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jlevy/the-art-of-command-line

Master the command line, in one page

GitHub topics

#bash #documentation #linux #macos #unix #windows

Updated: 2024-06-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2015-05-20
License: Unknown
Issues: 255 open

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Forks: 14,828
Commits: 1,218 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +102 +0.1%
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rustdesk/rustdesk

An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

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Rust Android Flutter Shelf Cargo CMake CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#android #anydesk #dart #flatpak #flutter #flutter-apps

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2020-09-28
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 114 open

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Forks: 17,860
Commits: 11,230 commits
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alacritty/alacritty

A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#bsd #gpu #linux #macos #opengl #rust

Updated: 2026-06-22
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2016-02-21
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 340 open

64,813

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Forks: 3,524
Commits: 2,488 commits
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tldr-pages/tldr

Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.

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Markdown npm pip

GitHub topics

#android #bsd #cheatsheet #cheatsheets #cli #command-line

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-08
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 311 open

63,123

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Forks: 5,338
Commits: 23,159 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +40 +0.1%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +66 +0.3%

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agalwood/Motrix

A full-featured download manager.

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JavaScript Electron Express Vue npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#aria2 #bittorrent #bt #download #download-manager #electron

Updated: 2024-07-11
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2018-12-19
License: MIT
Issues: 780 open

52,173

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Forks: 4,888
Commits: 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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Rust Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#android #asyncio #cli #command-line #concurrency #cross-platform

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2023-07-08
License: MIT
Issues: 66 open

40,100

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Forks: 923
Commits: 1,451 commits
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GyulyVGC/sniffnet

Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic 🕵️‍♂️

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#application #gui #iced #linux #macos #network

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2022-08-05
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 66 open

40,048

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Forks: 1,775
Commits: 2,970 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: -13 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +4 +0.1%

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utmapp/UTM

Virtual machines for iOS and macOS

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Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#apple #emulation #ios #jailbreak #macos #qemu

Updated: 2026-06-08
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2019-04-12
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1,079 open

34,697

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Forks: 1,755
Commits: 3,741 commits
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FreeCAD/FreeCAD

Official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.

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C++ Qt CMake .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#3d #3d-printing #architecture #bim #cad #cam

Updated: 2026-07-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-10-10
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 4,029 open

32,021

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Forks: 5,749
Commits: 47,601 commits
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DevToys-app/DevToys

A Swiss Army knife for developers.

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C# ASP.NET Core .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#blazor #cross-platform #csharp #desktop #desktop-app #desktop-application

Updated: 2026-02-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-09-05
License: MIT
Issues: 335 open

31,765

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Forks: 1,751
Commits: 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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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
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 878 open

27,817

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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.

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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
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 11 open

23,654

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Forks: 894
Commits: 1,573 commits
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brave/brave-browser

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

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npm

GitHub topics

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

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

22,993

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Forks: 3,133
Commits: 11,248 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: 2026-06-18
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-27
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 8 open

19,278

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Forks: 819
Commits: 641 commits
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kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic

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

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C++

GitHub topics

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

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

19,090

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Forks: 769
Commits: 461 commits
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lwouis/alt-tab-macos

Windows alt-tab on macOS

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Swift npm Pipenv

GitHub topics

#alt-tab #alttab #expose #macos #mission-control #task-switcher

Updated: 2026-06-29
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-08-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 84 open

15,994

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Forks: 737
Commits: 1,873 commits
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dail8859/NotepadNext

A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++

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C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#desktop #editor #linux #macos #notepad #notepad-plus-plus

Updated: 2026-07-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 90 open

14,355

stars

Forks: 897
Commits: 1,037 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 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.

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C# Avalonia .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#avalonia #avif #cross-platform #csharp #dotnet #heic

Updated: 2026-07-13
Lists: 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%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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Zettlr/Zettlr

Your One-Stop Publication Workbench

Stack

TypeScript Electron Vue Yarn

GitHub topics

#desktop #docx #electron #html #languages #libreoffice

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2017-12-26
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 495 open

13,233

stars

Forks: 809
Commits: 9,203 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jtroo/kanata

Improve keyboard comfort and usability with advanced customization

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #interception-driver #keyboard #keyboard-layout #linux #macos

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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kando-menu/kando

🌸 Do things with utmost efficiency.

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TypeScript Electron React CMake npm

GitHub topics

#cross-platform #electron #gestures #linux #macos #marking-menu

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%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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Slackadays/Clipboard

😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#bash #cli #clipboard #clipboard-manager #cmd #collaborate

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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ayn2op/discordo

A lightweight, secure, and feature-rich Discord terminal (TUI) client.

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Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#client #cross-platform #discord #discord-bot #discordo #go

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%

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domcyrus/rustnet

Per-process network monitoring for your terminal with deep packet inspection. Cross-platform, sandboxed.

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cli #dpi #ebpf #freebsd #geoip #landlock

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%

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chrissimpkins/Crunch

Insane(ly slow but wicked good) PNG image optimization

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#compression #image #image-compression #image-processing #image-quality #images

Updated: 2022-06-18
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-04-10
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 11 open

3,423

stars

Forks: 148
Commits: 500 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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Dadoum/Sideloader

Open-source cross-platform iOS app sideloader (yep, even Linux is supported). Alternative to Sideloadly, AltServer, SideServer, Cydia Impactor, iOS App Signer…

Stack

D Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#cli #codesign #cross-platform #d #dlang #gtk

Updated: 2026-02-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-26
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 50 open

965

stars

Forks: 128
Commits: 133 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer

Audio visualizer and effects engine for RGB keyboards, mice, and accessories using the OpenRGB SDK. Supports Windows, Linux, and MacOS. Issue tracker on GitLab (https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/KeyboardVisualizer)

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

#accessories #audio #keyboard #lighting #linux #macos

Updated: 2025-01-24
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-08-02
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

614

stars

Forks: 98
Commits: 262 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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