Microsoft GitHub Repository Atlas

Established Repos With Fresh Traction

Ranked by recent commits, freshness, stars, and forks so active projects with broad audiences rise first.

Top 25

Repository	Language	Description	Cluster	GitHub
vscode microsoft/vscode	TypeScript	Visual Studio Code	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 186k ⑂ 40.4k ⟳ 159k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 2k commits / 30d score 472
vcpkg microsoft/vcpkg	CMake	C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS	Windows, Desktop & Devices	★ 27.1k ⑂ 7.5k ⟳ 29.4k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 445 commits / 30d score 453
winget-pkgs microsoft/winget-pkgs	Mixed	The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository	Windows, Desktop & Devices	★ 10.7k ⑂ 7.3k ⟳ 331k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 12k commits / 30d score 445
aspire microsoft/aspire	C#	Aspire is the tool for code-first, extensible, observable dev and deploy.	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 6k ⑂ 893 ⟳ 7.6k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 484 commits / 30d score 435
agent-governance-toolkit microsoft/agent-governance-toolkit	Python	AI Agent Governance Toolkit — Policy enforcement, zero-trust identity, execution sandboxing, and reliability engineering for autonomous AI agents. Covers 10/10 OWASP Agentic Top 10.	Security, Identity & Compliance	★ 4k ⑂ 547 ⟳ 1.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 844 commits / 30d score 431
testfx microsoft/testfx	C#	This repository holds the source code of Microsoft.Testing.Platform (MTP), a lightweight alternative to VSTest, as well as MSTest adapter and framework.	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 1k ⑂ 296 ⟳ 6.8k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 476 commits / 30d score 418
intelligent-terminal microsoft/intelligent-terminal	C++	A fork of Windows Terminal with native agent integration, right in your command line.	Windows, Desktop & Devices	★ 504 ⑂ 27 ⟳ 5.5k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 373 commits / 30d score 407
vscode-docs microsoft/vscode-docs	Markdown	Public documentation for Visual Studio Code	Developer Tools & Editors	★ 6.5k ⑂ 5.7k ⟳ 21.7k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 314 commits / 30d score 405
playwright microsoft/playwright	TypeScript	Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 90.3k ⑂ 5.9k ⟳ 17.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 247 commits / 30d score 358
azurelinux microsoft/azurelinux	Python	General purpose Linux OS for Azure	Azure, Cloud & Distributed Systems	★ 4.9k ⑂ 649 ⟳ 953 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 269 commits / 30d score 352
EventLogExpert microsoft/EventLogExpert	C#	No description provided.	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 519 ⑂ 44 ⟳ 1.2k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026 293 commits / 30d score 351
apm microsoft/apm	Python	Agent Package Manager	AI, ML & Data Platforms	★ 2.8k ⑂ 226 ⟳ 1.4k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 270 commits / 30d score 346
microsoft-ui-reactor microsoft/microsoft-ui-reactor	C#	Reactor is an experimental set of extensions to WinUI	Windows, Desktop & Devices	★ 370 ⑂ 20 ⟳ 828 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 268 commits / 30d score 322
onnxruntime microsoft/onnxruntime	C++	ONNX Runtime: cross-platform, high performance ML inferencing and training accelerator	AI, ML & Data Platforms	★ 20.7k ⑂ 4k ⟳ 14.7k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 221 commits / 30d score 320
agent-framework microsoft/agent-framework	Python	A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .NET.	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 11.1k ⑂ 1.8k ⟳ 2.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 217 commits / 30d score 309
typescript-go microsoft/typescript-go	Go	Staging repo for development of native port of TypeScript	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 25.6k ⑂ 986 ⟳ 2.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 205 commits / 30d score 302
PyRIT microsoft/PyRIT	Python	The Python Risk Identification Tool for generative AI (PyRIT) is an open source framework built to empower security professionals and engineers to proactively identify risks in generative AI systems.	Security, Identity & Compliance	★ 3.9k ⑂ 779 ⟳ 1.4k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026 204 commits / 30d score 286
mcp-for-beginners microsoft/mcp-for-beginners	Jupyter Notebook	This open-source curriculum introduces the fundamentals of Model Context Protocol (MCP) through real-world, cross-language examples in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust and Python. Designed for developers, it focuses on practical techniques for building modular, scalable, and secure AI workflows from session setup to service orchestration.	Security, Identity & Compliance	★ 16.3k ⑂ 5.3k ⟳ 2.5k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026 183 commits / 30d score 281
Qcodes microsoft/Qcodes	Python	Modular data acquisition framework	AI, ML & Data Platforms	★ 442 ⑂ 358 ⟳ 29.5k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 188 commits / 30d score 250
WSL microsoft/WSL	C++	Windows Subsystem for Linux	Windows, Desktop & Devices	★ 32.6k ⑂ 1.7k ⟳ 927 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 149 commits / 30d score 249
openvmm microsoft/openvmm	Rust	Home of OpenVMM and OpenHCL	Security, Identity & Compliance	★ 1.8k ⑂ 200 ⟳ 2.3k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026 172 commits / 30d score 244
FluidFramework microsoft/FluidFramework	TypeScript	Library for building distributed, real-time collaborative web applications	.NET, Languages & Runtimes	★ 4.9k ⑂ 578 ⟳ 24.5k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 154 commits / 30d score 237
PowerToys microsoft/PowerToys	C#	Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows	Windows, Desktop & Devices	★ 134k ⑂ 8k ⟳ 9.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 120 commits / 30d score 235
BCApps microsoft/BCApps	AL	Repository for collaboration on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central applications.	Security, Identity & Compliance	★ 593 ⑂ 380 ⟳ 2.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 163 commits / 30d score 228
clarity-agent microsoft/clarity-agent	Python	Distill intent. Surface failure modes. Keep the plan current.	AI, ML & Data Platforms	★ 217 ⑂ 22 ⟳ 224 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026 176 commits / 30d score 226

Developer Tools & Editors

Editors, terminals, CLIs, debugging tools, package managers, and productivity utilities. Showing up to 25 repositories by stars.

25 repos

Repository	Language	Description	GitHub
OmniParser microsoft/OmniParser	Jupyter Notebook	A simple screen parsing tool towards pure vision based GUI agent	★ 24.9k ⑂ 2.2k ⟳ 154 ⏱ Apr 13, 2026
pyright microsoft/pyright	Python	Static Type Checker for Python	★ 15.5k ⑂ 1.8k ⟳ 8.5k ⏱ Jun 01, 2026
playwright-python microsoft/playwright-python	Python	Python version of the Playwright testing and automation library.	★ 14.7k ⑂ 1.2k ⟳ 1k ⏱ May 18, 2026
mimalloc microsoft/mimalloc	C	mimalloc is a compact general purpose allocator with excellent performance.	★ 13.1k ⑂ 1.1k ⟳ 3.7k ⏱ May 08, 2026
garnet microsoft/garnet	C#	Garnet is a remote cache-store from Microsoft Research that offers strong performance (throughput and latency), scalability, storage, recovery, cluster sharding, key migration, and replication features. Garnet can work with existing Redis clients.	★ 11.9k ⑂ 663 ⟳ 1.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
STL microsoft/STL	C++	MSVC's implementation of the C++ Standard Library.	★ 11.1k ⑂ 1.6k ⟳ 2.8k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
vscode-docs microsoft/vscode-docs	Markdown	Public documentation for Visual Studio Code	★ 6.5k ⑂ 5.7k ⟳ 21.7k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
MixedRealityToolkit-Unity microsoft/MixedRealityToolkit-Unity	C#	This repository is for the legacy Mixed Reality Toolkit (MRTK) v2. For the latest version of the MRTK please visit https://github.com/MixedRealityToolkit/MixedRealityToolkit-Unity	★ 6.1k ⑂ 2.1k ⟳ 17.1k ⏱ May 09, 2026
vscode-recipes microsoft/vscode-recipes	JavaScript	No description provided.	★ 6k ⑂ 599 ⟳ 296 ⏱ Mar 30, 2026
typespec microsoft/typespec	Java	No description provided.	★ 5.8k ⑂ 371 ⟳ 5.6k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
SPTAG microsoft/SPTAG	C++	A distributed approximate nearest neighborhood search (ANN) library which provides a high quality vector index build, search and distributed online serving toolkits for large scale vector search scenario.	★ 5k ⑂ 618 ⟳ 263 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
ProcMon-for-Linux microsoft/ProcMon-for-Linux	C	A Linux version of the Procmon Sysinternals tool	★ 4.7k ⑂ 289 ⟳ 53 ⏱ May 07, 2026
ProcDump-for-Linux microsoft/ProcDump-for-Linux	C	A Linux version of the ProcDump Sysinternals tool	★ 3.1k ⑂ 325 ⟳ 153 ⏱ May 27, 2026
PTVS microsoft/PTVS	C#	Python Tools for Visual Studio	★ 2.6k ⑂ 676 ⟳ 9.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
debugpy microsoft/debugpy	Python	An implementation of the Debug Adapter Protocol for Python	★ 2.4k ⑂ 196 ⟳ 2.1k ⏱ Jun 01, 2026
SysmonForLinux microsoft/SysmonForLinux	C	Sysmon for Linux	★ 2.1k ⑂ 213 ⟳ 143 ⏱ May 07, 2026
DirectXTex microsoft/DirectXTex	C++	DirectXTex texture processing library	★ 2.1k ⑂ 483 ⟳ 1.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
sbom-tool microsoft/sbom-tool	C#	The SBOM tool is a highly scalable and enterprise ready tool to create SPDX 2.2 compatible SBOMs for any variety of artifacts.	★ 2k ⑂ 199 ⟳ 591 ⏱ May 19, 2026
foundry-toolkit microsoft/foundry-toolkit	Mixed	No description provided.	★ 2k ⑂ 233 ⟳ 205 ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
PowerBI-Developer-Samples microsoft/PowerBI-Developer-Samples	JavaScript	A collection of Power BI samples for developer use.	★ 1.9k ⑂ 1.5k ⟳ 400 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
cppwinrt microsoft/cppwinrt	C++	C++/WinRT	★ 1.9k ⑂ 275 ⟳ 623 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
snmalloc microsoft/snmalloc	C++	Message passing based allocator	★ 1.8k ⑂ 123 ⟳ 1.5k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
nodejstools microsoft/nodejstools	C#	Node.js Tools for Visual Studio	★ 1.8k ⑂ 354 ⟳ 4.8k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
debug-adapter-protocol microsoft/debug-adapter-protocol	HTML	Defines a common protocol for debug adapters.	★ 1.7k ⑂ 168 ⟳ 526 ⏱ May 26, 2026
vscode-generator-code microsoft/vscode-generator-code	JavaScript	Visual Studio Code extension generator	★ 1.6k ⑂ 255 ⟳ 905 ⏱ May 27, 2026

.NET, Languages & Runtimes

Frameworks, compilers, runtimes, SDKs, and language ecosystems with Microsoft stewardship. Showing up to 25 repositories by stars.

25 repos

Repository	Language	Description	GitHub
vscode microsoft/vscode	TypeScript	Visual Studio Code	★ 186k ⑂ 40.4k ⟳ 159k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
TypeScript microsoft/TypeScript	TypeScript	TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output.	★ 109k ⑂ 13.4k ⟳ 36.8k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
playwright microsoft/playwright	TypeScript	Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. It allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit with a single API.	★ 90.3k ⑂ 5.9k ⟳ 17.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
monaco-editor microsoft/monaco-editor	JavaScript	A browser based code editor	★ 46.1k ⑂ 4.1k ⟳ 3.6k ⏱ Jun 02, 2026
typescript-go microsoft/typescript-go	Go	Staging repo for development of native port of TypeScript	★ 25.6k ⑂ 986 ⟳ 2.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
fluentui microsoft/fluentui	TypeScript	Fluent UI web represents a collection of utilities, React components, and web components for building web applications.	★ 20k ⑂ 2.9k ⟳ 20.6k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
data-formulator microsoft/data-formulator	TypeScript	🪄 Create rich visualizations with AI	★ 15.8k ⑂ 1.5k ⟳ 1.3k ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
language-server-protocol microsoft/language-server-protocol	HTML	Defines a common protocol for language servers.	★ 12.9k ⑂ 970 ⟳ 2k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
agent-framework microsoft/agent-framework	Python	A framework for building, orchestrating and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows with support for Python and .NET.	★ 11.1k ⑂ 1.8k ⟳ 2.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
playwright-cli microsoft/playwright-cli	TypeScript	CLI for common Playwright actions. Record and generate Playwright code, inspect selectors and take screenshots.	★ 11k ⑂ 575 ⟳ 84 ⏱ May 07, 2026
vscode-extension-samples microsoft/vscode-extension-samples	TypeScript	Sample code illustrating the VS Code extension API.	★ 10.1k ⑂ 3.9k ⟳ 1.8k ⏱ Jun 02, 2026
fast microsoft/fast	TypeScript	The adaptive interface system for modern web experiences.	★ 9.7k ⑂ 624 ⟳ 4.2k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
TypeChat microsoft/TypeChat	TypeScript	TypeChat is a library that makes it easy to build natural language interfaces using types.	★ 8.7k ⑂ 414 ⟳ 410 ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
SandDance microsoft/SandDance	TypeScript	Visually explore, understand, and present your data.	★ 7.1k ⑂ 570 ⟳ 723 ⏱ Jun 01, 2026
rushstack microsoft/rushstack	TypeScript	Monorepo for tools developed by the Rush Stack community	★ 6.5k ⑂ 690 ⟳ 23k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
vscode-cpptools microsoft/vscode-cpptools	TypeScript	Official repository for the Microsoft C/C++ extension for VS Code.	★ 6.1k ⑂ 1.7k ⟳ 3.5k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
VFSForGit microsoft/VFSForGit	C#	Virtual File System for Git: Enable Git at Enterprise Scale	★ 6.1k ⑂ 466 ⟳ 2.9k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
aspire microsoft/aspire	C#	Aspire is the tool for code-first, extensible, observable dev and deploy.	★ 6k ⑂ 893 ⟳ 7.6k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
tsdoc microsoft/tsdoc	TypeScript	A doc comment standard for TypeScript	★ 5k ⑂ 153 ⟳ 1.2k ⏱ Mar 31, 2026
FluidFramework microsoft/FluidFramework	TypeScript	Library for building distributed, real-time collaborative web applications	★ 4.9k ⑂ 578 ⟳ 24.5k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
fluentui-blazor microsoft/fluentui-blazor	C#	Microsoft Fluent UI Blazor components library. For use with ASP.NET Core Blazor applications	★ 4.8k ⑂ 466 ⟳ 3.5k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
msquic microsoft/msquic	C	Cross-platform, C implementation of the IETF QUIC protocol, exposed to C, C++, C# and Rust.	★ 4.7k ⑂ 668 ⟳ 3.8k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
codetour microsoft/codetour	TypeScript	VS Code extension that allows you to record and play back guided tours of codebases, directly within the editor.	★ 4.5k ⑂ 147 ⟳ 254 ⏱ May 05, 2026
RulesEngine microsoft/RulesEngine	C#	A fast and reliable .NET Rules Engine with extensive Dynamic expression support	★ 4.3k ⑂ 612 ⟳ 193 ⏱ May 30, 2026
kiota microsoft/kiota	C#	OpenAPI based HTTP Client code generator	★ 3.8k ⑂ 316 ⟳ 17k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026

Azure, Cloud & Distributed Systems

Azure SDKs, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, orchestration, and service platforms. Showing up to 25 repositories by stars.

25 repos

Repository	Language	Description	GitHub
generative-ai-for-beginners microsoft/generative-ai-for-beginners	Jupyter Notebook	21 Lessons, Get Started Building with Generative AI	★ 112k ⑂ 60k ⟳ 2.2k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
sql-server-samples microsoft/sql-server-samples	Mixed	Azure Data SQL Samples - Official Microsoft GitHub Repository containing code samples for SQL Server, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse, and Azure SQL Edge	★ 11.1k ⑂ 9.1k ⟳ 4.1k ⏱ Jun 02, 2026
Mastering-GitHub-Copilot-for-Paired-Programming microsoft/Mastering-GitHub-Copilot-for-Paired-Programming	Python	A multi-module course teaching everything you need to know about using GitHub Copilot as an AI Peer Programming resource.	★ 7.9k ⑂ 1.7k ⟳ 416 ⏱ May 18, 2026
SynapseML microsoft/SynapseML	Scala	Simple and Distributed Machine Learning	★ 5.2k ⑂ 860 ⟳ 1.8k ⏱ May 30, 2026
azurelinux microsoft/azurelinux	Python	General purpose Linux OS for Azure	★ 4.9k ⑂ 649 ⟳ 953 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
azure-pipelines-tasks microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasks	TypeScript	Tasks for Azure Pipelines	★ 3.6k ⑂ 2.7k ⟳ 14.4k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
retina microsoft/retina	Go	eBPF distributed networking observability tool for Kubernetes	★ 3.1k ⑂ 287 ⟳ 1.3k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
service-fabric microsoft/service-fabric	C++	Service Fabric is a distributed systems platform for packaging, deploying, and managing stateless and stateful distributed applications and containers at large scale.	★ 3.1k ⑂ 400 ⟳ 829 ⏱ Mar 27, 2026
Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet microsoft/Generative-AI-for-beginners-dotnet	C#	Five lessons, learn how to really apply AI to your .NET Applications	★ 2.8k ⑂ 2k ⟳ 924 ⏱ Jun 01, 2026
skills microsoft/skills	TypeScript	Skills, MCP servers, Custom Agents, Agents.md for SDKs to ground Coding Agents	★ 2.5k ⑂ 279 ⟳ 608 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
sample-app-aoai-chatGPT microsoft/sample-app-aoai-chatGPT	Python	Sample code for a simple web chat experience through Azure OpenAI, including Azure OpenAI On Your Data.	★ 1.9k ⑂ 3.1k ⟳ 364 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
azure-pipelines-agent microsoft/azure-pipelines-agent	C#	Azure Pipelines Agent 🚀	★ 1.9k ⑂ 926 ⟳ 3.1k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
BotFramework-WebChat microsoft/BotFramework-WebChat	HTML	A highly-customizable web-based client for Azure Bot Services.	★ 1.8k ⑂ 1.6k ⟳ 2.8k ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
azure-devops-mcp microsoft/azure-devops-mcp	TypeScript	The MCP server for Azure DevOps, bringing the power of Azure DevOps directly to your agents.	★ 1.8k ⑂ 565 ⟳ 538 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
ARI microsoft/ARI	PowerShell	Azure Resource Inventory - It's a Powerful tool to create EXCEL inventory from Azure Resources with low effort	★ 1.6k ⑂ 507 ⟳ 533 ⏱ Jun 02, 2026
fhir-server microsoft/fhir-server	TSQL	A service that implements the FHIR standard	★ 1.4k ⑂ 585 ⟳ 3k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
PowerPlatformConnectors microsoft/PowerPlatformConnectors	C#	This is a repository for Microsoft Power Automate, Power Apps, and Azure Logic Apps connectors	★ 1.3k ⑂ 1.4k ⟳ 3.3k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
aspire-samples microsoft/aspire-samples	C#	Browse the sample apps demonstrating Aspire integration across C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, containers, databases, cloud, AI, and observability scenarios.	★ 1.2k ⑂ 337 ⟳ 448 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
AzureMonitorCommunity microsoft/AzureMonitorCommunity	PowerShell	An open repo for Azure Monitor queries, workbooks, alerts and more	★ 1.2k ⑂ 496 ⟳ 541 ⏱ May 22, 2026
azure-skills microsoft/azure-skills	Python	Official agent plugin providing skills and MCP server configurations for Azure scenarios.	★ 1.1k ⑂ 176 ⟳ 203 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
HydraLab microsoft/HydraLab	Java	Intelligent cloud testing made easy.	★ 1k ⑂ 104 ⟳ 745 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
rDSN microsoft/rDSN	C++	Robust Distributed System Nucleus (rDSN) is an open framework for quickly building and managing high performance and robust distributed systems.	★ 968 ⑂ 209 ⟳ 3.2k ⏱ Apr 29, 2026
artifacts-credprovider microsoft/artifacts-credprovider	C#	The Azure Artifacts Credential Provider enables dotnet, NuGet.exe, and MSBuild to interactively acquire credentials for Azure Artifacts feeds.	★ 935 ⑂ 730 ⟳ 460 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
OpenAIWorkshop microsoft/OpenAIWorkshop	Python	workshop materials to build intelligent solutions on Open AI	★ 884 ⑂ 477 ⟳ 1.3k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
Oryx microsoft/Oryx	C#	Build your repo automatically.	★ 876 ⑂ 194 ⟳ 1.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026

AI, ML & Data Platforms

AI frameworks, model tooling, data systems, analytics, database engines, and research code. Showing up to 25 repositories by stars.

25 repos

Repository	Language	Description	GitHub
markitdown microsoft/markitdown	Python	Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.	★ 145k ⑂ 9.9k ⟳ 309 ⏱ May 26, 2026
ML-For-Beginners microsoft/ML-For-Beginners	Jupyter Notebook	12 weeks, 26 lessons, 52 quizzes, classic Machine Learning for all	★ 86.4k ⑂ 20.9k ⟳ 2.3k ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
ai-agents-for-beginners microsoft/ai-agents-for-beginners	Jupyter Notebook	12 Lessons to Get Started Building AI Agents	★ 66.5k ⑂ 21.9k ⟳ 1.5k ⏱ May 25, 2026
autogen microsoft/autogen	Python	A programming framework for agentic AI	★ 58.7k ⑂ 8.9k ⟳ 3.8k ⏱ Apr 15, 2026
VibeVoice microsoft/VibeVoice	Python	Open-Source Frontier Voice AI	★ 48k ⑂ 5.3k ⟳ 135 ⏱ May 06, 2026
AI-For-Beginners microsoft/AI-For-Beginners	Jupyter Notebook	12 Weeks, 24 Lessons, AI for All!	★ 48k ⑂ 9.9k ⟳ 1.2k ⏱ May 09, 2026
qlib microsoft/qlib	Python	Qlib is an AI-oriented Quant investment platform that aims to use AI tech to empower Quant Research, from exploring ideas to implementing productions. Qlib supports diverse ML modeling paradigms, including supervised learning, market dynamics modeling, and RL, and is now equipped with https://github.com/microsoft/RD-Agent to automate R&D process.	★ 44k ⑂ 6.9k ⟳ 2.1k ⏱ Apr 22, 2026
BitNet microsoft/BitNet	Python	Official inference framework for 1-bit LLMs	★ 39.2k ⑂ 3.6k ⟳ 96 ⏱ Mar 10, 2026
Data-Science-For-Beginners microsoft/Data-Science-For-Beginners	Jupyter Notebook	10 Weeks, 20 Lessons, Data Science for All!	★ 35.5k ⑂ 7.2k ⟳ 2.1k ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
playwright-mcp microsoft/playwright-mcp	TypeScript	Playwright MCP server	★ 33.5k ⑂ 2.8k ⟳ 552 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
graphrag microsoft/graphrag	Python	A modular graph-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system	★ 33.5k ⑂ 3.5k ⟳ 468 ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
semantic-kernel microsoft/semantic-kernel	C#	Integrate cutting-edge LLM technology quickly and easily into your apps	★ 28.1k ⑂ 4.6k ⟳ 5k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
onnxruntime microsoft/onnxruntime	C++	ONNX Runtime: cross-platform, high performance ML inferencing and training accelerator	★ 20.7k ⑂ 4k ⟳ 14.7k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
AirSim microsoft/AirSim	C++	Open source simulator for autonomous vehicles built on Unreal Engine / Unity, from Microsoft AI & Research	★ 18.2k ⑂ 4.9k ⟳ 3.6k ⏱ Mar 15, 2026
agent-lightning microsoft/agent-lightning	Python	The absolute trainer to light up AI agents.	★ 17.3k ⑂ 1.5k ⟳ 255 ⏱ Apr 29, 2026
RustTraining microsoft/RustTraining	Rust	Beginner, advanced, expert level Rust training material	★ 14.5k ⑂ 1.1k ⟳ 143 ⏱ May 25, 2026
RD-Agent microsoft/RD-Agent	Python	Research and development (R&D) is crucial for the enhancement of industrial productivity, especially in the AI era, where the core aspects of R&D are mainly focused on data and models. We are committed to automating these high-value generic R&D processes through R&D-Agent, which lets AI drive data-driven AI. 🔗https://aka.ms/RD-Agent-Tech-Report	★ 13.3k ⑂ 1.7k ⟳ 1k ⏱ May 13, 2026
promptflow microsoft/promptflow	Python	Build high-quality LLM apps - from prototyping, testing to production deployment and monitoring.	★ 11.1k ⑂ 1.1k ⟳ 2.3k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
magentic-ui microsoft/magentic-ui	Python	MagenticLite is an experimental agent that works across the browser and local file system	★ 9.9k ⑂ 988 ⟳ 786 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
presidio microsoft/presidio	Python	An open-source framework for detecting, redacting, masking, and anonymizing sensitive data (PII) across text, images, and structured data. Supports NLP, pattern matching, and customizable pipelines.	★ 8.5k ⑂ 1.1k ⟳ 1.5k ⏱ May 26, 2026
TinyTroupe microsoft/TinyTroupe	Jupyter Notebook	LLM-powered multiagent persona simulation for imagination enhancement and business insights.	★ 7.5k ⑂ 662 ⟳ 195 ⏱ May 07, 2026
call-center-ai microsoft/call-center-ai	Python	Send a phone call from AI agent, in an API call. Or, directly call the bot from the configured phone number!	★ 6.5k ⑂ 772 ⟳ 1.6k ⏱ May 20, 2026
LLMLingua microsoft/LLMLingua	Python	[EMNLP'23, ACL'24] To speed up LLMs' inference and enhance LLM's perceive of key information, compress the prompt and KV-Cache, which achieves up to 20x compression with minimal performance loss.	★ 6.3k ⑂ 385 ⟳ 85 ⏱ Apr 08, 2026
fara microsoft/fara	Python	Fara-7B: An Efficient Agentic Model for Computer Use	★ 5.4k ⑂ 529 ⟳ 50 ⏱ May 29, 2026
SkillOpt microsoft/SkillOpt	Python	SkillOpt is a text-space optimizer that trains reusable natural-language skills for frozen LLM agents through trajectory-driven edits, validation-gated updates, and deployable best_skill.md artifacts.	★ 5k ⑂ 493 ⟳ 92 ⏱ Jun 03, 2026

Web, JavaScript & Frontend

Browser-facing frameworks, React and Node tooling, Fluent UI, docs sites, and web platforms. Showing up to 25 repositories by stars.

21 repos

Repository	Language	Description	GitHub
Web-Dev-For-Beginners microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners	JavaScript	24 Lessons, 12 Weeks, Get Started as a Web Developer	★ 95.9k ⑂ 15.6k ⟳ 2.6k ⏱ May 13, 2026
api-guidelines microsoft/api-guidelines	Mixed	Microsoft REST API Guidelines	★ 23.3k ⑂ 2.7k ⟳ 949 ⏱ May 21, 2026
fluentui-system-icons microsoft/fluentui-system-icons	HTML	Fluent System Icons are a collection of familiar, friendly and modern icons from Microsoft.	★ 10.6k ⑂ 782 ⟳ 1.1k ⏱ Jun 01, 2026
GSL microsoft/GSL	C++	Guidelines Support Library	★ 6.7k ⑂ 766 ⟳ 1k ⏱ May 27, 2026
Webwright microsoft/Webwright	Python	A simple SWE style browser agent framework that achieves SOTA results on long horizon web tasks.	★ 5.1k ⑂ 289 ⟳ 43 ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
WhatTheHack microsoft/WhatTheHack	C#	A collection of challenge based hack-a-thons including student guide, coach guide, lecture presentations, sample/instructional code and templates. Please visit the What The Hack website at: https://aka.ms/wth	★ 1.9k ⑂ 887 ⟳ 5.8k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
CSS-Exchange microsoft/CSS-Exchange	PowerShell	Exchange Server support tools and scripts	★ 1.3k ⑂ 391 ⟳ 6.9k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
BuildXL microsoft/BuildXL	C#	Microsoft Build Accelerator	★ 1k ⑂ 163 ⟳ 8.6k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
fluentui-apple microsoft/fluentui-apple	Swift	UIKit and AppKit controls for building native Microsoft experiences	★ 972 ⑂ 177 ⟳ 2.3k ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
OptiGuide microsoft/OptiGuide	Python	GenAI for Optimization and Decision Intelligence	★ 680 ⑂ 117 ⟳ 74 ⏱ Apr 21, 2026
fluentui-android microsoft/fluentui-android	Kotlin	No description provided.	★ 670 ⑂ 119 ⟳ 1.4k ⏱ Apr 27, 2026
mu microsoft/mu	Python	Project Mu Documentation	★ 655 ⑂ 96 ⟳ 184 ⏱ May 02, 2026
WindowsProtocolTestSuites microsoft/WindowsProtocolTestSuites	C#	⭐⭐ Join us at SambaXP for the SMB3 IO Lab (April 20-23, 2026), see upcoming Interoperability Events	★ 559 ⑂ 211 ⟳ 5.1k ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
Dynamics-365-FastTrack-Implementation-Assets microsoft/Dynamics-365-FastTrack-Implementation-Assets	Jupyter Notebook	Dynamics 365 FastTrack Implementation guides	★ 468 ⑂ 286 ⟳ 1.6k ⏱ May 28, 2026
appcenter-sdk-react-native microsoft/appcenter-sdk-react-native	JavaScript	Development repository for the App Center SDK for React Native	★ 423 ⑂ 133 ⟳ 2.8k ⏱ Apr 08, 2026
go microsoft/go	Go	The Microsoft build of Go is a modified version of Go that can build FIPS compliant applications that satisfy internal Microsoft policies.	★ 422 ⑂ 46 ⟳ 2.1k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
GUI-Actor microsoft/GUI-Actor	Python	[NeurIPS'25] GUI-Actor: Coordinate-Free Visual Grounding for GUI Agents	★ 409 ⑂ 51 ⟳ 52 ⏱ Apr 13, 2026
openjdk microsoft/openjdk	Mixed	Microsoft Build of OpenJDK	★ 341 ⑂ 19 ⟳ 85 ⏱ May 02, 2026
mouselog microsoft/mouselog	JavaScript	🐾 A web-based tool for logging, visualizing and analyzing mouse events like movement and clicks.	★ 292 ⑂ 25 ⟳ 406 ⏱ Mar 29, 2026
dynamics365patternspractices microsoft/dynamics365patternspractices	Python	Collaboration on patterns and practices, business processes, and other guidance	★ 217 ⑂ 99 ⟳ 158 ⏱ Apr 23, 2026
alguidelines microsoft/alguidelines	SCSS	Best Practices and Design Patterns for the AL Language	★ 201 ⑂ 74 ⟳ 463 ⏱ Apr 24, 2026

Windows, Desktop & Devices

Windows platform code, desktop applications, device tooling, WSL, shell, and native UI. Showing up to 25 repositories by stars.

25 repos

Repository	Language	Description	GitHub
PowerToys microsoft/PowerToys	C#	Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows	★ 134k ⑂ 8k ⟳ 9.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
terminal microsoft/terminal	C++	The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!	★ 103k ⑂ 9.3k ⟳ 4.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
WSL microsoft/WSL	C++	Windows Subsystem for Linux	★ 32.6k ⑂ 1.7k ⟳ 927 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
calculator microsoft/calculator	C++	Windows Calculator: A simple yet powerful calculator that ships with Windows	★ 30.9k ⑂ 5.8k ⟳ 912 ⏱ Jun 02, 2026
vcpkg microsoft/vcpkg	CMake	C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS	★ 27.1k ⑂ 7.5k ⟳ 29.4k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
winget-cli microsoft/winget-cli	C++	WinGet is the Windows Package Manager. This project includes a CLI (Command Line Interface), PowerShell modules, and a COM (Component Object Model) API (Application Programming Interface).	★ 26k ⑂ 1.8k ⟳ 1.6k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
react-native-windows microsoft/react-native-windows	C++	A framework for building native Windows apps with React.	★ 17.3k ⑂ 1.2k ⟳ 9.6k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
IoT-For-Beginners microsoft/IoT-For-Beginners	Jupyter Notebook	12 Weeks, 24 Lessons, IoT for All!	★ 16.9k ⑂ 2.9k ⟳ 455 ⏱ May 26, 2026
edit microsoft/edit	Rust	We all edit.	★ 14.3k ⑂ 691 ⟳ 446 ⏱ May 08, 2026
windows-rs microsoft/windows-rs	Rust	Rust for Windows	★ 12.4k ⑂ 620 ⟳ 2.2k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
wslg microsoft/wslg	C++	Enabling the Windows Subsystem for Linux to include support for Wayland and X server related scenarios	★ 11.7k ⑂ 418 ⟳ 302 ⏱ May 19, 2026
winget-pkgs microsoft/winget-pkgs	Mixed	The Microsoft community Windows Package Manager manifest repository	★ 10.7k ⑂ 7.3k ⟳ 331k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
WSL2-Linux-Kernel microsoft/WSL2-Linux-Kernel	C	The source for the Linux kernel used in Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2)	★ 10.4k ⑂ 1.4k ⟳ 1.4M ⏱ May 28, 2026
inshellisense microsoft/inshellisense	TypeScript	IDE style command line auto complete	★ 9.9k ⑂ 220 ⟳ 301 ⏱ May 09, 2026
Windows-universal-samples microsoft/Windows-universal-samples	JavaScript	API samples for the Universal Windows Platform.	★ 9.7k ⑂ 7.8k ⟳ 204 ⏱ May 14, 2026
UFO microsoft/UFO	Python	UFO³: Weaving the Digital Agent Galaxy	★ 8.9k ⑂ 1k ⟳ 1.9k ⏱ May 26, 2026
TRELLIS.2 microsoft/TRELLIS.2	Python	Native and Compact Structured Latents for 3D Generation	★ 8.2k ⑂ 988 ⟳ 11 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
Windows-driver-samples microsoft/Windows-driver-samples	C	This repo contains driver samples prepared for use with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). It contains both Universal Windows Driver and desktop-only driver samples.	★ 7.8k ⑂ 5k ⟳ 1.2k ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
microsoft-ui-xaml microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml	C++	WinUI: a modern UI framework with a rich set of controls and styles to build dynamic and high-performing Windows applications.	★ 7.7k ⑂ 834 ⟳ 2.2k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
DirectX-Graphics-Samples microsoft/DirectX-Graphics-Samples	C++	This repo contains the DirectX Graphics samples that demonstrate how to build graphics intensive applications on Windows.	★ 6.8k ⑂ 2.2k ⟳ 868 ⏱ May 28, 2026
Detours microsoft/Detours	C++	Detours is a software package for monitoring and instrumenting API calls on Windows. It is distributed in source code form.	★ 6.3k ⑂ 1.2k ⟳ 139 ⏱ May 22, 2026
WPF-Samples microsoft/WPF-Samples	C#	Repository for WPF related samples	★ 5.7k ⑂ 3.3k ⟳ 639 ⏱ May 15, 2026
Windows-classic-samples microsoft/Windows-classic-samples	Mixed	This repo contains samples that demonstrate the API used in Windows classic desktop applications.	★ 5.6k ⑂ 3.3k ⟳ 53 ⏱ Mar 26, 2026
perfview microsoft/perfview	C#	PerfView is a CPU and memory performance-analysis tool	★ 4.7k ⑂ 767 ⟳ 3.5k ⏱ May 28, 2026
WindowsAppSDK microsoft/WindowsAppSDK	C++	The Windows App SDK empowers all Windows desktop apps with modern Windows UI, APIs, and platform features, including back-compat support, shipped via NuGet.	★ 4.6k ⑂ 443 ⟳ 1.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026

Security, Identity & Compliance

Authentication, identity, authorization, security tooling, privacy, and compliance projects. Showing up to 25 repositories by stars.

16 repos

Repository	Language	Description	GitHub
mcp-for-beginners microsoft/mcp-for-beginners	Jupyter Notebook	This open-source curriculum introduces the fundamentals of Model Context Protocol (MCP) through real-world, cross-language examples in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust and Python. Designed for developers, it focuses on practical techniques for building modular, scalable, and secure AI workflows from session setup to service orchestration.	★ 16.3k ⑂ 5.3k ⟳ 2.5k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
agent-governance-toolkit microsoft/agent-governance-toolkit	Python	AI Agent Governance Toolkit — Policy enforcement, zero-trust identity, execution sandboxing, and reliability engineering for autonomous AI agents. Covers 10/10 OWASP Agentic Top 10.	★ 4k ⑂ 547 ⟳ 1.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
PyRIT microsoft/PyRIT	Python	The Python Risk Identification Tool for generative AI (PyRIT) is an open source framework built to empower security professionals and engineers to proactively identify risks in generative AI systems.	★ 3.9k ⑂ 779 ⟳ 1.4k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
AttackSurfaceAnalyzer microsoft/AttackSurfaceAnalyzer	C#	Attack Surface Analyzer can help you analyze your operating system's security configuration for changes during software installation.	★ 2.9k ⑂ 292 ⟳ 665 ⏱ May 26, 2026
restler-fuzzer microsoft/restler-fuzzer	Python	RESTler is the first stateful REST API fuzzing tool for automatically testing cloud services through their REST APIs and finding security and reliability bugs in these services.	★ 2.9k ⑂ 328 ⟳ 428 ⏱ May 13, 2026
litebox microsoft/litebox	Rust	A security-focused library OS supporting kernel- and user-mode execution	★ 2.6k ⑂ 131 ⟳ 660 ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
msticpy microsoft/msticpy	Python	Microsoft Threat Intelligence Security Tools	★ 2k ⑂ 332 ⟳ 1.6k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
openvmm microsoft/openvmm	Rust	Home of OpenVMM and OpenHCL	★ 1.8k ⑂ 200 ⟳ 2.3k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
avml microsoft/avml	Rust	AVML - Acquire Volatile Memory for Linux	★ 1.1k ⑂ 90 ⟳ 613 ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
winappCli microsoft/winappCli	C#	winapp, the Windows App Development CLI, is a single command-line interface for managing Windows SDKs, packaging, generating app identity, manifests, certificates, and using build tools with any app framework.	★ 1.1k ⑂ 52 ⟳ 525 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
DevSkim microsoft/DevSkim	C#	DevSkim is a set of IDE plugins, language analyzers, and rules that provide security "linting" capabilities.	★ 994 ⑂ 125 ⟳ 727 ⏱ May 28, 2026
wassette microsoft/wassette	Rust	Wassette: A security-oriented runtime that runs WebAssembly Components via MCP	★ 906 ⑂ 63 ⟳ 690 ⏱ Jun 03, 2026
binskim microsoft/binskim	C#	A binary static analysis tool that provides security and correctness results for Windows Portable Executable and *nix ELF binary formats	★ 853 ⑂ 171 ⟳ 1.1k ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
BCApps microsoft/BCApps	AL	Repository for collaboration on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central applications.	★ 593 ⑂ 380 ⟳ 2.9k ⏱ Jun 05, 2026
RAMPART microsoft/RAMPART	Python	A pytest-native safety and security testing framework for agentic AI applications	★ 347 ⑂ 39 ⟳ 52 ⏱ Jun 04, 2026
mstic microsoft/mstic	Python	Microsoft Threat Intelligence	★ 214 ⑂ 39 ⟳ 2k ⏱ May 31, 2026