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tmux/tmux

tmux source code

AI dev

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Updated: 2026-08-28
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2007-07-09
License: ISC
Issues: 33 open

48,887

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Forks: 2,860
Commits: 12,057 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: 2026-08-06
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2001-02-24
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,121 open

36,382

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Forks: 3,458
Commits: 55,365 commits
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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
License: MIT
Issues: 249 open

29,465

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Forks: 744
Commits: 1,706 commits
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fastfetch-cli/fastfetch

A maintained, feature-rich and performance oriented, neofetch like system information tool.

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C CMake

GitHub topics

#bsdfetch #command-line #fastfetch #fetch #flashfetch #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-29
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2021-02-18
License: MIT
Issues: 68 open

24,003

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Forks: 849
Commits: 7,598 commits
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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: 2026-08-09
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2006-01-14
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 292 open

23,990

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Forks: 1,673
Commits: 13,520 commits
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jarun/nnn

n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager

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GitHub topics

#android #batch-rename #c #cli #command-line #developer-tools

Updated: 2026-08-26
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2014-10-07
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 4 open

21,838

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Forks: 815
Commits: 4,632 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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GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-27
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 8 open

19,531

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Forks: 829
Commits: 644 commits
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davatorium/rofi

Rofi: A window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement

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C Meson

GitHub topics

#application-launcher #c #dmenu #dmenu-replacement #i3 #linux

Updated: 2026-07-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-06-29
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 112 open

16,287

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Forks: 694
Commits: 4,343 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: 2026-08-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2009-04-07
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 623 open

12,910

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Forks: 1,399
Commits: 46,790 commits
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flightlessmango/MangoHud

A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more.

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C Meson pip

GitHub topics

#benchmarking #hud #linux #monitoring #opengl #vulkan

Updated: 2026-07-29
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-01-28
License: MIT
Issues: 311 open

8,894

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Forks: 415
Commits: 2,578 commits
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cmus/cmus

Small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems.

Stack

Updated: 2026-01-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-06-05
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 226 open

6,190

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Forks: 521
Commits: 2,372 commits
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FeralInteractive/gamemode

Optimise Linux system performance on demand

Stack

C Meson

GitHub topics

#linux #videogames

Updated: 2026-06-15
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-12-11
License: BSD-3-Clause
Issues: 214 open

5,952

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Forks: 215
Commits: 740 commits
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dunst-project/dunst

Lightweight and customizable notification daemon

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C Meson

GitHub topics

#c #dbus #libnotify #notification-daemon #wayland #x11

Updated: 2026-06-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-09-07
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 120 open

5,562

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Forks: 380
Commits: 2,639 commits
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emersion/mako

A lightweight Wayland notification daemon

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C Meson

GitHub topics

#cli #notifications #swaywm #wayland

Updated: 2026-06-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-04-22
License: MIT
Issues: 133 open

3,210

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Forks: 172
Commits: 650 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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FDH2/UxPlay

AirPlay Unix mirroring server

Stack

C CMake

Updated: 2026-07-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-04-15
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 21 open

2,941

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Forks: 187
Commits: 1,461 commits
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GrapheneOS/hardened_malloc

Hardened allocator designed for modern systems. It has integration into Android's Bionic libc and can be used externally with musl and glibc as a dynamic library for use on other Linux-based platforms. It will gain more portability/integration over time.

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GitHub topics

#grapheneos #hardening #malloc #malloc-library #memory #memory-allocation

Updated: 2026-08-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-08-21
License: MIT
Issues: 54 open

1,968

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Forks: 157
Commits: 813 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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DeaDBeeF-Player/deadbeef

DeaDBeeF Player

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#audio-player #c #cross-platform #customizable-ui #linux-app #mac-app

Updated: 2026-07-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-07-03
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 376 open

1,945

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Forks: 207
Commits: 12,099 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Audio4Linux/JDSP4Linux

An audio effect processor for PipeWire and PulseAudio clients

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C Qt CMake .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#audio #dsp #effects #equalizer #gst #gst-plugin

Updated: 2026-05-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-08-02
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 67 open

1,494

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Forks: 52
Commits: 1,111 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jtheoof/swappy

A Wayland native snapshot editing tool, inspired by Snappy on macOS

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C Meson npm

GitHub topics

#annotation-tool #screenshot #snappy #snapshot #sway #wayland

Updated: 2025-12-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-19
License: MIT
Issues: 47 open

1,493

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Forks: 63
Commits: 320 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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celluloid-player/celluloid

A simple GTK+ frontend for mpv

Stack

C Meson

GitHub topics

#audio-player #c #celluloid #gnome-mpv #gtk #gtk4

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2014-07-30
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 285 open

1,444

stars

Forks: 108
Commits: 1,895 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jarcode-foss/glava

GLava - OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer

Stack

C Meson

GitHub topics

#audio-visualizer #linux #opengl #shaders

Updated: 2024-01-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-26
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 99 open

1,272

stars

Forks: 72
Commits: 332 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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cococry/ragnar

Minimal, flexible & user-friendly X tiling window manager

Stack

GitHub topics

#i3 #linux #tiling-window-manager #window-manager #x11

Updated: 2026-07-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-13
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 17 open

1,243

stars

Forks: 29
Commits: 391 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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aurelienpierreeng/ansel

A Darktable fork minus the bloat plus some design vision.

AI dev

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#darktable #editing-image #photography #raw

Updated: 2026-08-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2009-04-07
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 76 open

1,013

stars

Forks: 40
Commits: 38,936 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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geekuillaume/soundsync

Virtual cables between any audio source and any speaker in your home

Archived

Stack

C Electron Express React CMake .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#audio #javascript #multi-room #music #nodejs #synchronization

Updated: 2023-03-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-01-04
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 90 open

893

stars

Forks: 43
Commits: 924 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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ad-oliviero/uwufetch

A meme system info tool for Linux, based on nyan/uwu trend on r/linuxmasterrace.

Stack

GitHub topics

#linux #memes #uwu

Updated: 2026-04-14
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-01-18
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 10 open

813

stars

Forks: 50
Commits: 630 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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khanhduytran0/SparseBox

On-device toolbox?

Stack

C Swift Package Manager

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-09-07
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 68 open

603

stars

Forks: 177
Commits: 72 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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0xilis/LetMePass

Bypasses YouTube's version alert

Stack

Updated: 2025-03-23
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2024-01-24
License: MIT
Issues: 2 open

stars

Forks: 9
Commits: 15 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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