Sindre Sorhus

Full-Time Open-Sourcerer. Focused on Swift & JavaScript. Makes macOS apps, CLI tools, npm packages.

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sindresorhus/awesome: The Repo That Turned Curation Into Infrastructure
sindresorhus/awesome: The Repo That Turned Curation Into Infrastructure
A tiny Markdown project became the quality gate for thousands of community lists, using linting, strict contribution rules, and a manifesto that everyone else copied.
8 min read · Mar 24, 2026

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eslint-package-json
Powerful ESLint rules for package.json
JavaScript80 stars
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DSStore
Parse and write macOS .DS_Store files from Swift
Swift78 stars
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reveal-file
Reveal a file in the system file manager (Finder, Explorer, etc.)
JavaScript68 stars
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eslint-node-test
ESLint rules for the Node.js built-in test runner (`node:test`)
JavaScript65 stars
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eslint-cssicorn
Powerful ESLint rules for CSS
JavaScript50 stars
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unlimited-timeout
setTimeout and setInterval that work with delays longer than 24.8 days
JavaScript45 stars
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powershell-utils
Utilities for executing PowerShell commands
JavaScript36 stars
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byte-counter
Count bytes passing through a stream
JavaScript36 stars
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is-filesystem-case-sensitive
Detect whether the filesystem backing a path is case-sensitive
JavaScript35 stars
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parse-duration-ms
Parse duration strings to milliseconds
JavaScript33 stars
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gifkit
Encode, decode, and render GIF files
JavaScript32 stars
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url-extras
Browser-compatible implementations of some of Node.js' URL utilities
JavaScript30 stars
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finder-alias
Resolve and create macOS Finder aliases
JavaScript29 stars
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is-in-ssh
Check if the process is running in an SSH session
JavaScript23 stars
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test-extras
Assertions and utilities that make node:test better
JavaScript18 stars
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which-command
Find the absolute path to a command's executable, like the Unix `which` command
JavaScript17 stars
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is-safe-filename
Check if a filename is safe to use in a path join operation
JavaScript15 stars
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terminal-query
Send escape sequences to the terminal and read back responses
JavaScript15 stars
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supports-terminal-graphics
Detect which terminal graphics protocols are supported (Kitty, iTerm2, Sixel)
JavaScript13 stars
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quote-js-string
Escape a string and wrap it in quotes to produce a safe JavaScript string literal
JavaScript9 stars
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