Good software. Open possibilities.
An independent, open-source library of useful software. Discover tools for your operating system, compare alternatives, and build a personal toolkit in a fast, responsive interface.
- Browse 46 tools across 10 categories, including AI, agents, browsers, design, privacy and everyday utilities.
- Search by task, name or alternative; filter by platform, offline use and self-hosting.
- Explore curated collections and compare up to three tools side by side.
- Save tools, create personal stacks, export a stack and revisit your discovery history.
- Read selected upstream release snapshots with official source links.
- Choose Light, Dark or System appearance, with keyboard navigation and reduced-motion support.
Search and recommendations use curated data and deterministic matching. Personal preferences and collections stay in your browser; there are no accounts or cross-device sync. Release radar contains reviewed snapshots, not a live feed. AI assistance and automated submissions are future work.
Use Node.js 22.12+ (Node 22 is used in CI) and npm. No API keys or external services are required.
git clone https://github.com/saketh12e/commonplace.git
cd commonplace
npm ci
npm run devOpen localhost:5173. With nvm, run nvm use before installing dependencies.
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
npm run dev |
Start the development server |
npm run check |
Type-check, run the tests and build production assets |
npm run format:check |
Check source, docs and repository formatting |
npm run format |
Apply the shared formatting rules |
npm run test:watch |
Run tests while developing |
npm run build |
Create the production bundle in dist/ |
npm run preview |
Preview the production bundle at localhost:4173 |
Code, catalog improvements, accessibility fixes and documentation contributions are welcome. Start with CONTRIBUTING.md, then open a focused pull request. You can also report a bug, propose a feature or suggest a tool.
Contributors can fork the repository and submit a PR without collaborator access. Invited collaborators can work on feature branches in this repository. CI runs formatting, TypeScript, catalog validation, unit tests and a production build for every PR. A maintainer reviews changes before merging.
GitHub is the current contribution channel. The website's direct submission/DM workflow remains unconnected; it does not send messages or publish tools automatically.
src/
components/ Shared controls, navigation, dialogs and category folders
pages/ Discover, collections, comparison, stacks, history and updates
data/ Curated catalog, categories, topics, collections and releases
lib/ Matching, providers, browser storage and export
styles/ Theme tokens and component/route styles
public/
brand/ Commonplace identity
logos/ Local tool artwork
platforms/ Platform identifiers and attribution
licenses/ Retained font and icon license notices
docs/ Architecture, design decisions and catalog sources
.github/ CI, issue forms, PR template and dependency updates
- Architecture and data ownership
- Current discovery design and validation notes
- Catalog sources, expanded catalog sources and release sources
- Security reporting and community conduct
Historical design/validation documents describe their own iteration. Raw research, browser installations and local screenshots under work/ and output/ are excluded from Git; they are not required to build or contribute.
This repository contains a static React application built with TypeScript and Vite. A host must serve dist/, provide an SPA fallback to /index.html, and use HTTPS. See the deployment boundary. Publishing this repository does not deploy the website.
Commonplace's original code and documentation are MIT licensed. Tool names, logos, font files and other third-party materials retain their own licenses and trademark rights; see THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md. Listing a project does not imply endorsement.