# FOSS Hack 3.0: Results **URL:** \ **Category:** FOSS Hack 3.0\ **Created:** [22 March 2023 07:58 UTC](https://forum.fossunited.org/t/foss-hack-3-0-results/1882 "2023-03-22T07:58:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
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We are delighted to announce the results of the third edition of FOSS Hack, which was conducted in a hybrid mode this year on 4th-5th March 2023. Lots of exciting projects were built or extended during that period. The jury has evaluated all the submitted projects and selected some based on various factors, including technical complexity, completeness, product thinking, utility and viability. Out of 179 submitted projects, 16 of them are featured here. ### Prize [Helios](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Helios) - by Ronan, Darpan and Ashwin - ₹1,00,000: A 6-degree-of-freedom rocket model is a simulation that accurately models the motion of a rocket in flight, taking into account atmospheric conditions, turbulence, and aerodynamic parameters. _Jury Notes_: Rocket model simulator to accurately predict trajectory, apogee, and other parameters of a rocket during flight. [Raven](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Raven) by Nikhil, Aditya and Janhvi- ₹1,00,000: A work messaging tool. It is designed to help teams collaborate. _Jury Notes_: Simple, open-source team messaging platform similar to Slack. It is built using the Frappe framework and can be installed in existing Frappe/ERPNext instances. [API Dash](https://archive.fossunited.org/fosshack/2023/project?project=API%20Dash) by Ankit and Ashita- ₹50,000: A cross-platform HTTP Client that can help you explore APIs. [DISS-lexia](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=DISS-LEXIA) by Maheswaran, Avinash and Joel - ₹50,000: A Chrome extension for those suffering from Dyslexia to read websites easily. [VSCode Advanced Search](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=VS%20Code%20Advanced%20Search) by Shivendu, Abhinav and Ambar - ₹25,000: A VS Code extension that allows users to do a structured search on the code and replace it. [Quick-Wictionary](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Quick-Wiktionary) by Keerthana, Prabakaran, Ram and Soundarya- ₹25,000: Browser extension to get the meaning of a selected word from Wiktionary. [Open Assistant Safety Team](https://archive.fossunited.org/fosshack/2023/project?project=OpenAssistant%20-%20Safety%20Team) by Jithin and Shahul - ₹25,000: Datasets to build a safety model for OpenAssistant(an open-source alternative to ChatGPT). The goal of this project is to flag potentially malicious user requests and nudge OpenAssistant to respond appropriately. [Kukkee](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Kukkee) by Anand - ₹10,000: A meeting poll tool. [Snipd](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=snipd) by Alaap, Chanakya, Yathin and Aditya- ₹10,000: Browser extension to annotate and organize notes, articles, and PDF files across multiple web pages. [Waymond](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=waymond) by Vishnu - ₹10,000: It is a simple hack that monitors the number of docker containers running for a given spec and deletes/starts containers if there are more or fewer containers than the ones specified in the specs. Similar to Kubernetes. It was implemented in go and it can be extended to support autoscaling AWS nodes etc [Spell4wiki](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Spell4Wiki) by Manimaran, Kanagasabapathy and Seenuvasan - ₹10,000: Mobile app for uploading audio files to Wikimedia commons and Wiktionary-based multilingual dictionary. [Vizhi Tamil](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=VizhiTamil) by Khaleel, Hari, Vignesh and Ponneelan - ₹10,000: Android application for visually impaired individuals. [Wiki-Bulky](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Wiki-Bulky) by Viji, Kowsalya, Deepak and Dilip - ₹10,000: Bulk download of media files from Wikimedia commons & Bulk upload of words with meaning to Wiktionary. [DNArchery](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=DNArchery) by Mufeed, Vivek and Vishal - ₹10,000: A DNA Sequencing/Visualization software for bioinformatics research. [Cherava](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Cherava) by Roshan, Sudev and Ajay - ₹10,000: Zero code web scraping automation tool. [Adding QUIC as transport for rumqtt](https://archive.fossunited.org//fosshack/2023/project?project=Adding%20QUIC%20as%20transport%20for%20rumqtt) by Devdutt Shenoi- ₹10,000: The MQTT ecosystem in rust ### Closing Notes We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the volunteers, mentors, speakers, RV University, industry partners, community partners, jury members and project partners who have been a part of [FOSS Hack 3.0](https://fossunited.org/fosshack/2023). Without your help and support our event wouldn’t have been possible. We thank you for your contribution to making FOSS Hack 3.0 a success. Your dedication and enthusiasm towards the cause are commendable and we are grateful for your commitment. FOSS Hack 3.0 was an exciting event with many new ideas being implemented that has enabled us to take one step closer towards achieving our mission of creating a free and open-source culture in India. We look forward to continuing this journey with all of you as we get ready for the next edition of the IndiaFOSS conference in October 2023! ### Jury Panel We had @knadh, @Anand, @idlethread, @Rushabh_Mehta and @Anil_Gulecha in the jury panel.