awesome-rails

*(inactive since 2013)

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Discover & find a curated list of popular & new Ruby libraries across all languages, top authors, trending project kits, discussions, tutorials & learning resources

— The Ruby on Rails guides you wished you had!

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FAE

A modern CMS developed by FINE (using Rails 5.2)

activeWorkflow

An intelligent process and workflow automation platform based on software agents (using Rails 6.0)

adopt-a-hydrant

A civic infrastructure detection app (using Rails 4.2)

airCasting

A platform for recording, mapping, and sharing health and environmental data using your smartphone (using Rails 6.1). -

alaveteli

A platform for making public freedom of information requests - using Rails 7.0 -

alonetone

A music hosting, management & distribution app (using Rails 7.0). -

api.rss

A RSS feed conversion (to API) app (using Rails 6.0)

asakusaSatellite

A realtime chat application for developers (using Rails 6.0). -

askaway

Question & answer app specialized in politics (using Rails 4.1)

autolab

A course management app (using Rails 6.0). -

beatstream

A music streaming app - using Rails 3.2

bike_index

A bike registry tracking app (using Rails 6.0). -

blackCandy

A music streaming app (using Rails 7.0)

brimir

An email helpdesk app (using Rails 5.2). (archived)

calagator

A community calendaring app (using Rails 5.2)

campo

A forum app (using Rails 4.1)

canvas-lms

A learning management app

catarse

A crowdfunding platform for creative projects (using Rails 4.2). -

chatwoot

A simple and elegant live chat software (using Rails 6.1)

chronlife

A social platform for people with chronic diseases (using Rails 7.0)

ciao

A URL status checking app (using Rails 6.0)

coRM

A customer relationship management app - using Rails 3.2 -

coderwall (legacy)

A social network app for software engineers - using Rails 3.2

coderwall (next)

A social network app for software engineers - using Rails 5.0

codetriage

An open source project finder app (using Rails 7.0). -

commudle

A community management app (using Rails 5.2)

contribulator

An open source project finder app - using Rails 5.1

coursemology2

Learning platform app (using Rails 6.0)

covoiturage-libre

A carpooling app - using Rails 5.0 (archived)

A collaboration platform for activist groups (using Rails 5.2)

crowdAI

An app for data science challenges (using Rails 5.2). -

crowdtiltOpen

A crowdfunding platform - using Rails 6.1

cw-ovp

video packaging to *.m3u8 for HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) with FFMPEG on website (using Rails 6.0)

danbooru

A taggable image board app (using Rails 7.0)

dcaf_case_management

A case management app (using Rails 7.0)

dgidb

A drug gene interaction platform - using Rails 6.0

diaspora

A social networking app - using Rails 6.1 -

discourse

A platform for community discussion (using Rails 7.0). -

docuseal

A platform to fill and sign digital documents (using Rails 7.0). -

ekylibre

A farm management app (using Rails 5.0)

encrypt.to

A messaging app with encryption support (using Rails 4.2)

eol

An encyclopedia app - using Rails 3.2 -

expertiza

A learning material sharing app (using Rails 5.1)

fairmondo

A marketplace app (using Rails 5.1). -

fat-free-crm

An open source, Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform (CRM) (using Rails 6.1). -

feedbin

A RSS reader app (using Rails 7.0). -

follow-all

A Twitter account management app (using Rails 4.2). (archived)

forem

Social platform app specialized for web development (using Rails 7.0). -

freeATS

An open source applicant tracking system with self-hosting capabilities (using Rails 7.1). -

fromthepage

A wiki-like app for crowdsourcing transcription of handwritten documents (using Rails 6.0). -

gitlabhq

A code collaboration app (using Rails 6.1)

graff_mags

A graffiti magazine sharing app (using Rails 4.1)

granny

An OpenAI chat app (Rails 7.0)

growstuff

A data management app for food gardeners (using Rails 6.1). -

hackershare

Social bookmarks website for hackers (using Rails 7.0). -

hashrobot

A social media management app (using Rails 4.2)

helpy

A customer support app (using Rails 4.2). -

hitobito

An event organization app (using Rails 6.1). -

hours

A time tracking app (using Rails 4.2)

human-essentials

An inventory management system for essentials banks (using Rails 7.0). -

inaturalist

A community app for nature and related stuff (using Rails 6.1). -

intercityup.com

A control panel app for app deployment (using Rails 4.1)

kanban

A Trello clone (using Rails 4.2)

kitsu-tools

An anime discovery platform (using Rails 4.1)

lavish

A color scheme generator (using Rails 4.2)

lifeToRemind

A career planning app (using Rails 5.2)

lobsters

A link aggregation app (using Rails 7.0). -

loomio

A collaborative decision-making app (using Rails 6.1). -

mastodon

A microblogging app (using Rails 6.1). -

multiwoven

The open-source reverse ETL, data activation platform for modern data teams. (using Rails 7.1.1) -

obl.ong

A multi-tenant subdomain control panel (using Rails 7.1) -

obtvse2

A blogging app (using Rails 4.0)

onebody

A social networking app for churches - using Rails 5.1

openFarm

A database for information about farming and gardening (using Rails 5.2). -

opencongress

A website for getting information about US Congress - using Rails 3.0 (archived)

openproject

A project management app (using Rails 7.0). -

opensourcefriday

A project contribution tracking app (using Rails 6.0). -

openstreetmap-website

A map viewing app (using Rails 7.0). -

otwarchive

A social networking app for fans - using Rails 6.0 -

passwordPusher

A password delivery app (using Rails 6.1). -

peatio

A crypto currency exchange app (using Rails 4.0)

planningalerts-app

A planned applications tracking app (using Rails 6.1). -

podiscover

An open source social media platform to discover new podcasts. (using Rails 7.0) -

popHealth

A population health reporting app (using Rails 4.1)

postal

A mail delivery platform (using Rails 5.2)

publify

A blogging app (using Rails 6.1)

quant

A personal health tracker (using Rails 4.1)

racing_on_rails

A bike racing organization app (using Rails 6.1)

rapidFTR

An information provider app for aid workers (using Rails 4.0)

redmine

A project management app (using Rails 6.1). -

rentmybikes-rails

A marketplace app - (using Rails 4.0)

reservations

An inventory management app (using Rails 6.0). -

retrospring

A social network following the Q/A (question and answer) principle -

A frontend for database of journal articles for researchers (using Rails 6.0)

rubygems.org

A gem hosting platform (using Rails 7.0). -

sanataro

An account tracker (using Rails 4.2)

scholarsphere

A digital assets management app - using Rails 6.1

selfstarter

A crowdfunding app (using Rails 4.0)

sharetribe

A peer-to-peer marketplace platform (using Rails 5.2). -

socify

A social networking platform - using Rails 5.0

somleng

An Open Source Communications-Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) and Telco-as-a-service (TaaS). (using Rails 7.1). -

splits-io

A speedrun data store and analysis engine. (using Rails 6.0). -

spokenvote

A social voting app (using Rails 4.2)

stackneveroverflow

A question asking & answering platform - using Rails 5.0

teambox

A collaboration app - using Rails 3.0 - (archived)

theodinproject

A teaching & learning platform (using Rails 6.1). -

tracks

A goal tracking app (using Rails 6.0). -

trado

An e-commerce platform (using Rails 4.2)

A free and open membership directory for collective organizations (using Rails main). -

vglist

A video game library tracking web app (using Rails 7.0). -

websiteOne

A project tracking app (using Rails 6.1)

whitehall

A content management app used by UK government - using Rails 7.0

rails

A full-stack web development framework

actioncable

A gem to integrate websocket with a Rails app -

actionmailbox

A gem to handle incoming emails within a Rails app -

actionmailer

A gem to compose, deliver & test emails within a Rails app -

actionpack

A gem to manage requests & responses within a Rails app

actiontext

A gem to integrate rich text editor into a Rails app -

actionview

A gem to handle view templates within a Rails app -

activejob

A gem to handle background jobs within a Rails app -

activemodel

A gem to define a set of interfaces to use in model classes within a Rails app -

activerecord

A gem to connect model classes with relational databases within a Rails app -

activestorage

A gem to handle file uploads to cloud storage providers within a Rails app -

activesupport

A gem to provide some extensions to support a Rails app -

railties

A gem to handle gems & engines used in a Rails app to work together

ace-rails-ap

A gem to integrate ajax.org cloud9 editor into Rails asset pipeline

action_policy

A tool to handle authorization

An Action View template handler to seamlessly integrate Svelte views

active_decorator

A gem to keep views & helpers object-oriented

active_enum

A gem to provide enum classes

activeadmin

A gem to provide admin panel

activerecord-analyze

A gem to add EXPLAIN ANALYZE to Rails Active Record query objects

activerecord-import

A gem to handle bulk data insertion using ActiveRecord

activerecord-pg_enum

A gem to integrate PostgreSQL's enumerated types with the Rails enum feature

activerecord-postgis-adapter

ActiveRecord connection adapter for PostGIS

activerecord-postgres_enum

A gem to adds migration and schema.rb support to PostgreSQL enum data types

activerecord-sqlserver-adapter

ActiveRecord connection adapter for the SQL Server

activerecord-typedstore

A gem to implement with type definition

activity_notification

A gem to integrate user activity notification

aggregate_root

A gem to handle event sourcing

ahoy_email

A tool to provide mail analytics

alba

A JSON serializer for Ruby, JRuby, and TruffleRuby

algoliasearch-rails

A gem to integrate Algolia search

annotate

A gem to annotate rails classes with schema & routes info

anycable-rails

A gem to handle websocket server

apipie-rails

A REST API documentation tool

auther

A gem to provide simple, form-based authentication

autoprefixer-rails

A gem to add vendor prefixes to stylesheets

avo

Configuration-based, no-maintenance, extendable Ruby on Rails admin panel

bemi-rails

A robust data change tracking and audit trail for Rails

better_errors

A tool to provide better error page

brakeman

A gem to scan code against security vulnerabilities

breadcrumbs_on_rails

A gem to create & manage breadcrumbs-style navigation

bulma-rails

A wrapper for Bulma, a CSS framework based on flexbox

cancancan

A gem to handle authorization

carrierwave

A gem to handle file uploads

caxlsx_rails

A gem to generate entity-relationship diagram

counter_culture

A gem to provide counter caches

devise

A gem to provide authentication

doorkeeper

A gem to introduce OAuth2 provider functionality

draper

A gem to add presentation logic

factory_bot_rails

A fixture replacement for testing in Rails

filestack-rails

A gem to integrate Filestack

formtastic

A Rails form builder gem with semantically rich and accessible markup

friendly_id

A gem to deal with slugs & permalinks

frozen_record

A gem to provide ActiveRecord-like interface to query static YAML files

geokit-rails

A gem to integrate Geokit in Rails apps

good_job

A gem to provide Postgres-based ActiveJob backend

gretel

A tool to generate breadcrumbs

groupdate

A gem to manage temporal data

hotwire-rails

A gem to integrate Hotwire in Rails apps

image_optim_rails

A gem to handle image optimization

js-routes

A tool to generate all Rails routes as JavaScript helpers

kaminari

A gem to provide pagination

kt-paperclip

A gem to handle file uploads

lockbox

A gem to deal with encryption

lograge

A gem to customize logger in Rails apps

mailkick

A tool to handle mail unsubscriptions

marginalia

A gem to attach comments to ActiveRecord's SQL queries

metka

A gem to manage tags using Postgresql array columns

money-rails

A gem to integrate Money gem in Rails apps

paloma

A gem to manage page-specific JavaScript in Rails apps

passive_columns

A gem that extends Active Record to retrieve specific columns from DB on demand

pgcli-rails

A replacement of command to manage Postgresql

premailer-rails

A gem to handle email styling

prerender_rails

A gem to prerender JavaScript-rendered pages

rabarber

A gem to handle role-based authorization

rails-erd

A gem to generate entity-relationship diagram

rails-mermaid_erd

A gem to interactively generate entity-relationship diagram in image or Markdown format

rails-settings-cached

A gem to manage global settings as key-value pairs

rails_admin

A gem to create & manage admin panel for Rails app

rails_event_store

A gem to implement event store in Rails

rails_semantic_logger

A gem to provide alternative logging approach for Rails app

ranked-model

A gem to handle sorting for rows

ransack

A gem to provide search functionality

react-rails

A gem to integrate React.js with Rails app

react_on_rails

A gem to integrate React.js with Rails app with SSR

redisWebManager

Web interface that allows you to manage easily your Redis instance

reform-rails

A gem to wrap Reform gem, a form validation tool, with Rails app

rgeo-activerecord

A gem to provide common tools used by RGeo-based spatial adapters

rodauth-rails

A gem to wrap Rodauth, an authentication handler, for Rails apps

rollup

A gem to handle time-series data in Rails

route_translator

A tool to handle route translation

rspec-rails

A testing framework

rubocop-rails

A code style checking tool

scenic

A gem to manage database views

searchkick

A gem to provide search functionality

select2-rails

A gem to integrate Select2 library in Rails apps

sequel-activerecord_connection

A gem to allow Sequel to reuse an ActiveRecord connection

shakapacker

A gem to use webpack to manage app-like JavaScript modules in Rails

simple_form

A gem to handle forms

solid_queue

A gem to Database-backed Active Job backend

solidus

A fork of Spree gem, an open source e-commerce platform

sorbet-rails

A gem to integrate Sorbet gem in Rails apps

spree

An open source e-commerce platform

spring

A gem to preload Rails app

sprockets

A gem to compile & serve web assets

stimulus-rails

A gem to integrate Stimulus.js in Rails apps

tinymce-rails

A gem to integrate Tinymce in Rails apps

transloadit-rails

A gem to integrate Transloadit's file uploading and encoding service

trove

A gem to handle machine learning models deployment

turbo-rails

A gem to integrate Turbo.js in Rails apps

view_component

A gem to introduce view components

webpacker

A gem to bundle web assets using Webpack

zeitwerk

A gem to handle thread-safe code loading

default_rails_template

Default template for generating new Rails applications

docker-Rails-Template

A freshly updated version of "rails new", preconfigured to be run with Docker

jumpstart(excid3)

Easily jumpstart a new Rails application with a bunch of great features by default

jumpstart(thomasvanholder)

Template for set-up of Rails 6, Tailwind 2.0 and Devise

kickoff_tailwind

A rapid Rails 6 application template for personal use bundled with Tailwind CSS

rails-devise-graphql

A Rails 6 boilerplate to create your next Saas product. Preloaded with graphQL, devise, JWT, CanCanCan, RailsAdmin, Rubocop, Rspec, and more

rails-template(mattbrictson)

Application template for Rails 6 projects; preloaded with best practices for TDD, security, deployment, and developer productivity

rails-template(TristanToye)

MVP Ready Rails - A Template for Your Next Rails App

rails-template(ackama)

Application template for Rails 6.1 projects; preloaded with best practices for TDD, security, deployment, and developer productivity

rails-template(astrocket)

Template for Rails 6.0 + Kubernetes + Webpacker + Stimulus + TailwindCSS + Let's Encrypt

rails-template(dao42)

A best & newest & fastest rails 6.x template for senior rails developer

rails-templates(lewagon)

Jump start your Rails development with Le Wagon best practices

rails-templates(nimblehq)

Our optimized Rails templates used in our projects

rails-vue-template

An example of how to use VueJS as a single page application inside Rails using Webpacker

rails_new

A thoughtfully designed template for building modern Rails apps. Get started in minutes instead of hours

suspenders

A Rails template with our standard defaults, ready to deploy to Heroku

vuejs-rails-starterkit

Vue.js + Rails Starting Kit GitHub Template to develop Hybrid Mobile Application

rails_api_base

Rails 6 boilerplate project for JSON RESTful APIs

rails_hotwire_base

Rails 6 boilerplate project with Hotwire for full-stack applications with a modern SPA-like experience

Nanobox

A micro-PaaS (μPaaS) for creating consistent, isolated, development environments deployable anywhere

A suite of continuous benchmarking tools designed to catch performance regressions in CI

rails-dashboard

A dev-tool to improve your rails log

Optic

Optic automatically documents and tests your APIs