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GitNova Daily discoveries — October 18, 2026 · 22:00 MSK

Three discoveries with different uses, selected from the projects GitNova tracks. This edition was saved on October 18, 2026, 19:00 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.

Gathin23/tv-vibehack

Apps · Java

+1,315stars on 2026-10-18 · UTC

A set of scripts and a prompt to debloat Android TV over ADB and replace the stock launcher with a minimal tvOS-inspired one written in Java.

Useful for
  • Disable preinstalled Android TV apps over ADB to remove ads
  • Build and install a clean tvOS-style launcher on a 1 GB RAM TV
  • Restore the stock launcher and re-enable disabled packages with restore.sh
Before using
  • No license is listed in the GitHub data; check the usage terms
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
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Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-10-17 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-18 UTC
Magnitude
8.3 / 10 · growing interest

Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains

Measured: October 18, 2026, 18:48 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-10-17; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-18 (UTC)
  • +1,315 stars measured 2026-10-18, 01:14–18:37 UTC
  • Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains
  • Magnitude 8.3/10

obsidianmd/pele

Web & frontend · TypeScript

A TypeScript library that renders Mermaid diagrams to SVG: small, synchronous, with no runtime dependencies, supporting every diagram type in Mermaid 12.1.0 and theming via CSS variables.

Useful for
  • Embed Mermaid diagram rendering into a web app without heavy dependencies
  • Build docs or a playground with diagrams that adapt to container width
  • Reduce bundle size by registering only needed diagram types via pele/core
Before using
  • No license is listed in the GitHub data; check the usage terms
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Explore project

Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-10-05 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-18 UTC
Typical day
+2.5 stars · median of 12 complete days
Magnitude
8.1 / 10 · growing interest

A fresh gain is not available for comparison yet

Maximum over those 12 complete days: +976 on 2026-10-17; the current gain is unknown (UTC)

Measured: October 18, 2026, 18:48 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-10-05; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-18 (UTC)
  • Not enough fresh measurements today
  • Usually: +2.5 stars/day — median of 12 complete days 2026-10-06–2026-10-17 (UTC)
  • A fresh gain is not available for comparison yet
  • Maximum over those 12 complete days: +976 on 2026-10-17; the current gain is unknown (UTC)
  • Magnitude 8.1/10

ly05010419/MacNativeGames

Games & graphics · C

+402stars on 2026-10-18 · UTC

A script that builds a native macOS app from your own copy of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (XCI/NSP) for Apple silicon: the game's ARM64 code runs directly, graphics rebuilt on Metal 4.

Useful for
  • Build a .app from your own game XCI and prod.keys with one build_app.py command
  • Run the game on an Apple silicon Mac with Metal 4 without an emulator
  • Prewarm the shader cache during the first build to reduce stuttering
Before using
  • License: MIT
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Explore project

Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-10-17 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-18 UTC
Magnitude
7.4 / 10 · growing interest

Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains

Measured: October 18, 2026, 18:48 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-10-17; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-18 (UTC)
  • +402 stars measured 2026-10-18, 11:05–18:37 UTC
  • Not enough consecutive complete history days to compare daily gains
  • Magnitude 7.4/10

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