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24 alternatives to Open Source Apple

Open Source

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Open Source Apple launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Fosshub▲79

   An open source for free and open source tools

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Swift▲271

   Apple's innovative new programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   LaunchKit - Open Source▲343

   A popular suite of developer tools, now 100% open source

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Beautiful Open▲132

   Beautiful sites for Open Source projects

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GitHub Desktop▲252

   The New Native

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Nike OSS▲163

   Nike's Open Source software projects

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Freetime▲159

   GitHub open source project manager

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MarkupKit▲99

   A framework for creating native iOS applications

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   iOS Developer Blog▲55

   All things iOS - curated articles, libraries & a newsletter

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Comet▲92

    openAPI editor for nerds

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Show My PR's▲81

    See all your Open Source contributions in one place

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Teaching App Development with Swift▲96

    A Github-hosted curriculum on Swift for teachers by Apple

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Swift Devs▲101

    A community for developers and students of Swift

    2014 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Apple Open Source▲12

    Open Source at Apple.

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Octohub▲127

    The missing app for GitHub

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Wick Editor▲88

    The Internet's free and open-source creation suite

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    AppStories▲147

    A weekly podcast exploring of the world of apps.

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Youbeer▲62

    Nullified

    2021 · its alternatives →

19. 19IW
    Interviews with open source maintainers and developers▲80

    2019 · sourcesort.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Developer Ipsum▲110

    Lorem for nerds

    2021 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Habitus▲126

    An open source build flow tool for Docker

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Apps With Code▲2

    Discover open source apps

    2022 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ReadMe.io▲39

    A Developer Hub for your open source software

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Open Source Guides▲29

    Learn how to launch and grow your project.

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →