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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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- 3 list mentions
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- 2015-05-20
- License
- Unknown
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- 255 open
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- 1,218 commits
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- +102 +0.1%
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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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- 2026-07-06
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- 7 list mentions
- First commit
- 2020-09-28
- License
- AGPL-3.0
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- 114 open
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- 17,860
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- 11,230 commits
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alacritty/alacritty
A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.
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- 2026-06-22
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- 7 list mentions
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- 2016-02-21
- License
- Apache-2.0
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- 340 open
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- 3,524
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- 2,488 commits
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tldr-pages/tldr
Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.
AI dev
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- 2026-07-17
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2013-12-08
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- NOASSERTION
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- 311 open
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- 5,338
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- 23,159 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- +40 +0.1%
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agalwood/Motrix
A full-featured download manager.
GitHub topics
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- 2024-07-11
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- 4 list mentions
- First commit
- 2018-12-19
- License
- MIT
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- 780 open
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- 4,888
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- 1,170 commits
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sxyazi/yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
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- 2026-07-06
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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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- 923
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- 1,451 commits
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GyulyVGC/sniffnet
Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic 🕵️♂️
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- 2026-07-17
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- 5 list mentions
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- 2022-08-05
- License
- Apache-2.0
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- 66 open
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- Forks
- 1,775
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- 2,970 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
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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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- 2026-07-10
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- 3 list mentions
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- 2011-10-10
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- LGPL-2.1
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- 4,029 open
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- 5,749
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- 47,601 commits
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DevToys-app/DevToys
A Swiss Army knife for developers.
Stack
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- 2026-02-25
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- 1 list mention
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- 2021-09-05
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- MIT
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- 335 open
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- 1,751
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- 1,081 commits
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- 0 0.0%
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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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- 2026-06-29
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2010-08-07
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- NOASSERTION
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- 878 open
27,817
stars
- Forks
- 1,831
- Commits
- 4,972 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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- 2026-07-05
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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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- 11 open
23,654
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- 894
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- 1,573 commits
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brave/brave-browser
Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.
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- 2026-07-02
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- 4 list mentions
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- 2016-11-09
- License
- MPL-2.0
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- 10,279 open
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- 3,133
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- 11,248 commits
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nukeop/nuclear
Streaming music player that finds free music for you
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- 2026-07-01
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- 2025-08-03
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- AGPL-3.0
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- 5 open
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- 1,299
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- 1,588 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
- License
- NOASSERTION
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- 111 open
16,251
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- 690
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- 4,343 commits
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- 0 0.0%
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end-4/dots-hyprland
Usability-first dotfiles
GitHub topics
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- 2026-06-14
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-12-25
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 592 open
15,139
stars
- Forks
- 1,245
- Commits
- 6,281 commits
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- 0 0.0%
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dail8859/NotepadNext
A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
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- 2026-07-12
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-11-27
- License
- GPL-3.0
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- 90 open
14,355
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- Forks
- 897
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- 1,037 commits
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- 0 0.0%
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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
- Updated
- 2026-07-13
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2012-12-30
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 249 open
13,740
stars
- Forks
- 726
- Commits
- 5,686 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Zettlr/Zettlr
Your One-Stop Publication Workbench
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- 2026-07-01
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- 4 list mentions
- First commit
- 2017-12-26
- License
- GPL-3.0
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- 495 open
13,233
stars
- Forks
- 809
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- 9,203 commits
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elkowar/eww
ElKowars wacky widgets
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- 2026-07-05
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- 1 list mention
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- 2020-09-19
- License
- MIT
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- 373 open
12,540
stars
- Forks
- 530
- Commits
- 717 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher
A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.
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- 2026-07-11
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-12-26
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- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 852 open
- Forks
- 644
- Commits
- 2,886 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
10,568
stars
- Forks
- 335
- Commits
- 1,439 commits
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H-M-H/Weylus
Use your tablet as graphic tablet/touch screen on your computer.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-04-22
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-04-26
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 154 open
9,391
stars
- Forks
- 377
- Commits
- 573 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
flightlessmango/MangoHud
A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more.
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-13
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- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-01-28
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 305 open
8,829
stars
- Forks
- 409
- Commits
- 2,567 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
brndnmtthws/conky
Light-weight system monitor for X, Wayland, and other things, too
AI dev
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- 2026-07-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2005-07-20
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 75 open
8,419
stars
- Forks
- 662
- Commits
- 4,652 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
subhra74/xdm
Powerfull download accelerator and video downloader
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2024-01-23
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2018-02-25
- License
- GPL-2.0
- Issues
- 852 open
7,818
stars
- Forks
- 1,178
- Commits
- 497 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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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
- 342 open
7,658
stars
- Forks
- 404
- Commits
- 592 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
AdnanHodzic/auto-cpufreq
Automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux
- Updated
- 2026-06-07
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-12-29
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Issues
- 80 open
7,613
stars
- Forks
- 351
- Commits
- 579 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
jtroo/kanata
Improve keyboard comfort and usability with advanced customization
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-08
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-05-17
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Issues
- 129 open
7,610
stars
- Forks
- 272
- Commits
- 1,487 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
bleachbit/bleachbit
BleachBit system cleaner for Windows and Linux
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-10
- Lists
- 2 list mentions
- First commit
- 2008-12-21
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 313 open
6,230
stars
- Forks
- 419
- Commits
- 7,400 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
kando-menu/kando
🌸 Do things with utmost efficiency.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-13
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-04-14
- License
- NOASSERTION
- Issues
- 55 open
6,037
stars
- Forks
- 186
- Commits
- 4,021 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
- 213 open
5,925
stars
- Forks
- 216
- Commits
- 740 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
5,825
stars
- Forks
- 175
- Commits
- 1,890 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- No 7-day history
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- No 7-day history
ayn2op/discordo
A lightweight, secure, and feature-rich Discord terminal (TUI) client.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2021-07-17
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 55 open
5,652
stars
- Forks
- 216
- Commits
- 1,502 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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
- 2026-07-06
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2024-05-16
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 36 open
5,164
stars
- Forks
- 416
- Commits
- 1,333 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
domcyrus/rustnet
Per-process network monitoring for your terminal with deep packet inspection. Cross-platform, sandboxed.
- Updated
- 2026-07-10
- Lists
- 4 list mentions
- First commit
- 2025-04-27
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 17 open
4,681
stars
- Forks
- 216
- Commits
- 607 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
Almamu/linux-wallpaperengine
Wallpaper Engine backgrounds for Linux!
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-07-05
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 223 open
4,363
stars
- Forks
- 177
- Commits
- 627 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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
4,101
stars
- Forks
- 184
- Commits
- 673 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
etchdroid/etchdroid
An application to write OS images to USB drives, on Android, no root required.
AI dev
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-10
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2018-08-12
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 8 open
3,309
stars
- Forks
- 231
- Commits
- 1,241 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
- 306 open
3,088
stars
- Forks
- 211
- Commits
- 1,822 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
3,046
stars
- Forks
- 344
- Commits
- 1,242 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
Keyitdev/sddm-astronaut-theme
Series of modern looking themes for SDDM.
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-06
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-01-27
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 18 open
3,040
stars
- Forks
- 201
- Commits
- 88 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
authpass/authpass
AuthPass - Password Manager based on Flutter for all platforms. Keepass 2.x (KDBX 3 and KDBX 4) compatible.
- Updated
- 2026-06-09
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-08-22
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 164 open
2,677
stars
- Forks
- 275
- Commits
- 1,442 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
digimezzo/dopamine
The audio player that keeps it simple
Stack
- Updated
- 2026-07-11
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2019-04-04
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 386 open
2,267
stars
- Forks
- 157
- Commits
- 2,084 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
2,206
stars
- Forks
- 210
- Commits
- 630 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
fooyin/fooyin
A customisable music player
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-13
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2022-06-20
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 293 open
2,061
stars
- Forks
- 88
- Commits
- 5,218 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
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
1,480
stars
- Forks
- 51
- Commits
- 1,111 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app
A cross-platform app ecosystem, bringing iMessage to Android, PC (Windows, Linux, & even macOS), and Web!
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-07-14
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2020-04-21
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Issues
- 233 open
1,287
stars
- Forks
- 269
- Commits
- 6,181 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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
- 98 open
1,270
stars
- Forks
- 72
- Commits
- 332 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
- Commit velocity, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
cococry/ragnar
Minimal, flexible & user-friendly X tiling window manager
Stack
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-07
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2023-04-13
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Issues
- 17 open
1,239
stars
- Forks
- 28
- Commits
- 323 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%
fdw/rofimoji
Emoji, unicode and general character picker for rofi, wofi and similar selectors on X11 and Wayland
GitHub topics
- Updated
- 2026-06-20
- Lists
- 1 list mention
- First commit
- 2017-10-29
- License
- MIT
- Issues
- 1 open
1,075
stars
- Forks
- 50
- Commits
- 431 commits
- Star growth, last 7 days
- 0 0.0%
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- 0 0.0%