Welcoming Repositories Index Zig Ecosystem
Top Welcoming Open-Source Zig Repositories
Top welcoming Zig repositories. Scored by real 90-day external PR merge rates, maintainer review turnaround speed, and first-time contributor success.
Updated daily • Thu, 15 Oct 2026 UTC
Tracked Repos
425
>100 stars verified
Avg Merge Rate
73%
90-day external PRs
Open GFIs
15
Beginner friendly issues
Welcoming Tier
37
S & A Tier maintainers
Ranked Zig Repositories
Showing top 50 of 425 ranked repositories
| Rank | Repository | Tier | Score | Merge Rate | Good First Issues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | roc-lang/roc6,113 A fast, friendly, functional language. | S•Elite | 72.1 | 82.5% | 4 |
| #2 | Pacman alternative for ArchLinux, designed with you in mind. | S•Elite | 70.1 | 86.1% | - |
| #3 | S•Elite | 68.7 | 74.8% | - | |
| #4 | lightpanda-io/browser36,494 Lightpanda: the headless browser designed for AI and automation | A•Welcoming | 68.5 | 81.3% | - |
| #5 | david-vanderson/dvui1,698 Immediate Zig GUI for Apps and Games | A•Welcoming | 68.1 | 74.1% | 1 |
| #6 | zml/zml4,179 Any model. Any hardware. Zero compromise. Built with @ziglang / @openxla / MLIR / @bazelbuild | A•Welcoming | 67.6 | 71.1% | - |
| #7 | MicroZig is a toolbox for building embedded applications in Zig. | A•Welcoming | 67.0 | 53.2% | 3 |
| #8 | lalinsky/zio661 Async I/O framework for Zig | A•Welcoming | 66.1 | 83.6% | - |
| #9 | vercel-labs/fx3,442 Unix like coding agent | A•Welcoming | 64.3 | 64.8% | - |
| #10 | ddalcu/mlx-serve1,921 Native LLM inference server for Apple Silicon. OpenAI + Anthropic API compatible. No Python. Zig backend, Swift frontend macOS app with chat, music, voice, video generation. | A•Welcoming | 64.1 | 50.9% | 2 |
| #11 | A cross-platform terminal workspace for remote development and AI agent workflows, powered by libghostty-vt | A•Welcoming | 63.9 | 97.3% | - |
| #12 | a dynamic language for the joy of programming | A•Welcoming | 63.9 | 81.3% | - |
| #13 | wayland terminal based on libghostty. cpu rendered, like foot | A•Welcoming | 61.8 | 68.4% | - |
| #14 | tigerbeetle/tigerbeetle17,199 The financial transactions database designed for mission critical safety and performance. | A•Welcoming | 61.6 | 64.7% | - |
| #15 | graff — a fast agentic coding harness in Zig: multi-provider, MCP, workflows, DGM evolution loop, TS/Python SDKs | A•Welcoming | 61.6 | 47.0% | - |
| #16 | High-performance JavaScript/TypeScript compiler toolchain in Zig. | A•Welcoming | 60.8 | 78.9% | - |
| #17 | A linter for the Zig programming language | A•Welcoming | 60.1 | 74.3% | 2 |
| #18 | Vexu/arocc1,848 A modern fully featured C compiler. | A•Welcoming | 60.0 | 83.0% | - |
| #19 | sleep3r/mtproto.zig2,072 Keep the people you love connected — a tiny self-hosted Telegram proxy that hides in plain HTTPS | A•Welcoming | 59.9 | 95.7% | - |
| #20 | Manually tweaked, auto-generated raylib bindings for zig. https://github.com/raysan5/raylib | A•Welcoming | 59.9 | 69.2% | - |
| #21 | ghostty-org/ghostty62,209 👻 Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration. | A•Welcoming | 59.8 | 65.0% | - |
| #22 | indaco/malt176 Homebrew's whole ecosystem, none of its weight - a single Zig binary with native post-install and a themeable TUI & CLI. | A•Welcoming | 59.8 | 94.2% | - |
| #23 | nullclaw/nullclaw8,125 Fastest, smallest, and fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure written in Zig | A•Welcoming | 59.4 | 65.3% | - |
| #24 | justrach/nanobrew1,137 The fastest macOS package manager. Written in Zig. 3ms warm installs. | A•Welcoming | 59.1 | 84.3% | - |
| #25 | neurosnap/zmx2,208 Session attach/detach for the terminal | A•Welcoming | 59.1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| #26 | justrach/codedb1,394 Zig code intelligence server and MCP toolset for AI agents. Fast tree, outline, symbol, search, read, edit, deps, snapshot, and remote GitHub repo queries. | A•Welcoming | 58.7 | 79.8% | - |
| #27 | Syndica/sig409 a Solana validator client implementation written in Zig | A•Welcoming | 58.3 | 71.4% | - |
| #28 | A toolkit for building Python extensions in Zig. | B•Solid | 57.6 | 100.0% | - |
| #29 | A•Welcoming | 57.3 | 78.1% | - | |
| #30 | Loongphy/codex-auth2,805 A CLI tool to switch and manage Codex accounts | A•Welcoming | 57.3 | 73.5% | 1 |
| #31 | psyclyx/fix149 Fast nIX language evaluator | A•Welcoming | 57.1 | 25.9% | - |
| #32 | PixelGuys/Cubyz3,718 Voxel sandbox game with a large render distance, procedurally generated content and some cool graphical effects. | A•Welcoming | 56.9 | 63.7% | - |
| #33 | tonybanters/oxwm1,001 | B•Solid | 56.6 | 23.5% | - |
| #34 | zigtools/zls5,238 A language server for Zig supporting developers with features like autocomplete and goto definition | B•Solid | 56.6 | 41.2% | - |
| #35 | Full-stack web framework for Zig. HTML syntax within Zig code, just like JSX but for Zig! | A•Welcoming | 56.2 | 85.7% | - |
| #36 | kewuaa/kwm270 A window manager based on River Wayland compositor. | A•Welcoming | 56.1 | 62.9% | - |
| #37 | vercel-labs/native7,779 Toolkit for building native desktop apps | A•Welcoming | 55.5 | 59.4% | - |
| #38 | zwasm/zwasm189 A fast, spec-compliant WebAssembly runtime written in Zig | B•Solid | 55.3 | 62.7% | - |
| #39 | GPU accelerated terminal for agentic workflows | A•Welcoming | 54.9 | 96.3% | - |
| #40 | HTML Validator, Formatter, LSP, and Templating Language Library | B•Solid | 54.9 | 71.4% | 1 |
| #41 | ypsvlq/wio158 windowed i/o | A•Welcoming | 54.3 | 60.0% | - |
| #42 | Zig bindings for the Lua C API | B•Solid | 54.3 | 73.3% | - |
| #43 | An extendable and customisable Zig linter that is integrated from source into your build.zig. | B•Solid | 54.2 | 83.3% | - |
| #44 | zero-dependency image processing library | A•Welcoming | 53.5 | 92.9% | - |
| #45 | neurocyte/flow2,477 Flow Control: a programmer's text editor | B•Solid | 52.9 | 57.1% | - |
| #46 | pedropark99/zig-book2,708 An open, technical and introductory book for the Zig programming language 📚📖 | B•Solid | 52.7 | 73.3% | - |
| #47 | CrossCraft is an open-source Minecraft reimplementation: 🎮 Faithful, Version by Version 🌍 Native on PSP, 3DS, Switch & PC ⚡ Powered by Zig and Aether | B•Solid | 52.6 | 100.0% | - |
| #48 | A Zig-native web framework. File-based routing, SSR, type-safe APIs, WASM client interactivity. No Node. No npm. Just zig build serve. | B•Solid | 52.6 | 100.0% | - |
| #49 | ⚡️ Ziggity an ultra fast, keyboard driven terminal UI for Git, written in Zig. | B•Solid | 52.5 | 83.3% | - |
| #50 | Dreamcast emulator written in Zig | B•Solid | 52.5 | 88.9% | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions: Zig Open Source
What is the most welcoming Zig open-source repository?
The highest-ranked Zig repository on GetMerged is currently roc-lang/roc, with a C-Rank score of 72.1/100 and a 82.5% PR merge rate.
How can I find good first issues in Zig?
You can browse verified beginner-friendly issues in Zig by visiting our curated Good First Issues directory at getmerged.abhishekco.de/good-first-issue/zig.
What makes a Zig repository ‘Super Welcoming’ on GetMerged?
A ‘Super Welcoming’ (S-Tier) Zig repository demonstrates an external PR merge rate above 80%, a median first response time within 24 to 48 hours, active review feedback, and clear onboarding documentation.