Open source rust projects
Every project in the registry tagged rust, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust
Docs, whiteboards, and databases in one privacy-first workspace
Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs
High-performance terminal with GPU acceleration
A modern terminal built around AI coding agents
A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust
the runtime your coding agents live on
A post-modern modal text editor.
OpenHuman is an open source agent harness with local-first memory, agent orchestration, and workflows
Open-source coding agent for your terminal, built in Rust and on a journey of continuous community improvement. Issues and PRs welcome.
Your personal distributed filesystem
Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust
Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.
⌥ Coding agent with the IDE wired in
RustFS is an open-source, S3-compatible high-performance object storage system supporting migration and coexistence with other S3-compatible platforms such as M
A browser automation framework and ecosystem.
Purpose-built time series database for real-time systems
The headless browser for AI agents and web scraping
Open-source vector database for AI search and retrieval
GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with multiplexing across all platforms
Serverless Postgres for modern applications
Best headless browser for AI agents. Lite, Fast, High-Compatibility. Built in Rust
The most RAM efficient harness
🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM.
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Acrobat built in pure Rust
Ad-free music player that streams from multiple sources
Open-source workflow automation for developers
🧰 The Rust SQL Toolkit. An async, pure Rust SQL crate featuring compile-time checked queries without a DSL. Supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.
Fast grammar checking that respects your privacy
SQLite-compatible database for scalable multi-tenant applications
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Premiere Pro built in pure Rust.
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Lightroom in pure Rust.
Build your own federated discussion community
Yet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor.
Fast Rust-based bundler for the web with a modernized webpack API 🦀
SolidCraft: an open-source parametric 3D CAD application built in pure Rust. Desktop, web, and automation through MCP.
Empowering everyone to host fast and efficient Minecraft servers
Build full-stack apps with TypeScript and real-time sync
Lightning-fast search for massive datasets
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Illustrator, built in pure Rust.
A file server that supports static serving, uploading, searching, accessing control, webdav...
A beautiful, non-destructive, and GPU-accelerated RAW image editor built with performance in mind.
All-in-one LLM CLI tool featuring Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, AI Tools & Agents, with access to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Groq, and more.
🐚 A powerful relational ORM for Rust
Private meeting notes, no bots, files you own
3D and 2D game engine written in Rust
Cloud-native data warehouse for lightning-fast analytics
💪🏻 Blazing-fast system monitoring for your desktop (built with Rust, Tauri & Svelte)
Lightweight (7MB) Terminal-first AI-native dev workspace
Event streaming platform for agentic AI. Continuously ingest, transform, and serve event streams in real time, at scale.
World's first open-source enterprise world model.
Friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests
🍀 A cross-platform instant messaging desktop application with exceptional performance built on Rust + Vue3, compatible with Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and
An extremely fast CSS parser, transformer, bundler, and minifier written in Rust.
:mailbox_with_mail: Easily and securely share files from the command line. A fully featured Firefox Send client.
Distributed SQL database in Rust, written as an educational project
Executes commands in response to file modifications
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source rust projects are there?
This registry tracks 166 projects tagged rust, with 1,796,244 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is rtk at 85,252 stars.
Are these rust projects free to use?
Yes — 160 of the 166 carry an explicit open-source licence across 5 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 rust 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 rust projects still maintained?
160 of the 166 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.