LibreTaxi – open source alternative for Uber/Lyft

In plain words

LibreTaxi is a free, open-source ride-sharing platform that eliminates intermediaries between passengers and drivers. Users can negotiate fares before confirming rides and pay cash upon arrival. The service takes no commission, requires no credit cards or vehicle approval, and allows drivers to set their own prices and start earning within one minute. Built on Telegram and available on iOS, Android, Mac, and web, LibreTaxi is designed for cost-conscious riders and independent drivers seeking direct transactions.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

We do not take any money for using the service. App is free for drivers and passengers. No credit cards. Drivers get paid directly with cash. BitCoin integration is on the way! No credit approval process. No vehicle restrictions. Start making money as a driver in one minute! Win-win. Drivers can set their prices and offer discounts. Passengers can bargain before the ride is confirmed. Works on iOS, Android, Mac, Web. Based on the Telegram messaging app. LibreTaxi is free and open-source software under the AGPLv3 license, with minimal tracking. With no GPS tracking goes easy on your phone's battery. Simple and minimalistic UI is implemented based on Telegram. Works for English, Russian,…from libretaxi.org

• 
  LibreTaxi2017 · libretaxi.org · ▲190

  Open source alternative to Uber/Lyft for Telegram

• 
  The New Uber Rider App2016 · uber.com · ▲708

  Where to? See upfront fares & estimated arrival times

• 
  Bliq2023 · bliq.ai · ▲270

  Compare & save on rideshare trips

• 
  Taxipy – open-source Uber alternative2020 · bitbucket.org · ▲16
• 
  Companero – An Open-Source Ridesharing Alternative2024 · github.com · ▲7

  Hey HN! I’m excited to introduce Companero, my open-source ridesharing solution! As a traveler, I often struggled to find rides in smaller cities. So I built Companero on Telegram using pure Java 21 and MongoDB. I recently added a rating system to this app to make rides safer, but all in all, you can request a ride using your location, can see recommended trip price based on your country (it has an index for each country and a currency converter) and much more features. I’d love your feedback and any questions are welcome! Thanks!

• 
  Libredesk2025 · libredesk.io · ▲14

  Libredesk is a 100% free and open-source helpdesk, a Zendesk/Intercom alternative. Backend in Go, frontend in Vue + shadcn/ui. Unlike many "open-core" alternatives that lock essential features behind enterprise plans, Libredesk is fully open-source and will always stay that way. Last year I posted v0.1.0 here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43158166 A year later, it's omni-channel. Alongside email, you can drop a live chat widget (beta) onto your website and handle both channels in the same agent UI. The chat widget, CSAT pages, and email templates are all…

• 
  /dev/null▲482

  a social network for devs

  Dev tools · 2d ago · dev-null.sh

• 
  Whiteboard (YC W26) – an open-source IDE for thoughtful software design▲423

  open-source IDE for thoughtful software design. Contribute to devdotfast/whiteboard development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 27d ago · github.com

• 
  Reladraw – A diagram language where you decide where to place things▲411

  Contribute to reladraw/reladraw development by creating an account on GitHub.

  Dev tools · 25d ago · github.com

• 
  OpenBot▲362

  Grok Bot alternative: free, local, open-source, multiplayer

  Dev tools · 22d ago · openbot.run

• 
  Talanoa▲343

  Hi HN, I’m a fullstack developer, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many side projects I’ve worked on over the years. But one idea kept coming back to me: a different kind of email client. It first came to me in 2014: “What if we could handle emails more like conversations?” Every year, I’d revisit this concept in my “Build Notes.” Ten years later, no one had built exactly what I had in mind — so I finally decided to do it myself. That’s how Talanoa was born. I wanted something focused on people, not timelines. I was tired of marking messages as unread just to remember to reply later, or…

  Dev tools · 20d ago · talanoa.email

• 
  CoreSpeed▲332

  One MCP for everything your agents need: apps, memory, tools

  Dev tools · 28d ago · corespeed.io

• 
  Unsplash 5.0▲1,501

  Free (do whatever you want) high-resolution photos.

  Dev tools · 2017 · unsplash.com

• PF
  Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine▲1,183

  Life & fun · 2017 · skytorrents.in

• AA
  Alacritty, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust▲1,170

  Initial source-only release of Alacritty

  Dev tools · 2017 · blog.jwilm.io

• 
  Opera Neon▲892

  A concept of tomorrow’s web browser you can play with today.

  Life & fun · 2017 · operaneon.com

• 
  Founderkit▲858

  Unbiased reviews of startup tools from experienced founders

  Dev tools · 2017 · founderkit.com

• 
  Magnet 2.0▲739

  Window manager for Mac

  Work · 2017 · magnet.crowdcafe.com