The 15 most exciting open source projects on the web

We're constantly amazed by all of the cool new open source projects; there's almost always a blinding open source alternative to whatever pro software you need for your web design work, if you know where to look.

With so many exciting projects out there, we had our work cut out trying to decide on our favourites. From the best code editors to JavaScript app builders, web font tools and more, here are 15 great examples of the superb work that's being done to make the web a better place. Need some great typography? See our roundup of the best free fonts.

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Tanya Combrinck

Tanya is a writer covering art, design, and visual effects. She has 16 years of experience as a magazine journalist and has written for numerous publications including 3D World, 3D Artist, ImagineFX, Computer Arts, net magazine, and Creative Bloq. For Creative Bloq, she mostly writes about web design, including the hottest new tools, as well as 3D artwork and VFX.