Open Source Projects from DEV Community Post | PT.1
Tags: discuss, opensource, beginners, webdev
Published: 2024-06-24 10:02:19

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Hi Everyone, I’m Antonio, CEO at [Litlyx](https://litlyx.com)! Recently, I started a discussion where I asked you to share your open source projects. Here’s the link to the [post](https://dev.to/litlyx/show-me-your-open-source-project-15l).

I decided to highlight some of the projects shared in the post!

I plan to host more of these discussions in the future so everyone can have a space to share their projects with this amazing community.

Here are the projects I want to mention!

## [Litlyx](https://github.com/Litlyx/litlyx)
**Creator:** Antonio | CEO at Litlyx.com  
**Description:** An open-source alternative to Google Analytics with advanced features.  
**Features:**  
- Easy setup in 30 seconds  
- Simple dashboard  
- High customization with custom events  
- Email reports  
- AI data analyst  
- Invite friends/clients  
**Achievements:**  
- 66 stars on GitHub  
- 5 paying clients  
- 100 users

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## [phyal](https://github.com/SalladShooter/phyal)
**Creator:** SalladShooter  
**Description:** A Python web framework that simplifies the use of HTML with Python.  
**Features:**  
- Built-in backend  
- Modern HTML elements  
- HTML-like structure  
- Merges frontend and backend  
**Achievements:**  
- 9 stars in a few months  
- Interest in upcoming updates

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## [Forem](https://github.com/forem/forem)
**Creator:** Ben Halpern  
**Description:** Open-source software for building communities, used to power platforms like DEV.  
**Features:**  
- Empowering community building

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## [dsc (Desktop Shortcut Creator)](https://github.com/csubrahmanyam/Desktop-Shorcut-Creator)
**Creator:** Sharavana  
**Description:** A CLI tool in Java for creating desktop shortcuts on Debian-based Linux distros.  
**Features:**  
- Works on any Debian-based Linux distro  
**Achievements:**  
- 1 star  
- 3 clones

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## [Lama2](https://github.com/HexmosTech/Lama2)
**Creator:** Athreya aka Maneshwar  
**Description:** FOSS REST API client for team collaboration, designed to replace Postman/Insomnia.  
**Features:**  
- Plain-text API files  
- Simple CLI  
- Editor support  
- Code generation  
- Integration with API docs  
**Achievements:**  
- 97 stars on GitHub  
- Maturing project

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## [notion-nextjs-mini-kit](https://github.com/khaaleoo/notion-nextjs-mini-kit)
**Creator:** Le Xuan Kha (Leo)  
**Description:** Connects Next.js applications with Notion for creating personal blogs.  
**Features:**  
- Simplified setup  
- Post listing and detailed post view  
- Uses Notion as CMS  
**Achievements:**  
- 10 stars on GitHub within the first day  
- Significant upvotes in the Viblo Channel community

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## [JupriLab](https://github.com/JupriLab)
**Creator:** Mikhael Esa  
**Description:** An organization with multiple open-source libraries including i18n, React i18n, and ESLint configurations.  
**Features:**  
- Lightweight, type-safe, robust, and easy-to-use libraries  
**Achievements:**  
- Released 5 powerful open-source libraries

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## [frontend-challenges](https://github.com/jsartisan/frontend-challenges)
**Creator:** Pawan Kumar  
**Description:** A repository of frontend interview questions to enhance frontend skills.  
**Features:**  
- Solve coding questions  
- Submit answers  
- Use playground for coding  
- Discuss questions on GitHub

Sending ❤️ from Italy!

Author: Antonio, CEO & Founder at [Litlyx.com](https://litlyx.com)