Top 19 Trending Go Projects on GitHub - January 2026

January 2026 trending Go repos

The Go ecosystem continues to thrive with innovative projects spanning AI tooling, self-hosted applications, and developer infrastructure. This overview analyzes the top trending Go repositories on GitHub this month.

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Overview

Based on data from GitHub’s trending page, here are the 19 most actively growing Go projects this month. Each entry includes total stars, monthly growth, license, and a description of what makes the project noteworthy.

1. Memos — 8,696 ⭐

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Repository usememos/memos
Total Stars 56,104
License MIT
Category Self-hosted Notes

The growing demand for privacy-respecting alternatives to services like Notion and Google Keep, combined with Memos’ minimal resource requirements, has driven explosive growth.

Memos is a lightweight, self-hosted note-taking service focused on privacy and simplicity. Unlike cloud-based alternatives, your thoughts and data remain entirely under your control — no tracking, no ads, no subscription fees.

Key Features:

  • Markdown support with rich text editing
  • Tag-based organization and filtering
  • REST API for integrations
  • Single binary deployment with SQLite
  • Docker and Kubernetes support

2. Beads — 6,839 ⭐

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Repository steveyegge/beads
Total Stars 13,498
License Apache-2.0
Category AI Coding Tools

As AI coding assistants become mainstream, the need for persistent memory across sessions and branches has become critical. Beads addresses this gap elegantly.

Beads is a git-backed memory system for AI coding agents created by Steve Yegge. It solves a fundamental problem: AI agents forget context as conversation history grows or when switching code branches. If you’re working with git-based workflows, our GIT commands cheatsheet covers the essential commands you’ll need.

Key Features:

  • Stores agent tasks, plans, and dependencies as JSONL files in .beads/ directory
  • Git becomes the persistence layer — branch code, branch context
  • Hash-based IDs prevent collisions with multi-agent workflows
  • Dependency-aware execution with bd ready command
  • Formula system for declarative workflow templates

3. Ollama — 2,966 ⭐

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Repository ollama/ollama
Total Stars 161,004
License MIT
Category LLM Runtime

Continued momentum from the local AI movement and regular updates adding support for new models like DeepSeek and GLM-4.7 keep Ollama at the forefront of local LLM tools.

Ollama is the most popular way to run large language models locally. With support for GLM-4.7, DeepSeek, Qwen, Gemma, Llama, and hundreds of other models, it provides a simple CLI and API for local AI inference. If you want to run LLMs on your machine without sending data to the cloud, Ollama makes it straightforward — see our Ollama cheatsheet for commands and configuration tips.

Key Features:

  • One-command model downloads (ollama run llama3)
  • OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
  • Multi-model management
  • GPU acceleration support
  • Modelfile customization

4. Crush — 2,745 ⭐

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Repository charmbracelet/crush
Total Stars 19,107
License MIT
Category AI Coding Tools

The combination of Charmbracelet’s reputation for beautiful terminal tools and the AI coding agent trend has driven rapid adoption. For comparison with cloud-based alternatives, see our GitHub Copilot cheatsheet.

Crush is “glamourous agentic coding for all” — a terminal-based AI coding assistant from Charmbracelet. Built with Bubble Tea, it provides a beautiful TUI for interacting with LLMs to generate, refactor, and debug code.

Key Features:

  • Terminal-native interface with rich styling
  • Multi-LLM provider support
  • Code generation and refactoring
  • Built with Charmbracelet’s TUI toolkit
  • Context-aware coding assistance

5. WeKnora — 2,226 ⭐

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Repository Tencent/WeKnora
Total Stars 12,634
License Apache-2.0
Category RAG/Document AI

Enterprise demand for RAG solutions that work with internal documents, combined with Tencent’s backing and comprehensive feature set, has propelled WeKnora’s growth.

WeKnora is Tencent’s open-source framework for deep document understanding and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). It transforms document piles into queryable knowledge bases with semantic search capabilities.

Key Features:

  • Multimodal document processing (PDF, Word, images)
  • Hybrid retrieval: BM25 + vector + knowledge graph
  • Four-layer modular architecture
  • Web dashboard and REST API
  • Docker, development, and Kubernetes deployment modes

6. Keploy — 1,736 ⭐

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Repository keploy/keploy
Total Stars 15,585
License Apache-2.0
Category Testing

The shift-left testing movement and desire to reduce manual test writing effort has made automated test generation increasingly attractive.

Keploy is an API, Integration, and E2E testing agent that generates tests and mocks from real API traffic. Instead of manually writing test cases, Keploy captures actual network interactions and replays them.

Key Features:

  • Automatic test generation from API calls
  • Mock/stub generation for dependencies
  • Language support: Go, Java, Node.js, Python
  • Integration with go-test, JUnit, and other frameworks
  • Combined coverage tracking with unit tests

7. res-downloader — 1,687 ⭐

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Repository putyy/res-downloader
Total Stars 14,651
License MIT
Category Media Downloader

res-downloader is a desktop application for downloading media from various Chinese platforms including WeChat Video Channels, Douyin, Kuaishou, Xiaohongshu, live streams, m3u8 files, and music services like Kugou and QQ Music.

Key Features:

  • Multi-platform support (Windows, macOS, Linux)
  • Built with Go and Wails framework
  • Supports video, audio, and images
  • m3u8/HLS stream downloading
  • Filter and search functionality

8. Arcane — 1,245 ⭐

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Repository getarcaneapp/arcane
Total Stars 4,165
License BSD-3-Clause
Category Docker Management

Growing demand for user-friendly Docker management tools as containerization becomes mainstream beyond DevOps specialists has fueled Arcane’s rapid rise.

Arcane is a modern Docker management platform with a beautiful web interface designed to make container management accessible to everyone — not just command-line experts. If you’ve been looking for alternatives to Portainer, Arcane offers a fresh approach.

Key Features:

  • Container lifecycle management (start, stop, restart, inspect)
  • Image, volume, and network management
  • Real-time resource monitoring with graphs
  • RESTful API with OpenAPI 3.1 documentation
  • Docker Compose support

9. Seanime — 1,197 ⭐

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Repository 5rahim/seanime
Total Stars 2,559
License GPL-3.0
Category Media Server

The anime community’s desire for a dedicated media server that understands anime naming conventions and integrates with tracking services has made Seanime a standout project.

Seanime is an open-source media server specifically designed for anime and manga. It scans your local video files, automatically organizes them with metadata from AniList and AniDB, and provides a polished viewing experience.

Key Features:

  • Anime-specific handling (seasons, episodes, multi-parts)
  • Automatic metadata enrichment and artwork
  • Built-in video player with subtitle support
  • AniList sync for watch progress
  • Web interface and Electron desktop app

10. BubbleTea — 1,169 ⭐

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Repository charmbracelet/bubbletea
Total Stars 38,879
License MIT
Category TUI Framework

Continued growth as more developers build terminal applications and Charmbracelet’s ecosystem expands keeps BubbleTea trending.

BubbleTea is the powerful TUI (Terminal User Interface) framework that powers many beautiful terminal applications including Crush. Based on The Elm Architecture, it provides a functional approach to building interactive terminal programs.

Key Features:

  • Elm Architecture (Model-Update-View)
  • Composable components via Bubbles library
  • Rich styling with Lip Gloss
  • Mouse support
  • Responsive layouts

11. go2rtc — 1,063 ⭐

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Repository AlexxIT/go2rtc
Total Stars 12,051
License MIT
Category Streaming

Smart home adoption and the need for efficient local camera streaming without cloud services drives go2rtc’s popularity.

go2rtc is the ultimate camera streaming application, acting as a universal protocol translator between RTSP, RTMP, HTTP-FLV, WebRTC, MSE, HLS, MP4, MJPEG, and HomeKit.

Key Features:

  • Multi-protocol conversion (RTSP to WebRTC with ~0.5s latency)
  • Lightweight — runs on Raspberry Pi
  • No cloud dependency
  • Home Assistant and Frigate NVR integration
  • Hardware transcoding support (Intel, AMD, Nvidia)

12. NetBird — 960 ⭐

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Repository netbirdio/netbird
Total Stars 21,346
License BSD-3-Clause
Category Networking/VPN

Enterprise demand for self-hosted zero-trust networking solutions continues to drive NetBird’s growth.

NetBird creates secure WireGuard-based overlay networks with enterprise features like SSO, MFA, and granular access controls. It’s a self-hostable alternative to Tailscale.

Key Features:

  • WireGuard mesh networking
  • SSO and MFA integration
  • Zero-trust network access
  • NAT traversal
  • Management UI dashboard

13. go-stock — 634 ⭐

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Repository ArvinLovegood/go-stock
Total Stars 4,164
License MIT
Category Finance/AI

go-stock is an AI-powered stock analysis tool supporting A-shares, Hong Kong, and US markets. It combines market data with LLM analysis for sentiment and financial insights.

Key Features:

  • Multi-market support (A-share, HK, US)
  • AI sentiment analysis
  • Price alert notifications
  • Supports DeepSeek, OpenAI, Ollama, and more
  • Data stored locally

14. wx_channels_download — 573 ⭐

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Repository ltaoo/wx_channels_download
Total Stars 4,454
License MIT
Category Media Downloader

A WeChat Video Channels downloader for saving videos from China’s popular social media platform.

15. GitHub CLI — 525 ⭐

Metric Value
Repository cli/cli
Total Stars 42,257
License MIT
Category Developer Tools

GitHub CLI (gh) is GitHub’s official command-line tool for managing repositories, pull requests, issues, and GitHub Actions from the terminal. For automating your workflows, check out our GitHub Actions cheatsheet.

Key Features:

  • PR and issue management
  • GitHub Actions workflow control
  • Repository operations
  • Codespaces support
  • Extension ecosystem

16. Bifrost — 483 ⭐

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Repository maximhq/bifrost
Total Stars 1,922
License Apache-2.0
Category LLM Infrastructure

As LLM adoption scales, the need for high-performance gateways that can handle production traffic becomes critical.

Bifrost is the fastest LLM gateway — reportedly 50x faster than LiteLLM — with adaptive load balancing, cluster mode, guardrails, and support for 1,000+ models with sub-100µs overhead.

Key Features:

  • <15µs internal overhead at 5,000 RPS
  • Adaptive load balancing across providers
  • Automatic failover and retries
  • Prometheus metrics and OpenTelemetry
  • Virtual keys with budgets and rate limits

17. Semantic Router — 430 ⭐

Metric Value
Repository vllm-project/semantic-router
Total Stars 3,023
License Apache-2.0
Category LLM Infrastructure

Organizations running multiple LLMs need intelligent routing to optimize cost and quality, making Semantic Router increasingly relevant.

Semantic Router is vLLM’s intelligent routing system for Mixture-of-Models deployments. It automatically routes queries to the best-fit model based on semantic classification, improving accuracy while reducing costs. For setting up the vLLM backend that powers this routing, see our vLLM Quickstart guide.

Key Features:

  • Auto-routes math, code, creative, and general queries
  • PII detection and jailbreak prevention
  • Semantic caching to reduce tokens
  • Runs on CPU (no GPU required)
  • Kubernetes-native with Envoy integration

18. Cilium — 427 ⭐

Metric Value
Repository cilium/cilium
Total Stars 23,564
License Apache-2.0
Category Kubernetes Networking

Continued enterprise Kubernetes adoption and the shift toward eBPF-based infrastructure keeps Cilium growing steadily.

Cilium provides eBPF-based networking, security, and observability for cloud-native applications. It’s the leading CNI (Container Network Interface) for Kubernetes environments requiring advanced network policies.

Key Features:

  • eBPF-powered datapath for high performance
  • L3-L7 network policies
  • Service mesh capabilities
  • Hubble observability
  • XDP for DDoS protection

19. Listmonk — 399 ⭐

Metric Value
Repository knadh/listmonk
Total Stars 18,890
License AGPL-3.0
Category Self-hosted Email

Growing interest in self-hosted alternatives to Mailchimp and other email marketing platforms has boosted Listmonk’s visibility.

Listmonk is a high-performance, self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager. It’s distributed as a single binary with PostgreSQL as the only dependency.

Key Features:

  • Manage millions of subscribers
  • SQL-based segmentation
  • Campaign analytics and bounce tracking
  • Transactional email API
  • TOTP two-factor authentication

Summary Table

Rank Project Stars/Month Total Stars Category
1 Memos 8,696 56,104 Self-hosted Notes
2 Beads 6,839 13,498 AI Coding Memory
3 Ollama 2,966 161,004 LLM Runtime
4 Crush 2,745 19,107 AI Coding Agent
5 WeKnora 2,226 12,634 RAG Framework
6 Keploy 1,736 15,585 API Testing
7 res-downloader 1,687 14,651 Media Downloader
8 Arcane 1,245 4,165 Docker Management
9 Seanime 1,197 2,559 Anime Media Server
10 BubbleTea 1,169 38,879 TUI Framework
11 go2rtc 1,063 12,051 Camera Streaming
12 NetBird 960 21,346 WireGuard VPN
13 go-stock 634 4,164 AI Stock Analysis
14 wx_channels_download 573 4,454 Video Downloader
15 GitHub CLI 525 42,257 Developer Tools
16 Bifrost 483 1,922 LLM Gateway
17 Semantic Router 430 3,023 LLM Routing
18 Cilium 427 23,564 K8s Networking
19 Listmonk 399 18,890 Newsletter Manager

AI Coding Tools Dominate: Five of the top 10 projects (Beads, Ollama, Crush, WeKnora, Keploy) relate to AI/LLM development, reflecting the industry’s focus on developer tooling.

Self-Hosted Renaissance: Projects like Memos, Seanime, Listmonk, and Arcane show strong demand for privacy-respecting, self-hosted alternatives to cloud services.

Go’s Infrastructure Strength: Cilium, NetBird, and Bifrost demonstrate Go’s continued dominance in infrastructure and networking software.

Terminal UI Revival: Charmbracelet’s BubbleTea and Crush showcase the resurgence of beautiful terminal applications.

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