Bring Dead Projects Back to Life.
Phoenix is the global platform where developers discover abandoned software, adopt promising ideas, and collaborate to revive them together.
A headless component library for design systems
Lumen UI was an ambitious headless component library focused on accessibility-first primitives. The maintainer stepped away after a career change, but the architecture is solid and ~60% of components are production ready. It needs someone to finish the remaining primitives, ship docs, and cut a stable release.
Self-hostable static site host with edge routing
TinyHost is a minimal, self-hostable static hosting platform with built-in edge routing and instant rollbacks. It got popular fast but the founders pivoted to a different startup. The core is stable and well-tested — it mostly needs dependency upgrades and a maintained CLI.
Local-first markdown notes with sync
A beautiful local-first markdown note taking app with optional end-to-end encrypted sync. The solo developer ran out of funding. UI is polished and the sync engine works — it needs mobile builds and a community to grow plugins.
Everything you need to revive a project
From discovery to a shipped release, Phoenix gives developers the tools to give great software a second life.
Discover abandoned gems
Browse thousands of curated open-source projects that lost their maintainers but still have huge potential.
Adopt with confidence
Request adoption, review the codebase health, and take ownership with a clear, transparent handoff.
Collaborate globally
Form revival teams with developers around the world and split the work that brings a project back.
Seamless GitHub flow
Connect repositories, track commits, and manage contributions without leaving your normal workflow.
Vetted & healthy
Every project gets a health score for dependencies, tests, and documentation before you commit.
Ship the revival
Cut new releases, grow the community, and celebrate projects that rise from the ashes.
How Phoenix works
Four simple steps to take a project from forgotten to flourishing.
Discover
Search and filter abandoned projects by language, difficulty, and category to find one that excites you.
Adopt
Send an adoption request, review the project health, and get approved as a new maintainer.
Collaborate
Build a revival team, plan the roadmap, and split the work across contributors worldwide.
Revive
Modernize the stack, ship a stable release, and watch the project rise from the ashes.
Ready to give a project a second life?
Join thousands of developers reviving the software the world still needs. It is free to start.