Open Source Resources for Web Application Developers

Easy Image Zoom is a jQuery plugin that allows users to see large details of the product while moving cursor over medium sized image. The script is very lightweight and it is is customizable with several options and simple CSS definitions. It is suitable for projects required product image magnification.

Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://cssglobe.com/lab/easyzoom/easyzoom.html
License: MIT, GPL License

Amplify is a set of components designed to solve common web application problems with a simplistic API. Amplify’s goal is to simplify all forms of data handling by providing a unified API for various data sources.

Amplify’s store component handles persistent client-side storage, using standards like localStorage and sessionStorage, but falling back on non-standard implementations for older browsers. Amplify’s request adds some additional features to jQuery’s ajax method while abstracting away the underlying data source.

Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://amplifyjs.com/
License: MIT, GPL License

Treesaver is a JavaScript framework for creating magazine-style layouts that dynamically adapt to a wide variety of browsers and devices. Designers use standards-compliant HTML and CSS for both content and design, no JavaScript programming is required.

The JavaScript is under 25K gzipped. And it works with most modern browsers, and degrades gracefully for older browsers. However, Treesaver is still quite immature. There are still a lot of bugs that need to be fixed.

Requirements: -
Demo: http://treesaverjs.com/
License: GPL, MIT License

Git is a free & open source, distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

Every Git clone is a full-fledged repository with complete history and full revision tracking capabilities, not dependent on network access or a central server. Branching and merging are fast and easy to do.

Anthony Feint has written a great article explaining Why and How Did He Learn Git. And you should also check out Git Immersion, which is a guided tour that walks through the fundamentals of Git, inspired by the premise that to know a thing is to do it.

Requirements: -
Demo: http://git-scm.com/
License: GPL License

Embedded Help System is “providing help where help is needed” concept that can be easily integrated into web interface. The point is to offer help to user in their working interface and actual situation.

jQuery E-Help is plugin for procedural (”How to …”) web user interface help and it’s easy to integrate into any web interface that supports Jquery. Useful for all web applications, CMS and E-commerce systems.

Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://embedded-help.net/
License: GPL, MIT License

DHTMLX Touch is an HTML5-based JavaScript library for building mobile web applications. It’s not just a set of UI widgets, but a complete framework that allows you to create eye-catching, cross-platform web applications for mobile and touch-screen devices.

The framework is compatible with the major web browsers for mobile platforms. Applications built with DHTMLX Touch will run smoothly on iPad, iPhone, Android-based smartphones, and other popular devices.

Requirements: -
Demo: http://www.dhtmlx.com/touch/
License: GPL License

ZABBIX is an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution designed to monitor and track performance and availability of network servers, devices and other IT resources. It supports distributed and WEB monitoring, auto-discovery, and more. ZABBIX software is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2.

Requirements: -
Demo: http://www.zabbix.com/
License: GPL License

Booklet is a jQuery tool for displaying content on the web in a flipbook layout. It was built using the jQuery library. It is licensed under both MIT and GPL licenses. Codrops has written a tutorial to show us how to use and customize it in order to create a virtual Moleskine notebook with jQuery Booklet.

Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://tympanus.net/Tutorials/MoleskineNotebook/
License: MIT and GPL License

jSnow is a jQuery plug-in that adds falling snow effect to your website, a very common decorative effect that every website needs for christmas! jSnow is lightweight (2kb), doesn’t require any external files to run (css or images) and it’s very easy to use!

Requirements: jQuery Framework
Demo: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jSnow
License: GPL License