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GitNova Daily discoveries — October 11, 2026 · 16:00 MSK

Three discoveries with different uses, selected from the projects GitNova tracks. This edition was saved on October 11, 2026, 13:00 UTC.

Summaries come from README digests. Magnitude measures growing interest; installation has not been tested. Star counts below refer to the stated UTC day at the time shown.

storytold/photocraft

Apps · Rust

+2,653stars on 2026-10-11 · UTC

An open-source clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust: layers, masks, adjustment layers, styles, type, vectors, brushes and real PSD files in a native app.

Useful for
  • Open and edit a layered PSD file without Photoshop
  • Build a composition from layers, masks and adjustment layers with live preview
  • Drive the editor from CLI, a JSON channel or an MCP server for automation
Before using
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
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Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-09-30 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-02 UTC
Typical day
+3,702.5 stars · median of 10 complete days
Magnitude
8.9 / 10 · growing interest

This measurement does not yet confirm a daily spike over the usual gain

Maximum over those 10 complete days: +9,721 on 2026-10-07; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)

Measured: October 11, 2026, 12:38 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-09-30; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-02 (UTC)
  • +2,653 stars measured 2026-10-11, 00:38–12:27 UTC
  • Usually: +3,702.5 stars/day — median of 10 complete days 2026-10-01–2026-10-10 (UTC)
  • This measurement does not yet confirm a daily spike over the usual gain
  • Maximum over those 10 complete days: +9,721 on 2026-10-07; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
  • Magnitude 8.9/10

ARahim3/DigUp

Productivity & self-hosted · Swift

+309stars on 2026-10-11 · UTC

Search your Mac's files by what's inside them: photos, PDFs, recordings, videos and code. Runs on-device with Google DeepMind's EmbeddingGemma 2.

Useful for
  • Find a moment in a video by description, e.g. "zebra in a video"
  • Find a PDF page by meaning, e.g. the pets clause in a lease
  • Search code for a function by what it does, e.g. "code: retry a failed call with backoff"
Before using
  • License: MIT
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
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Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-10-08 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-10 UTC
Magnitude
7.8 / 10 · growing interest

Only 2 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-10: +311 stars (UTC)

Maximum over those 2 complete days: +311 on 2026-10-10; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)

Measured: October 11, 2026, 12:38 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-10-08; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-10 (UTC)
  • +309 stars measured 2026-10-11, 00:38–12:27 UTC
  • Only 2 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-10: +311 stars (UTC)
  • Maximum over those 2 complete days: +311 on 2026-10-10; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
  • Magnitude 7.8/10

hugohe3/ppt-master

AI agents · Python

+639stars on 2026-10-11 · UTC

A tool that turns documents or topics into native PowerPoint decks with shapes, charts, tables, animations and narration, running inside an AI agent on your machine.

Useful for
  • Generate a deck from a PDF or DOCX directly in an AI agent chat
  • Build a deck on a company .pptx template while preserving its design
  • Add native transitions, animations and narration from speaker notes
Before using
  • License: MIT
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Explore project

Why now

Created on GitHub
2025-12-10 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-09 UTC
Typical day
+180.5 stars · median of 28 complete days
Magnitude
7.5 / 10 · growing interest

Already 3.5× a typical complete day; a spike in interest, not a quality score

Maximum over those 28 complete days: +909 on 2026-10-10; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)

Measured: October 11, 2026, 12:38 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2025-12-10; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-09 (UTC)
  • +639 stars measured 2026-10-11, 00:38–12:27 UTC
  • Usually: +180.5 stars/day — median of 28 complete days 2026-09-13–2026-10-10 (UTC)
  • Already 3.5× a typical complete day; a spike in interest, not a quality score
  • Maximum over those 28 complete days: +909 on 2026-10-10; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
  • Magnitude 7.5/10

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