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An answer to Is there any source which tabulates quantum computing algorithms for simulating physical systems? mentions the Quantum Algorithm Zoo, a list of quantum algorithms. Several answers to Programming quantum computers for non-physics majors include links to different kinds of development kits. Likewise, What programming languages are available for quantum computers? gathers a couple of good attempts at listing those.

The present question is related to the above, and yet it's not answered by the above resources.

Does a complete list of open quantum software projects exist?

Ideal answers would be: if it exists, the link to said list, and if it doesn't, a (well-formatted) as-exhaustive-as-possible compilation of open quantum software projects.

Related question: Are there any quantum software startups?

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There is a really long list of quantum software projects on Quantiki. It's mostly about quantum simulators, quantum compilers and QC programming environments.

But you inspired me to start a curated list of open-source quantum software projects on GitHub here. It should not be exclusive to the aforementioned categories but list ANY (reasonable) open-source quantum software project out there. I will be doing my best to add as many projects as I can, but it would be great if some of you would contribute!

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    $\begingroup$ This is awesome! I'm passing the information on the person that actually made the request on twitter, I think they will be delighted. $\endgroup$
    – agaitaarino
    Apr 25, 2018 at 16:56
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    $\begingroup$ Beware that one problem with the quantiki list is that it's too comprehensive. It's hard to find what you want, and there's quite a few dead projects on there. $\endgroup$
    – Craig Gidney
    Apr 25, 2018 at 23:10
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To follow up on esduran's answer, another great source is the Quantum Open Source Foundation, run the authors of the same paper. It contains a constantly updated list of all open source projects in quantum computation, which ones are active, good learning resources and community channels, as well as evaluations of the bigger software packages.

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Since this question is still open, I thought I'd share a great paper by professor Pete Wittek titled Open Source Software in Quantum Computing. Dr. Wittek has compiled a list of some open-source quantum computing projects with evaluations based on criteria such as documentation, license, etc. Dr. Wittek also provides a sort of call-to-action to get more people involved in advancing the quantum software stack

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