r/opensource is a subreddit with 361k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses open source, open source, looking for, software, and ai, and they frequently recommend/review 2fa app, budgeting software, and accounting software.
A subreddit for everything open source related (for this context, we go off the definition of open source here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source)
Popular Themes in r/opensource
#1
Solution Requests
: "Chrome extension for collecting public business data from Google Maps"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Any advice for making sure simple projects stay simple?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/opensource
#1
Open Source
: "What's the Coolest Open-Source Project You've Discovered This Year?"
66 posts
#2
Open Source
: "Looking for some UI / UX help on my Open Source project if anyone would like more practice"
34 posts
#3
Looking For
26 posts
#4
Software
19 posts
#5
Ai
: "I built an open-source PHP engine to scrape LinkedIn jobs (No APIs required) designed specifically for Ai Agents 🤖"
15 posts
#6
Tired
15 posts
#7
Struggling
12 posts
#8
App
: "Aegis — AGPL encrypted messenger + personal safety App built on SimpleX. SOS panic button, duress PINs, remote locate/wipe, encrypted vault. Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, 88K LOC. Source public, alpha, looking for testers and contributors."
10 posts
#9
Tool
: "Inkplainer: a whiteboard animation Tool that runs entirely in the browser"
10 posts
#10
Hate
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/opensource
2fa App
10 reviews
#1
2FAS
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Aegis
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
Ente
4.0★ from 1 review
Budgeting Software
10 reviews
#1
GnuCash
2.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Equonomize
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Firefly III
5.0★ from 1 review
Accounting Software
9 reviews
#1
GnuCash
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Gnomeshade
3.0★ from 1 review
#3
LedgerSMB
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/opensource
#1
Promotional
: "KDE Plasma 6.7 released"
45 posts
#2
Discussion
: "What's the Coolest Open-Source Project You've Discovered This Year?"
6 posts
#3
Alternatives
: "ReactOS (open-source Windows) now runs Half-Life with full 3D acceleration on real hardware"
3 posts
#4
Off-Topic
: "Begun the Slop PRs have: 168 PRs opened by one user in one day. What's best practice for repo owners to deal?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/opensource
Yearly
+87k members(31.7%)
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Last updated: June 18, 2026