Open source code-generator projects

Every project in the registry tagged code-generator, ranked by real GitHub adoption.

projects 3 combined stars ★ 9.4K refresh nightly
01 autorest ★ 4.8K

OpenAPI (f.k.a Swagger) Specification code generator. Supports C#, PowerShell, Go, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Python

last push5 days ago languageTypeSpec licenseMIT
02 datamodel-code-generator ★ 4.0K

Generate Pydantic v2 models, dataclasses, TypedDict, and msgspec.Struct from OpenAPI, JSON Schema, GraphQL, Avro, Protobuf, and raw JSON/YAML/CSV.

last push21 hours ago languagePython licenseMIT
03 hof ★ 613

A developer experience centered on CUE. Unifies schemas, data models, deterministic and agentic code generation, workflow and task engine, dagger powered enviro

last push5 months ago languageGo licenseApache-2.0

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Frequently asked questions

How many open source code-generator projects are there?

This registry tracks 3 projects tagged code-generator, with 9,430 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is autorest at 4,798 stars.

Are these code-generator projects free to use?

Yes — 3 of the 3 carry an explicit open-source licence across 2 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.

Which code-generator project should I choose?

The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.

Are these code-generator projects still maintained?

2 of the 3 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.