# software for humans
Source: [https://clankerfree.org/](https://clankerfree.org/)
Tired of AI slop? clankerfree is a resource that indexes projects that the authors self\-certify as not containing or utilizing generative AI or LLM technology\.
## Software hosting
[Codeberg](https://codeberg.org/)"You must not share projects that mostly consist of code written by 'generative AI'\-tools\."[src](https://codeberg.org/Codeberg/org/pulls/1253/commits/96fac426a32d1ba91ff879366d59bf1af54080c2)[SourceHut](https://sourcehut.org/)"No AI features whatsoever\."[src](https://sourcehut.org/)
## Software projects
[Alacritty](https://alacritty.org/)"Contributions must not include content generated by large language models or other probabilistic tools\."[src](https://github.com/alacritty/alacritty/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#llmai-contributions)[GNU Image Manipulation Program](https://gimp.org/)"No AI\-generated contents allowed"[src](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/blob/master/.gitlab/merge_request_templates/default.md?plain=1#L11-12)[LibreOffice](https://www.libreoffice.org/)"LibreOffice … contains no generative AI features\."[src](https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/26/libreoffice-26-8/)[NetBSD](https://netbsd.org/)"Code generated by a large language model or similar technology … is presumed to be tainted code\."[src](https://www.netbsd.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html)[Zig](https://ziglang.org/)"No LLM\-generated content, whether it be code or prose\."[src](https://ziglang.org/code-of-conduct/)
## What is clankerfree?
clankerfree software has been authored solely by humans\. This does not exclude all forms of assistive software such as IDEs, language servers or accessibility tools; only those that are implemented in terms of AI\.
### What does it mean for a project to be listed here?
A project is listed here at the discretion of this website's author according this policy:
1. the software is available under a license it considers open source\.
2. the software's authors claim that it is created without assistance from AI\.
3. the software cannot be proven to include AI in contrary to this claim\.
clankerfree does not necessarily endorse these projects\. A project's appearance on this website does not reflect an endorsement from that project of clankerfree\.
### How do I add or remove my project?
Use the tag[\#clankerfree](https://mastodon.social/tags/clankerfree)on ActivityPub and this website's author will eventually see it\.
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