🚀 9 open-source libraries YOU HAVE to contribute to in 2023 🔥
Tags: webdev, javascript, programming, productivity
Published: 2023-08-01 11:01:18

Every week I discover more and more awesome libraries that's not getting enough attention.

It's time for everybody to know about them 🔥

![Everybody should know](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/aps5g1dcdumrzs4687u3.gif)

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## 1. Idurar

IDURAR is Open Source ERP / CRM (Invoice / Inventory / Accounting / HR).

- Ant design framework
- Build with Mern stack Node.js / Express.js / MongoDb / React.js
- Redux state manager


[![Idurar](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gvu83wgm4nnrdvix1lq2.png)](https://github.com/idurar/idurar-erp-crm)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/idurar/idurar-erp-crm


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## 2. Featurevisor

Featurevisor is a solution for managing your feature flags, experiments, and remote config.

- Comprehensive solution for handling feature flags, experiments, and remote configuration.

- Git-based workflow utilizing YAMLs for configuration storage and pull requests for seamless collaboration.

- Generates datafiles (JSON files) to store feature configurations, allowing easy access for applications.


[![Featurevisor](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ezxbtf2zh4l4rsgn6ikn.png)](https://github.com/fahad19/featurevisor)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/fahad19/featurevisor


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## 3. Twenty
Twenty is an open-source, user-focused CRM, offering transparency, extensibility, and self-hosted data management solutions.

- Add, filter, sort, edit and track customers
- Create one or several opportunities for each company
- Rich notes (and soon tasks) that are displayed in a timeline
- Navigate quickly through the app using keyboard shortcuts and search


[![Twenty](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/iye50o4i2ftumlzebzxk.png)](https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/twentyhq/twenty

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## 4. Cirrus
A component-and-utility-centric SCSS framework designed for rapid prototyping. Use beautiful pre-built components to bootstrap your next project and utility classes to polish your final design.

- Beautiful Components - Beautifully designed components come right out of the box for rapid prototyping.
- Sass First - Forget bundling tons of JavaScript with each component. All styles require no JS for interactions/functionality (see Modals, Dropdowns, etc.).
- Configuration at its Core - Add additional components, remove utility classes, disable features, etc. Cirrus takes a generative approach to building your stylesheets.
- Lightweight - A large amount of features with a minimal footprint.
- Responsive - Fully responsive by design.
- Vscode Extension Support - Install it here.
- Playground - Try out whatever experiment you want with Cirrus here.


[![Cirrus](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gtv7k4q8xzf2wjg2vszf.png)](https://github.com/Spiderpig86/Cirrus)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/Spiderpig86/Cirrus

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## 5. Formbricks
Formbricks is your go-to solution for in-product micro-surveys that will supercharge your product experience. Use micro-surveys to target the right users at the right time without making surveys annoying.


- Create in-product surveys with our no code editor with multiple question types
- Choose from a variety of best-practice templates
- Launch and target your surveys to specific user groups without changing your application code
- Create shareable link surveys
- Invite your team members to collaborate on your surveys
- Integrate Formbricks with Slack, Posthog, Zapier and more
- All open source, transparent and self-hostable

![Formbricks](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/2rbyxljbp3ohnx9d5hhm.png)


Check the library here:
https://github.com/formbricks/formbricks

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## 6. Novu
The open-source notification infrastructure for developers

- Single API for all messaging providers (In-App, Email, SMS, Push, Chat)
- Easily manage notifications over multiple channels
- Equipped with a CMS for advanced layouts and design management
- Built-in protection for missing variables (Coming Soon)
- Easy to set up and integrate
- Debug and analyze multi-channel messages in a single dashboard
- Embeddable notification center with real-time updates
- Community driven


[![Novu](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/06zzvmzkb3jwbpbugi4n.png)](https://github.com/novuhq/novu)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/novuhq/novu

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## 7. Apprise API
Apprise allows you to send a notification to almost all of the most popular notification services available to us today such as: Telegram, Discord, Slack, Amazon SNS, Gotify, etc.

Take advantage of Apprise through your network with a user-friendly API.

- Send notifications to more than 90+ services.
- An incredibly lightweight gateway to Apprise.
- A production ready micro-service at your disposal.

Apprise API was designed to easily fit into existing (and new) eco-systems that are looking for a simple notification solution.

[![Apprise](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/j6usx5fcb06p3xirwf6g.png)](https://github.com/caronc/apprise-api)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/caronc/apprise-api

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## 8. Preevy
Preevy is a powerful Command Line Interface (CLI) tool designed to simplify the process of creating ephemeral preview environments. With Preevy, you can easily provision a preview environment for any Docker-Compose application in the cloud.
It supports various platforms, including affordable VMs from AWS Lightsail, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, or any Kubernetes cluster.

- Allow anyone to try your product revision on any device.
- Designers can verify implementation independently, minimizing interruptions.
- Use external test agents against preview environments.
- Preview environments for your team.
- Share unique versions of your product for presentations, examples, or tests.


[![Preevy](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1ohjoes6rv9wd0j8ivt2.png)](https://github.com/livecycle/preevy)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/livecycle/preevy

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## 9. Aptabase
Aptabase is an open source alternative to Firebase Analytics. We have ultra-lightweight SDKs for 10+ frameworks such as Swift, React Native, Electron, Flutter, Tauri and even game engines like Unreal Engine.

- Extensive list of SDK: Swift, Flutter, Electron, Kotlin and many others.
- Privacy-First: complying fully with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR regulations.
- Built-in and user-friendly dashboard enabling you to gain insights effortlessly.


![Aptabase](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3ljullwtisakkpwlpbtd.png)

Check the library here:
https://github.com/aptabase/aptabase

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