than they solve, and require a lot more maintenance/support.
Best of luck =3
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dashy
🚀 A self-hostable personal dashboard built for you. Includes status-checking, widgets, themes, icon packs, a UI editor and tons more!
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daily
daily.dev is a professional network for developers to learn, collaborate, and grow together 👩🏽💻 👨💻
Project mention: Show HN: Engineering.fyi – Search across tech engineering blogs in one place | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-08-10Shameless plug, you can find all of them and many more on https://daily.dev/. It's a personalized aggregator for developer news
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Snapdrop Snapdrop is mainly a browser-based service rather than a native mobile app, though some unofficial wrappers exist. It requires a modern web browser and uses WebRTC for peer-to-peer file transfers. Because it runs in a browser, an internet connection may be necessary. Snapdrop works best for sharing small files, while larger transfers may be slower due to browser constraints. The service is free and does not offer paid features. Users often appreciate its ease of use, lack of installation, and AirDrop-like experience through a web interface. source
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On the app there are two buttons, the one on the left demonstrates the current functionality of trying the use SSE in Capacitor 8 that is detailed in #6582. The button on the right shows SSE working with the help of capacitor-stream-http-v2.
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Project mention: Spree: Open-source eCommerce platform Built using Ruby on Rails | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-01-27
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Vue Storefront
Alokai is a Frontend as a Service solution that simplifies composable commerce. It connects all the technologies needed to build and deploy fast & scalable ecommerce frontends. It guides merchants to deliver exceptional customer experiences quickly and easily.
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Project mention: PairDrop: Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-28
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onsenui
Mobile app development framework and SDK using HTML5 and JavaScript. Create beautiful and performant cross-platform mobile apps. Based on Web Components, and provides bindings for Angular 1, 2, React and Vue.js.
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Builder content link https://github.com/BuilderIO/builder/tree/main/plugins/contentful
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At https://github.com/frappe/hrms , we find something truly special: an open-source HR management system that competes with six-figure enterprise solutions. This isn't just software—it's a movement toward accessible, customizable HR technology.
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iptvnator
:tv: Cross-platform IPTV player application with multiple features, such as support of m3u and m3u8 playlists, favorites, TV guide, TV archive/catchup and more.
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Pwa projects? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angular | 100,175 |
| 2 | Hoppscotch | 79,438 |
| 3 | Ionic Framework | 52,521 |
| 4 | devdocs | 39,023 |
| 5 | lighthouse ci action | 30,320 |
| 6 | Quasar Framework | 27,163 |
| 7 | dashy | 25,345 |
| 8 | daily | 19,874 |
| 9 | snapdrop | 19,716 |
| 10 | capacitor | 15,814 |
| 11 | Spree Commerce | 15,459 |
| 12 | Vue Storefront | 10,929 |
| 13 | PairDrop | 10,514 |
| 14 | jekyll-theme-chirpy | 10,106 |
| 15 | amplify-js | 9,575 |
| 16 | go-app | 8,923 |
| 17 | onsenui | 8,867 |
| 18 | builder | 8,684 |
| 19 | hrms | 8,062 |
| 20 | web-skills | 7,507 |
| 21 | just | 6,208 |
| 22 | iptvnator | 6,138 |
| 23 | awesome-learning-resources | 5,736 |
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