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jlevy/the-art-of-command-line
Master the command line, in one page
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- 2024-06-25
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- 2015-05-20
- License
- Unknown
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rustdesk/rustdesk
An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.
AI dev
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- 2026-08-21
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- 7 list mentions
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- 2020-09-28
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- AGPL-3.0
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- 133 open
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- 11,340 commits
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alacritty/alacritty
A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.
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- 2026-08-17
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- 7 list mentions
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- 2016-02-21
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- Apache-2.0
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- 340 open
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- 2,491 commits
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tldr-pages/tldr
Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.
AI dev
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- 2026-08-03
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- 2013-12-08
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- NOASSERTION
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- 291 open
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- 23,329 commits
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agalwood/Motrix
A full-featured download manager.
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- 2026-08-11
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2018-12-19
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- NOASSERTION
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- 763 open
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- 4,910
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- 1,176 commits
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sxyazi/yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
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- 2026-08-21
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2023-07-08
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- MIT
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- 66 open
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- 987
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- 1,505 commits
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GyulyVGC/sniffnet
Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic 🕵️♂️
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- 2026-08-02
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- 2022-08-05
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- Apache-2.0
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- 60 open
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- 3,001 commits
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FreeCAD/FreeCAD
Official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.
GitHub topics
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- 2026-08-28
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- 2011-10-10
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- LGPL-2.1
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- 4,115 open
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- 48,299 commits
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DevToys-app/DevToys
A Swiss Army knife for developers.
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- 2026-02-25
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- 2021-09-05
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- MIT
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- 1,081 commits
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keepassxreboot/keepassxc
KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.
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- 2026-08-10
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2010-08-07
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- NOASSERTION
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- 890 open
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- 1,874
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- 4,984 commits
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spicetify/cli
Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.
AI dev
Stack
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- 2026-08-19
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- 2 list mentions
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- 2018-12-01
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- LGPL-2.1
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- 16 open
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- 1,578 commits
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brave/brave-browser
Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.
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- 2026-08-10
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2016-11-09
- License
- MPL-2.0
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- 3,184
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nukeop/nuclear
Streaming music player that finds free music for you
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- 2025-08-03
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- AGPL-3.0
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- 5 open
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- 1,318
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- 1,811 commits
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davatorium/rofi
Rofi: A window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement
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- 2026-07-09
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- 2012-06-29
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- NOASSERTION
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- 112 open
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- 694
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- 4,343 commits
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end-4/dots-hyprland
Usability-first dotfiles
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- 2026-07-27
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- 1 list mention
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- 2023-12-25
- License
- GPL-3.0
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- 611 open
15,397
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- 1,284
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- 6,289 commits
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dail8859/NotepadNext
A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
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- 2026-07-31
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- 1 list mention
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- 2019-11-27
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- GPL-3.0
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- 89 open
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- 902
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- 1,048 commits
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d2phap/ImageGlass
🏞 A fast, open-source, modern image viewer for 90+ formats – including WEBP, GIF, SVG, AVIF, JXL, HEIC and more – built for smooth browsing across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
AI dev
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- 2026-07-31
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- 1 list mention
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- 2012-12-30
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- NOASSERTION
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- 235 open
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- 726
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- 5,721 commits
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Zettlr/Zettlr
Your One-Stop Publication Workbench
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- 2026-08-15
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2017-12-26
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- GPL-3.0
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- 509 open
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- Forks
- 827
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- 9,268 commits
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elkowar/eww
ElKowars wacky widgets
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- 2026-07-17
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- 1 list mention
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- 2020-09-19
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- MIT
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- 378 open
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- 531
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- 718 commits
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Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher
A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.
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- 2026-08-01
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- 1 list mention
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- 2020-12-26
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- GPL-3.0
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- 871 open
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- 650
- Commits
- 2,894 commits
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phw/peek
Simple animated GIF screen recorder with an easy to use interface
Archived
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- 2025-09-24
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- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2015-12-16
- License
- GPL-3.0
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- 5 open
10,557
stars
- Forks
- 334
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- 1,439 commits
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H-M-H/Weylus
Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.
GitHub topics
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- 2026-04-22
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-04-26
- License
- NOASSERTION
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- 157 open
9,449
stars
- Forks
- 384
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- 573 commits
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flightlessmango/MangoHud
A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more.
GitHub topics
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- 2026-07-29
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-01-28
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- MIT
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- 311 open
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- 415
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- 2,578 commits
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brndnmtthws/conky
Light-weight system monitor for X, Wayland, and other things, too
AI dev
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- 2026-07-31
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2005-07-20
- License
- GPL-3.0
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- 80 open
8,443
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- Forks
- 664
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- 4,652 commits
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subhra74/xdm
Powerfull download accelerator and video downloader
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-01-23
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- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2018-02-25
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 852 open
7,878
stars
- Forks
- 1,180
- Commits
- 497 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq
Automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-12-29
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Issues
- 79 open
7,701
stars
- Forks
- 352
- Commits
- 587 commits
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jtroo/kanata
Improve keyboard comfort and usability with advanced customization
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-05-17
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Issues
- 127 open
7,699
stars
- Forks
- 278
- Commits
- 1,499 commits
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- No 7-day history
boltgolt/howdy
🛡️ Windows Hello™ style facial authentication for Linux
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2025-07-29
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-01-05
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 347 open
7,691
stars
- Forks
- 407
- Commits
- 592 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
bleachbit/bleachbit
BleachBit system cleaner for Windows and Linux
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-08-26
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2008-12-21
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 307 open
6,736
stars
- Forks
- 445
- Commits
- 7,913 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
kando-menu/kando
🌸 Do things with utmost efficiency.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-27
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-04-14
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 73 open
6,135
stars
- Forks
- 192
- Commits
- 4,021 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
FeralInteractive/gamemode
Optimise Linux system performance on demand
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-15
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-12-11
- License
- BSD-3-Clause
- Issues
- 214 open
5,952
stars
- Forks
- 215
- Commits
- 740 commits
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Slackadays/Clipboard
😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-05-06
- Lists
- 5 list mentions
- First commit
- 2022-11-20
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 25 open
5,874
stars
- Forks
- 176
- Commits
- 1,890 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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ayn2op/discordo
A lightweight, secure, and feature-rich Discord terminal (TUI) client.
AI dev
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-08-01
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2021-07-17
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 54 open
5,702
stars
- Forks
- 220
- Commits
- 1,520 commits
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- No 7-day history
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ChrisTitusTech/linutil
Chris Titus Tech's Linux Toolbox - Linutil is a distro-agnostic toolbox designed to simplify everyday Linux tasks.
AI dev
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-08-01
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-05-16
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 13 open
5,190
stars
- Forks
- 422
- Commits
- 1,365 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
domcyrus/rustnet
Per-process network monitoring for your terminal with deep packet inspection. Cross-platform, sandboxed.
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
- Lists
- 4 list mentions
- First commit
- 2025-04-27
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 15 open
4,818
stars
- Forks
- 223
- Commits
- 655 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
Almamu/linux-wallpaperengine
Wallpaper Engine backgrounds for Linux!
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-07-05
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 236 open
4,437
stars
- Forks
- 187
- Commits
- 627 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
JoseExposito/touchegg
Linux multi-touch gesture recognizer
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2025-06-14
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2011-01-23
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 38 open
4,106
stars
- Forks
- 183
- Commits
- 673 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
etchdroid/etchdroid
An application to write OS images to USB drives, on Android, no root required.
AI dev
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-08-12
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 10 open
3,382
stars
- Forks
- 239
- Commits
- 1,245 commits
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- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
Keyitdev/sddm-astronaut-theme
Series of modern looking themes for SDDM.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-16
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-01-27
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 16 open
3,111
stars
- Forks
- 201
- Commits
- 88 commits
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- No 7-day history
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easymodo/qimgv
Image viewer. Fast, easy to use. Optional video support.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-01-19
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2014-08-18
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 305 open
3,094
stars
- Forks
- 211
- Commits
- 1,822 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
anandnet/Harmony-Music
A cross platform App for streaming Music
AI dev
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2025-12-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-02-05
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- Disabled
3,060
stars
- Forks
- 354
- Commits
- 1,242 commits
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- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
authpass/authpass
AuthPass - Password Manager based on Flutter for all platforms. Keepass 2.x (KDBX 3 and KDBX 4) compatible.
- Updated
- 2026-07-27
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-08-22
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 164 open
2,686
stars
- Forks
- 275
- Commits
- 1,451 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
digimezzo/dopamine
The audio player that keeps it simple
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-07-30
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-04-04
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 391 open
2,293
stars
- Forks
- 155
- Commits
- 2,096 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
Jas-SinghFSU/HyprPanel
A Bar/Panel for Hyprland with extensive customizability.
Archived
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-04-23
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-06-09
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 226 open
2,204
stars
- Forks
- 208
- Commits
- 630 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
fooyin/fooyin
A customisable music player
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-08-02
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-06-20
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 280 open
2,115
stars
- Forks
- 93
- Commits
- 5,303 commits
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- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
Audio4Linux/JDSP4Linux
An audio effect processor for PipeWire and PulseAudio clients
- Updated
- 2026-05-04
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2015-08-02
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 67 open
1,494
stars
- Forks
- 52
- Commits
- 1,111 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app
A cross-platform app ecosystem, bringing iMessage to Android, PC (Windows, Linux, & even macOS), and Web!
AI dev
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-30
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-04-21
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 165 open
1,311
stars
- Forks
- 276
- Commits
- 7,282 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
jarcode-foss/glava
GLava - OpenGL audio spectrum visualizer
- 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
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- No 7-day history
cococry/ragnar
Minimal, flexible & user-friendly X tiling window manager
Stack
GitHub topics
- 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
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- No 7-day history
fdw/rofimoji
Emoji, unicode and general character picker for rofi, wofi and similar selectors on X11 and Wayland
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-31
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-10-29
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 2 open
1,083
stars
- Forks
- 51
- Commits
- 436 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history