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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: 256 open

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Forks: 14,834
Commits: 1,218 commits
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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: 2026-08-21
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2020-09-28
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 133 open

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Forks: 18,597
Commits: 11,340 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: 2026-08-17
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2016-02-21
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 340 open

65,510

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Forks: 3,588
Commits: 2,491 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: 2026-08-03
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-08
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 291 open

63,273

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Forks: 5,354
Commits: 23,329 commits
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agalwood/Motrix

A full-featured download manager.

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TypeScript Electron Express Fastify React Cargo npm pnpm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2018-12-19
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 763 open

52,429

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Forks: 4,910
Commits: 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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Rust Cargo npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-21
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2023-07-08
License: MIT
Issues: 66 open

41,575

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Forks: 987
Commits: 1,505 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: 2026-08-02
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2022-08-05
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 60 open

40,286

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Forks: 1,849
Commits: 3,001 commits
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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: 2026-08-04
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2019-04-12
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1,086 open

34,879

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Forks: 1,772
Commits: 3,770 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: 2026-08-28
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-10-10
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 4,115 open

33,127

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Forks: 5,958
Commits: 48,299 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: 336 open

31,817

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Forks: 1,749
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: 2026-08-10
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2010-08-07
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 890 open

28,351

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Forks: 1,874
Commits: 4,984 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: 2026-08-19
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-12-01
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 16 open

24,136

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Forks: 918
Commits: 1,578 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: 2026-08-10
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-09
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 10,534 open

23,308

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Forks: 3,184
Commits: 11,392 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: 2026-07-03
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-27
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 8 open

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Forks: 829
Commits: 644 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: 539 open

19,227

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Forks: 775
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: 2026-08-06
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-08-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 71 open

16,162

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Forks: 823
Commits: 1,921 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: 2026-07-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 89 open

14,418

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Forks: 902
Commits: 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.

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C# Avalonia .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-07-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-12-30
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 235 open

13,878

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Forks: 726
Commits: 5,721 commits
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Zettlr/Zettlr

Your One-Stop Publication Workbench

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TypeScript Electron Vue Yarn

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-15
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2017-12-26
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 509 open

13,385

stars

Forks: 827
Commits: 9,268 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

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

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

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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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: 2026-07-27
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-14
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 73 open

6,135

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Forks: 192
Commits: 4,021 commits
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Slackadays/Clipboard

😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager

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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

5,874

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.

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Go Go modules

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-07-17
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 54 open

5,702

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Forks: 220
Commits: 1,520 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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domcyrus/rustnet

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

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

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

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
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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: 149
Commits: 500 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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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

984

stars

Forks: 137
Commits: 133 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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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
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