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SFTtech/openage

Clone of the Age of Empires II engine 🚀

Stack

Python CMake pip

GitHub topics

#age-of-empires #c-plus-plus #cmake #cpp #cpp20 #engine

Updated: 2026-07-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2013-08-22
History: 44 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 215 open

14,426

stars

Forks: 1,265
Commits: 5,817 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

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

Stack

C# Avalonia .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-09-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-12-30
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 215 open

14,315

stars

Forks: 748
Commits: 5,966 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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espanso/espanso

A Privacy-first, Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

AI dev

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#espanso #linux #macos #productivity #productivity-tools #rust

Updated: 2026-08-09
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2019-08-30
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 524 open

14,242

stars

Forks: 446
Commits: 1,640 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

evilsocket/opensnitch

OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application firewall inspired by Little Snitch.

Stack

Python gRPC Go Go modules pip

GitHub topics

#application-firewall #data-breach #firewall #linux #networking #security

Updated: 2026-07-26
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2017-04-16
History: 5 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 189 open

14,026

stars

Forks: 659
Commits: 2,293 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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jessfraz/dockerfiles

Various Dockerfiles I use on the desktop and on servers.

Stack

Dockerfile

GitHub topics

#bash #containers #docker #dockerfile #dockerfiles #linux

Updated: 2024-07-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2014-09-11
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 77 open

13,936

stars

Forks: 2,503
Commits: 1,596 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

zhongyi-tong/electronic-wechat

:speech_balloon: A better WeChat on macOS and Linux. Built with Electron by Zhongyi Tong.

Archived

Stack

JavaScript Electron npm

GitHub topics

#electron #linux #macos #web-wechat #wechat

Updated: 2020-09-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-02-18
History: 10 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 208 open

13,842

stars

Forks: 2,662
Commits: 256 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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getpaseo/paseo

Orchestrate multiple coding agents from desktop and mobile

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron Expo Express React Bundler Gradle npm

GitHub topics

#ade #agents #android #claude-code #codex #copilot

Updated: 2026-08-15
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2025-10-13
History: 7 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 849 open

13,841

stars

Forks: 1,434
Commits: 4,907 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Gallopsled/pwntools

CTF framework and exploit development library

Stack

Python pip uv

GitHub topics

#assembly #bsd #capture-the-flag #ctf #ctf-framework #defcon

Updated: 2026-08-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-05-01
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 121 open

13,662

stars

Forks: 1,854
Commits: 4,653 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

nmap/nmap

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

Stack

C CMake .NET SDK PEP 517

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2005-04-11
History: 10 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 675 open

13,403

stars

Forks: 2,885
Commits: 13,724 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Zettlr/Zettlr

Your One-Stop Publication Workbench

Stack

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
History: 9 history points
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

Website GitHub

browseros-ai/BrowserOS

🌐 The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Axum Cobra React Tailwind CSS Bun Cargo Go modules

GitHub topics

#agent #browser #browseros #chromium #hacktoberfest #linux

Updated: 2026-08-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-04-28
History: 66 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 67 open

13,151

stars

Forks: 1,380
Commits: 3,488 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Canop/broot

A new way to see and navigate directory trees : https://dystroy.org/broot

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#balanced-bfs-descent #command-line #command-line-tool #fuzzy-search #hacktoberfest #linux

Updated: 2026-08-13
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2018-11-15
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 247 open

12,889

stars

Forks: 308
Commits: 2,021 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

elkowar/eww

ElKowars wacky widgets

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#desktop #eww #gtk #gtk-rs #gtk3 #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-09-19
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 379 open

12,654

stars

Forks: 536
Commits: 718 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

orf/gping

Ping, but with a graph

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cli #command-line #graph #linux #network-monitoring #ping

Updated: 2026-08-03
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-10-17
History: 5 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 50 open

12,606

stars

Forks: 365
Commits: 748 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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TheR1D/shell_gpt

A command-line productivity tool powered by AI large language models like GPT-5, will help you accomplish your tasks faster and more efficiently.

Stack

Python pytest PEP 517

GitHub topics

#chatgpt #cheat-sheet #cli #commands #gpt-3 #gpt-4

Updated: 2026-07-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-01-18
History: 1 history point
License: MIT
Issues: 121 open

12,276

stars

Forks: 977
Commits: 130 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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future-architect/vuls

Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, Container, WordPress, Programming language libraries, Network devices

Stack

Go Cobra gRPC Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#administrator #cybersecurity #freebsd #go #golang #linux

Updated: 2026-08-27
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-03-27
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 87 open

12,243

stars

Forks: 1,240
Commits: 1,912 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher

A games launcher for GOG, Amazon and Epic Games for Linux, Windows and macOS.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Electron React pnpm

GitHub topics

#amazon-prime #electron #epic-games-launcher #epic-games-store #epic-store #gaming

Updated: 2026-09-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-12-26
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 905 open

12,147

stars

Forks: 671
Commits: 2,913 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

grafana/pyroscope

Continuous Profiling Platform. Debug performance issues down to a single line of code

AI dev

Stack

Go Django Django REST Framework Express FastAPI Bundler Cargo .NET SDK

GitHub topics

#continuous-profiling #developer-tools #devops #find-bottlenecks #golang #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-08-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-12-03
History: 5 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 395 open

11,616

stars

Forks: 786
Commits: 5,805 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Kareadita/Kavita

Kavita is a fast, feature rich, cross platform reading server. Built with the goal of being a full solution for all your reading needs. Setup your own server and share your reading collection with your friends and family.

AI dev

Stack

C# Angular ASP.NET Core Entity Framework Express .NET SDK npm

GitHub topics

#annotations #cbz #comicinfo #comics #comics-reader #cross-platform

Updated: 2026-08-06
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2020-12-12
History: 7 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 176 open

11,427

stars

Forks: 645
Commits: 3,363 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

0xJacky/nginx-ui

Yet another WebUI for Nginx

AI dev

Stack

Go Cobra Gin gRPC Go Vite Bun Go modules npm

GitHub topics

#code-completion #copilot #cron #docker #go #letsencrypt

Updated: 2026-08-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-02-20
History: 5 history points
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 49 open

11,377

stars

Forks: 856
Commits: 2,533 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

krallin/tini

A tiny but valid `init` for containers

Stack

C CMake

GitHub topics

#c #docker #init #init-system #linux

Updated: 2025-05-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-22
History: 6 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 45 open

11,232

stars

Forks: 547
Commits: 244 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

GitHub

pwndbg/pwndbg

Exploit Development and Reverse Engineering with GDB & LLDB Made Easy

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest uv

GitHub topics

#binary-ninja #capture-the-flag #ctf #debugging #disassembler #exploit-development

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-02-10
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 223 open

10,822

stars

Forks: 1,261
Commits: 3,153 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

trimstray/the-practical-linux-hardening-guide

This guide details creating a secure Linux production system. OpenSCAP (C2S/CIS, STIG).

GitHub topics

#audit #centos #checklist #cis #guide #hardening

Updated: 2024-11-19
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-10-06
History: 4 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 10 open

10,821

stars

Forks: 692
Commits: 173 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

viarotel-org/escrcpy

📱 Display and control your Android device graphically with scrcpy.

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript Electron Vite Vue npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#android #genymobile #gnirehtet #gui #hacktoberfest #hacktoberfest2026

Updated: 2026-08-03
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2023-09-15
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 28 open

10,730

stars

Forks: 743
Commits: 1,522 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

popcorntime/popcorntime

Popcorn Time™ puts everything in one place. Your favorite platforms, your shows, your movies-ready when you are.

AI dev

Stack

TypeScript Axum React React Native Tailwind CSS Cargo npm pnpm

GitHub topics

#android #desktop #ios #linux #macos #popcorn

Updated: 2026-09-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2025-03-17
History: 46 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 66 open

10,682

stars

Forks: 741
Commits: 51 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

tariqbuilds/linux-dash

A beautiful web dashboard for Linux

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#dashboard #linux #linux-dash #monitoring #server #ui

Updated: 2024-04-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-10-16
History: 7 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 45 open

10,577

stars

Forks: 1,186
Commits: 864 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

phw/peek

Simple animated GIF screen recorder with an easy to use interface

Archived

Stack

Vala Meson

GitHub topics

#apng #gif #gif-recorder #gnome #gtk3 #linux

Updated: 2025-09-24
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-12-16
History: 3 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 5 open

10,557

stars

Forks: 334
Commits: 1,439 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

learnbyexample/Command-line-text-processing

:zap: From finding text to search and replace, from sorting to beautifying text and more :art:

Archived

Stack

Shell

GitHub topics

#awk #command-line #ebook #grep #linux #perl

Updated: 2024-06-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2017-03-25
History: 4 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 0 open

10,190

stars

Forks: 700
Commits: 364 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

webtorrent/webtorrent-desktop

❤️ Streaming torrent app for Mac, Windows, and Linux

Stack

JavaScript Electron React npm

GitHub topics

#bittorrent #electron #hacktoberfest #javascript #linux #macos

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-01-02
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 77 open

10,111

stars

Forks: 1,036
Commits: 2,643 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket

An operating system designed for hosting containers

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#containers #linux #operating-system #rust

Updated: 2026-08-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-04-03
History: 4 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 197 open

9,659

stars

Forks: 584
Commits: 8,096 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

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