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Open Source Packages

Libraries, frameworks, tools, and SDKs used by the apps in this directory — scored the same way as the apps themselves.

5929 packages

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74Health
Library npm

dotenv

Loads environment variables from a .env file into process.env for Node.js apps.

20,536
Other
Used by 227
52Health
Tool npm

ts-node

TypeScript execution engine and REPL for Node.js that runs .ts files directly, without a separate compile step.

13,124
MIT
Used by 122
47Health
Tool npm

cross-env

Cross-platform CLI for setting environment variables in npm scripts without worrying about Windows vs POSIX syntax.

6,523
MIT
Used by 118
90Health
Framework PyPI

FastAPI

A modern, high-performance Python web framework for building APIs with automatic validation, serialization, and interactive docs.

102,333
MIT
Used by 76
62Health
Library PyPI

rich

A Python library for rendering rich text, tables, progress bars, and syntax-highlighted code in the terminal.

57,363
MIT
Used by 46
90Health
Tool PyPI

Ruff

An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust, built as a drop-in replacement for Flake8, Black, isort, and dozens of plugins.

49,630
MIT
Used by 46
90Health
Library npm

Prisma Client

Auto-generated, type-safe database client for Node.js and TypeScript.

47,610
Apache 2.0
Used by 46
86Health
Library PyPI

typing_extensions

Backported and experimental type-hint features for Python, usable on older interpreters and ahead of the stdlib.

582
Other
Used by 45
90Health
Library PyPI

websockets

Build correct, fast WebSocket servers and clients in Python with asyncio, threading, or Sans-I/O APIs.

5,717
BSD 3
Used by 29
90Health
Library PyPI

pydantic-settings

Type-safe application settings management for Python, built on Pydantic models.

1,456
MIT
Used by 27
90Health
Framework PyPI

Typer

Typer is a Python library for building CLI applications, using type hints to generate arguments, options, validation, help text, and shell completion automatically.

19,983
MIT
Used by 26
61Health
Library Cargo

dotenvy

A well-maintained, actively developed fork of the dotenv crate for loading .env files in Rust

1,250
MIT
Used by 19
91Health
Library PyPI

Celery

Distributed task queue for running asynchronous jobs, scheduled work, and complex workflows across Python applications at scale.

28,883
BSD 3
Used by 16
62Health
Library npm

dotenv-expand

Expands variable references, command substitution, and encrypted values in dotenv-parsed .env files.

1,057
BSD 3
Used by 14
42Health
Library npm

GSAP

The industry-standard JavaScript animation library for tweening CSS, SVG, canvas, and UI with rock-solid cross-browser reliability.

28,405
Other
Used by 11
85Health
Tool npm

dotenvx

A secure, cross-platform dotenv replacement that encrypts .env files and runs any command with decrypted secrets injected — no code changes required.

5,784
BSD 3
Used by 9
87Health
Tool PyPI

isort

Automatically sorts and organizes Python import statements

6,951
MIT
Used by 8
77Health
Library PyPI

Markdown

The reference Python implementation of John Gruber's Markdown, with a pluggable extension system for converting text to HTML.

4,246
BSD 3
Used by 8
58Health
Tool PyPI

flake8

The CLI linter that wraps PyFlakes, pycodestyle, and McCabe complexity checks into a single Python style and error checker.

3,823
MIT
Used by 8
55Health
SDK npm

msgraph-sdk-javascript

Official Microsoft Graph JavaScript SDK for calling the Graph API from Node.js and the browser.

833
MIT
Used by 8
94Health
Library npm

gridstack.js

A dependency-free TypeScript library for building draggable, resizable, responsive dashboard grid layouts in the browser.

9,115
MIT
Used by 7
78Health
Library Cargo

config

Layered configuration system for Rust applications with strong 12-factor support

3,209
Apache 2.0
Used by 7
34Health
Library npm

proxy-from-env

Resolves the correct proxy URL for a request by reading standard *_PROXY and NO_PROXY environment variables

73
MIT
Used by 7
75Health
Library Composer

Symfony Dotenv

Parses .env files and registers their values as environment variables for PHP applications

3,788
MIT
Used by 6

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