A curated list of awesome programmers and software-related Patreon accounts.
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- Open Source Projects
- People Doing Open Source Work
- Other Kinds of Content
- Open Source Art
- Hardware related
Projects released with an open source license.
- Akira, #2 - Linux application for UI and UX design.
- Albert launcher - Keyboard launcher written in C++/Qt.
- ApexCharts - JavaScript charts library.
- Armory - 3D game engine for Blender.
- Asset-Importer-Lib - Loads 40+ 3D file formats into one unified and clean data structure for game-developers.
- bcachefs - Linux filesystem.
- Blender - 3D creation suite.
- Calibre - E-books manager.
- Compiler Explorer - Online decompiler and compiler explorer.
- Dear ImGui - Immediate Mode Graphical User interface for C++.
- Dekko Project - Ubuntu email client.
- Deluge - BitTorrent client.
- DIGImend - Improving Linux support for (non-Wacom) graphics tablets.
- DokuWiki - Wiki application.
- Duplicati - Backup client
- Flarum - Forum platform.
- FreeCAD - Parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size.
- Godot Engine - Complete 3D engine.
- HaxeUI - User interface toolkit.
- Homebrew - Package manager for macOS.
- Improved Initiative - D&D tabletop role-playing game combat tracker.
- Invidious, #2 - An alternative web front-end to YouTube.
- iTerm2 - macOS terminal replacement.
- Kismet - Kismet wireless tool.
- Latte Dock - Replacement dock for Plasma desktops.
- LibrePCB - Software to develop printed circuit boards.
- Lollipop Cloud - Cheap, easy, self-hosted clouds for everyone
- Machine Labs - Machine learning platform.
- Mastodon, #2 - Federated social network server.
- Matrix, #2 - An open network for secure, decentralized communication.
- Milton Paint - Drawing application.
- MissKey - Federated microblogging platform.
- MuseScore - Music notation software.
- NativeScript-Vue - Native mobile applications with NativeScript and Vue.
- Neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability.
- OctoPrint - Web interface for 3D printers.
- OfBorg - Tools for testing NixOS.
- Olive - High quality video editing and compositing software
- OMP - Music player.
- Oni - Modal code editor.
- Open Broadcaster Software, #2 - Video recording and live streaming software
- Open Source BIM Collective - Tools for building information modeling.
- openage - Real time strategy game engine
- OpenFL - Cross-platform application framework.
- OpenShot - Video editor.
- Paperwork - Personal document manager.
- Perkeep - Personal storage system.
- PHPStan - PHP static analyzer.
- PHPUnit - PHPUnit and related projects.
- PixelFed, #2, #3 - Federated image sharing powered by the ActivityPub protocol.
- PlantUML - UML diagram creation software.
- postActiv - Microblogging platform.
- Prismo, #2 - ActivityPub-based link aggregation software
- Project Lombok - Java editor plugin.
- ReactOS - A free Windows-compatible Operating System
- Reddit Enhancement Suite - Reddit browser extension.
- ShareX Team - Screen capture and screen sharing tool.
- Synfig - 2D animation software.
- SysV init - System V init implementation.
- Tabulator - JavaScript library for building interactive tables.
- Termux - Android terminal emulator.
- The Lounge - Modern web IRC client.
- Thirthy Bees - Ecommerce software.
- Tiled - A 2D game level editor.
- Transmission - BitTorrent client.
- V Programming Language, #2 - V is a statically typed compiled programming language similar to Go and influenced by Oberon, Rust, Swift.
- VideoLAN - Maker of the VLC video player.
- Vim-Go - Go plugin for VIM.
- Webpack - JavaScript module bundler.
- Xfce - Desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems.
- Zig - System programming language which prioritizes robustness, optimality, and clarity
Libraries and frameworks.
- Babel - JavaScript compiler.
- Flare3D - JavaScript 3D engine.
- Hapi.js - Node.js framework.
- Laravel - PHP framework.
- LibGDX - Game development framework.
- Moleculer - Progressive microservices framework for Node.js.
- Musl libc - The Musl libc project.
- Phalcon - Web framework delivered as a C extension for PHP.
- Vue.js - Vue.js.
- Yii framework - PHP framework.
- Zappa - A server-less Python framework.
Operating Systems and Linux distributions.
- Antergos - Linux distribution.
- Elementary OS - Ubuntu variant.
- GhostBSD - Desktop-focused BSD OS.
- LineageOS - Fork of CyanogenMod.
- Linux Lite - Linux distribution.
- Parrot - Security-related Debian distribution.
- Redox OS - OS written in Rust.
- Serenity OS - A graphical Unix-like OS for x86, with 90s aesthetics.
- Solus - Linux distribution.
- Ubuntu Mate - Ubuntu variant.
- Ubuntu Touch, #2 - Touch-friendly mobile version of Ubuntu.
Games and game-related projects.
- Citybound - City building game.
- Cxbx-reloaded - Xbox emulator for Windows.
- Libretro Team - Libretro, RetroArch and Lakka.
- Lutris - Game launcher & platform.
- Rpcs3 - PS3 emulator.
- Xenia - Xbox 360 emulator.
Developers contributing to multiple projects that ask to support their work.
- Alexandre Prokoudine, #2 - GIMP contributor, editor of Libre Graphics World online magazine.
- Alyssa Rosenzweig - FOSS graphics driver work (Panfrost) and contributions to several other projects.
- Amit Merchant - Open source software enthusiast.
- Andrea Ferrero - Developer of PhotoFlow image editor, maintains various Appimage packages.
- Andreas Kainz - LibreOffice designer.
- Andreas Pardeike - Programming tutorials, games and mods.
- Andrius Å tikonas - KDE contributor, mainly KDE Partition Manager
- Attogram Project - Shared Media Tagger, Open Translation Engine, and many more projects
- Colby Pike - Maintains CMake Tools for Visual Studio Code, creates video tutorials.
- Daniël Klabbers - Contributor to Flarum and other PHP projects.
- Dave Täht - Working on improving the Internet.
- Dominik Honnef - Working on tooling for the Go programming language.
- Dragan Djuric - Creator of Uncomplicate, a family of Clojure libraries for AI, ML, and GPU high performance computing.
- Drew DeVault, #2, #3 - sway, wlroots, sr.ht, scdoc, aerc, and more.
- Duduf - Tools for animations and motion pictures production.
- Eevee - Games, applications and articles.
- Egoist - Various JavaScript libraries and tools.
- Eric S. Raymond - Nethack, GPSd, author of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar".
- Fabio Zadrozny - Working on PyDev and related projects.
- Ferros - WebTorrent, StandardJS and other JavaScript projects.
- Franck Nijhof - Creates Home Assistant add-ons and helps out on the main project.
- Jacky Alcine - Projects in the IndieWeb sphere, Koype and contributions to other open source projects.
- JeanHeyd Meneide - Creates C++ libraries and standards proposals.
- Joey Hess - git-annex, keysafe, other Linux software.
- Johann-S - Bootstrap JavaScript developer and various plugins and projects.
- Jonathan Müller - Various C++ libraries, tools, articles.
- Kevin Cozens - Contributor to projects such as GIMP, OpenSimulator, KiCad and TinyScheme.
- Kozec - Syncthing-GTK and SC-Controller.
- Kurt Kremitzki, #2 - FreeCAD contributor and Debian packager.
- Marc Jeanmougin - Inkscape contributor.
- Mathias Buus - Various JavaScript modules.
- Max Howell - Creator of Homebrew, maintainer of PromiseKit and a multitude of other project for Apple platforms.
- Michal ÄŒihaÅ™ - Contributor to Weblate and phpMyAdmin.
- Nate Graham - KDE contributor.
- Nefarius Software Solutions - Windows drivers for the Sony DualShock controller and others.
- Nils Maier - Download Them All! Firefox and Chrome extension.
- Ondřej Surý - Debian packager.
- Patrick Wardle - Owner of Objective-See, various macOS security tools and articles.
- Philip Guo - Python Tutor and pgbovine.net (articles/podcasts/vlogs).
- Pierre Krieger - Various Rust libraries.
- Raph Levien - Xi editor and other Rust projects.
- Reini Urban - Maintaining and developing software such as cperl, parrot, a lot of perl5 modules, safeclib and libredwg.
- Rekka Bellum & Devine Lu Linvega - Open source tools and games.
- Rob Landley - Working on Toybox, mkroot and various other projects.
- Ryan C. Gordon, #2 - Linux ports of games, game-related utilities.
- Sam Hewitt - Open source designer.
- Scarlett Clark - KDE contributor.
- Scott Lahteine - Contributor to Marlin Firmware for 3D printers.
- Sébastien Vercammen - Various gaming related projects.
- Sindre Sorhus - Countless open source projects.
- skypjack - C++ libraries such as uvw and EnTT
- Steve Purcell - MELPA lisp package archive and other software tooling.
- Steven Troughton-Smith - Various iOS/macOS software.
- Steven Van Impe - Author, editor and contributor on various Swift projects.
- Stjepan Glavina - Crossbeam for Rust
- Tanu Kaskinen, #2 - PulseAudio sound server contributor.
- Tavmjong Bah - Working on Inkscape vector graphics editor.
- Thomas M. Edwards - Gaming related projects.
- Timothée Giet - GCompris contributor.
- Toby Zerner - Flarum contributor.
- Yorik van Havre, #2 - FreeCAD contributor.
- Øyvind Kolås, #2 - Lead developer of babl & GEGL libraries used in the graphics editor GIMP.
Articles, videos, podcasts, etc...
- Alecaddd - Various programming tutorials.
- Chris Bradfield - Programming tutorials for kids.
- DistroWatch - Reviews and tutorials for Linux/BSD.
- Fluent C++ - C++ articles.
- Kyle Simpson - Author of the "You Don't Know JS" book series. Doing articles, podcasts and OSS contributions.
- Meeting C++ - C++ articles.
- Modernes C++ - C++ articles.
- Modocache - LLVM/Swift related articles.
- Arxiv Insights - Educational videos on machine learning & AI.
- CS Dojo - Programming videos.
- Corey Schafer - Python tutorials.
- Devon Crawford - Programming, devops, and electronics videos.
- Fun Fun Function - JavaScript and general programming videos.
- Joel Yliluoma, #2, #3 - Programming videos.
- JustForFunc - Go tutorials.
- LiveOverflow - IT security videos.
- The Coding Train - Programming tutorials.
- ThreatWire - Hak5 security show.
- Zer0Mem0ry - Programming and security videos.
- CPP Cast - Podcast for C++ developers.
- Destination Linux - Linux discussion and news related podcast.
- Future of Coding - Future of Coding is a community, podcast, and research project organized by Steve Krouse.
- Late Night Linux - Linux and news.
- More Than Just Code - Podcast for iOS developers.
- Software Defined Talk - Enterprise software.
- The Debug Log - Game development.
- The Development Hell Podcast - Web programming.
- This Week in Linux - Linux News Podcast, 2-3 times more topics per episode than other podcasts.
Developers creating art projects and contributing to art-related open source tools and libraries.
- Morevna Project - Various contributions to open source animation tools and animated shorts sources released under CC.
- ZeMarmot, #2, #3 - 2D animation film project to be released under CC. GIMP contributions from Jehan Pagès, art and direction by Aryeom Han.
Hardware-related projects and makers.
- Damien Maguire - Electric vehicle projects.
- Espruino - JavaScript interpreter for microcontrollers.
- Frank Buss - FPGA and other hardware projects.
- Jantje - Sloeber plugin and Arduino videos.
- Micah Elizabeth Scott - Videos and hardware.
- Pinout.xyz - Pinout diagrams for various microcontrollers.
- Professor Abrasive - Retro gaming.
Please take a quick look at the contribution guidelines first. Thanks to all contributors; you rock!
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