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Rust-lang projects on GitHub
Tag for the Rust language and projects written in it.
As of , the most-starred Rust-lang projects on GitHub are rustdesk (126.2K stars), bun (96.3K stars) and zed (91.9K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 22 Rust-lang repositories with 677.2K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 17 was vectorcraft, with +211 stars in a day.
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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 17
vectorcraft
storytold/vectorcraft · ★ 9.7KVectorCraft is an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Illustrator, built from scratch in pure Rust, aiming to replicate Illustrator's tools, panels and workflow.
rustdesk
rustdesk/rustdesk · ★ 126.2KRustDesk is an open-source remote desktop application written in Rust, positioned as a self-hostable alternative to TeamViewer.
RustGIS
opengeos/RustGIS · ★ 1.5KRustGIS is a free, open-source GIS application written entirely in Rust for mapping, analyzing and sharing geospatial data.
+49zed
zed-industries/zed · ★ 91.9KZed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor built by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, designed to feel extremely fast and support real-time collaboration.
The all-time top
22 projects · by stars
- 126.2K
#1 · rustdesk/rustdesk
rustdesk
RustDesk is an open-source remote desktop application written in Rust, positioned as a self-hostable alternative to TeamViewer.
- 96.3K
#2 · oven-sh/bun
bun
Bun is an all-in-one JavaScript and TypeScript toolkit that bundles a runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager into a single executable called bun.
- 91.9K
#3 · zed-industries/zedzed
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor built by the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, designed to feel extremely fast and support real-time collaboration.
- 4

AFFiNE
73.6Ktoeverything/AFFiNE · TypeScriptAFFiNE is an open-source, all-in-one workspace that merges docs, whiteboards and tables into one knowledge base, positioned as a privacy-first alternative to Notion and Miro.
- 5

fuels-rs
43KFuelLabs/fuels-rs · Rustfuels-rs is the official Rust SDK for the Fuel Network, used to compile, deploy and test Sway smart contracts, launch a local Fuel node, craft and sign transactions, and generate type-safe Rust bindings for contract calls.
- 6

rust-course
31Ksunface/rust-course · RustThis is '《Rust语言圣经》' (The Rust Language Bible), a free, open Chinese-language Rust programming tutorial/book with over 170 chapters and 1.1 million+ words covering everything from beginner basics to advanced topics.
- 7

chroma
29.5Kchroma-core/chroma · RustChroma is open-source data infrastructure for AI: a vector database that powers search for embeddings, used for things like retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and AI agent memory.
- 8

Rust
26.1KTheAlgorithms/Rust · RustA free, open-source collection of classic algorithms implemented in Rust — the Rust volume of TheAlgorithms on GitHub. It exists for education: you read the code to learn how each algorithm works.
- 9
slint
24.2Kslint-ui/slint · RustSlint is an open-source declarative GUI toolkit for building native user interfaces that run on embedded systems, desktops, mobile, and the web, with business logic written in Rust, C++, JavaScript, or Python.
- 10
vector
22.7Kvectordotdev/vector · RustAn open-source, high-performance observability data pipeline: it collects, transforms, and routes your logs and metrics to any vendors you choose, so you keep control of your observability data. It is maintained by Datadog's Community Open Source Engineering team.
- 11
openobserve
22.4Kopenobserve/openobserve · TypeScriptOpenObserve is an open-source, cloud-native observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, frontend monitoring (RUM), session replay and AI/LLM observability — a cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk and Elasticsearch.
- 12

compiler-explorer
19.1Kcompiler-explorer/compiler-explorer · TypeScriptAn interactive compiler exploration website: edit code in C, C++, Rust, Go or any of 30+ supported languages and see the compiled assembly update in real time. Try it at godbolt.org or self-host.
- 13

rust-clippy
13.6Krust-lang/rust-clippy · RustClippy is a collection of over 800 lints that catches common mistakes in Rust code and nudges it toward idiomatic style. It runs alongside the compiler as a cargo subcommand.
- 14

lowlevelprogramming-university
12.8Kgurugio/lowlevelprogramming-universityA curated roadmap for learning low-level programming (assembly, C, Rust, embedded systems, Linux kernel), inspired by google-interview-university. It is a single long README with links to books, courses, and projects organized by topic.
- 15
eww
12.7Kelkowar/eww · RustEww (ElKowars Wacky Widgets) is a standalone widget system written in Rust that lets you build your own custom desktop widgets, like bars or system trackers, for any window manager.
- 16

WasmEdge
10.8KWasmEdge/WasmEdge · C++WasmEdge is a lightweight, high-performance, extensible WebAssembly runtime built for cloud-native, edge, and decentralized applications, powering serverless apps, microservices, smart contracts, and IoT devices.
- 17
vectorcraft
9.7Kstorytold/vectorcraft · RustVectorCraft is an open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Illustrator, built from scratch in pure Rust, aiming to replicate Illustrator's tools, panels and workflow.
- 18

rio
7.6Kraphamorim/rio · RustRio is a hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator written in Rust, designed to work as both a native desktop application and inside web browsers.
- 19
RustGIS
1.5Kopengeos/RustGIS · RustRustGIS is a free, open-source GIS application written entirely in Rust for mapping, analyzing and sharing geospatial data.
- 20

rustcast
1.1KMystikoLab/rustcast · RustRustCast is a free, open-source popup launcher for macOS written in Rust: hit a hotkey, start typing, and launch apps, utilities and workflows. It is positioned as an open-source alternative to Raycast.
- 21

hydra
1.1Kja7ad/hydra · RustHydra (HDM) is a fast, resilient download manager and accelerator that splits files across multiple connections and mirror sources, with a wget/curl-compatible CLI and a cross-platform desktop GUI.
- 22
lightspeed
263smartcomputer-ai/lightspeed · RustLightspeed is open-source infrastructure for running fleets of AI agents as durable workflows: agent sessions survive restarts, can run for weeks to months, and stay cheap when idle, borrowing a real machine only when a task needs one.
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