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obsproject/obs-studio

OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

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C CMake .NET SDK pip

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#c #c-plus-plus #directshow #facebook-live #ffmpeg #game-capture

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-10-01
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,114 open

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Forks: 9,391
Commits: 15,621 commits
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mpv-player/mpv

🎥 Command line media player

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C Meson PEP 517

GitHub topics

#audio #c #ffmpeg #mplayer #mpv #multimedia

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2001-02-24
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,127 open

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Forks: 3,401
Commits: 55,292 commits
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asmvik/yabai

A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

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

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HandBrake/HandBrake

HandBrake's development repository

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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
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 284 open

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Forks: 1,646
Commits: 13,475 commits
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ExistentialAudio/BlackHole

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

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

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

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Forks: 819
Commits: 641 commits
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videolan/vlc

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

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C Cargo CMake Meson

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

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

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Commits: 111,113 commits
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qemu/qemu

Official QEMU mirror. Please see https://www.qemu.org/contribute/ for how to submit changes to QEMU. Pull Requests are disabled. Please only use release tarballs from the QEMU website.

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C pytest Cargo Meson pip

GitHub topics

#emulation #qemu #virtualization

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2003-02-18
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

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Commits: 130,892 commits
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darktable-org/darktable

darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer

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C CMake npm

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2009-04-07
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 606 open

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Commits: 46,389 commits
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FelixKratz/SketchyBar

A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement

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GitHub topics

#bar #customization #darwin #macos #ricing #shell-scripts

Updated: 2026-06-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-03-29
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 63 open

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Commits: 1,099 commits
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wireshark/wireshark

Read-only mirror of Wireshark's Git repository at https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark. You're welcome to submit pull requests there.

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C Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#packet-capture #stratoshark #tshark #wireshark

Updated: 2026-07-04
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 1998-09-16
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

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Commits: 99,490 commits
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asmvik/skhd

Simple hotkey daemon for macOS

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Updated: 2025-12-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-08-07
License: MIT
Issues: 154 open

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Commits: 231 commits
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justinfrankel/licecap

LICEcap simple animated screen capture tool for Windows and OS X

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C .NET SDK

Updated: 2023-09-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2010-08-16
License: Unknown
Issues: 100 open

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Commits: 3,740 commits
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FelixKratz/JankyBorders

A lightweight window border system for macOS

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GitHub topics

#border #customization #fast #lightweight #macos #tiling-window-manager

Updated: 2026-05-14
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-11-02
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 66 open

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Forks: 81
Commits: 194 commits
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archagon/sensible-side-buttons

A macOS menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation functionality for the side buttons on third-party mice.

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Updated: 2024-02-17
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-06-07
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 57 open

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Forks: 152
Commits: 28 commits
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losnoco/Cog

Cog - A Free and Open Source Audio Player for macOS 10.15+

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C CMake Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#audio-player #cog #macos #music-player #player

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-06-02
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 80 open

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Commits: 4,531 commits
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