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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: 14,827
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: 2026-10-16
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2020-09-28
License: AGPL-3.0
Issues: 185 open

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Forks: 19,768
Commits: 11,546 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: 2026-10-05
Lists: 7 list mentions
First commit: 2016-02-21
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 341 open

65,919

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Forks: 3,635
Commits: 2,494 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: 2026-09-12
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2013-12-08
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 279 open

63,682

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Forks: 5,402
Commits: 23,689 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 #bt #download #electron #linux #mac

Updated: 2026-09-23
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2018-12-19
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 138 open

55,781

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Forks: 5,041
Commits: 1,367 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

GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-10-05
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2023-07-08
License: MIT
Issues: 64 open

42,635

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Forks: 1,039
Commits: 1,550 commits
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GyulyVGC/sniffnet

Comfortably monitor your network traffic 🕵️‍♂️

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Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#app #application #gui #iced #ip-geolocation #ipfix

Updated: 2026-09-15
Lists: 6 list mentions
First commit: 2022-08-05
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 60 open

41,117

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Forks: 1,959
Commits: 3,158 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: 2026-09-16
Lists: 5 list mentions
First commit: 2019-04-12
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 1,122 open

35,523

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Forks: 1,822
Commits: 3,810 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: 2026-10-10
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2011-10-10
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 3,985 open

34,132

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Forks: 6,171
Commits: 49,167 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: 341 open

31,931

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Forks: 1,750
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: 2026-09-23
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2010-08-07
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 892 open

28,925

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Forks: 1,917
Commits: 5,018 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: 2026-10-05
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2018-12-01
License: LGPL-2.1
Issues: 12 open

24,809

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Forks: 956
Commits: 1,604 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: 2026-09-21
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-09
License: MPL-2.0
Issues: 10,843 open

23,685

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Forks: 3,216
Commits: 11,544 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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GitHub topics

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

Updated: 2026-08-11
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-09-27
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 10 open

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Forks: 840
Commits: 648 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: 542 open

19,304

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Forks: 784
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: 2026-09-20
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2019-08-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 79 open

16,309

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Forks: 873
Commits: 2,014 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: 2026-09-03
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2019-11-27
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 91 open

14,555

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Forks: 912
Commits: 1,066 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: 2026-09-05
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-12-30
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 215 open

14,315

stars

Forks: 748
Commits: 5,966 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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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: 2026-09-29
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2017-12-26
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 543 open

13,593

stars

Forks: 846
Commits: 9,311 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: 2026-09-06
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2020-05-17
License: LGPL-3.0
Issues: 137 open

7,844

stars

Forks: 288
Commits: 1,523 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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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: 2026-09-04
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-04-14
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 63 open

6,300

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Forks: 206
Commits: 4,168 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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Slackadays/Clipboard

😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager

Stack

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: 26 open

5,917

stars

Forks: 176
Commits: 1,890 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, 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

#chat #client #cross-platform #discord #discord-bot #discord-client

Updated: 2026-10-17
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2021-07-17
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 36 open

5,829

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Forks: 233
Commits: 1,716 commits
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Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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domcyrus/rustnet

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

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#android #cli #command-line #dpi #ebpf #freebsd

Updated: 2026-09-05
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2025-04-27
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 18 open

4,993

stars

Forks: 230
Commits: 729 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: 150
Commits: 500 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, 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

1,003

stars

Forks: 151
Commits: 133 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, 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

613

stars

Forks: 97
Commits: 262 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
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