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flameshot-org/flameshot

Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software :desktop_computer: :camera_flash:

Stack

C++ Qt CMake

GitHub topics

#capture #cross-platform #free-software #gnu-linux #gui #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-08-18
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2017-05-10
History: 15 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 699 open

30,639

stars

Forks: 1,994
Commits: 2,352 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
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rxhanson/Rectangle

Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

Stack

Swift

Updated: 2026-08-06
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2019-06-21
History: 12 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 116 open

29,688

stars

Forks: 970
Commits: 1,401 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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asmvik/yabai

A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning

Stack

Updated: 2026-06-14
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-05-04
History: 14 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 249 open

29,465

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Forks: 744
Commits: 1,706 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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jordanbaird/Ice

Powerful menu bar manager for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#macos #macos-app #menu-bar #menubar #menubar-app #status-bar

Updated: 2025-09-20
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2023-07-30
History: 92 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 414 open

29,377

stars

Forks: 848
Commits: 1,140 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +67 +0.2%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

micro-editor/micro

A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

Stack

Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#command-line #cross-platform #editor #go #golang #micro

Updated: 2026-08-03
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-03-11
History: 47 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,037 open

29,255

stars

Forks: 1,348
Commits: 3,529 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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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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Stack

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
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 890 open

28,351

stars

Forks: 1,874
Commits: 4,984 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kovidgoyal/calibre

The official source code repository for the calibre ebook manager

Stack

Python CMake PEP 517 pip

GitHub topics

#calibre #ebook #ebook-formats #ebook-manager #ebook-reader #ebooks

Updated: 2026-08-02
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2006-10-31
History: 46 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: Disabled

25,504

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Forks: 2,640
Commits: 54,200 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sqlitebrowser/sqlitebrowser

Official home of the DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) project. Previously known as "SQLite Database Browser" and "Database Browser for SQLite". Website at:

Stack

C++ CMake

GitHub topics

#c-plus-plus #cross-platform #database #database-browser #database-gui #sqlite

Updated: 2026-08-03
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2003-08-14
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 839 open

24,399

stars

Forks: 2,357
Commits: 4,277 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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spicetify/cli

Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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Stack

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
History: 10 history points
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 16 open

24,136

stars

Forks: 918
Commits: 1,578 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

HandBrake/HandBrake

HandBrake's development repository

Stack

C .NET SDK Meson Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#gplv2 #multi-platform #video-transcoding

Updated: 2026-08-09
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2006-01-14
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 292 open

23,990

stars

Forks: 1,673
Commits: 13,520 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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readest/readest

Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for avid readers offering seamless cross-platform access, powerful tools, and an intuitive interface to elevate your reading experience.

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Stack

TypeScript Android Axum Next.js React Cargo Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#calibre #cross-platform #ebook #ebook-reader #epub #foliate

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2024-09-24
History: 12 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 110 open

23,318

stars

Forks: 1,466
Commits: 2,837 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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beekeeper-studio/beekeeper-studio

Modern and easy to use SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more. Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

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Stack

TypeScript Electron React Vite Vue npm pip Yarn

GitHub topics

#bigquery #cassandra #cockroachdb #database #electron #firebird

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2015-10-26
History: 12 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 1,126 open

23,312

stars

Forks: 1,590
Commits: 9,894 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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brave/brave-browser

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

Stack

npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-10
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-09
History: 13 history points
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 10,534 open

23,308

stars

Forks: 3,184
Commits: 11,392 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

redis/RedisDesktopManager

No description.

Stack

C++ CMake pip

Updated: 2024-07-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-08-05
History: 11 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 70 open

23,224

stars

Forks: 3,236
Commits: 2,166 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

CodeEditApp/CodeEdit

📝 CodeEdit App for macOS – Elevate your code editing experience. Open source, free forever.

Stack

Swift Bundler Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#app #appkit #apple #code #code-edit #code-editor

Updated: 2026-08-04
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2022-03-10
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 209 open

22,977

stars

Forks: 1,181
Commits: 2,185 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements

Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS

Stack

C++ CMake Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#keyboard #macos

Updated: 2026-08-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-07-11
History: 10 history points
License: Unlicense
Issues: 15 open

22,650

stars

Forks: 928
Commits: 8,535 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

Homebrew/homebrew-cask

🍻 Default casks (upstream binary packages) for the package manager for everywhere

AI dev

Stack

Ruby

GitHub topics

#cask #hacktoberfest #homebrew

Updated: 2026-08-20
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2012-03-05
History: 11 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 25 open

22,169

stars

Forks: 11,835
Commits: 458,222 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

desktop/desktop

Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#electron #git #github #github-desktop #typescript

Updated: 2026-08-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-05-11
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,027 open

21,747

stars

Forks: 10,483
Commits: 39,893 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

super-productivity/super-productivity

Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. It also comes with integrations for Jira, GitLab, GitHub and Open Project.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Android Angular Electron Fastify Bundler Cargo CocoaPods

GitHub topics

#android #flowmodoro #flowtime #habit-tracker #ios #issue-tracker

Updated: 2026-08-10
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2016-12-30
History: 14 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 1,448 open

21,253

stars

Forks: 1,933
Commits: 21,716 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

screenpipe/screenpipe

YC (S26) | Open Computer History | Record your screen continuously locally and provide context to your agents (Claude, Codex, Openclaw, Hermes, Runner...)

AI dev

Stack

Rust Axum Electron Next.js React Bun Cargo npm

GitHub topics

#agents #agi #ai #ai-memory #audio-recording #computer-vision

Updated: 2026-08-25
Lists: 8 list mentions
First commit: 2024-06-19
History: 54 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 88 open

21,209

stars

Forks: 2,129
Commits: 12,806 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: +116 +0.5%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: +293 +2.3%

Website GitHub

p0deje/Maccy

Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS

Stack

Swift Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#clipboard-manager #maccy #macos

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-02-17
History: 12 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 159 open

21,127

stars

Forks: 1,096
Commits: 1,085 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Caldis/Mos

一个用于在 macOS 上平滑你的鼠标滚动效果或单独设置滚动方向的小工具, 让你的滚轮爽如触控板 | A lightweight tool used to smooth scrolling and set scroll direction independently for your mouse on macOS

AI dev

Stack

Swift Next.js React Tailwind CSS npm Swift Package Manager

GitHub topics

#homebrew #macos #mouse #osx #reverse #scroll

Updated: 2026-08-04
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-01-10
History: 12 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 394 open

21,096

stars

Forks: 668
Commits: 1,194 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

obsidianmd/obsidian-releases

Community plugins list, theme list, and releases of Obsidian.

Stack

npm

GitHub topics

#bases #jsoncanvas #markdown #md #obsidian #obsidian-md

Updated: 2026-08-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-05-08
History: 10 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: Disabled

20,971

stars

Forks: 7,627
Commits: 9,016 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

JohnCoates/Aerial

Apple TV Aerial Screensaver for Mac

Stack

Swift CocoaPods

Updated: 2026-05-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-10-23
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

20,969

stars

Forks: 1,036
Commits: 1,388 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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JetBrains/intellij-community

IntelliJ IDEA & IntelliJ Platform

Stack

Java

GitHub topics

#code-editor #ide #intellij #intellij-community #intellij-platform

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2004-11-05
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: Disabled

20,443

stars

Forks: 6,005
Commits: 525,805 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ExistentialAudio/BlackHole

BlackHole is a modern macOS audio loopback driver that allows applications to pass audio to other applications with zero additional latency.

Stack

GitHub topics

#audio #driver #loopback #macos #virtual-audio-cable

Updated: 2026-07-03
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-27
History: 13 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 8 open

19,531

stars

Forks: 829
Commits: 644 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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wulkano/Kap

An open-source screen recorder built with web technology

Stack

TypeScript Electron Next.js React npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#aperture #app #capture #communication #electron #javascript

Updated: 2024-11-12
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-08-10
History: 11 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 262 open

19,333

stars

Forks: 890
Commits: 906 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

videolan/vlc

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

Stack

C Cargo CMake Meson

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-08
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 1999-08-08
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: Disabled

19,247

stars

Forks: 6,134
Commits: 111,787 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic

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

Stack

C++

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-06-10
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-02-19
History: 12 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 539 open

19,227

stars

Forks: 775
Commits: 461 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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sindresorhus/quick-look-plugins

List of useful Quick Look plugins for developers

Updated: 2026-07-25
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-07
History: 12 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 4 open

18,736

stars

Forks: 549
Commits: 68 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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