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obsproject/obs-studio

OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

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C CMake .NET SDK pip

GitHub topics

#c #c-plus-plus #directshow #facebook-live #ffmpeg #game-capture

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-10-01
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,114 open

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Forks: 9,391
Commits: 15,621 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: 2026-07-01
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2001-02-24
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,127 open

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Forks: 3,401
Commits: 55,292 commits
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asmvik/yabai

A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

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Updated: 2026-06-14
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-05-04
License: MIT
Issues: 240 open

29,206

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Forks: 725
Commits: 1,706 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: 2026-06-30
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2006-01-14
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 284 open

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Forks: 1,646
Commits: 13,475 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: 2026-06-18
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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videolan/vlc

VLC media player - plays everything, runs anywhere. Code here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc

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C Cargo CMake Meson

GitHub topics

#c #framework #gplv2 #lgpl #multimedia #open-source

Updated: 2026-06-30
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 1999-08-08
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

18,849

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Forks: 5,991
Commits: 111,113 commits
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nmap/nmap

Nmap - the Network Mapper. Github mirror of official SVN repository.

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C CMake .NET SDK PEP 517

GitHub topics

#asynchronous #c-plus-plus #libpcap #linux #lua #machine-learning

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2005-04-11
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 702 open

13,151

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Forks: 2,847
Commits: 13,602 commits
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veracrypt/VeraCrypt

Disk encryption with strong security based on TrueCrypt

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C .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#encryption #encryption-algorithms #encryption-decryption #idrix #veracrypt #veracrypt-source

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-06-22
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 434 open

10,729

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Forks: 1,249
Commits: 2,930 commits
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wireshark/wireshark

Read-only mirror of Wireshark's Git repository at https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark. You're welcome to submit pull requests there.

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C Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#packet-capture #stratoshark #tshark #wireshark

Updated: 2026-07-04
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 1998-09-16
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

9,552

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Commits: 99,490 commits
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mikebrady/shairport-sync

AirPlay and AirPlay 2 audio player

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GitHub topics

#airplay #airplay-2 #audio #audio-player #audio-streaming #embedded-systems

Updated: 2026-07-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2011-04-11
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 20 open

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Forks: 648
Commits: 6,478 commits
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GNOME/gimp

Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp

Stack

C Meson

Updated: 2026-07-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 1997-01-01
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

6,228

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Forks: 871
Commits: 58,504 commits
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geany/geany

A fast and lightweight IDE

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C Meson

GitHub topics

#geany #ide #text-editor

Updated: 2026-07-11
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2005-11-22
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 1,242 open

3,663

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Forks: 663
Commits: 10,812 commits
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archagon/sensible-side-buttons

A macOS menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation functionality for the side buttons on third-party mice.

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Updated: 2024-02-17
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-06-07
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 57 open

2,098

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Forks: 152
Commits: 28 commits
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uroni/urbackup_backend

UrBackup - Client/Server Open Source Network Backup for Windows, MacOS and Linux

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C Android React Vite CMake .NET SDK Gradle

GitHub topics

#backup #backup-solution #c-plus-plus #freebsd #linux #windows

Updated: 2026-06-17
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2011-01-06
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

885

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Forks: 167
Commits: 6,140 commits
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SAP/macOS-icon-generator

Icons for macOS is the easiest way to create customized app icons in PNG format for your company’s internal app store. No graphic skills needed.

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GitHub topics

#customization #icons #macos #open-source #png

Updated: 2026-06-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-07-06
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 0 open

624

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Forks: 38
Commits: 115 commits
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CocoaHeadsBrasil/MuteUnmuteMic

macOS app to mute & unmute the input volume of your microphone. Perfect for podcasters.

Stack

Updated: 2018-01-12
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-09-20
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

134

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Forks: 12
Commits: 30 commits
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SafeExamBrowser/seb-mac

Safe Exam Browser for macOS and iOS

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C CocoaPods npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#e-assessment #education #kiosk #kiosk-mode #learning #lms

Updated: 2026-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-08-30
License: Unknown
Issues: 92 open

129

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Forks: 58
Commits: 6,360 commits
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dhennessy/OpenCashew

Cashew macOS Github Issue Tracker

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C CocoaPods

Updated: 2018-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-11-10
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

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Forks: 6
Commits: 7 commits
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