Awesome Hackathon

Description
A curated open list of platforms, tools, and resources to help organizers plan, run, and document tolerant, fun, and productive hackathons, hackdays, and hacknights.

Website
https://github.com/dribdat/awesome-hackathon#readme

Category
Themed directories

Tags

• events
• hackathon

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Features

• Curated “awesome” style directory focused specifically on hackathon organization.
• Emphasis on platforms and tools that support organizing and running hackathons (online, offline, or hybrid).
• Coverage of:
  • Event announcement and scheduling tools.
  • Participant registration solutions.
  • Project documentation and results tracking tools.
• Distinguishes between different types of hackathon platforms:
  • Open Source platforms (🌳)
    • Typically self-hostable or deployable on cloud providers.
    • Allow full control over event and participant data.
    • Often embrace open standards.
    • Many are developed and maintained by non‑profits or volunteer communities.
    • Includes tools built in multiple ecosystems (e.g., Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby).
  • Closed Source platforms (🔒)
    • Tools whose core code is not openly licensed despite having a GitHub presence.
  • Inactive platforms (🧊)
    • Open source projects without recent releases or visible maintenance, but potentially still useful or worth reviving.
• Links to related “awesome” collections for broader hackathon context:
  • General hackathon resources.
  • Hackathon project collections.
  • Hackathon starter kits and templates.
• Connects organizers with the research side of hackathons via a dedicated Zotero library on the “science of hackathons”.
• Public contribution workflow for expanding and updating the list (via a CONTRIBUTING guide).
• Includes a Code of Conduct for community participation around the repository.
• Licensed as an open resource (license file included in the repository).

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Pricing

• Not applicable. This is a free, open, GitHub-hosted curated list of resources and tools.

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Additional Details

• Brand / Maintainer: dribdat
• Repository Files of Interest:
  • README.md – main awesome list and documentation.
  • code-of-conduct.md – participation guidelines.
  • contributing.md – instructions for adding or updating entries.
  • LICENSE – terms of use for the list.