Open Source @ IBM

Open projects

From blockchain to containers to AI to operating systems — and everything in between — our developers are creating emerging open source projects and surrounding them with code, docs, and supporting materials, so you can join the innovation.

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Featured projects

We train, equip, and encourage our employees to engage in open source and to create open projects that solve our clients’ problems or their own personal development problems. Here are a few of the open source projects developed at IBM. We hope you’ll check out the GitHub repos, reach out to the maintainers, and join us.

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Equal Access Toolkit and Checker

Embed accessibility directly into your design & development workflows

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Qiskit

Open source quantum computing software development framework

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Model Asset eXchange

Free, deployable, and trainable open source deep learning models

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LoopBack

A highly extensible Node.js and TypeScript framework for building APIs and microservices

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AIF 360

Open source toolkit enables you to examine, report, and mitigate bias in ML models

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Blockchain extension for VS Code

Create, test and debug smart contracts; connect to Hyperledger Fabric environments

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Data Asset eXchange

Explore useful and relevant data sets for enterprise data science

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Carbon Design System

A design system for products and experiences that includes code, tools, resources, and guidelines

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CLAI

CLAI augments life on the command line with AI plugins called skills.

Graduated projects

We contribute successful, promising projects to an open source foundation so they can continue to grow. Check out some of our most popular graduated projects.

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OpenJ9

JVM for OpenJDK is optimized to run Java applications cost effectively in the cloud.

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Apache OpenWhisk

Quickly and easily build feature-rich applications that automatically trigger responses to events

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Open Blockchain

An open ledger of blockchain events, graduated to become Hyperledger Fabric

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Node-RED

Low-code programming tool for event-drive applications

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MicroProfile

Optimize enterprise Java for a microservices architecture

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Call for Code
Projects

IBM brings open source solutions from coding challenges, such as Call for Code, to life through real-world deployments. The following projects were borne out of previous Call for Code challenges to solve real-world problems.

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ClusterDuck

Ad-hoc mesh network of IoT devices based on Long Range radio

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Liquid Prep

End-to-end IoT and cloud solution to help farmers optimize their water usage

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Prometeo

A health device firefighters wear that measures temperature, humidity, and smoke concentration