Projects from Germany

48 open-source projects from Germany in the European catalogue.

actinia

PythonGPL-3.0

Open source REST API for scalable geospatial data processing used in European environmental monitoring.

deegree

JavaLGPL-2.1

Java framework for OGC web service implementations used in European geospatial data infrastructure.

inspire

drafthorse

PythonApache-2.0

Pure Python ZUGFeRD and Factur-X implementation for creating EN 16931 e-invoices.

en16931

e-invoicing PHP

OtherMIT

PHP library to generate and read EN 16931 structured XML with UBL and CII syntaxes.

Eclipse SUMO

C++EPL-2.0

Open source, highly portable microscopic traffic simulation package used in EU transport research.

its

eIDAS Middleware

JavaEUPL-1.2

Implementation of the European eIDAS middleware provided under the EUPL 1.2 by Governikus.

epics

RubyLGPL-3.0

EBICS client for Ruby supporting secure European banking communication.

ESMValTool

PythonApache-2.0

Community diagnostic and performance metrics tool for evaluating Earth system models in European climate research.

climate

ETSI ITS Messages

CMIT

ROS 2 support for ETSI ITS messages enabling V2X communication.

EuConform

TypeScriptMIT

EU AI Act compliance tool for risk classification and bias testing.

FIWARE Catalogue

OtherAGPL-3.0

Curated framework of open source platform components for EU smart applications using NGSI-LD.

fiware

FIWARE Data Space Connector

OtherApache-2.0

Data Space Connector following DSBA Technical Convergence recommendations for EU data spaces.

FIWARE NGSI-LD Tutorials

JavaScriptMIT

Step-by-step tutorials for FIWARE NGSI-LD smart applications.

FlowDrop

TypeScriptMIT

FlowDrop is a visual workflow editor component built with Svelte 5 and xyflow/svelte for embedding drag-and-drop flow builders into your own applications. You control the backend and infrastructure end to end: workflows run on your own servers with your own data and security rules, with no vendor lock-in or data leaving your systems.

workflow-editorsvelteautomation

Forgejo

GoGPL-3.0

Forgejo is a self-hosted, lightweight Git forge focused on community ownership and ethical software practices. Maintained by Codeberg e.V. in Berlin, it provides a full GitHub alternative with repositories, issues, pull requests, and CI/CD runnable on minimal hardware.

gitforgeself-hosted

Froide

PythonMIT

Freedom of Information portal framework deployed across European countries for government transparency requests.

foi

Haystack

PythonApache-2.0

Haystack is an open-source LLM orchestration framework for building production-ready AI applications such as RAG pipelines, semantic search, and question answering systems. Developed by deepset GmbH in Berlin, it provides a modular pipeline-based architecture supporting all major LLM providers.

llmragai

hetzner-k3s

OtherMIT

hetzner-k3s is a CLI tool that creates production-ready Kubernetes clusters on Hetzner Cloud in minutes, not hours. No Terraform to learn, no management cluster required, no third-party access to your credentials.

HowTheyVote

HTMLAGPL-3.0

Tracks how Members of the European Parliament vote in plenary sessions.

iban4j

JavaApache-2.0

Java library for IBAN and BIC generation and validation.

iban

Karabo

PythonMPL-2.0

SCADA framework for the European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser facility.

KeePassXC

C++GPL-3.0

KeePassXC is a free, open-source, cross-platform password manager built as a community fork of KeePassX. It stores credentials in an AES-256 encrypted local database and supports hardware security keys (YubiKey, OnlyKey), browser integration, TOTP, and SSH agent. A privacy-first alternative to cloud-based password managers.

PythonMIT

Extract and parse legal references from European legal documents.

LibreOffice

C++MPL-2.0

LibreOffice is a free, open source and private office suite, used by millions of people around the world and the successor to OpenOffice. It is made by a worldwide community and backed by a non-profit organisation (The Document Foundation).

Mastodon

RubyAGPL-3.0

Mastodon is a free, open-source, decentralized social network built on the ActivityPub protocol. Self-hostable and federated, it allows anyone to run their own server while communicating across the Fediverse. Developed by Mastodon gGmbH in Berlin, it prioritizes user privacy, data portability, and freedom from algorithmic manipulation.

MOTIS

C++MIT

Multimodal travel information system providing routing, geocoding, and map tiles across European transit networks.

its

Nextcloud

PHPAGPL-3.0

Nextcloud is an open-source self-hosted productivity platform for file sync, sharing, and collaboration. Built by Nextcloud GmbH in Stuttgart, it combines cloud storage with integrated apps for calendar, contacts, mail, video calls, and office documents a privacy-first alternative to proprietary cloud services.

cloudfile-synccollaboration

Nomenklatura

PythonMIT

Framework for integrating FollowTheMoney entity data from multiple sources for EU AML compliance.

sanctions

oemof-solph

PythonMIT

Energy system modelling and optimisation framework widely used in European energy research.

energy

Open DPP

TypeScriptAGPL-3.0

Open source platform for managing Digital Product Passports in compliance with EU regulations.

Open Energy Ontology

PythonCC0-1.0

Ontology for energy system modelling and analysis in the European research context.

Open Energy Platform

PythonAGPL-3.0

Web platform providing an interface to open energy data and the Open Energy Ontology for European research.

PythonMIT

Open source platform for publishing and accessing European legal data.

OpenProject

RubyGPL-3.0

OpenProject is an open-source project management and team collaboration platform made in Berlin, Germany. It supports classical and agile workflows, Gantt charts, time tracking, Scrum/Kanban boards, wikis, and budgeting. GPL-3.0 licensed and self-hostable, used by public administrations and enterprises across Europe.

OpenSanctions

PythonMIT

Open database of international sanctions data, persons of interest and politically exposed persons, including EU sanctions lists.

amld

Orion-LD

C++AGPL-3.0

Context Broker and CEF building block for context data management supporting NGSI-LD and NGSI-v2.

ownCloud Infinite Scale

GoApache-2.0

ownCloud Infinite Scale (oCIS) is the modern, cloud-native rewrite of ownCloud built by ownCloud GmbH in Nuremberg. Written in Go with a microservices architecture, it provides enterprise-grade file sync, sharing, and collaboration with horizontal scalability and full data sovereignty.

cloudfile-synccollaboration

py-xbrl

PythonGPL-3.0

Python parser for XBRL and iXBRL files used in EU ESEF financial reporting.

xbrl

Qdrant

RustApache-2.0

Qdrant is a high-performance, open-source vector similarity search engine and database built in Rust by Qdrant Solutions GmbH in Berlin. It enables fast nearest-neighbor search over dense and sparse vectors with filtering, making it core infrastructure for AI, recommendation systems, and semantic search.

vector-databasesearchai

Rasa

PythonApache-2.0

Rasa is an open-source framework for building production-grade conversational AI assistants, developed by Rasa Technologies GmbH in Berlin. It provides NLU, dialogue management, and integration tools to deploy custom chatbots and voice assistants without relying on proprietary cloud AI services.

conversational-aichatbotnlp

schwifty

PythonMIT

Python library for IBAN and BIC parsing, validation and generation.

iban

sovity Authority Portal

TypeScriptAGPL-3.0

Governance and collaboration portal for participants in EU Data Spaces.

Stackable Data Platform

RustApache-2.0

Stackable is an open-source, modular data platform for Kubernetes that enables modern data architectures including warehouses, lakehouses, and streaming pipelines. Built in Germany with a focus on data sovereignty, it provides operators for Apache Kafka, Spark, NiFi, Superset, and more, making enterprise data stacks fully self-hostable.

Time-Space Train Planner

GoGPL-3.0

Browser-based tool to visualize public transport journeys across European networks.

valvat

RubyMIT

Ruby library for validating European VAT numbers with VIES lookup.

vat

Yente

PythonMIT

Entity matching and search API for OpenSanctions data, supporting EU sanctions screening and KYC workflows.

sanctions

ZUGFeRD C

C#Apache-2.0

C library for creating and reading ZUGFeRD and Factur-X e-invoices.

en16931

ZUGFeRDXRechnung Library

PHPMIT

PHP library for ZUGFeRD, XRechnung, and Factur-X e-invoicing formats.

en16931