{
  "id": 12441433,
  "title": "5 lesser-known GitHub projects that quietly replaced paid apps on my PC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/5-lesser-known-github-projects-that-quietly-replaced-paid-apps-on-my",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T18:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/lesser-known-github-projects-that-quietly-replaced-paid-apps-on-my-pc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "I installed these GitHub tools out of curiosity, and they eventually became permanent parts of my workflow.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}