In this article we present some popular open source projects that use Laravel. These include everything from personal music streaming servers to rapid API generator tools. In addition, we’ll see a nice collection of content management systems, forums, and even social bookmarking style applications in this roundup. Below you will find a short description and links to projects like Koel, CachetHQ, Flarum, October CMS, Laravel Voyager, Laravel Spreadsheet, MonicaHQ, Invoice Ninja, Laravel Boilerplate, Pyrocms, Polrproject, Laravel Generator, Pigjian, Vuedo, Laravel Charts, Laravel IO, Lavalite, Laravel Zero, Voten, Council, Canvas, Bookstackapp, and Apiato.
1. https://koel.phanan.net
Koel is a web based personal audio streaming application which uses VueJS on the client side and Laravel on the server side. Built by web developers for web developers, Koel makes use of many modern web technologies such as Flexbox, Vue, Laravel, and drag-and-drop API. Check out the documentation for more as well as the github repository.
2. https://cachethq.io
CachetHQ is an open source status page system for everyone. Some of the features of Cachet include a sweet design utilizing Bootstrap, a fully integrated translation system, a nice JSON API, scheduled maintenance tools, visual metrics, and two factor authentication. Find it on github here.
3. http://flarum.org
Flarum is a nice build of software for forum discussions. It has a Two-Pane Interface, Infinite Scrolling, Floating Composer. Touch Optimization, Smooth Animations, Swipe Gestures, and is very fast and lightweight. Get it from github.
4. http://octobercms.com
October CMS is a Free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on the Laravel PHP Framework. It’s branded as simple, modern, universal, extendable, fun to use, reliable, and easy to learn.
It’s repository is also on github.
5. https://laravelvoyager.com
Need an administrative interface for your Laravel application? Then you need to check out Voyager, the missing Laravel Admin. Voyager is a Laravel Admin Package that includes BREAD(CRUD) operations, a media manager, menu builder, and much more. Github Repository.
6. http://jwt-auth.com
Ready to use JSON Web Token Authentication for Laravel & Lumen – get it from Github.
7. Laravel PhpSpreadsheet
Laravel Excel features: Easily export collections to Excel, Export queries with automatic chunking for better performance, Queue exports for better performance, Easily export Blade views to Excel. Github link.
8. https://monicahq.com
You can’t remember all the things you need to remember. Monica helps you remember.
Github repo.
9. https://www.invoiceninja.com
Invoice Ninja Features: Create Invoices in Real-Time, Create Tasks, Projects, & Track Time, Customize Invoices with Your Logo, 40+ Payment Options Supported, Accept Deposits & Partial Payments, Create Recurring & Auto-Bill Invoices, Build Trust with a Custom URL Link, and much more.
Get it on github.
10. http://laravel-boilerplate.com
All the crap you hate doing, already done. Programmed by developers, for developers.On Github.
11. https://www.pyrocms.com
Build better Laravel websites and applications faster with Pyro, a powerful CMS and Integrated Platform.
Github repo.
12. https://www.attendize.com
Attendize is a free & open-source ticket selling and event management platform. Github repo.
13. https://polrproject.org
Polr is a quick, modern, and open-source link shortener. It allows you to host your own URL shortener, to brand your URLs, and to gain control over your data. Found on Github.
14. Laravel Generator
Laravel Generator – Get your APIs and Admin Panel ready in minutes. Laravel Generator to generate CRUD, APIs, Test Cases and Swagger Documentation. Github repo.
15. https://www.pigjian.com
PJ Blog is an open source blog built with Laravel and Vue.js. Github repo.
16. Vuedo
Vuedo is a blog platform, built with Laravel and Vue.js. Get it on github.
17. Laravel Charts
Super powerful charting using Laravel and associated charting software. On Github.
18. Laravel IO
The code that powers the popular Laravel IO community forum. Github repo.
19. https://lavalite.org
Lavalite is a CMS that has a standardized collection of tools and packages that are used to build and maintain a sustainable web presence. Github repo.
20. https://laravel-zero.com
Micro-framework for console/command-line applications, Simple and lightweight, Built on top of the Laravel components. Github code.
21. https://voten.co
Like Reddit, but better. Github Repo.
22. Council
This is an open source forum that was built and maintained at Laracasts.com. Github repo.
23. https://cnvs.io
Simple, Powerful Blog Publishing Platform built with Laravel. Github repo.
24. https://www.bookstackapp.com
Simple & Free Wiki Software – BookStack is a simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information. Github repository.
25. Apiato
An open source framework for building scalable and testable API-Centric Apps with PHP on top of the latest stable version of Laravel. Available on Github.
Popular Applications and Websites Built With Laravel Summary
Hopefully you enjoyed this collection of apps, sites, and content management systems built with the popular Laravel framework. Perhaps you may find one of these repositories useful as a starter for your own project or simply as inspiration for your next Laravel based project.
