r/opensource is a subreddit with 387k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses open source, software, hate, and worst, 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
Self-Promotion
: "I built an open-source offline AI speaking coach using Ollama + faster-whisper"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "My project has hundreds of clones how can i get their feedback?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/opensource
#1
Open Source
5 posts
#2
Software
3 posts
#3
Hate
3 posts
#4
Worst
2 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
: "We’re building VXSStun, an open-source VPN client for Android and Windows — looking for feedback"
5 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Do you guys actually check OG/Twitter Card previews before shipping?"
3 posts
#3
Community
: "[Open Source] mcp-jira-scoped: A zero-trust Jira MCP server with server-side scope and project boundaries"
1 post
#4
Off-Topic
: "My project has hundreds of clones how can i get their feedback?"
1 post
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Yearly
+93k members(31.6%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026