Awesome Rails
A curated list of awesome things related to Ruby on Rails
Rails
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Resources
Official Resources
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Community
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Articles
Design Patterns with Ruby on Rails part 1: Introduction and Policy Object
[Part 2](https://dev.to/renatamarques97/design-patterns-with-ruby-on-rails-part-2-query-object-1h65)
Modern Rails flash messages (part 1): ViewComponent, Stimulus & Tailwind CSS
[Part 2](https://dev.to/citronak/modern-rails-flash-messages-part-2-the-undo-action-for-deleted-items-2a50)
Create a Video Party App With Rails Part 1: Building the Backend
[Part 2](https://dev.to/vonagedev/create-a-video-party-app-with-rails-part-2-building-the-frontend-hfe)
Introduction to Ruby on Rails Patterns and Anti-patterns Part 1
[Part 2](https://dev.to/appsignal/ruby-on-rails-model-patterns-and-anti-patterns-32k9)
Building an Event Sourcing System in Rails, Part 1: What is Event Sourcing?
[Part 2](https://dev.to/isalevine/building-an-event-sourcing-pattern-in-rails-from-scratch-355h)
from dev.to:
-How many Heroku dynos do you need, and which size—An opinionated guide
-Rails Environment Variables Using Credentials
-Email Subscription Workflow - Ruby on Rails
-Mastering Low Level Caching in Rails
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Open Source Rails Apps
FAE
A modern CMS developed by FINE (using Rails 5.2)
activeWorkflow
An intelligent process and workflow automation platform based on software agents (using Rails 6.0).
adopt-a-hydrant
A civic infrastructure detection app (using Rails 4.2).
airCasting
A platform for recording, mapping, and sharing health and environmental data using your smartphone (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.habitatmap.org/aircasting)
alaveteli
A platform for making public freedom of information requests - using Rails 7.0 - [:earth_africa:](https://alaveteli.org)
alonetone
A music hosting, management & distribution app (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://alonetone.com)
api.rss
A RSS feed conversion (to API) app (using Rails 6.0).
asakusaSatellite
A realtime chat application for developers (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.codefirst.org/AsakusaSatellite/)
askaway
Question & answer app specialized in politics (using Rails 4.1).
autolab
A course management app (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://autolabproject.com/)
beatstream
A music streaming app - using Rails 3.2
bike_index
A bike registry tracking app (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://bikeindex.org)
blackCandy
A music streaming app (using Rails 7.0).
brimir
An email helpdesk app (using Rails 5.2). (archived).
calagator
A community calendaring app (using Rails 5.2).
campo
A forum app (using Rails 4.1).
canvas-lms
A learning management app.
catarse
A crowdfunding platform for creative projects (using Rails 4.2). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.catarse.me/)
chatwoot
A simple and elegant live chat software (using Rails 6.1).
chronlife
A social platform for people with chronic diseases (using Rails 7.0).
ciao
A URL status checking app (using Rails 6.0).
coRM
A customer relationship management app - using Rails 3.2 - [:earth_africa:](http://www.corm.fr)
coderwall (legacy)
A social network app for software engineers - using Rails 3.2
coderwall (next)
A social network app for software engineers - using Rails 5.0
codetriage
An open source project finder app (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.codetriage.com/)
commudle
A community management app (using Rails 5.2).
contribulator
An open source project finder app - using Rails 5.1
coursemology2
Learning platform app (using Rails 6.0).
covoiturage-libre
A carpooling app - using Rails 5.0 (archived).
crabgrass-core
A collaboration platform for activist groups (using Rails 5.2).
crowdAI
An app for data science challenges (using Rails 5.2). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.aicrowd.com/crowdai.html)
crowdtiltOpen
A crowdfunding platform - using Rails 6.1
cw-ovp
video packaging to \*.m3u8 for HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) with FFMPEG on website (using Rails 6.0).
danbooru
A taggable image board app (using Rails 7.0).
dcaf_case_management
A case management app (using Rails 7.0).
dgidb
A drug gene interaction platform - using Rails 6.0
diaspora
A social networking app - using Rails 6.1 - [:earth_africa:](https://diasporafoundation.org)
discourse
A platform for community discussion (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://try.discourse.org/)
docuseal
A platform to fill and sign digital documents (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.docuseal.co/)
ekylibre
A farm management app (using Rails 5.0).
encrypt.to
A messaging app with encryption support (using Rails 4.2).
eol
An encyclopedia app - using Rails 3.2 - [:earth_africa:](https://eol.org/)
expertiza
A learning material sharing app (using Rails 5.1).
fairmondo
A marketplace app (using Rails 5.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.fairmondo.de)
fat-free-crm
An open source, Ruby on Rails customer relationship management platform (CRM) (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](http://www.fatfreecrm.com/)
feedbin
A RSS reader app (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://feedbin.com)
follow-all
A Twitter account management app (using Rails 4.2). (archived).
forem
Social platform app specialized for web development (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.forem.com)
freeATS
An open source applicant tracking system with self-hosting capabilities (using Rails 7.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.freeats.com/)
fromthepage
A wiki-like app for crowdsourcing transcription of handwritten documents (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.fromthepage.com/)
gitlabhq
A code collaboration app (using Rails 6.1).
graff_mags
A graffiti magazine sharing app (using Rails 4.1).
granny
An OpenAI chat app (Rails 7.0)
Gwirian
A modern BDD feature and scenario management (using Rails 8.0).
growstuff
A data management app for food gardeners (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.growstuff.org/)
hackershare
Social bookmarks website for hackers (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://hackershare.dev/en)
hashrobot
A social media management app (using Rails 4.2).
helpy
A customer support app (using Rails 4.2). - [:earth_africa:](https://helpy.io/)
hitobito
An event organization app (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://hitobito.com/en)
hours
A time tracking app (using Rails 4.2).
human-essentials
An inventory management system for essentials banks (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://humanessentials.app/)
inaturalist
A community app for nature and related stuff (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.inaturalist.org)
intercityup.com
A control panel app for app deployment (using Rails 4.1).
kanban
A Trello clone (using Rails 4.2).
kitsu-tools
An anime discovery platform (using Rails 4.1).
lavish
A color scheme generator (using Rails 4.2).
lifeToRemind
A career planning app (using Rails 5.2).
Listopia
A modern list / task management app (using Rails 8). - [:earth_africa:](https://listopia-dhv.pages.dev)
lobsters
A link aggregation app (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://lobste.rs)
loomio
A collaborative decision-making app (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.loomio.com/)
mastodon
A microblogging app (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://mastodon.social/about)
maybe
The personal finance app for everyone (using Rails 7.2.2). - [:earth_africa:](https://maybefinance.com/)
obl.ong
A multi-tenant subdomain control panel (using Rails 7.1) - [🌍](https://obl.ong)
obtvse2
A blogging app (using Rails 4.0).
onebody
A social networking app for churches - using Rails 5.1
openFarm
A database for information about farming and gardening (using Rails 5.2). -
opencongress
A website for getting information about US Congress - using Rails 3.0 (archived).
openproject
A project management app (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.openproject.org)
opensourcefriday
A project contribution tracking app (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://opensourcefriday.com)
openstreetmap-website
A map viewing app (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.openstreetmap.org)
otwarchive
A social networking app for fans - using Rails 6.0 - [:earth_africa:](https://archiveofourown.org)
passwordPusher
A password delivery app (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://pwpush.com)
peatio
A crypto currency exchange app (using Rails 4.0).
planningalerts-app
A planned applications tracking app (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.planningalerts.org.au)
podiscover
An open source social media platform to discover new podcasts. (using Rails 7.0) - [:earth_africa:](https://www.podiscover.me)
popHealth
A population health reporting app (using Rails 4.1).
postal
A mail delivery platform (using Rails 5.2).
publify
A blogging app (using Rails 6.1).
quant
A personal health tracker (using Rails 4.1).
racing_on_rails
A bike racing organization app (using Rails 6.1).
rapidFTR
An information provider app for aid workers (using Rails 4.0).
redmine
A project management app (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](http://demo.redmine.org)
rentmybikes-rails
A marketplace app - (using Rails 4.0).
reservations
An inventory management app (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](http://yalestc.github.io/reservations/)
retrospring
A social network following the Q/A (question and answer) principle - [:earth_africa:](https://retrospring.net)
rletters
A frontend for database of journal articles for researchers (using Rails 6.0).
rubygems.org
A gem hosting platform (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://rubygems.org)
sanataro
An account tracker (using Rails 4.2).
scholarsphere
A digital assets management app - using Rails 6.1
selfstarter
A crowdfunding app (using Rails 4.0).
sharetribe
A peer-to-peer marketplace platform (using Rails 5.2). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.sharetribe.com)
socify
A social networking platform - using Rails 5.0
somleng
An Open Source Communications-Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) and Telco-as-a-service (TaaS). (using Rails 7.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.somleng.org)
splits-io
A speedrun data store and analysis engine. (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://splits.io)
spokenvote
A social voting app (using Rails 4.2).
stackneveroverflow
A question asking & answering platform - using Rails 5.0
teambox
A collaboration app - using Rails 3.0 - [:earth_africa:](https://redbooth.com) (archived).
theodinproject
A teaching & learning platform (using Rails 6.1). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.theodinproject.com/)
tracks
A goal tracking app (using Rails 6.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://www.getontracks.org)
trado
An e-commerce platform (using Rails 4.2).
united
A free and open membership directory for collective organizations (using Rails main). - [🌍](https://united.obl.ong)
vglist
A video game library tracking web app (using Rails 7.0). - [:earth_africa:](https://vglist.co/)
websiteOne
A project tracking app (using Rails 6.1).
whitehall
A content management app used by UK government - using Rails 7.0
Note: Rails versions of these apps are valid as the date of latest commit. They are defined in their Gemfile and/or Gemfile.lock and they might be outdated. If you find it outdated, don't forget to notfiy us by opening a pull request.
- multiwoven- The open-source reverse ETL, data activation platform for modern data teams. (using Rails 7.1.1) - 🌍
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Gems
actioncable
A gem to integrate websocket with a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/actioncable) - [Action Cable Overview](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_cable_overview.html)
actionmailbox
A gem to handle incoming emails within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/actionmailbox) - [Action Mailbox Basics](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_mailbox_basics.html)
actionmailer
A gem to compose, deliver & test emails within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/actionmailer) - [Action Mailer Basics](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_mailer_basics.html)
actionpack
A gem to manage requests & responses within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/actionpack)
actiontext
A gem to integrate rich text editor into a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/actiontext) - [Action Text Overview](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_text_overview.html)
actionview
A gem to handle view templates within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/actionview) - [Action View Overview](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_view_overview.html)
activejob
A gem to handle background jobs within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activejob) - [Active Job Basics](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_job_basics.html)
activemodel
A gem to define a set of interfaces to use in model classes within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activemodel) - [Active Model Basics](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_model_basics.html)
activerecord
A gem to connect model classes with relational databases within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord) - [Active Record Basics](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_record_basics.html)
activestorage
A gem to handle file uploads to cloud storage providers within a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activestorage) - [Active Storage Overview](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_storage_overview.html)
activesupport
A gem to provide some extensions to support a Rails app [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activesupport) - [Active Support Core Extensions](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_support_core_extensions.html)
railties
A gem to handle gems & engines used in a Rails app to work together [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/railties)
ace-rails-ap
A gem to integrate ajax.org cloud9 editor into Rails asset pipeline. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/ace-rails-ap)
action_policy
A tool to handle authorization. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/action_policy)
actionview-svelte-handler
An Action View template handler to seamlessly integrate Svelte views. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/actionview-svelte-handler)
active_admin_prism
An ActiveAdmin theme that replaces the default top navigation with a collapsible left sidebar, restyling panels, tables & Formtastic forms into a modern card-based look. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/active_admin_prism)
active_decorator
A gem to keep views & helpers object-oriented. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/active_decorator)
active_enum
A gem to provide enum classes [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/active_enum)
activeadmin
A gem to provide admin panel. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activeadmin)
activerecord-analyze
A gem to add EXPLAIN ANALYZE to Rails Active Record query objects. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord-analyze)
activerecord-import
A gem to handle bulk data insertion using ActiveRecord. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord-import)
activerecord-pg_enum
A gem to integrate PostgreSQL's enumerated types with the Rails enum feature. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord-pg_enum)
activerecord-postgis-adapter
ActiveRecord connection adapter for PostGIS. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord-postgis-adapter)
activerecord-postgres_enum
A gem to adds migration and schema.rb support to PostgreSQL enum data types. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord-postgres_enum)
activerecord-sqlserver-adapter
ActiveRecord connection adapter for the SQL Server. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter)
activerecord-typedstore
A gem to implement `ActiveRecord::Store` with type definition. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activerecord-typedstore)
activity_notification
A gem to integrate user activity notification. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/activity_notification)
aggregate_root
A gem to handle event sourcing. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/aggregate_root)
ahoy_email
A tool to provide mail analytics. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/ahoy_email)
alba
A JSON serializer for Ruby, JRuby, and TruffleRuby. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/alba)
algoliasearch-rails
A gem to integrate Algolia search. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/algoliasearch-rails)
annotate
A gem to annotate rails classes with schema & routes info. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/annotate)
anycable-rails
A gem to handle websocket server. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/anycable-rails)
apipie-rails
A REST API documentation tool. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/apipie-rails)
auther
A gem to provide simple, form-based authentication. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/auther)
autoprefixer-rails
A gem to add vendor prefixes to stylesheets. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/autoprefixer-rails)
avo
Configuration-based, no-maintenance, extendable Ruby on Rails admin panel. [rubygems](https://rubygems.org/gems/avo)
bemi-rails
A robust data change tracking and audit trail for Rails. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/bemi-rails)
better_errors
A tool to provide better error page. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/better_errors)
brakeman
A gem to scan code against security vulnerabilities. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/brakeman)
breadcrumbs_on_rails
A gem to create & manage breadcrumbs-style navigation. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/breadcrumbs_on_rails)
bulma-rails
A wrapper for Bulma, a CSS framework based on flexbox. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/bulma-rails)
cancancan
A gem to handle authorization. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/cancancan)
carrierwave
A gem to handle file uploads. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/carrierwave)
caxlsx_rails
A gem to generate entity-relationship diagram. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/caxlsx_rails)
counter_culture
A gem to provide counter caches. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/counter_culture)
db_validator
A gem to find records in your database that do not meet model validation requirements. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/db_validator)
devise
A gem to provide authentication. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/devise)
doorkeeper
A gem to introduce OAuth2 provider functionality. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/doorkeeper)
draper
A gem to add presentation logic. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/draper)
factory_bot_rails
A fixture replacement for testing in Rails [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/factory_bot_rails)
filestack-rails
A gem to integrate Filestack. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/filestack-rails)
formtastic
A Rails form builder gem with semantically rich and accessible markup. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/formtastic)
friendly_id
A gem to deal with slugs & permalinks. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/friendly_id)
frozen_record
A gem to provide ActiveRecord-like interface to query static YAML files. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/frozen_record)
geokit-rails
A gem to integrate Geokit in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/geokit-rails)
good_job
A gem to provide Postgres-based ActiveJob backend. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/good_job)
gretel
A tool to generate breadcrumbs. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/gretel)
groupdate
A gem to manage temporal data. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/groupdate)
hotwire-rails
A gem to integrate Hotwire in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/hotwire-rails)
image_optim_rails
A gem to handle image optimization. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/image_optim_rails)
js-routes
A tool to generate all Rails routes as JavaScript helpers. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/js-routes)
kaminari
A gem to provide pagination. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/kaminari)
kreds
A shorthand for Rails credentials access. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/kreds)
kt-paperclip
A gem to handle file uploads. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/kt-paperclip)
lockbox
A gem to deal with encryption. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/lockbox)
lograge
A gem to customize logger in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/lograge)
mailkick
A tool to handle mail unsubscriptions. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/mailkick)
marginalia
A gem to attach comments to ActiveRecord's SQL queries. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/marginalia)
metka
A gem to manage tags using Postgresql array columns. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/metka)
money-rails
A gem to integrate Money gem in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/money-rails)
paloma
A gem to manage page-specific JavaScript in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/paloma)
passive_columns
A gem that extends Active Record to retrieve specific columns from DB on demand. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/passive_columns)
pgcli-rails
A replacement of `rails:dbconsole` command to manage Postgresql. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/pgcli-rails)
premailer-rails
A gem to handle email styling. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/premailer-rails)
prerender_rails
A gem to prerender JavaScript-rendered pages. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/prerender_rails)
rabarber
A gem to handle role-based authorization. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rabarber)
rails-erd
A gem to generate entity-relationship diagram. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rails-erd)
rails-mermaid_erd
A gem to interactively generate entity-relationship diagram in image or Markdown format. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rails-mermaid_erd)
rails-settings-cached
A gem to manage global settings as key-value pairs. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rails-settings-cached)
rails_admin
A gem to create & manage admin panel for Rails app. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rails_admin)
rails_event_store
A gem to implement event store in Rails [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rails_event_store)
rails_semantic_logger
A gem to provide alternative logging approach for Rails app. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rails_semantic_logger)
ranked-model
A gem to handle sorting for rows. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/ranked-model)
ransack
A gem to provide search functionality. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/ransack)
react-rails
A gem to integrate React.js with Rails app. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/react-rails)
react_on_rails
A gem to integrate React.js with Rails app with SSR. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/react_on_rails)
redisWebManager
Web interface that allows you to manage easily your Redis instance. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/redis_web_manager)
reform-rails
A gem to wrap Reform gem, a form validation tool, with Rails app. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/reform-rails)
rgeo-activerecord
A gem to provide common tools used by RGeo-based spatial adapters. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rgeo-activerecord)
rodauth-rails
A gem to wrap Rodauth, an authentication handler, for Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rodauth-rails)
rollup
A gem to handle time-series data in Rails [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rollups)
route_translator
A tool to handle route translation. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/route_translator)
rspec-rails
A testing framework. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rspec-rails)
rubocop-rails
A code style checking tool. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/rubocop-rails)
scenic
A gem to manage database views. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/scenic)
searchkick
A gem to provide search functionality. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/searchkick)
select2-rails
A gem to integrate Select2 library in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/select2-rails)
sequel-activerecord_connection
A gem to allow Sequel to reuse an ActiveRecord connection. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/sequel-activerecord_connection)
shakapacker
A gem to use webpack to manage app-like JavaScript modules in Rails. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/shakapacker)
simple_form
A gem to handle forms. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/simple_form)
solid_queue
A gem to Database-backed Active Job backend [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/solid_queue)
solidus
A fork of Spree gem, an open source e-commerce platform. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/solidus)
sorbet-rails
A gem to integrate Sorbet gem in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/sorbet-rails)
spree
An open source e-commerce platform. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/spree)
spring
A gem to preload Rails app. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/spring)
sprockets
A gem to compile & serve web assets. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/sprockets)
stimulus-rails
A gem to integrate Stimulus.js in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/stimulus-rails)
subflag-rails
A gem for feature flags and dynamic config that uses ActiveRecord. [🔴](https://rubygems.org/gems/subflag-rails)
tidewave
MCP server for agentic Rails development, runtime-level tools for your agent to talk to your running app. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/tidewave)
tinymce-rails
A gem to integrate Tinymce in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/tinymce-rails)
transloadit-rails
A gem to integrate Transloadit's file uploading and encoding service. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/transloadit-rails)
trove
A gem to handle machine learning models deployment. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/trove)
turbo-rails
A gem to integrate Turbo.js in Rails apps. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/turbo-rails)
veri
A gem for cookie-based authentication with fine-grained session control and management. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/veri)
view_component
A gem to introduce view components. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/view_component)
webpacker
A gem to bundle web assets using Webpack. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/webpacker)
zeitwerk
A gem to handle thread-safe code loading. [:red_circle:](https://rubygems.org/gems/zeitwerk)
[:red_circle:] : RubyGems link of gems
- [rails][link_rails_source] - A full-stack web development framework :red_circle:
Direct dependencies of the "rails" gem:
Other gems that can be used with Rails
- sidemail – A gem for sending and managing application emails. :red_circle:
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Starters/Boilerplates
default_rails_template
Default template for generating new Rails applications.
docker-Rails-Template
A freshly updated version of "rails new", preconfigured to be run with Docker.
jumpstart(excid3)
Easily jumpstart a new Rails application with a bunch of great features by default.
jumpstart(thomasvanholder)
Template for set-up of Rails 6, Tailwind 2.0 and Devise.
kickoff_tailwind
A rapid Rails 6 application template for personal use bundled with Tailwind CSS.
nativeapptemplateapi
A Rails 8.1 multi-tenant API backend for native iOS (Swift/SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin/Compose) apps. Uses acts_as_tenant, devise_token_auth, Pundit, Solid Queue/Cache/Cable, and PostgreSQL (using Rails 8.1).
prism_demo
Sample app for testing and previewing the Prism ActiveAdmin theme; a minimal Rails app pre-wired with active_admin_prism and seeded with dummy data.
Rails Blocks
A collection of Ruby on Rails UI components using Tailwind CSS and Stimulus controllers.
rails-devise-graphql
A Rails 6 boilerplate to create your next Saas product. Preloaded with graphQL, devise, JWT, CanCanCan, RailsAdmin, Rubocop, Rspec, and more.
rails-template(mattbrictson)
Application template for Rails 6 projects; preloaded with best practices for TDD, security, deployment, and developer productivity.
rails-template(TristanToye)
MVP Ready Rails - A Template for Your Next Rails App
rails-template(ackama)
Application template for Rails 6.1 projects; preloaded with best practices for TDD, security, deployment, and developer productivity.
rails-template(astrocket)
Template for Rails 6.0 + Kubernetes + Webpacker + Stimulus + TailwindCSS + Let's Encrypt.
rails-template(dao42)
A best & newest & fastest rails 6.x template for senior rails developer.
rails-templates(lewagon)
Jump start your Rails development with Le Wagon best practices.
rails-templates(nimblehq)
Our optimized Rails templates used in our projects.
rails-vue-template
An example of how to use VueJS as a single page application inside Rails using Webpacker.
rails_new
A thoughtfully designed template for building modern Rails apps. Get started in minutes instead of hours.
suspenders
A Rails template with our standard defaults, ready to deploy to Heroku.
vuejs-rails-starterkit
Vue.js + Rails Starting Kit GitHub Template to develop Hybrid Mobile Application.
rails_api_base
Rails 6 boilerplate project for JSON RESTful APIs.
rails_hotwire_base
Rails 6 boilerplate project with Hotwire for full-stack applications with a modern SPA-like experience.
Other Rails Tools
Platforms
Nanobox
A micro-PaaS (μPaaS) for creating consistent, isolated, development environments deployable anywhere
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Generators
| Generator | Ready to run | Complex Apps | Sets git | Heroku config |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rails Composer | yes, but Stripe needs to be configured | Example apps reaching a SaaS with Stripe. | yes | yes |
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DevTools
Bencher
A suite of continuous benchmarking tools designed to catch performance regressions in CI.
rails-dashboard
A dev-tool to improve your rails log.
Optic
Optic automatically documents and tests your APIs.
Liam ERD
Generate Beautiful ER-Diagrams from your schema.rb. Using ruby/prism WASM with Node.js.
Dash
Offline API documentation browser for macOS with instant search for Rails docs and 200+ other frameworks.