List of free software project directories

The following is a list of notable websites that list free software projects. These directories and repositories of free software differ from software hosting facilities (or software forges) in the number of features they offer and the type of collaboration they are designed to promote.

General directories

Name	Description/focus
Apache Software Foundation	Mostly Java
Free Software Directory
Open Hub (Formerly: Ohloh)
Libraries.io	Open source libraries, frameworks and tools

Programming language specific directories

Name	Description/focus
CPAN	Perl
CTAN	TeX
CRAN	R
JBoss	Enterprise Java
PEAR	PHP
Node Packaged Modules	Node.js
Python Package Index	Python
Hackage	Haskell
Planet	Racket
RubyGems	Ruby

See also

• Comparison of source code hosting facilities