Communities

r/opensource

Open source projects only

Open source subreddit where linked code needs an OSI-approved open source licence. Promotion is tolerated up to about 10% of your posts, with the Promotional flair; AI-generated content counts as low effort and can bring a ban. Rules as of 26 July 2026.

r/opensource is a community at reddit.com/r/opensource. It lets members share AI products, with a rule: open source projects only. Listing is free. The link you get is nofollow: outbound post links carry rel="nofollow ugc" (as of August 2026). Review: off-topic posts are removed, and drive-by posts from accounts that do not join the discussion may be removed. Terms read on reddit.com/r/opensource on 2 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free; posting needs a Reddit account
Link you get: Nofollow: outbound post links carry rel="nofollow ugc" (as of August 2026)
Review: Off-topic posts are removed, and drive-by posts from accounts that do not join the discussion may be removed
Their rule: Open source projects only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: reddit.com/r/opensource/about/rules ↗
Reach: TinyTiny reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; not in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Can you share an AI product on r/opensource?: Only some. It lets members share AI products, with a rule: open source projects only.
How much does a listing on r/opensource cost?: Listing is free.
What link does r/opensource give?: The link you get is nofollow: outbound post links carry rel="nofollow ugc" (as of August 2026).

How to submit to r/opensource

A post on r/opensource is yours to write, not a form.

You post as yourself, within their rules on self-promotion, and answer the comments that day. No automation can do that for you, and our done-for-you service does not include it. Post it yourself, then mark the result in your tracker by hand. How to prepare.

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: open source projects only. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the review. Off-topic posts are removed, and drive-by posts from accounts that do not join the discussion may be removed. Mark the result in your tracker yourself: our checks cannot read this site.

Listing tracker

Know when r/opensource lists you.

Add your app once and keep every submission in one place. reddit.com/r/opensource blocks automatic reads, so this one you mark by hand; the other places we read every week, every night on Pro.

Track r/opensource

Run r/opensource? A badge for your site

Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

<a href="https://listaify.com/places/r-opensource"><img src="https://listaify.com/badge/r-opensource.png" alt="Open source projects only, verified on Listaify" width="250" height="56"></a>

With the badge in your footer, this page becomes a Partner page: your logo, screenshots and an offer for founders, plus your numbers and the apps your peers list and you do not. Manage this page.

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