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v2.23.0
August 30, 2026

Top Trending by Language, Live GitHub Signal & Sidebar Spotlight

Explore what is trending on GitHub by programming language. View top trending repositories across daily, weekly, and monthly timeframes, grab fresh updates on demand, and discover popular open-source projects faster.

  • Launched the Top Trending by Language page: pick any programming language (TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, and more) to see the fastest-rising repositories built with it.
  • Browse live trending signal with daily, weekly, and monthly timeframes ranked by stars gained.
  • Added an on-demand 'Fresh update' button so you can manually refresh live GitHub trending data whenever you want.
  • Smart automatic refresh and rate limiting keep data up to date while ensuring lightning-fast loading speeds.
  • Added a new 'Top Trending by Language' spotlight card to the sidebar for quick one-click access across the site.
  • Seamlessly view repository details, topics, and community reviews for all trending open-source projects.
v2.22.0
August 27, 2026

Live Directory Stats Counter, Smoother Homepage Experience & Platform Updates

Added a real-time live stats counter on the homepage showcasing counts across all open-source repositories, alternatives, editor reviews, languages, daily digests, and articles with instant links into each section.

  • Added a live 'By the numbers' counter at the top of the homepage with smooth animated numbers counting up on load.
  • Quickly browse real-time totals for repositories, open-source alternatives, editor's picks, programming languages, daily top 10 digests, and articles.
  • Each stat card links directly to its dedicated discovery hub for one-click exploration.
  • Refined the homepage layout with subtle glowing accents and a live pulsating status indicator.
  • Updated site feeds and discovery index files for full coverage across all directory sections.
v1.6.0
August 24, 2026

Videos on Project Pages, Comparison Matrix & Discovery Upgrades

Project pages can now play YouTube walkthroughs, reviews, and shorts right where the project lives. The Alternatives hub gained an interactive comparison matrix with smarter browsing tools, and a long list of polish fixes landed across the site.

  • Project pages now have a Videos tab: watch full walkthroughs and reviews without leaving the site, with the complete video description included below the player.
  • Short videos and reels appear in a swipeable rail, so quick highlights and deep dives live side by side.
  • Curators can link any YouTube video to a project in seconds: paste the link, pick the project, done.
  • The Alternatives hub gained an interactive comparison matrix that lines up every free alternative side by side, making it easy to spot the right swap for a paid tool at a glance.
  • Browsing alternatives got faster with new search, sorting, and filters, plus a smoother way to load more results as you go.
  • Project pages now open on the most useful content first, whether that's the editor's review, the full article, or feature highlights.
  • New quick-jump icons next to project names take you straight to the article or the alternatives comparison.
  • Long-form articles no longer cut off mid-sentence.
  • Videos are now correctly identified as shorts or full-length videos, so nothing lands in the wrong section anymore.
v1.5.0
July 15, 2026

Alternatives RSS Feed, Cloud Sharing Images & Database Backups

Launched an RSS feed for the Open-Source Alternatives hub with cover images on every post, auto-saved sharing images, a database backup tool, and reliability fixes across the alternatives workflow.

  • Launched an RSS feed for the Open-Source Alternatives hub so you can follow every new free alternative in your favorite reader, with a cover image on each post.
  • Alternative sharing images are now saved to the cloud automatically and appear in the feed, so posts look great wherever they're shared.
  • Added a one-click tool to generate cover images for older alternatives that were created before this update.
  • Introduced a database backup tool that lets administrators export any table or the entire database as a restorable file.
  • Made the alternatives feed richer by using the full social caption (feature bullets and links) instead of a short summary.
  • Improved the sharing-image generator so project logos render correctly without breaking the download.
  • Backup exports now clearly flag tables that aren't available instead of showing a confusing error.
v1.4.0
July 9, 2026

AI Search Reranking, Editor's Picks, Quick-Add & More

Introduced in-browser AI for smarter search results, a dedicated Editor's Picks page, a shortcut to add any GitHub repo in one click, a reliable Daily Top 10 newsletter, and a polished full-width layout across the site.

  • Added AI-powered search reranking on the projects page. Results are now sorted by semantic relevance to your query using Google LiteRT for Web, running entirely in your browser for privacy. Toggleable with a single click.
  • Launched a dedicated Editor's Picks page showcasing every hand-reviewed open-source project with editorial insights and key stats.
  • Added a quick-add shortcut: visit fossy.dev/github.com/owner/repo to instantly import any repo. Popular repos (100+ stars) are added live; smaller ones go to our review queue.
  • Upgraded the Daily Top 10 newsletter: the 7PM email now sends reliably to all subscribers, subscription confirmation links work smoothly, and the archive is organized by month with a clean picker.
  • Expanded the site to full-width layout on articles, alternatives, changelog, and Daily Top 10 for a more immersive reading experience on wide screens.
  • Enriched the articles section: 3-column grid, always 3 related articles at the bottom, a 'Browse all articles' call-to-action, and share buttons for Pinterest, Threads, and Email.
  • Added 'View all' links under the sidebar cards for Daily Top 10, alternatives, and editor's picks.
  • Fixed the About thumbnail getting stuck when navigating between projects.
  • Fixed the Daily Top 10 hero header and month-picker contrast in dark mode.
  • Improved article generation quality: longer, more comprehensive articles that follow the editorial template.
  • The search box on the projects page now auto-focuses when you land on it.
v1.3.0
June 27, 2026

Daily Top 10 Picks & Newsletter

Launched the Daily Top 10 Picks featuring an automated nightly trending project report, a new sidebar spotlight card, public mini-articles with monthly archives, and a daily email newsletter broadcast.

  • Implemented a daily newsletter subscription and confirmation flow with email broadcast support.
  • Added a 'Daily Top 10 Picks of the Day' spotlight card to the sidebar to highlight trending projects.
  • Automated the nightly top 10 trending project report generation via GitHub Actions and API routes.
  • Exposed the daily top 10 social logs as public mini-articles, organizing them into a year-based archive.
v1.2.0
June 25, 2026

Dark Mode, Alternative-To Badges & More

Shipped a full site-wide dark mode with a one-click toggle that syncs across your devices, added 'Alternative to' badges to the trending list and project pages, and polished the whole palette for great contrast in both themes.

  • Introduced a complete dark mode across the entire site with a one-click light/dark toggle in the header. Your choice is remembered on every device when you're signed in, and the page loads in your theme with no flash.
  • Added an 'Alternative to' badge on the trending list so you can instantly spot open-source replacements for popular paid tools.
  • Added a prominent 'Alternative to' pill at the top of each project page for one-tap access to its free alternatives.
  • Refined the site's color palette so every accent, badge, and the footer stay crisp and readable in dark mode.
  • Fixed a glitch where the theme toggle would briefly flicker twice before applying.
  • Fixed the footer so its call-to-action banner and text remain fully readable in dark mode.
v1.1.2
June 24, 2026

Admin User Management, Smoother Project Imports & Alternative Image Fixes

Introduced a user management panel for admins, added a one-click shortcut to generate alternative posts after importing a project, and improved image reliability across the alternatives gallery.

  • Added a dedicated user management panel for administrators to browse, search, edit, and remove registered community members and their curated stacks.
  • Added a one-click shortcut to jump straight into generating an open-source alternative post right after adding a new project to the directory.
  • When a submitted project already exists, the importer now clearly marks it as 'Already in directory' with quick links to view it or generate a post, instead of showing a generic failure message.
  • Improved the open-source alternatives gallery so project cards reliably show the correct image, automatically falling back to the maintainer's avatar when no logo is available.
v1.1.1
June 23, 2026

Navigation Redesign, Mobile Fixes, and Polish Across the Board

Redesigned the header navigation with a grouped Browse menu, fixed responsive layout issues on iPhone and iPad, cleaned up broken project images, and refined the alternatives section.

  • Redesigned the header navigation into a clean grouped Browse menu, reducing clutter from over 10 items to just a few visible buttons.
  • Added a public directory page listing all open-source alternatives available on Fossy.
  • Added a 'Latest Alternative' card to the homepage sidebar highlighting the newest addition.
  • Added an 'Explore More Alternatives' section at the bottom of each alternative page for easy discovery.
  • Fixed layout issues on iPhone and iPad including tab overflow, table scrolling, and header spacing.
  • Replaced aggressive marketing language with a friendlier 'Free Alternative to' phrasing throughout.
  • Fixed a bug where dark mode from the admin panel would leak onto public pages.
  • Cleaned up over 1,000 broken project images by switching to reliable fallback avatars.
  • Updated the footer to include all new sections, matching the redesigned navigation.
  • Added the Fossy logo watermark to generated social sharing images with smart text wrapping.
v1.1.0
June 22, 2026

Open-Source Alternatives Hub, Trending Import Overhaul & Article Improvements

Launched public alternative-to pages, rebuilt the trending import workflow, fixed code block rendering in articles, and improved the alternatives post generator.

  • Introduced dedicated pages showcasing every free, open-source alternative to popular proprietary tools, featuring article-style content, search, sorting, and collapsible project cards.
  • Added an 'Alternative To' tab on project detail pages linking to the full comparison page with a distinct visual theme.
  • Rebuilt the trending import tool into a guided 3-step wizard with clear progress, automatic step advancement, and a proper completion screen.
  • Fixed code blocks in articles that were rendering empty or broken due to formatting issues in AI-generated content.
  • Improved the social sharing image generator with automatic text wrapping for long titles, project logos, and smart URL resizing.
  • Added safeguards to the alternatives generator including duplicate detection warnings and permanent log deletion.
  • Added quick links from the admin log history directly to the public alternative-to pages.
v1.0.9
June 6, 2026

Alternatives To Social Post Generator & Downloadable Share Images

Added a new 'Alternatives To' content tool in the admin panel to detect project rivals, generate multi-platform social copies, and export downloadable branding graphics.

  • Created the Alternatives To panel in the admin Content & Curation dashboard featuring live repository search.
  • Programmed detection logic using existing enrichment data to instantly find the commercial rival a project replaces.
  • Integrated Gemini API to generate copy for Threads (2 posts ≤200 characters), LinkedIn, and Instagram.
  • Added an interactive HTML Canvas generator that builds a premium 1200x630 social sharing card client-side.
  • Configured force-download of sharing card graphics as application/octet-stream to prevent browser in-tab viewing.
  • Added historical logging that auto-saves all generated posts to Supabase for future retrieval and preview.
v1.0.8
June 3, 2026

Expanded Contributor Leaderboard and Code Quality Upgrades

Increased the visibility of community contributors on the leaderboard, resolved internal compiler warnings for React Hooks, and refined repository code styling.

  • Expanded the Top Contributors leaderboard query display limit from 100 to 500 records to show a broader list of community developers.
  • Resolved React Hook static analysis dependency warning states by optimizing state variables.
  • Fixed cleanup references in the comment system hooks to safeguard against unmount memory leaks.
  • Refined code format alignments across internal repository files.
v1.0.7
May 31, 2026

GitHub Discussions, Default Light Theme, Emoji Parser, and Discussions Widget

Integrated Giscus-powered commenting, added a direct Discuss button with comment count badges, defaulted the site to light theme, parsed custom GitHub emojis in details, and introduced a Recent Discussions sidebar widget.

  • Added a 'Discuss' button next to 'Add to Stack' on project detail pages to jump directly to the comments section.
  • Implemented dynamic comment count badges for both the 'Discuss' shortcut button and the discussion tab header.
  • Set light theme as the application's default theme to ensure visual consistency.
  • Added support for parsing custom GitHub emoji shortcodes (:octocat:, :speech_balloon:, and :gem:) in repository descriptions.
  • Integrated a 'Recent Discussions' sidebar widget on the project explorer page, displaying active threads with their corresponding comment counts.
v1.0.6
May 30, 2026

User Profiles, Custom Stacks, Tag Filtering, and Security Upgrades

Introduced personalized developer profiles and tool stacks, clickable project keyword tags, streamlined project card navigation, and locked down database security.

  • Created personal user profiles enabling logged-in developers to showcase their custom tech stack and tools.
  • Implemented clickable tags and keyword routes allowing instant project filtering by languages, licenses, and topics.
  • Refactored project list cards to enable full-card clicking for improved navigation flow and UX.
  • Locked down database access by removing dev-open RLS write policies on projects, trending snapshots, profiles, and stacks.
  • Cleaned up the site footer navigation and links for a more streamlined developer resource index.
v1.0.5
May 29, 2026

Google Analytics, Admin Dashboard, and Core Security Upgrades

A series of major enhancements to analytics coverage, admin dashboard operations, caching mechanisms, CSRF protection, and community contributor spotlight widgets.

  • Integrated Google Analytics globally across all pages to track site traffic and interactions.
  • Redesigned the admin dashboard with a modern layout, sidebar navigation, and cleaner user authentication states.
  • Enabled CSRF protection for all server functions and added automatic server cache-clearing on project updates.
  • Introduced the Past Contributors List widget in both the sidebar and the home spotlight sections.
v1.0.0
May 28, 2026

Initial Launch of Fossy Directory

Initial public launch of the curated FOSS directory web application.

  • Initialized Fossy directory tracking the top free and open-source projects on GitHub.
  • Implemented daily-rotating featured repository showcasing the best open-source project of the day.
  • Built contributors leaderboard aggregating profile statistics dynamically.
  • Integrated search and filtering by primary coding languages and platforms.