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Awesome Nix

๐Ÿ˜Ž A curated list of the best resources in the Nix community [maintainer=@cyntheticfox]

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musnix/musnix

Real-time audio in NixOS

Stack
Nix
Updated
2026-11-02
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2014-12-22
License
BSD-3-Clause
Issues
13 open
Forks
62
Commits
437 commits
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0 0.0%
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snowfallorg/lib

Unified configuration for systems, packages, modules, shells, templates, and more with Nix Flakes.

Stack
Nix
Updated
2026-07-17
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2022-09-08
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
46 open
Forks
65
Commits
96 commits
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0 0.0%
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andir/npins

Nix dependency pinning. Very similar to Niv but has a few features that I personally wanted.

Stack
Updated
2026-10-19
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2021-07-31
License
EUPL-1.2
Issues
34 open
Forks
52
Commits
452 commits
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0 0.0%
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nix-community/NixNG

A linux distribution based on Nix [maintainer=@MagicRB]

Stack
Nix
Updated
2026-08-01
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2021-03-23
License
Unknown
Issues
23 open
Forks
22
Commits
450 commits
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0 0.0%
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divnix/std

A DevOps framework for the SDLC with the power of Nix and Flakes. Good for keeping deadlines!

AI dev
Stack
Nix
GitHub topics
Updated
2025-08-25
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2022-01-09
License
Unknown
Issues
54 open
Forks
49
Commits
813 commits
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mlvzk/manix

A fast CLI documentation searcher for Nix.

Stack
Updated
2024-01-28
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2020-08-15
License
MPL-2.0
Issues
14 open
Forks
23
Commits
82 commits
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