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Star watch

GitHub stars can be bought. These projects grew in ways that often go with fake stars, so we keep them out of our rankings until they prove themselves.

What we flag

  • Clusters: one account with three or more projects that each passed 5,000 stars, all launched within 30 days of each other.
  • Lopsided growth: a project under 45 days old with over 5,000 stars but fewer than 1.5 forks per 100 stars.

A flag is a reason to look closer, not proof of wrongdoing. Real projects sometimes go viral. Check a flagged project's issues, contributors and recent commits before relying on it.

Accounts with clusters

  • storytold: 9 projects, 170.8k stars between them

Flagged projects (13)

photocraft storytold
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PhotoCraft is an open-source photo editor written in Rust, offering a clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop's features, including layers, masks, and adjustment layers, all in a native app.

Could replace Adobe Photoshop

73.3k stars +2790 a day, est. Apache-2.0
wordcraft storytold
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WordCraft is an open-source word processor built in Rust that offers a familiar workflow with features like track changes, references, and mail merge, and supports various file formats including .docx and .odt.

Could replace Microsoft Word

16.2k stars +832 a day, est. Apache-2.0
pdfcraft storytold
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PdfCraft is an open-source PDF reader and editor built in Rust, allowing users to read, organize, combine, split, and secure PDFs on multiple platforms.

18k stars +686 a day, est. Apache-2.0
filmcraft storytold
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FilmCraft is an open-source, professional non-linear video editor built in Rust, offering a modern workflow for editing, color grading, and effects on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

16.4k stars +624 a day, est. Apache-2.0
lightcraft storytold
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LightCraft is a non-destructive photo editor built in Rust, offering advanced features like color grading, masking, and presets for both beginners and professionals.

14.7k stars +562 a day, est. Apache-2.0
vectorcraft storytold
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VectorCraft is an open-source vector art tool built in Rust, offering a fast and familiar interface for creating vector graphics.

10.8k stars +409 a day, est. Apache-2.0
cadcraft storytold
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CADCraft is an open-source, Rust-based CAD application that provides a familiar AutoCAD-style workflow for 2D and 3D design, including drafting and editing tools.

Could replace AutoCAD

6.9k stars +351 a day, est. Apache-2.0
gridcraft storytold
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GridCraft is an open-source spreadsheet application built in Rust, offering a familiar interface and compatibility with XLSX and other formats.

Could replace Microsoft Excel

6.6k stars +336 a day, est. Apache-2.0
effectcraft storytold
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EffectCraft is an open-source motion graphics and compositing tool built in Rust, offering a professional-grade environment for creating animations and visual effects.

8k stars +315 a day, est. Apache-2.0
craft-launcher storytold
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ArtCraft Launcher is a tool for managing and launching applications from the Craft App Suite, ensuring they are installed and updated correctly on various operating systems.

4.1k stars +244 a day, est. Apache-2.0
deckcraft storytold
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DeckCraft is an open-source presentation tool built in Rust, allowing users to create and edit slide shows with various design elements and features.

Could replace Microsoft PowerPoint

4.3k stars +219 a day, est. Apache-2.0
soundcraft storytold
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SoundCraft is an open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) built in Rust, offering multitrack editing, mixing, and recording capabilities for audio engineers and musicians.

Could replace Avid Pro Tools

3.8k stars +195 a day, est. Apache-2.0
designcraft storytold
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DesignCraft is a desktop publishing and page layout tool built in Rust, offering a familiar interface and fast rendering for creating professional documents.

4.8k stars +190 a day, est. Apache-2.0