# Forem — developer ecosystem report

> The open source project behind dev.to. Part of the @MLH family.

- GitHub org: `forem`
- Category: dev_tool
- Overall score: 36.0 / 100
- Overall rank: #583
- Last refreshed: 2026-08-21

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score / 100 | Rank | Weight in overall |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Code & Polish | 49.0 | #468 | ~22% |
| Education | 51.0 | #748 | ~18% |
| AI readiness | 8.0 | #924 | part of Reach |
| Builder experience | 0.0 | #1 | ~12% |
| Community | 42.0 | #314 | ~16% |
| Reach | 47.0 | #368 | ~18% |
| Momentum | 8.0 | #813 | ~14% |

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/forem
- Website: https://forem.com
- Docs: https://docs.forem.com

## Public GitHub totals

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Repos analyzed | 12 |
| Stars | 25,369 |
| Forks | 4,739 |
| Open issues | 246 |
| Contributors | — |

## Top repositories

| Repo | Stars | Language | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [forem](https://github.com/forem/forem) | 22,768 | Ruby | For empowering community 🌱 |
| [selfhost](https://github.com/forem/selfhost) | 1,483 | Jinja | Selfhost your Forem Community on your own infrastructure 🎉 |
| [DEV-Android](https://github.com/forem/DEV-Android) | 424 | Kotlin | DEV Community Android App |
| [DEV-ios](https://github.com/forem/DEV-ios) | 367 | Swift | DEV Community iOS App |
| [DevTwitter](https://github.com/forem/DevTwitter) | 76 | JavaScript | Bringing dev.to headlines to your Twitter browsing experience. |
| [forem-docs](https://github.com/forem/forem-docs) | 51 | JavaScript | — |
| [IRL.DEV](https://github.com/forem/IRL.DEV) | 48 | HTML | There's nothing better than meeting your internet friends, IRL. |
| [admin-docs](https://github.com/forem/admin-docs) | 34 | JavaScript | Empowering Forem Creators |
| [forem-browser-extension](https://github.com/forem/forem-browser-extension) | 31 | JavaScript | The Forem browser extension which allows users to seamlessly navigate between communities. |
| [ForemWebView-ios](https://github.com/forem/ForemWebView-ios) | 21 | Swift | Forem core interface SDK |
| [udl-server](https://github.com/forem/udl-server) | 16 | Ruby | This is a server that bounces traffic to better leverage Deep Linking in mobile apps. |
| [code-snippets](https://github.com/forem/code-snippets) | 14 | HTML | — |

## Methodology

Scores are computed from public signals only (GitHub, package registries, docs sites, community platforms). Pillar definitions: https://www.smoower.com/docs.md

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