# Week 48, 2025

> Markdown version of https://brajeshwar.com/2025/week48/ — 2025-11-30

[Lightning CSS](https://lightningcss.dev) is an extremely fast CSS parser, transformer, bundler, and minifier.

[LinguaCafe](https://simjanos-dev.github.io/LinguaCafeHome/) is a Self-hosted software for language learners to read foreign languages.

[Loop](https://github.com/MrKai77/Loop) is an open-source macOS app that simplifies window management.

[LOTR Project](http://lotrproject.com) is site dedicated to JRR Tolkein’s works, depicting the genealogy of Middle-Earth.

[Librum](https://librumreader.com) ([source](https://github.com/Librum-Reader/Librum)) is a clean and powerful way to read and manage your e-books on any device.

London’s TfL has released a batch of documents that show almost every underground station in [glorious 3D format](https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/3d-maps-of-every-underground-station-ab-14630/).

[HTML for people](https://htmlforpeople.com) is a fantastic educational and easy-to-start HTML-as-a-Document initiative by [Blake Watson](https://blakewatson.com). HTML isn’t only for people working in the tech field. It’s for anybody, the way documents are for anybody. HTML is just another type of document. A very special one—the one the web is built on.

[Helio](https://helio.fm) is an attempt to rethink a music sequencer to create a tool that feels right. It provides a lightweight UI to help you get into the zone and focus on your ideas.

[Heynote](https://heynote.com) is an [open-source](https://github.com/heyman/heynote/) dedicated scratchpad for developers.

[HiddenVM](https://github.com/aforensics/HiddenVM) is an open-source tool to use any desktop OS without leaving a trace.

[Highlight](https://www.highlight.io) is an [open source](https://github.com/highlight/highlight/), full-stack Monitoring Platform.

[How to deal with receiving a cease-and-desist letter from Big Tech](https://12challenges.substack.com/p/how-to-deal-with-receiving-a-cease) ([archive](https://archive.ph/sKodT))

[Nestflix](https://nestflix.fun) is a platform for your favorite nested films and shows. Fictional movies within movies, fake shows within shows, over 700 stories within stories.

[Netboot](https://netboot.xyz) can boot any operating system.

[NewNode](https://www.newnode.com) is an [open-source](https://github.com/clostra/newnode) messenger that keeps working during internet outages, natural disasters, and government blocks.

[Newspapers](https://www.newspapers.com) is an online newspaper archive that goes all the way in the past.

[Nikita Lapkov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikitalapkov/) wrote a nice hack-scene [story of a touchscreen](https://laplab.me/posts/whats-that-touchscreen-in-my-room/) ([archive](https://archive.ph/dQ1Ks)) in his new Apartment in London.

[NirSoft](https://www.nirsoft.net) provides a unique collection of small and useful freeware utilities for Windows.

[Permify](https://permify.co) is an [open-source](https://github.com/Permify/permify) authorization as a service inspired by Google Zanzibar, designed to build and manage fine-grained and scalable authorization systems for any application.

[Pika Labs](https://pikalabs.org) is a nonprofit Organization focused on investigating AI capabilities.

[OpenDevin](https://github.com/OpenDevin/OpenDevin) is an open-source project aiming to replicate [Devin](https://www.cognition-labs.com/introducing-devin), an autonomous AI software engineer who is capable of executing complex engineering tasks and collaborating actively with users on software development projects. The other alternative is — [Devika](https://github.com/stitionai/devika) aims to be a competitive open-source alternative to Devin by Cognition AI.

[OpenPanel](https://openpanel.dev) is an [open-source](https://github.com/Openpanel-dev/openpanel) alternative to Mixpanel. The power of Mixpanel, the ease of Plausible and nothing from Google Analytics.

[OpenStreetMap, self host the entire planet](https://gist.github.com/markuman/230af4cc11333ca3efc22eed60575adc) (~90GB).

[OpenVoice](https://github.com/myshell-ai/OpenVoice) is a voice cloning tool from [MyShell](https://myshell.ai).

[OpenVoice](https://research.myshell.ai/open-voice): Versatile Instant Voice Cloning.

[Orbit](https://zumerlab.github.io/orbit-docs/) is an [open source](https://github.com/zumerlab/orbit) CSS radial UI composer framework.

[OutRun](https://outrun.tadris.de) is an [open-source](https://github.com/timfraedrich/OutRun), privacy oriented, outdoor fitness tracker.

Observable released their [open-source](https://github.com/observablehq/framework) Observable [Framework](https://observablehq.com/framework/).

[OSGameClones](https://osgameclones.com) tries to gather open-source or source-available remakes of great old games.

[Presbyopia Reduction Chart](http://www.robert-silverman.net/images/charten.pdf) (pdf) ([archive](https://archive.ph/aLzPC)) read the [exercise instructions](http://www.robert-silverman.net/presbeninst.htm) ([archive](https://archive.ph/YfDHi)) and if you’ve crossed 40-years, you should read up about [Presbyopia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyopia).

[Paged Out](https://pagedout.institute) is a free experimental technical magazine about programming, hacking, security hacking, retro computers, modern computers, electronics, demoscene, and other similar topics.

[Meshtatic](https://meshtastic.org) is an [open source](https://github.com/meshtastic), off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices.