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flameshot-org/flameshot

Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#capture #cross-platform #free-software #gnu-linux #gui #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-04
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2017-05-10
History: 13 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 696 open

30,311

stars

Forks: 1,963
Commits: 2,320 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rxhanson/Rectangle

Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2026-06-18
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-21
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 112 open

29,352

stars

Forks: 950
Commits: 1,380 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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asmvik/yabai

A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

Stack

Updated: 2026-06-14
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-05-04
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 240 open

29,206

stars

Forks: 725
Commits: 1,706 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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micro-editor/micro

A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

Stack

Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#command-line #cross-platform #editor #go #golang #micro

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-03-11
History: 30 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,029 open

29,041

stars

Forks: 1,342
Commits: 3,529 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +30 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +3 +0.1%

Website GitHub

jordanbaird/Ice

Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #macos-app #menu-bar #menubar #menubar-app #status-bar

Updated: 2025-09-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2023-07-30
History: 53 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 409 open

28,898

stars

Forks: 815
Commits: 1,140 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +117 +0.4%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

keepassxreboot/keepassxc

KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.

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Stack

C++ CMake Go modules vcpkg

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #hacktoberfest #keepass #keepassxc #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-06-29
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2010-08-07
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 878 open

27,817

stars

Forks: 1,831
Commits: 4,972 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kovidgoyal/calibre

The official source code repository for the calibre ebook manager

Stack

Python CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#calibre #ebook #ebook-formats #ebook-manager #ebook-reader #ebooks

Updated: 2026-07-16
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2006-10-31
History: 31 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

25,361

stars

Forks: 2,631
Commits: 54,049 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +40 +0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +103 +0.2%

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sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser

Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project. Previously known as "SQLite Database Browser" and "Database Browser for SQLite". Website at:

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cross-platform #database #database-browser #database-gui #sqlite

Updated: 2026-07-04
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2003-08-14
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 834 open

24,325

stars

Forks: 2,352
Commits: 4,267 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

spicetify/cli

Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Stack

JavaScript Svelte Go modules pnpm

GitHub topics

#command-line #command-line-tool #customization #golang #hacktoberfest #linux

Updated: 2026-07-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-12-01
History: 8 history points
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 11 open

23,654

stars

Forks: 894
Commits: 1,573 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

HandBrake/HandBrake

HandBrake's development repository

Stack

C .NET SDK Meson Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#gplv2 #multi-platform #video-transcoding

Updated: 2026-06-30
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2006-01-14
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 284 open

23,646

stars

Forks: 1,646
Commits: 13,475 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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redis/RedisDesktopManager

No description.

Stack

C++ CMake pip

Updated: 2024-07-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-08-05
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 69 open

23,235

stars

Forks: 3,242
Commits: 2,166 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio

Modern and easy to use SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more. Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React Vite Vue npm pip Yarn

GitHub topics

#bigquery #cassandra #cockroachdb #database #electron #firebird

Updated: 2026-07-15
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2015-10-26
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,121 open

23,208

stars

Forks: 1,562
Commits: 9,704 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

brave/brave-browser

Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.

Stack

npm

GitHub topics

#brave #browser #chromium #linux #macos #windows

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-09
History: 11 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 10,279 open

22,993

stars

Forks: 3,133
Commits: 11,248 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

CodeEditApp/CodeEdit

📝 CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.

Stack

Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #appkit #apple #code #code-edit #code-editor

Updated: 2026-04-12
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2022-03-10
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 203 open

22,933

stars

Forks: 1,174
Commits: 2,185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements

Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS

Stack

C++ CMake Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#keyboard #macos

Updated: 2026-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-11
History: 8 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: 181 open

22,435

stars

Forks: 916
Commits: 8,262 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Homebrew/homebrew-cask

🍻 A CLI workflow for the administration of macOS applications distributed as binaries

AI dev

Stack

Ruby

GitHub topics

#cask #hacktoberfest #homebrew

Updated: 2026-07-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-03-05
History: 9 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 39 open

22,097

stars

Forks: 11,659
Commits: 439,921 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

readest/readest

Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Android Axum Next.js React Cargo Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#calibre #cross-platform #ebook #ebook-reader #epub #foliate

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2024-09-24
History: 10 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 110 open

21,965

stars

Forks: 1,324
Commits: 2,487 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

desktop/desktop

Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#electron #git #github #github-desktop #typescript

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-05-11
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,008 open

21,646

stars

Forks: 10,416
Commits: 39,735 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

JohnCoates/Aerial

Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

Updated: 2026-05-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-23
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

20,969

stars

Forks: 1,037
Commits: 1,388 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Caldis/Mos

一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Next.js React Tailwind CSS npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#homebrew #macos #mouse #osx #reverse #scroll

Updated: 2026-06-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-01-10
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 383 open

20,746

stars

Forks: 657
Commits: 1,185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

p0deje/Maccy

Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#clipboard-manager #maccy #macos

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-17
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 200 open

20,545

stars

Forks: 1,028
Commits: 1,031 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

super-productivity/super-productivity

Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. It also comes with integrations for Jira, GitLab, GitHub and Open Project.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Android Angular Electron Fastify Bundler Cargo CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#android #flowmodoro #flowtime #habit-tracker #ios #issue-tracker

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2016-12-30
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,220 open

20,416

stars

Forks: 1,814
Commits: 21,269 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

JetBrains/intellij-community

IntelliJ IDEA & IntelliJ Platform

Stack

Java

GitHub topics

#code-editor #ide #intellij #intellij-community #intellij-platform

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-11-05
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

20,301

stars

Forks: 5,968
Commits: 521,708 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

screenpipe/screenpipe

YC (S26) | Record how you work and turn that into agents. Local, private, secure. Connect to OpenClaw, Hermes agent and 100+ apps

AI dev

Stack

Rust Axum Electron Next.js React Bun Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#agents #agi #ai #ai-memory #audio-recording #computer-vision

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 8 list mentions
First commit: 2024-06-19
History: 15 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 104 open

20,196

stars

Forks: 1,982
Commits: 11,196 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +82 +0.4%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +40 +0.4%

Website GitHub

obsidianmd/obsidian-releases

Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.

Stack

npm

GitHub topics

#bases #jsoncanvas #markdown #md #obsidian #obsidian-md

Updated: 2026-07-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-05-08
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

19,546

stars

Forks: 7,300
Commits: 8,292 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ExistentialAudio/BlackHole

BlackHole is a modern macOS audio loopback driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

Stack

GitHub topics

#audio #driver #loopback #macos #virtual-audio-cable

Updated: 2026-06-18
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-27
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 8 open

19,278

stars

Forks: 819
Commits: 641 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

wulkano/Kap

An open-source screen recorder built with web technology

Stack

TypeScript Electron Next.js React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#aperture #app #capture #communication #electron #javascript

Updated: 2024-11-12
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-10
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 258 open

19,269

stars

Forks: 887
Commits: 906 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic

Background Music, a macOS audio utility: automatically pause your music, set individual apps' volumes and record system audio.

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#audio #audio-utility #cpp #macos #objective-c

Updated: 2026-06-10
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-02-19
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 533 open

19,090

stars

Forks: 769
Commits: 461 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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videolan/vlc

VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc

Stack

C Cargo CMake Meson

GitHub topics

#c #framework #gplv2 #lgpl #multimedia #open-source

Updated: 2026-06-30
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 1999-08-08
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

18,849

stars

Forks: 5,991
Commits: 111,113 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins

List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers

Updated: 2026-03-22
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-07
History: 10 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 3 open

18,681

stars

Forks: 547
Commits: 66 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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