Weekly Digest — 2026 #34

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This week's commit

Add 9 new alternatives.

+42,325 stars across tracked repos · −1 vendor lock-in.

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Fresh alternatives

Meelo

Self-hosted music server focused on metadata integration and UI, with music videos as first-class citizens and mobile apps for Android and iOS.

Self-hosted GPL-3.0 Music Player audio media-server mobile

BookOrbit

Alternative to Audible, Scribd, Kindle

Self-hosted library and reading platform for ebooks, audiobooks, PDFs, and comics with built-in web readers and Kobo/KOReader sync.

Self-hosted AGPL-3.0 Ebook & Comic Readers audio book tracker comics cross-platform

Kanboard

Alternative to Trello, Jira, Monday.com

Free, open source Kanban project management software focused on simplicity and visual task tracking.

Self-hosted MIT Time & Task Management Tools kanban agile boards self hosted

LibreDesk

Alternative to Intercom, Zendesk

Open-source, self-hosted customer support desk in a single binary. Omnichannel inbox with email and live chat, plus a built-in help center.

Self-hosted AGPL-3.0 Customer Communication Platforms helpdesk livechat ticketing-system omnichannel support customer support knowledge-base self hosted

Aurral

Alternative to Spotify, Last.fm

Open-source self-hosted music discovery and playlist companion for Lidarr with personalised recommendations, playlist automation, and multi-user support.

Self-hosted MIT Music Discovery music-discovery playlist-management recommendations music self-hostable docker

Open CAD Studio

Alternative to AutoCAD, DraftSight, BricsCAD, nanoCAD

Open-source 2D drafting and 3D modeling CAD app built with Rust. Reads and writes DWG/DXF natively with desktop and browser builds.

Self-hosted GPL-3.0 CAD Software cad dwg dxf 3d-modeling drafting engineering cross-platform automation

2FAuth

Alternative to Authy, Microsoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator

Self-hosted web app to manage your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) accounts and generate TOTP and HOTP codes from any browser.

Self-hosted AGPL-3.0 2FA Authentication self hosted 2fa totp authentication open-source

Securo

Alternative to Mint, YNAB, Monarch Money, Rocket Money, Empower

Open-source self-hosted personal finance manager with bank sync, multi-currency budgets, investments, splits, and an optional self-hosted AI assistant.

Self-hosted AGPL-3.0 Budgeting Apps money budgeting finance ai open-source expense self hosted expense-tracker investing