Open Source Gems
Open source tools that are useful beyond code: drawing, design, data publishing, dashboards, and internal workflows.
This topic collects open source tools that help small teams think, publish, or operate without immediately buying a platform.
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Learn · Make · Design · DeveloperExcalidrawAn open source whiteboard for sketchy diagrams, quick architecture maps, and collaborative visual thinking.Make · Design · DeveloperPenpotAn open source design and prototyping platform built around web standards and team collaboration.Make · Research · DeveloperDatasetteAn open source tool for publishing, exploring, and sharing SQLite-backed data as a small web app.Make · Research · DeveloperMetabaseAn open source business intelligence tool for asking questions, building dashboards, and sharing data views.Learn · Make · DeveloperNocoDBAn open source no-code database interface that turns databases into collaborative spreadsheet-like tables.
Learn
2 gems
Make
5 gems
ExcalidrawOpen Excalidraw and start here: Draw one messy version first, then group related objects.PenpotOpen Penpot and start here: Duplicate a simple template and inspect layout constraints.DatasetteOpen Datasette and start here: Put one cleaned CSV into SQLite.MetabaseOpen Metabase and start here: Connect a small read-only database first.NocoDBOpen NocoDB and start here: Start with one table and define a few useful views.
Research
2 gems
Design
2 gems
Developer
5 gems
ExcalidrawOpen Excalidraw and start here: Draw one messy version first, then group related objects.PenpotOpen Penpot and start here: Duplicate a simple template and inspect layout constraints.DatasetteOpen Datasette and start here: Put one cleaned CSV into SQLite.MetabaseOpen Metabase and start here: Connect a small read-only database first.NocoDBOpen NocoDB and start here: Start with one table and define a few useful views.