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Asked: 2026-05-11T20:17:59+00:00

I know that Google does some open source but a lot of their assets

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I know that Google does some open source but a lot of their assets are very closed source. What are the main ones that are open source and those not?

  • Android – fully open (I think)
  • GMail – Closed
  • Search – Obviously closed
  • Chrome – Some open source bits (webkit)… but I’m not sure
  • JavaScript compilers (that Steve Yegge is working with)
  • Youtube – Closed
  • Feedburner – Closed Blogger – Closed

I am struggling to come up with big pro-OSS products from Google.

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  1. Editorial Team

    (Disclaimer: I’m a Google employee, and therefore obviously biased 🙂

    Have a look at this page for a fairly large list of our open source APIs and projects. (I’m particularly involved in Protocol Buffers and the C# port.)

    Other things to consider off the top of my head, some of which are no doubt on that list:

    You might also consider code.google.com to be a “pro-OSS product” in its own right.

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