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► Linux Distros

• Note - We don't curate individual distros ourselves as we feel the indexes listed are good enough to stand on their own.

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• ⭐ DistroChooser
• DistroWatch
• distro.moe - Find Random Distros
• Linux Live Kit - Live Distro Creator
• DotShare - Distro Config Index
• ArchiveOS
• OS.click
• LinuxTracker
• OpenSourceFeed
• Pkgs / Repology
• Desktop Environment ⁠Comparison

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▷ Linux Communities

• ⭐ All Things Linux - Linux Discord Server
• Linux.Chat - Linux Discord Server
• Linux x Technology - Linux Discord Server
• Arch Linux Community - Linux Discord Server
• Discord-Linux - Linux Discord Server
• Linux.org - Linux Forum
• ArchWiki - Linux Forum
• Gentoo Forums - Linux Forum

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▷ Linux Guides

• ↪️ Bash / CLI Cheat Sheets
• ⭐ ArchWiki - Arch Linux Guide / Manuals / TUI
• GameShell - Unix Shell Learning Game
• ⁠InstallGentoo Wiki / 2 or Gentoo Wiki - Gentoo Wikis / Guides
• ⁠Debian Wiki - ⁠Debian Wiki / Guides
• ⁠FreeBSD Wiki - ⁠FreeBSD Wiki / Guides / Docs
• LinuxJourney - Interactive Linux Guides
• HowToLinux - Linux Desktop Guides
• ⁠Self Managed Life - FOSS / Self-Hosting Guide / Video, 2
• HowtoForge or ⁠Comfy.Guide - Linux Server Software Guides
• Sindresorhus Guides - Linux Guides For Node.js Developers
• Erik Dubois - Arch-centric Linux Video Tutorials
• Linuxtopia - Linux Guides
• Vim Tutorials - Vim Tutorial Playlist by Mental Outlaw
• Boot-Repair - Grub Repair Guide for Linux Systems

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▷ Linux System

• 🌐 Awesome Gnome - GNOME Resources
• 🌐 Window Manager Index - List of Window Managers
• ⭐ Btop, fastfetch, MangoHud, CPU-X, Macchina, Archey4, Hyfetch or s-tui - System Info / Resource Monitors
• ⭐ TimeShift - System Restore / Backup
• Impression - Create Bootable USB Linux Drives
• anuraOS / Instance - Linux Browser Emulator
• SysmonForLinux - Monitor / Log System Activity
• Webmin - Web-Based System Admin Tool / GitHub
• screenFetch - Bash Screenshot Information Tool
• Nanobench - CPU Microbenchmark / Documentation
• ScanMem - Memory Scanner / Debugger
• pacwall - Live Wallpaper Dependency Graph / Package Status
• picom - Compositor for standalone X11 Window Managers
• keyd or xremap - Keyboard Remapping
• LAN Mouse - Mouse & Keyboard Sharing
• Input Leap - Multi-Computer Control
• auto-cpufreq - CPU Speed & Power Optimization Automation
• Fan Control - Fan Controller
• winapps - Run Windows Apps on Linux
• Teleport - Windows App Compatibility Analyzer
• WoeUSB or Windows2USB - Create Bootable USB Windows Drives
• NetBoot - Boot Linux Distros
• CloverBootloader - Windows, Mac & Linux Bootloader / Config
• zfsBootMenu - ZFS Bootloader
• Linux Heads - Minimal CoreBoot / GitHub
• GParted - Partition Manager
• Archinstall - Arch Linux Installers
• Pop!_OS Shell - Pop-Shell for GNOME
• CoreELEC / GitHub or LibreELEC / GitHub - Kodi-Based Operating System
• WSL - Run Linux on Windows / Resources / Startup Launcher / Wayland / X Server
• DistroSea - Virtual Machine
• Boxes - Virtual Machine Manager
• Linux-KVM - Virtualization Kernel module
• WebVM - Browser Virtual Machine / Discord / GitHub
• OSX-KVM, OneClick-macOS-Simple-KVM or macOS-Simple-KVM - macOS Virtual Machines
• kmon - Kernel Manager and Activity Monitor
• Kernel Map - Interactive Linux Kernel Map
• KernelNewbies - Kernel Developer Guides
• SystemRescue or Super Grub2 Disk - Bootable System Rescue Toolkits
• coreboot or Libreboot - Replace Proprietary BIOS/UEFI Firmware
• bt-dualboot - Dual-Boot Bluetooth Sync Tool
• Hardcode Tray - Hardcoded Tray Icon Fix
• open-gpu-kernel-modules - NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Module
• nosystemd - Alternatives to Systemd
• greetd - Login Manager Daemon

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▷ Raspberry Pi

• Pinn - Raspberry Pi OS Installer
• PiVPN - Raspberry Pi VPN / GitHub
• raspberrypiwireguard - Install WireGuard on Raspberry Pi
• CaribouLite - Raspberry Pi Tx/Rx 6GHz SDR

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▷ Wayland Compositors

• 🌐 Wayland Compositor Index - List of Wayland Compositors
• ⭐ Hyprland - Wayland Compositor / Arch Wiki / Simple Config, 2
• ⭐ Sway or SwayFx - i3-compatible Wayland Compositor / Arch Wiki
• river - Wayland Compositor
• LabWC - Wayland Compositor
• wayfire - Wayland Compositor
• niri - Wayland Compositor
• Waycheck - Wayland Compositor GUI

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► Linux Apps

• ↪️ Multi-Platform Readers - Ebook Reader Index
• ⭐ Bottles - Manage Wine containers
• ⭐ WineHQ - Wine Compatibility Database
• ⭐ Q4Wine - Wine GUI
• ⭐ AppImageLauncher - Integrate AppImages to App Launchers
• ⭐ winetricks - Wine Fixes
• ⭐ rofi / Emoji Selector, Fuzzel, Ulauncher or wofi - App Launchers
• ⭐ FreeRDP - Remote Desktop Client / GitHub
• wslu - Utilities for Windows 10 Linux Subsystem / GitHub
• Darling - Run macOS Apps on Linux
• innoextract - Windows Installer Unpacker
• nativefier_tauri - Turn Webpages into Desktop Apps
• Autokey - Linux Automation Utility / GitHub
• Touchégg - Multi-Touch Gesture Recognizer
• Material Shell or Forge - GNOME Tiling Extension
• Polonium - KDE6 Tiling Manager Extension / GitHub
• Bismuth - KDE5 Tiling Extension / GitHub
• Ghostwriter or Remarkable - Markdown Editor
• Gedit, Geany, Leafpad, taskbook, Notepadqq, Featherpad or nb / GitHub - Text Editor / Note Apps
• TextPieces - Quick Text Transformations / GitHub
• Durdraw - ASCII Editor
• ly - Display Manager with Console UI
• GammaStep - Adjust Screen Temperature
• Weylus - Use Mobile Device as Trackpad
• AudioSource - Use Mobile Device as Microphone
• Ollama / Discord or Alpaca - Run LLMs on Linux
• nyrna - Suspend Apps / Games
• Solaar - Logitech Device Manager
• bluetuith - Bluetooth Manager
• QR Scan - QR Code Scanner
• libimobiledevice - Communicate with iOS Devices
• Meteo - Weather App
• Client Evolution or dLine - Calendars
• todo or Planify - To-Do Apps
• Timestrap or Mindfulness at the Computer - Productivity Managers
• SafeEyes - Break Reminders
• Dijo - Activity Tracker
• Linux-PowerToys - PowerToys for Linux
• libmui - Mac Style Widget Library
• Railway - Travel Info Manager
• Wike - Wikipedia App
• Komikku, Suwayomi-VaadinUI or Manga Reader - Manga Readers
• ABS FLutter - Self-Hosted Audiobook Server
• Mako, dunst - Customizable Notification Daemon / GitHub
• DidYouMean - Grammar Check
• KTouch, typer or Toipe - Typing Practice

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▷ Software Sites

• 🌐 Rim's Linux Wiki, 2 - Linux Software / Tool Index / Discord
• 🌐 ArchWiki App Sites - Linux Software / Site Index
• 🌐 Awesome Linux - FOSS Software Index
• 🌐 FOSS Software Packages - FOSS Software Packages Index
• ⭐ Kapital Sin / Use Translator
• ⭐ The Book of Secret Knowledge
• ⭐ Linux Software CSE - Multi-Site Software Search
• Awesome Linux Minimalism - FOSS Software
• Awesome KDE - FOSS Software
• FOSS Torrents - FOSS Software Torrents
• Linux FOSS Image - FOSS Software List
• KDE Applications - KDE Apps
• Ultimate Cheatsheet
• LinuxAlt
• Plan9Port / GitHub
• tlanyan
• Flatpak or Flathub - Flatpak App Repositories
• SnapCraft - Snap Repository
• GearLever or AppImageLauncher - Appimage Managers
• NixOS / Manager, AppImagePool, Zap / GitHub, pkgx, AM or Homebrew - Package Managers
• cheat.sh - App Repos / GitHub
• AppImageHub, AppImages or Get AppImage - Download Appimages
• yay - Arch User Repository Helpers
• Apps for GNOME - GNOME Apps
• emplace - System Package Sync
• Pling / 2 - Linux Apps and Themes
• Pacstall - AUR-Inspired Package Manager for Ubuntu

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▷ Linux Video

• ⭐ mpv - Video Player
• ⭐ Haruna or Celluloid - MPV Frontends
• ⭐ Kdenlive or Flowblade - Video Editors
• MultiPlex - Torrent Watch Party / Use VPN
• MPV Shim - Cast Plex to MPV
• Gromit MPX - Screen Annotation
• Spectacle - Screen Recorder / Clipping
• AV Linux - Video / Audio Editor
• REAL Video Enhancer - Video Upscaling
• 4KTUBE or Video Downloader - Video Downloaders
• Peek - Simple Video / GIF recorder
• Linux-Fake-Background-Webcam - Fake Webcam Background
• ani-cli - Anime Streaming Terminal
• Trackma - Anime Tracking App
• LiveCaptions - Real-Time Captions

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▷ Linux Audio

• 🌐 Awesome Linux Audio - Live Audio Resources
• ⭐ SpotX-Bash, spotify-adblock or SpotifyNoPremium - Spotify Adblockers
• ⭐ SongRec or Mousai - Song Identifiers
• ⁠puddletag - Metadata Organizer
• Tidal Hi-Fi - Hi-Fi Tidal for Linux
• cmus - Audio Player
• Tauon Music Box - Audio Player
• Lollypop, 2 - Audio Player
• Audacious - Audio Player
• Rhythmbox - Audio Player
• Amberol - Audio Player
• Subsonic - Audio Player / Import Spotify
• Fooyin - Audio Player
• g4music - Audio Player
• dopamine - Audio Player
• AudioTube - Audio Player
• MOC or Kew - TUI Audio Players
• Monophony - YouTube Music Client
• ytermusic - YouTube Music Downloader
• Deezer Linux or DZR - Deezer Clients
• MusicPod - Podcast / Radio Player
• Shortwave or QMPlay2 - Radio Players
• HeadsetControl - Headset Settings Manager
• Pipewire / Plugins or NoiseTorch - Noise Suppression Software
• Qtractor - Audio Editor
• Calf Studio Gear - Audio Production Plugins
• Ensembles - Musical Performance Arranger
• Viper4Linux / GUI or JDSP4Linux - Audio Processors
• cava - Console Audio Visualizer
• Blanket - Ambient Sound Mixer for Linux
• Sunamu - Now Playing Songs Display
• CasterSoundboard - Soundboard

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▷ Linux Images

• ⭐ Flameshot or Scrot - Screenshot Tools
• photoshopCClinux - Linux Photoshop Installer
• V4L2Loopback - Create Virtual Cameras
• Drawing - Drawing App
• Feh or NSXIV - Image Viewer
• lsix - View Images in Terminal
• Upscaler - Image Upscaler
• Trimage or Curtail - Image Compressor
• MkPosters - Turn Markdown Files into Posters
• Rapid - Quick Linux Photo Importer

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▷ Linux Gaming

• 🌐 Awesome-ttygames - Unix ASCII Games
• 🌐 Are We Anti-Cheat Yet? - Anti-Cheat Game Database / GNU/Linux & Wine/Proton Compatibility
• ⭐ Comprehensive Gaming Guide / 2 / 3 / 4 - Linux Gaming Guides
• ⭐ protondb - Proton Compatibility / Steam Extension
• ⭐ Lutris - Games Manager
• ⭐ proton-ge-custom - Play Windows Games on Linux / Guide
• ⭐ ProtonUp-QT - Install / Manage Proton-GE for Steam and Wine-GE for Lutris
• ⭐ Kapital Sin - Linux Games / Use Translator
• ⭐ Torrminatorr - Linux Games
• ⭐ johncena141 - Linux Games / Search / Support
• linuxgames - Linux Games
• GameHub, Gnome Games, UnderTaker141 or Steal - Game Libraries / Launchers
• RuTracker - Linux Games / Translator / Wiki / Rules
• winesapOS - Play Games on Storage Devices
• Gamebuntu - Setup Gaming Environment on Ubuntu / GitLab
• wine-wayland - Play DX9/DX11 / Vulkan Games
• CreamLinux - Steam DLC Unlocker / Installer
• steam-tui - Rust TUI for Steam
• steam-cli - CLI for Steam
• Luxtorpeda or Boxtron - Run Steam Games on Linux
• BlueComet - Offline Steam DRM Bypass / DLC Unlocker
• RetroDECK - Emulator for Steam Deck
• CryoUtilities - Steam Deck Utilities
• GameScope - Steam Session Compositing Window Manager
• SamRewritten - Steam Achievement Manager
• Steam for Linux - Steam Linux Beta Issue Tracker
• HeroicGamesLauncher - Epic Games Launcher / GitHub
• Minigalaxy - GOG Client
• Sober - Roblox Linux Port / Vinegar (Studio Only)
• Limo - Nexus Mods Manager for Linux
• CWordle - Wordle in Unix Terminal
• NVBurner or CoreCTRL - Overclocking Tool
• dxvk - D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine
• VKBasAlt - Game Post Processing Layer
• Liquorix, Xanmod or Frogging - Linux Gaming Kernels
• Gamemode - Linux System Optimizer
• LibreGaming - Linux Game Package Downloader
• PortMaster - Port Games to Linux Handheld Devices / Discord
• Anime Game Launcher - Genshin Impact Launcher / Discord
• among-sus - Play Among Us in Your Terminal
• Gameboy.live - Terminal Game Boy Emulator
• StarryDex - Pokédex App
• QuickPassthrough - Simplified Qemu GPU Passthrough
• Gambit - Terminal Chess
• Sssnake - Terminal Snake

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► Linux Tools

▷ Adblock / Privacy

• ↪️ Linux 2FA
• ↪️ DNS Adblocking
• ⭐ Arch Security Wiki, Linux Hardening / 2 or How to Secure a Linux Server - Linux Security Guides
• ⭐ SpoofDPI or zapret - DPI Circumvention
• ⭐ CryptSetup or Tomb - File Encryption
• Securely Wipe Disk or SSD Memory Cell Clearing - Linux Disk Wipe Guides
• JShielder - Hardening Script for Linux Servers
• YouTubeUnblock - YouTube DPI Circumvention
• SShuttle - Proxy
• Lynis - Linux Security Auditing Tool
• Lockigest - Screen Locker / GitHub
• Mistborn - Manage Cloud Security Apps
• OpenSnitch or gufw - Linux Firewalls
• Tracee - Runtime Security and Forensics
• Mofolinux, Tails or Kodachi - Privacy-Based Operating System
• OpenVPN Wrapper - VPN Tunnel
• Openconnect VPN Server - Linux SSL VPN Server
• DSVPN - Self-Hosted VPN
• wireguird - Wireguard GTK GUI
• Netbird or vnStat - Network Monitors
• Howdy - Linux Facial Authentication
• ⁠USBGuard - Implement USB Device Authorization Policies
• ShuffleStacks - Create Hidden Volumes
• Collision - Check File Hashes
• WhoAmI Project - Privacy / Anonymity Tool / GitHub
• Yubikey Full Disk Encryption - Use YubiKey to unlock a LUKS Partition
• DNSWarden - DNS Adblocking / GitHub
• Firejail or Bubblewrap - Sandboxing Tools
• GoogleTeller - Google Tracking Notifications

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▷ Linux Internet

• ⭐ qBittorrent / Tools, rTorrent / 2, Fragments, BitFlu, kTorrent / 2 - Linux Torrent Clients
• ⭐ Soulseek - File Sharing App
• ⭐ Linux WiFi Hotspot - Create WiFi Hotspots
• RuTorrent or flood - RTorrent Web Frontend / Themes
• rTorrent Tools - Extended / Tools / GitHub / Mods
• BTFS - Bittorrent Filesystem
• arch-delugevpn - Docker with Torrent client and VPN on Arch Linux base
• Luakit - Lightweight Linux Browser
• browsh - Text-Based Browser
• ElectronMail, Claws Mail or dodo - Email Clients
• iRedMail, Docker Mailserver, UnInbox or Mail-in a Box - Self-Hosted Email Servers
• Akregator - RSS Feed Reader
• pass - Unix Password Manager
• Seahorse or GnomeKeyring - GNOME Password Manager
• gopass - CLI Password Manager
• KGet, Varia or GabutDM - Download Managers
• easy-google-drive-downloader or GDown - Google Drive Downloader
• google-drive-ocamlfuse - Mount Google Drive
• maestral - Dropbox Client
• ⁠openmediavault / Github or SeaFile - Self-Hosted Cloud Storage
• apt-fast - APT Download Accelerator
• Nala - APT Frontend
• aMule - eMule-like P2P Client
• Linux Router - Set Linux as Router
• ⁠1Panel - Linux Server Management Tool / GitHub
• ⁠Proxmox - Self-Hosted Server Tools
• Wayland - Linux Display Server Protocol / Tools
• EasyPanel - Server Control Panel
• Free Cloud Linux Server - Free Cloud Server Guide
• yet another bench script - Server Performance Script
• Bandwhich - Terminal Bandwidth Utilization Tool
• Rang3r - IP / Port Scanner
• sttr - Base64 Encryption / Decryption TUI
• Knapsu or Cloudbox - Media Server
• ansible-hms-docker or DockSTARTer - Automated Docker Media Server Setups
• Netflix Proxy - Streaming Service Proxy
• Docket-Jacket - Docker Jacket Container
• swizzin - Seedbox for Ubuntu / Debian
• rtinst - Seedbox Installation Script for Ubuntu / Debian
• SeedSync - Sync your Seedbox
• GNU Social - Self-Hosted Social Networking Platform
• Teams for Linux - Collaboration Platform
• Adium, Polari, Irssi or Weechat - IRC Clients
• Dino - XMPP Client
• gurk-rs - Signal Client
• ZapZap - WhatsApp Client / GitHub
• YouTube-Viewer, Pipe Viewer or Pipeline - YouTube Clients
• GrayJay - Combines YouTube, Twitch, Rumble etc.
• BetterDiscordctl - Modded Discord Client / Guide
• Nextcord - Discord API Wrapper
• Discover - Discord Overlay
• dvm - Discord Version Manager
• Rofimoji, Shmoji - Emoji CLIs

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▷ File Tools

• 🌐 Linux File Backup - File Backup App List
• ⭐ Warpinator, rQuickshare, Magic Wormhole, syncthing / Tray Support, portal, Zrok, Celeste / 2 / GitHub, Cattail or Sharing - File Sync / Transfer
• ⭐ Baobab, lf, ranger, nnn, clifm, fm, Superfile, Joshuto, Filelight, dut, gdu or NCDU - Terminal File Manager / Disk Usage Analyzers
• ANGRYsearch, CatCLI, xplr / GitHub / Discord, logo-ls, ugrep / GitHub or Achoz - File Explorers
• Dolphin or SpaceFM - File Managers
• Collector - File Drag & Drop
• Bash Upload - Bash File Upload 50GB / 3 days
• z - Track Most used Directories
• lnav - Log File Viewer / Analyzer / GitHub / Discord
• p7zip, GNU Gzip or pigz - File Archivers / Unzippers
• Pika Backup or RecoverPy - File Backup / Reocovery Tools
• Curlew - File Converter
• Boxxy - Contain Files / Directories
• Junction - Change File Associations
• Krename - Bulk File Renamer
• FSLint, kdiff3 or fclones - Duplicate File Finder
• xdg-ninja - Unwanted File Finder
• rcm - Manage Dotfiles
• PDF Mix - PDF Editor
• gscan2pdf - Turn Documents into PDFs
• Linux Filesystem Chart - File System Guide

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▷ Android on Linux

• ⭐ WayDroid - Android Emulator / GitHub / Scripts
• Redroid - Android Emulator
• PostmarketOS - Android Emulator
• Ubuntu Touch - Android Emulator
• Plasma Mobile - Android Emulator
• Mobian - Android Emulator

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▷ Terminal / Shell

• 🌐 Awesome Shell, tldr or AltBox - Linux Shell Resources
• 🌐 Awesome TUIs or TerminalTrove - List of TUIs
• ↪️ Linux Shell Index or Modern Unix
• ⭐ Alacritty, Kitty, Simple Terminal, Wave, ⁠Ghostty, yakuake, emacs-eat or tabby - Linux Terminals Emulators
• ⭐ Shell GPT, 2 - AI Terminal Chatbot / GPT
• Liquidprompt - Bash / Zsh Prompt
• utils or UsefulLinuxShellScripts - Linux Shell Tool Scripts
• Gum - Shell Script Creator
• ShellCheck - Shell Script Bug Check
• shell-scripting-tutorial - Shell Scripting Tutorial
• Command Line Guide, ManKier or LinuxCommand - Command-Line Lessons
• Bash Crawl - Linux Command Learning Game
• Guillotine - Execute Commands via Right Menu / Gnome Extension
• bash_loading_animations - Bash Loading Animations
• bash-it or Bashly - Bash Frameworks
• zx or dax - Write Complex Scripts
• Basher or bpkg - Bash Package Manager
• XTerm - X Window System Terminal Emulator
• hush - Unix Shell
• Extension Manager - GNOME Shell Extensions
• Distrobox - Use Distros via Terminal
• htop or Zenith - Interactive Process Viewers
• eza - Modern ls replacement
• explainshell.com - Match Command-Line Arguments to Help Text
• PowerShell - PowerShell
• Tmux - Terminal Multiplexer / Cheatsheet
• Zellij - Terminal Workspace
• asciinema - Terminal Recorder
• fzf or skim - Fuzzy Finders
• atuin - Shell History Management / GitHub
• cbonsai - Generate Bonsai Trees in Terminal
• pipes.sh or pipes-rs - Animated Pipes in Terminal

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▷ Ricing / Customization

• 🌐 Ricepedia - Linux Ricing Tools
• ↪️ Linux Themes - Themes for Linux
• ⭐ Elkowar's Wacky Widgets or Aylur's GTK Shell - Widgeting Systems
• wpgtk - Fully Customizable Unix Color Schemer
• Kvantum - Linux QT / KDE Theme Engine
• Polybar (X11) / Themes, Iron Bar (Wayland) or Waybar (Wayland) - Customizable Status Bars
• MacBuntu Transformation Pack, 2 - Mac Theme
• xScreensaver - Linux Screensavers
• Fondo, varietywalls, HydraPaper, styli.sh or Komorebi - Wallpaper Managers
• Video Wallpaper or Hidamari - Use Videos as Animated Wallpapers
• wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin - Wallpaper Engine KDE Plugin
• Polychromatic or OpenRazer - Linux System Light Control
• Burn My Windows - Window Closing Effects
• theme.sh, NotCurses / Wiki or Shell Color Scripts / 2 - Custom Terminal Themes
• Gorgeous GRUB - GRUB Themes
• font-manager - Font Manager
• Iconic - Add Folder Icons

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► Mac Apps

• ↪️ Multi-Platform Readers - Ebook Reader Index
• ⭐ gibMacOS or Mist - Download macOS
• ⭐ Readdle - Multipurpose File Tool
• ⭐ PeaZip, The Unarchiver, unxip or Keka - File Archivers
• ⭐ qBittorrent - Torrent Client / Tools
• ⭐ NearDrop or maestral - File Sharing Apps
• ⭐ shottr or MagicCap - Screenshot Tool
• ⭐ Aptonic - Mac Productivity App
• ⭐ Alfred, Albert, Quicksilver, SOL or Raycast - Keystroke Launchers
• ⭐ CustomShortcuts, Karabiner-Elements or ShortcutKeeper - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
• ⭐ alt-tab-macos - Alt-Tab for Mac
• Advanced macOS Commands - Advanced Command-Line Tools
• DMHY - Anime Torrent Autodownloader
• Ice Cubes - Mastodon Client
• Sky.app - Bluesky Client
• Beta Profiles - Download Pre-Release Versions macOS
• CloverBootloader - Windows, Mac & Linux Bootloader / Config
• Boot Camp - Windows Bootloader / DL Script
• Docker OSX - Mac VM in Docker
• SwiftUI Win11 - Windows 11 Desktop Client for macOS
• OrbStack - Docker Client
• Alfred Spotify Mini Player - Spotify Mini Player
• SoundSeer - Spotify in Menu Bar
• Nuage - Soundcloud Client
• foobar2000 or VOX Mac Music Player - Audio Players
• Cider - Audio Players / Free Classic Version / GitHub
• Bookshelf - Book Tracker
• LimaVM - Linux VM
• PortingKit or PlayOnMac - Run Windows Games / Programs on Mac
• OpenCore - Mac Bootloader / Config / Guide
• PlayCover - Run iOS Apps on Apple Silicon Macs
• OpenCore Legacy Patcher - Install New macOS on Unsupported Devices
• rEFind - Boot Manager
• Conky / Colors, eul, Stats, Mission Center or MacFetch - Hardware / System Monitors
• Hot - CPU Monitor
• TaskExplorer - Task Manager / Viewer
• Progress - Show Copied Data Progress
• Pearcleaner - System Cleanup / Uninstallers
• What Route - Network Diagnostic Tool
• Kexts - UEFI Kexts
• File Find or Superfile - File Explorer / Managers
• OSXFuse - Mac File Integration
• JDOwnloader2 - File Download Manager / Debloat / Dark Theme, 2 / Dracula Theme
• Go Speed - File Download Manager / GitHub / Extension / Plugins
• Progressive Downloader - File Download Manager
• FlyingCarpet - Cross-Platform AirDrop / Guide
• Adobe Downloader - Adobe Product Downloader
• Adobe Creative Cloud - Adobe CC Guides
• Adobe Packager - Adobe Portable Installer Script
• ss64 OSX - macOS Bash Commands
• Browserosaurus - Browser Prompter
• Orion - Browser with Chrome + Firefox Extension Support / Discord
• KeePassXC or Strongbox - Password Managers
• Maccy, ClipBook, clipboard-history or TRex - Clipboard Managers
• Left on Read - iMessage Client
• MacBing, LlamaChat or ⁠Mollama - AI Chatbots
• ViennaRSS - RSS Feed Reader
• Tachimanga / Extensions, 2, 3 - Manga Reader / Discord
• Dialect - Translator
• Flow - Speech to Text
• Drafts, CotEditor, TextMate, Nebo, Strflow, Kyun, Notenik or Voodoopad - Text Editors / Notes
• Agenda - Mac Notes Organizer / Forum
• Taskpaper - To-Do Apps
• Stroke - Text (You Can't Delete) Editor
• BibDesk - Bibliography Manager
• ElectronMail - Email Clients
• Microsoft-Office-For-MacOS - Office Suites
• kbdlight - Change MacBook Keyboard Backlight Level
• KeyPad - Connect Mac Keyboard to Mobile Devices
• Pinch - Trackpad Pinch to Zoom Gesture
• LinearMouse or MacMouseFix - Mouse Remapping
• Scroll Reverser - Per-Device Scroll Settings
• KeyClu - Shortcut CheatSheet for Current Application
• KeyCastr - Keystroke Visualizer
• MonitorControl - External Monitor Brightness / Volume Control
• BackgroundMusic - Volume Mixer / Auto-Pause
• BatteryBuddy - Cute Battery Indicator
• AirBattery - Device Battery Tracker
• Macs Fan Control - Fan Controller
• Hammerspoon or Bunch - Desktop Automation
• MacScripter - Automation Forum
• Find You - Track Bluetooth Devices
• Touché - Touch Bar Simulator
• Actions - Additional Shortcuts App Actions
• pock - Touch Bar Widget Manager / GitHub
• Übersicht - System Command Widgets
• Itsycal - Menu Bar Calendar
• Clocker or MeetingBar - Menu Bar Meetings Calendars
• xbar - Manage Menu Bar Items / GitHub
• MacLaunch - Manage Startup Items
• Ice - Menu Bar Manager / GitHub
• OnlySwitch - Menu Bar Toggle Switches
• Sloth - Process Manager
• KeepingYouAwake - Prevent Sleep Mode
• pongoOS - Mac Pre-Boot Executor
• Yabai, Amethyst / GitHub, 1Piece, Loop, AeroSpace, Phoenix or Rectangle - Window Managers
• Later - Restore App Sessions / GitHub
• AlDente - Charging Manager
• VMware - Virtual Machine
• Tart - Virtual Machine Manager . GitHub
• USBMap - Map MacOS USB Ports
• MacVim, CodeEdit or AuroraEditor - Code Editors
• iTerm2 - Replacements for Terminal
• BetterDisplay - Display Controller
• DisplayPlacer - Dual Monitor Manager
• Pictogram, IconSet or IconChamp - Custom App Icons
• Manila - Change Folder Colors
• Dynamic Wallpaper Club - Dynamic Wallpaper App
• wallpapper or Equinox - Dynamic Wallpaper Creators
• Plash - Use Website as Wallpaper
• 100 macOS Screensavers - Minimalist Screensavers
• DarkModeBuddy or ThemeKit - System Dark Mode Apps
• GrayJay - Combines YouTube, Twitch, Rumble etc.
• IINA - Video Player
• Yattee - YouTube Player
• REAL Video Enhancer - Video Upscaling
• Gifski - Image to GIF Converter / GitHub
• Darkroom - Image / Video Editor
• Cap, Kap or ScreenTimeLapse - Screen Recorders
• Garageband - Audio Editor
• EQMac - Audio Equalizer
• The Levelator - Automatic Audio Level Adjustments
• Guitarix - Virtual Guitar Amplifier / Plugins
• XLD - Lossless Audio Transcoder
• BlackHole - Pass Audio to Apps
• Cuterdio - Radio
• Mubert AI - AI Music Radio
• Playlisty - Transfer Apple Music Playlists to Spotify
• SeaShore - Image Editors
• ImageOptim - Image Optimization
• Perspec - Correct Perspective of Images
• Draw Things - AI Image Drawing Tool
• SD Buddy, CHARL-E or Swift Core ML Diffusers - Stable Diffusion Apps
• ColorSlurp or Material-Colors-native - Color Picker
• Use Contrast - Check Color Contrast Ratios
• Sim Daltoinism - Color Blindness Simulator
• AnimeBox - Booru Client
• Hachidori - Automatically Update MAL/Anilist/Kitsu Lists
• Magit! - Git Text-Based UI
• ProperTree - GUI Plist Editor
• NHCalc - Compute Image NeuralHash
• Does It Arm? - M2 / M3 App Compatibility Chart
• SelfControlApp - Website Blocker
• Typist - Typing Practice
• Comet or OpenArtemis - Reddit Clients
• Grayscale Mode - Grayscale Control
• MacOSIcons - Icons
• equinux - OS X Certificate Fix
• Lilu - Kext / Process Patcher
• TopNotch - Remove The Notch

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▷ Software Sites

• 🌐 Awesome MacOS, OpenSourceApple, Awesome Mac or Awesome OS Apps - FOSS App Indexes
• 🌐 Mac Menu Bar - Menu Bar App Index
• ⭐ Homebrew / GUI, Munki, MacApps or AppLite - Package Managers
• AppsTorrent
• Macintosh Garden
• MacBed
• nMac
• Haxmac
• Pure Mac
• Mac Torrents
• Macked
• AllMacWorlds
• InsMac
• MacX
• WebCatalog
• ThriftMac - Freeware
• Latest - Software Updater

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▷ Mac Gaming

• ⭐ Torrminatorr - Mac Games
• ⭐ Whisky - Automated Installer / Wrapper for Game Porting Toolkit + WINE
• ⭐ AppleGamingWiki - Mac Game Fixes / Compatibility
• ⭐ Goldberg - Steam Multiplayer Client Emulator
• SCNLOG - Mac Games
• Mac Source Ports - Run Old Mac Games
• HeroicGamesLauncher or Mythic / Discord - Epic Games Launchers
• Prism43 - Prism Launcher / Unlocker
• NASOS - Gamecube iso.dec to ISO Converter
• cemu.emiyl - CEMU Compatibility List

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► Mac Adblock / Privacy

• 🌐 Awesome OSX Security - Mac Security Resources
• ↪️ Mac 2FA
• ↪️ DNS Adblocking
• ⭐ Malwarebytes, BlockBlock or KnockKnock - Antivirus
• ⭐ SpotX-Bash or Mac_Spotify_Adblock - Spotify Adblockers
• MacOS Adblock Guide - Adguard + Safari Adblock Guide
• MacOS Privacy Guide - Mac Privacy & Security Guides
• Gas Mask - Block Ads via Host Files
• 1Blocker - DNS Adblocker
• AdGuard Safari - AdGuard for Safari
• Stay - Safari Adblocker / Userscript Manager
• Lockdown Privacy - Block Trackers / Ads
• LuLu - Mac Firewall
• Streisand - Mac Proxy Client
• RansomWhere? - Ransomware Blocker
• OverSight - Webcam / Mic Monitor
• Santa - Binary Authorization System
• DHS - Dylib Hijack Scanner
• mac4n6 - Forensic Artifact Locations
• What's Your Sign? - View File Cryptographic Signatures
• Tracker Zapper - Remove URL Tracking Elements
• LinkLiar - Spoof MAC Address'
• FileVault - Mac Disk Encryption
• Kextviewr - View All Kernel Modules
• mac_apt - Artifact Parsing Tool
• OpenVPN or Passepartout - VPN Tunnel
• MailTrackerBlocker - Privacy-Based Email Client
• Damus - Encrypted Messaging App