A directory of companies, people, and projects that are Open Source and from Montréal

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Why is there a list combining a licensing model with a geographical location?

Generally, I've found that the Open Source community is just that - a community. People who contribute to open source code often do so because they know other contributors personally, they use each other's code, or they met someone at an event who pointed them to something. You'll find that a lot of open source projects are city specific - frequent attenders of meetups tend to hear about the same projects, learn about the same companies doing open source, and contribute in the same way.

Montreal is no exception. If you're interested in Open Source, it's likely you ended up one day at Notman House. If you're learning to code, it's likely you've heard of Les Pitonneux. If you're building an open source business, you might know that Shopify was cofounded by a Quebecois. If you're a gamer, you might know that Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia was made here, and that the original source code is on GitHub.

I want to build a list where we can see and learn about each other's code, just a bit easier, in the open.

These projects have been developed mainly in Montréal, or by Montréalers.

• AmpMe - Sync your phone with friends to create the world's most portable sound system. Website.
• Compactr - Serialization protocol.
• jmechner/Prince of Persia Apple II - A running-jumping-swordfighting game I made on the Apple II from 1985-89. Website.
• Kalm - Node socket wrapper and optimizer. Website. (In development: @Kalm)
• macournoyer/neuralconvo - Neural conversational model in Torch.
• macournoyer/thin - A very fast & simple Ruby web server. Website.
• macournoyer/tinyrb - A tiny subset of Ruby with a Lua'esc VM. Website.
• MLDB.ai - An open-source database designed for machine learning. Website.
• nicolaskruchten/pivottable - Open-source Javascript Pivot Table (aka Pivot Grid, Pivot Chart, Cross-Tab) implementation with drag'n'drop. Website.
• Parse - Website.
• plotly.js - Javascript graphing library
• pump.io - Social server with an ActivityStreams API. Website
• Rickshaw - JavaScript toolkit for creating interactive real-time graphs. Website.
• SVProgressHUD - A clean and lightweight progress HUD for your iOS and tvOS app.
• Wikitravel.org - Since 2003: the original free, crowdsourced travel guide with 300,000 writer/travelers visiting every day.

• @BetterMTL - Data layered to engage city-wide activities and teams. Website.
• @busbud Website.
• @e14n
• @MeteorMTL
• @mldbai Website.
• @plotly - A data visualization company. Website.
• @pump-io - Social server with an ActivityStreams API. Website.
• @SerpentAI - Python, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence => Open Source Libraries.
• @TransitApp - A commuter helping company. Website.
• @wet-boew - Web Experience Toolkit (WET): Open source code library for building innovative websites that are accessible, usable, interoperable, mobile-friendly and multilingual. This collaborative open source project is led by the Government of Canada.

• @ajmas - Website.
• @chriddyp
• @fed135 - I ❤️ Node - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Curr: Software Eng. @shutterstock Past: EA, Ubisoft, Stolo.
• @flovilmart - Dad, Core Contributor on https://github.com/parseplatform/parse-server and @parse-server-modules. Tech Lead @AmpMe.
• @Marek - Website.
• @macournoyer - A very friendly code/life hacker from beautiful Montréal, QC.
• @nbrochu - I write open source stuff and release it under @SerpentAI 🐍. Python & JS. I also live stream on Twitch
• @nicolaskruchten - Software developer and data scientist; author of PivotTable.js.
• @pcuci - Health-tech entrepreneur, game ops tech lead, full-stack UXer, community architect. Website.
• @RichardLitt - Full stack JavaScript developer, computational linguist, and community organizer. Website.
• @ruyadorno - Software developer and open source contributor. Website.
• @samvermette - iOS developer and designer based in Montréal. Website
• @sayar - Senior Tech Evangelist @MicrosoftDX. Website.
• @shawnthompson - Front end web developer for the Government of Canada.
• @ziad-saab - Full-stack developer and teacher at DecodeMTL. Website.

• DecodeMTL - Full-stack JavaScript bootcamp in Montreal, Canada. Website.
• Les Pitonneux - A skills incubator in Montreal for people learning to code online. Website.
• Maison Logiciel Libre - Website.
• Nodeschool Montreal - Montreal NodeSchool chapter. Website.
• Notman House (startup community) - Various parts of this publically accessible building are powered via these open-source repositories on github. Website

• StartUp Open House Event
• BuiltInMTL
• BetterMTL
• La Maison du Logiciel Libre Project List
• Notman's Startup Community Map
• NodeSchool Montreal's Project List
• Rollodeqc.com - A live list of GitHub users publicly coding in Montreal (a streak counter for GitHub).

Please do! If you know of any resources that aren't here, add them. If you have any questions or want a feature, please open an issue.

If adding to the list, please keep the items alphabetized. Thank you.

This list is licensed under a CC-BY 4.0 Unported License, © 2017 Richard Littauer. If this isn't great for you, get in touch.