freqtrade

    freqtrade/freqtrade

    #242 this week

    Free, open source crypto trading bot

    blockchain
    algorithmic-trading
    bitcoin
    cryptocurrencies
    cryptocurrency
    freqtrade
    Python
    GPL-3.0
    55.0K stars
    11.4K forks
    55.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated Sep 30, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #7 among Blockchain repositories tracked this week, and #7 over the last 30 days; #242 of 2,502 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 10%).

    3 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 341 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #59 in the weekly ranking the week of Jul 5, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a free, open source crypto trading bot with support for major exchanges and management via Telegram or web UI.
    • Enables strategy optimization using machine learning and adaptive prediction modeling for smarter trading decisions.
    • Use for automating cryptocurrency trades with backtesting and dry-run features to safely test strategies.
    • Use for managing and monitoring live trades remotely through Telegram commands or a built-in web interface.
    • Use for developing and optimizing custom trading strategies with Python and integrated machine learning tools.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    GPL 3.0

    Copyleft: distributing software that includes it generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present

    Watch-outs

    • GPL-style copyleft: including it in distributed software generally requires releasing your source under the same license.

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    From the README

    Freqtrade is a free and open source crypto trading bot written in Python. It is designed to support all major exchanges and be controlled via Telegram or webUI. It contains backtesting, plotting and money management tools as well as strategy optimization by machine learning.

    This software is for educational purposes only. Do not risk money which you are afraid to lose. USE THE SOFTWARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE AUTHORS AND ALL AFFILIATES ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR TRADING RESULTS.

    Always start by running a trading bot in Dry-run and do not engage money before you understand how it works and what profit/loss you should expect.

    We strongly recommend you to have coding and Python knowledge. Do not hesitate to read the source code and understand the mechanism of this bot.

    Excerpt from the freqtrade/freqtrade README on GitHub (GPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Jul 9: +23

    +2,894 stars over 88 days across 9 snapshot days; best day +23 on Jul 9.

    Forks

    11.4K+541

    Open issues

    29-12

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