All tools on this page are free and open source. No licence fees, no subscriptions — self-host or use the free cloud tier.
Includes AI tools (local and cloud), Microsoft Office alternatives that open .docx/.xlsx/.pptx files, plus project management, diagramming, and collaboration software.
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Software Toolkit
Free, open source tools for AI, productivity, project management, business analysis, change management, and leadership.
How Open Source Software Works
Most of the tools on this page are hosted on GitHub — a platform where developers publish, share, and collaborate on software. Think of it as a public library of code where anyone can browse, download, and contribute.
git clone or Docker to set up. The README usually has a one-line command to get started — just copy, paste, and run. New to GitHub? Start with GitHub's official guide →
Discovering New AI Tools
The AI landscape moves fast — new projects appear every week. This discovery engine tracks open source AI projects across GitHub, Hacker News, Reddit, and YouTube, so you can find what's trending before it goes mainstream.
Covers LLM, Vision, Agents, RAG, Robotics, Speech, Fine-tuning, Diffusion, MLOps, Edge AI, and Safety. Updated hourly.
Explore trending.ai →Taiga
Learn more →Taiga is a free, open source project management tool for agile teams. Supports Scrum, Kanban, and issue tracking with a clean interface.
OpenProject
Learn more →OpenProject is a powerful open source project management software with Gantt charts, agile boards, time tracking, budgets, and meeting management.
Kanboard
Learn more →Kanboard is a minimal, open source Kanban board focused on simplicity and visual task management.
Focalboard
Learn more →Focalboard is an open source work management tool with boards, tables, calendars, and gallery views - similar to Trello and Notion.
Redmine
Learn more →Redmine is a mature, open source project management tool with issue tracking, Gantt charts, time tracking, wiki, and extensive plugin ecosystem.
WeKan
Learn more →WeKan is an open source Kanban board that's easy to deploy and use for visual task management.
Acto (Requirements Tool)
Learn more →Open source requirements management tool for tracking requirements, test cases, and traceability.
Draw.io (diagrams.net)
Learn more →Draw.io is a free, online diagramming tool perfect for process mapping, BPMN, wireframes, and technical diagrams.
Mermaid.js
Learn more →Mermaid is a JavaScript-based diagramming tool that renders Markdown-inspired text definitions into diagrams.
ProcessTemplate
Learn more →Open source process documentation tools for mapping, analyzing, and improving business processes.
DocuSpin
Learn more →Open source document management and collaboration platform for team documentation.
Moodle
Learn more →Moodle is the world's most popular open source LMS for delivering online courses, training, and assessments.
HedgeDoc
Learn more →HedgeDoc (formerly CodiMD) is an open source, real-time collaborative markdown editor for team documentation.
Nextcloud
Learn more →Nextcloud is a self-hosted productivity platform with file sync, share, calendar, contacts, and collaborative editing.
LibreOffice
Learn more →LibreOffice is the leading free, open source office suite with word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. Opens and edits Microsoft Office files with high compatibility.
OnlyOffice
Learn more →OnlyOffice is an open source office suite with deep compatibility with Office Open XML formats (.docx, .xlsx, .pptx). Includes real-time collaborative editing, document management, and integration with Nextcloud.
Apache OpenOffice
Learn more →Apache OpenOffice is the original open source office suite. Supports opening and editing Microsoft Office files with a classic desktop interface.
Ollama
Learn more →Ollama lets you run open source AI models like Llama 3, DeepSeek, Mistral, and Gemma directly on your computer. No internet required, no data leaves your machine.
Open WebUI
Learn more →Open WebUI is a feature-rich chat interface for AI models running locally via Ollama or compatible backends. Includes chat history, document upload, web search, and multi-model support.
LM Studio
Learn more →LM Studio is a desktop application that makes it easy to discover, download, and run open source AI models locally. Features a built-in chat interface and local inference server.
Msty
Learn more →Msty is a minimal, polished desktop app for chatting with local AI models. Supports Ollama as a backend and provides a clean, distraction-free interface.
Perplexity
Learn more →Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that provides answers with citations and sources. Combines web search with LLM capabilities for researched, referenced responses.
Odysseus AI
Learn more →Odysseus AI is PewDiePie's self-hosted AI workspace with chat, autonomous agents, deep research, email integration, calendar sync, persistent memory, document editing, and model comparison. Runs entirely on your own hardware with local or cloud model backends.
Cloudflare Workers AI
Learn more →Cloudflare Workers AI lets you run open source models — Llama, Mistral, DeepSeek, Stable Diffusion, and many more — on Cloudflare's global edge network. The free tier is generous enough for learning and prototyping. Also includes AI Gateway for unified access to 100+ AI models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, open source, and more) through a single API with caching, rate limiting, and observability.
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