MNIST Digit Recognition ML Frameworks

Tools and implementations specifically for handwritten digit classification using MNIST dataset. Does NOT include general image classification, other computer vision tasks, or non-MNIST datasets.

There are 23 mnist digit recognition frameworks tracked. 1 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is cair/TsetlinMachine at 54/100 with 500 stars.

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#	Framework	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	cair/TsetlinMachine Code and datasets for the Tsetlin Machine	54	Established	500	Cython
2	Marco-Christiani/zigrad A deep learning framework built on an autograd engine with high level...	49	Emerging	186	Zig
3	BooBSD/Tsetlin.jl The Fuzzy-Pattern Tsetlin Machine library, with zero external dependencies,...	48	Emerging	67	Julia
4	cair/pyTsetlinMachine Implements the Tsetlin Machine, Convolutional Tsetlin Machine, Regression...	46	Emerging	149	C
5	cair/fast-tsetlin-machine-with-mnist-demo A fast Tsetlin Machine implementation employing bit-wise operators, with MNIST demo.	41	Emerging	68	C
6	Sebastianostby/pytsetlin PyTsetlin	38	Emerging	22	Python
7	davidMcneil/mnist MNIST data set parser https://crates.io/crates/mnist	32	Emerging	22	Rust
8	Lulzx/tiny-kernel fused metal kernels for llm inference. zig + metal. no python. no pytorch.	31	Emerging	5	Zig
9	Game4all/mnist-from-scratch 🔍 Handwritten digit classifier neural network written and trained on MNIST...	24	Experimental	2	Zig
10	kevinmcfarlane/rust-digit-recognizer Rust implementation of the Kaggle Digit Recognizer problem in Machine Learning	22	Experimental	3	Rust
11	lab-key/phyzx Zig Bindings For MuJoCo & An Attempt To Be a All In One Robot Training Library	22	Experimental	3	C
12	franalgaba/neural-network-cairo Neural Network implementation from scratch for MNIST using Cairo 1.0	21	Experimental	10	Rust
13	MadLittleMods/zig-neural-networks A from scratch neural network library in Zig	21	Experimental	11	Zig
14	Kanerix/mnist-ai-rust An AI created using the MNIST dataset	21	Experimental	—	Rust
15	mattn/zig-tflite Zig binding for TensorFlow Lite	18	Experimental	37	Zig
16	RAprogramm/tsetlin-rs High-performance Tsetlin Machine in Rust. Const generics, bitwise SIMD,...	17	Experimental	3	Rust
17	ethanthoma/zensor Zig tensor library	17	Experimental	22	Zig
18	KhaledSharif/TsetlinMachine An implementation of the Tsetlin Machine in Rust	16	Experimental	16	Rust
19	mohanavel15/quark Deep Learning Library in Zig	15	Experimental	—	Zig
20	SuperKogito/Zorch Neural networks in Zig	13	Experimental	6	Zig
21	jcriddle4/tsetlin_rust_mnist Demo of tsetlin on the MNIST character data set that uses genetic and...	13	Experimental	6	Rust
22	wintermarstice-labratory/litha [WIP] A library for machine learning, neural networks, artificial...	11	Experimental	2	Zig
23	ssttevee/zig-hailo zig reimplementation of some functions provided by...	11	Experimental	2	Zig