I summarized useful tools for open-source enthusiast.
IssueHunt — Created by BoostIO
IssueHunt is an issue-based bounty platform for open source projects.
You can easily put a bounty on not only a bug but also on OSS feature requests. Collected funds will be distributed to the project owner:contributor=20%:80% (Owner can also customize the proportion).
Submit your repositories to https://issuehunt.io/ and get help from developers around the world right away.
IssueHunt — Boost your issue and boost your happiness_IssueHunt 🦉 = OSS Development ⚒ + Bounty Program 💰. IssueHunt is an issue-based bounty platform for open source…_issuehunt.io
Jenkins — Created by Jenkins
Jenkins is a CI (Continuous Integration) tool known for its high versatility. Unlike CircleCI (mentioned later in this list), it can be installed on a server.
After Installation and Configuration is completed, you can use the web interface to do many useful things:
- Automate Build Processes
- Run Tests
- Deploy Artifacts to Servers
- And just about any other tasks you’re sick of doing manually!
Jenkins_Jenkins — an open source automation server which enables developers around the world to reliably build, test, and…_jenkins.io
CircleCI — Created by Circle Internet Services, Inc.,
CircleCI — Unlike Jenkins, Circle CI is a cloud service and comes with minimal setup and no need to host on a private server — more than two containers will come with a monthly fee.
You can easily establish a link to your GitHub projects and configuration can be easily managed in a simple YAML file (circle.yml) , so the operational hurdle is not high.
Continuous Integration and Delivery_CircleCI’s continuous integration and delivery platform makes it easy for teams of all sizes to rapidly build and…_circleci.com
Travis CI — Created by Travis CI
Travis CI — Similar to Circle CI, Travis CI is also a cloud based CI service. Travis CI will provide services free of charge for all open source projects.
However, there are drawbacks such as not being able to connect SSH to the container and no remote debugging.
Travis CI — Test and Deploy Your Code with Confidence_Edit description_travis-ci.org
Probot — Created by Brandon Keepers
Probot is a framework for building GitHub Apps.
Primary functions:
- Process each event in a GitHub repository
- Run GitHub API
You can do it easily!
probot/probot_🤖 A framework for building GitHub Apps to automate and improve your workflow — probot/probot_github.com
Stale — Created by Brandon Keepers
Stale — Probot Plug-in — A useful bot that will close unrelated issues and pull requests after a designated period of time.
probot/stale_A GitHub App built with Probot that closes abandoned Issues and Pull Requests after a period of inactivity. …_github.com
Todo — Created by Jason Etcovitch
Todo — Probot plugin — Allows you to easily create new GitHub issues by simply adding keywords in your source code:
- @todo
- TODO
JasonEtco/todo_🤖✅ GitHub App that creates new issues from actionable comments in your code. — JasonEtco/todo_github.com
Release Drafter — Created by Tim Lucas
Release Drafter — Probot Plug-in — Automatically creates release notes for your application when pull requests are merged into your master branch.
toolmantim/release-drafter_Drafts your next release notes as pull requests are merged into master. — toolmantim/release-drafter_github.com
GitHub Polls Bot — Created by Michael Hsu
GitHub Polls Bot — Probot plugin — Allows you to create a voting form within a repository issue.
evenchange4/gh-polls-bot_Automatically create polls in GitHub issues. Contribute to evenchange4/gh-polls-bot development by creating an account…_github.com
Mergeable — Created by Justin Law
Mergeable — Probot plugin — Prevents you from merging pull requests that do not conform to the rules you set.
Also, when creating an issue, Mergable will inform you if you have not met the requirements. Additionally, Mergable will notify writers and collaborators of outdated issues and pull requests.
jusx/mergeable_🤖 All the missing GitHub automation 🙂 🙌 . Contribute to jusx/mergeable development by creating an account on GitHub._github.com
commitlint [bot] — Created by Ahmed T. Ali
CommitLint — Probot plugin — Checks commits and pull requests then sets the appropriate status.
z0al/commitlint-bot_A GitHub App that runs commitlint for you! Contribute to z0al/commitlint-bot development by creating an account on…_github.com
react-preview — Created by Aditya Agarwal
React-Preview — Probot plugin — Automatically creates a preview of your React project.
itaditya/react-preview_a GitHub App built with probot that generates preview links for react based projects. — itaditya/react-preview_github.com
ForkHub — Created by Jon Ander Peñalba
ForkHub — GitHub client for Android.
You can use it to, post comments the repository’s issues page, filter issues, and save it as a bookmark on your dashboard.
You can also use it to “Star” (Favorite) a repository, fork and follow users.
jonan/ForkHub_GitHub client for Android based on the abandoned official app — jonan/ForkHub_github.com
WIP — Created by Gregor Martynus
WIP — An application designed to prevent accidentally merging files under development.
WIP responds to keywords (e.g. — “WIP”, “do not merge”, etc.) in the title of a pull request. If a keyword is found, it will “Uncheck” the file so it won’t be checked in.
wip/app_The WIP GitHub App. Contribute to wip/app development by creating an account on GitHub._github.com
ImgBot — Created by Dan Butvinik
ImgBot — Crawls all the image files in the repository and sends a pull request after performing a lossless compression.
For lossless compression, the file size is the same and the quality is maintained.
dabutvin/ImgBot_An Azure Function solution to crawl through all of your image files in GitHub and losslessly compress them. This will…_github.com
typot — Created by Takahiro Kubo
typot — A bot that detects typo in a pull request.
chakki-works/typot_Detect typo automatically, Adopt fix just by checking — chakki-works/typot_github.com
backlog — Created by Abi Noda
backlog — A plugin for Slack that posts a pull request reminder to Slack.
pullreminders/backlog_Automated Slack reminders and metrics for pull requests — pullreminders/backlog_github.com
Redmine — Created by Redmine
Redmine — An information sharing and communication tool. Redmine provides easy file management, wiki functions, and offers the ability to share information.
You can register tasks such as bug resolutions to members as tickets, and check and share progress.
Overview -RedmineRedminewww.redmine.org
Wrike — — Created by Wrike, Inc.
Wrike — Although similar in many ways to Redmine, Wrike is a very powerful tool which can be used to view projects in chronological order (e.g. — view tasks sorted by Date/Time) and incorporate Gantt charts.
Additionally, you can add subtasks to tasks, and can track time for each item or task.
Your online project management software — Wrike_Wrike is an online project management software that gives you full visibility and control over your tasks. With the…_www.wrike.com
Asana — Created by Asana
Asana — A tool that can be used by up to 15 people for FREE.
Unfortunately, you cannot manage man-hours or use Gantt chart like you can with Wrike, however, chat is available within tasks, allowing for much easier communication with you team.
Use Asana to manage your team’s work, projects, & tasks online · Asana_Easily organize and plan workflows, projects, and more, so you can keep your team’s work on schedule. Start using Asana…_asana.com
Flow —Created by Flow
Flow — A project management tool with many simplarities to the previously mentioned items, but with Flow you can set routine tasks and manipulate tasks on the calendar.
You can also save a project as a template, so it can be a useful tool for those who launch many similar projects.