Linux / macOS

Linux Guides

• ⭐ ArchWiki - Linux Guides / Manuals / TUI
• Gentoo Wiki - Gentoo Wikis / Guides
• Debian Wiki - Debian Wiki / Guides
• LinuxJourney - Interactive Linux Guides
• HowToLinux - Linux Desktop 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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CLI Cheat Sheets

• ⭐ Linux Command Library / GitHub
• Awesome for One Liner
• You Don't Need GUI
• CommandlineFU
• Bash Academy
• ss64 Bash
• Bash Oneliner
• navi

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Linux Communities

• Note - Keep in mind it's usually best to seek specific forums for your Distro if you need help with them.

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• ⭐ All Things Linux - Linux Discord Server
• LinuxQuestions - Linux Q&A Forum
• 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
• Arch Forums - Linux Forum
• Gentoo Forums - Linux Forum

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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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• 🌐 DistroWatch - Distro Index / Advanced Search
• ⭐ DistroChooser - Distro Selection Guide
• distro.moe - Find Random Distros
• Linux Live Kit - Live Distro Creator
• ArchiveOS - Linux Distro Archive
• OS.click
• LinuxTracker
• OpenSourceFeed
• Pkgs - Linux Packages / Repology
• Linux Comparisons

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Linux Apps

• ↪️ Multi-Platform Readers - Ebook Reader Index
• 🌐 GNOME Shell Extensions
• ⭐ Bottles - Manage Wine containers / Discord / GitHub
• ⭐ WineHQ - Wine Compatibility Database
• ⭐ Q4Wine - Wine GUI
• ⭐ AppImageLauncher or GearLever - Integrate AppImages to App Launchers
• ⭐ winetricks - Wine Fixes
• ⭐ rofi / Emoji Selector, Fuzzel, Ulauncher or wofi - App Launchers
• ⭐ FreeRDP / GitHub or ⁠Apache Guacamole- Remote Desktop Clients
• ⭐ shell_gpt or shellgpt - AI Terminal Chatbot / GPT
• Darling - Run macOS Apps on Linux / Discord / GitHub
• innoextract - Windows Installer Unpacker / GitHub
• web2app - Turn Webpages into Desktop Apps
• Autokey - Linux Automation Utility / GitHub
• ProtonTricks - Run Winetricks Commands for Steam Play / Proton Games
• Touchégg - Multi-Touch Gesture Recognizer
• Ghostwriter or Remarkable - Markdown Editor
• taskbook or nb / GitHub - Note Apps
• Notepadqq, Featherpad or gedit - Text Editors
• Kate Editor - Source Code Editor
• Geany - IDE
• TextPieces - Quick Text Transformations
• 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
• Alpaca - Run LLMs on Linux
• nyrna - Suspend Apps / Games
• Solaar - Logitech Device Manager
• bluetuith - Bluetooth Manager
• libimobiledevice - Communicate with iOS Devices
• Linux-PowerToys - PowerToys for Linux
• Railway - Travel Info Manager
• Wike - Wikipedia App
• Komikku, Suwayomi-VaadinUI or Manga Reader - Manga Readers
• Mako or dunst / GitHub - Customizable Notification Daemon
• Eloquent or DidYouMean - Grammar Check Apps
• KTouch, typer or Toipe - Typing Practice

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Software Sites

• 🌐 ArchWiki App Sites or Ultimate Cheatsheet - Linux Software / Site Index
• 🌐 Awesome Linux Software - FOSS Linux Software
• 🌐 Awesome KDE - FOSS KDE Software
• 🌐 Awesome GNOME - FOSS GNOME Software
• 🌐 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
• FOSS Torrents - FOSS Software Torrents
• Open Source Linux Programs - FOSS Software Chart
• Rim's Linux Wiki, 2 - Linux Software / Tool Index / Discord
• KDE Applications or KDE Store - KDE Apps & Themes
• Flatpak or Flathub - Flatpak App Repositories
• SnapCraft - Snap Repository
• Nix, AppImagePool, Zap / GitHub, pkgx / GitHub, AM or Homebrew - Package Managers
• cheat.sh - App Repos / GitHub
• AppImageHub, AppImages or Get AppImage - Download Appimages
• Apps for GNOME - GNOME Apps
• emplace - System Package Sync
• Pacstall - AUR-Inspired Package Manager for Ubuntu

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Linux System

• 🌐 Hardware for Linux - Linux Hardware Compatibility Database / Forum / GitHub
• ⭐ 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
• htop or Zenith - Interactive Process Viewers
• screenFetch - Bash Screenshot Information Tool
• Nanobench - CPU Microbenchmark / Documentation
• ScanMem - Memory Scanner / Debugger
• pacwall - Live Wallpaper Dependency Graph / Package Status
• 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
• NetBoot - iPXE Network Boot
• CloverBootloader - Windows, Mac & Linux Bootloader / Config
• zfsBootMenu - ZFS Bootloader
• Waycheck - Lists Protocols Implemented by a Wayland Compositor
• Linux Heads - Minimal CoreBoot / GitHub
• coreboot or Libreboot - Replace Proprietary BIOS/UEFI Firmware
• GParted - Partition Manager
• CoreELEC / GitHub or LibreELEC / GitHub - Kodi-Based Operating System
• DistroSea - Cloud Virtual Machine / Allows Browsers
• 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
• bt-dualboot - Dual-Boot Bluetooth Sync Tool
• open-gpu-kernel-modules - NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Module
• nosystemd - Alternatives to systemd
• greetd - Login Manager Daemon

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Linux Video

• ⭐ mpv or VLC - Video Players
• ⭐ Haruna / GitHub or Celluloid - MPV Frontends
• ⭐ Kdenlive / GitHub or Flowblade / GitHub - Video Editors
• MultiPlex - Torrent Watch Party / Use VPN
• MPV Shim - Cast Plex to MPV
• Gromit MPX - Screen Annotation
• 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
• AnymeX - Anime Streaming App / Extension Guide / GitHub
• Shiru - Anime Torrent Streaming App
• 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 or spotify-adblock - Spotify Adblockers
• ⭐ Spicetify - Spotify Themes & Plugins / Addons, 2 / Note / Discord / GitHub
• ⭐ SongRec or Mousai - Song Identifiers
• puddletag - Metadata Organizer / GitHub
• Tidal Hi-Fi - Hi-Fi Tidal for Linux
• cmus - Audio Player
• Tauon Music Box - Audio Player / Discord / GitHub
• Lollypop - Audio Player
• Audacious - Audio Player / GitHub
• Amberol - Audio Player
• Fooyin - Audio Player / GitHub
• Gapless - Audio Player
• dopamine - Audio Player
• AudioTube, ytermusic or Monophony - YouTube Audio Clients
• MOC or Kew - TUI Audio Players
• Deezer Linux or DZR - Deezer Clients
• MusicPod - Podcast / Radio Player
• Shortwave or QMPlay2 - Radio Players
• HeadsetControl - Headset Settings Manager
• Pipewire Multimedia API - Improved Video / Audio Handling
• EasyEffects - Pipewire Audio Effects
• Werman 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
• CasterSoundboard - Soundboard

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Linux Image

• ⭐ Flameshot or Scrot - Screenshot Tools
• 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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Productivity / Calendars

• todo or Planify - To-Do Apps
• Timestrap or Mindfulness at the Computer - Productivity Managers
• Client Evolution or dLine - Calendars
• Meteo - Weather App
• SafeEyes - Break Reminders
• dijo - Activity Tracker

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Linux Gaming

• 🌐 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 / Discord
• ⭐ Lutris - Games Manager / Discord
• ⭐ proton-ge-custom - Play Windows Games on Linux / Guide
• ⭐ ProtonPlus or ProtonUp-QT - Linux Game Launcher Compatibility Managers
• ⭐ Kapital Sin - Linux Games / Use Translator
• ⭐ Torrminatorr - Linux Games
• ⭐ johncena141 - Linux Games / Search / Support
• GameHub, UnderTaker141 - Game Libraries / Launchers
• RuTracker - Linux Games / Use Translator / Wiki / Rules
• Native Linux Games - Linux Games
• 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
• SLSsteam - Steamclient Mod + DLC Unlocker
• ⁠SteamTinkerLaunch - Steam Wrapper w/ Custom Launcher Options
• AdwSteamGtk - Steam Frontend
• steam-tui - Rust TUI for Steam
• steam-cli - CLI for Steam
• Luxtorpeda or Boxtron - Run Steam Games on Linux
• RetroDECK - Emulator for Steam Deck
• CryoUtilities - Steam Deck Utilities
• SamRewritten - Steam Achievement Manager
• Steam for Linux - Steam Linux Beta Issue Tracker
• Heroic Games Launcher - Epic / GOG / Prime Games Launcher / Discord / GitHub
• Minigalaxy - GOG Client
• ⁠Online-Fix Linux - Launch Games w/ ⁠Online-Fix Patches
• Sober - Roblox Linux Port / Vinegar (Studio Only)
• Limo - Nexus Mods Manager for Linux
• ssprea-nvidia-control, NVBurner or CoreCtrl - GPU Overclocking Tools
• dxvk - D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine
• ⁠lsfg-vk - Lossless Scaling for Linux
• 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
• Gameboy.live - Terminal Game Boy Emulator
• QuickPassthrough - Simplified QEMU GPU Passthrough

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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, gocryptfs / GitHub 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
• OpenVPN Wrapper - VPN Tunnel
• Openconnect VPN Server - Linux SSL VPN Server
• DSVPN - Self-Hosted VPN
• 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 / GitHub, Fragments, BitFlu, kTorrent / 2 - Linux Torrent Clients
• ⭐ Soulseek - File Sharing App
• ⭐ Linux WiFi Hotspot - Create WiFi Hotspots
• RuTorrent or Flood - RTorrent Web Frontend
• rTorrent Tools - Extended / Tools / GitHub / Mods
• BTFS - Bittorrent Filesystem
• Luakit - Lightweight Linux Browser
• browsh - Text-Based Browser
• ElectronMail, Claws Mail or dodo - Email Clients
• Akregator, NewsBoat, NewsFlash, Photon or gorss - RSS Readers
• Seahorse - GNOME Password Manager
• gopass - CLI Password Manager
• KGet or GabutDM - Download Managers
• GDown - Google Drive Downloader
• google-drive-ocamlfuse - Mount Google Drive
• maestral - Dropbox Client
• apt-fast - APT Download Accelerator
• Nala - APT Frontend
• aMule - eMule-like P2P Client
• ⁠OpenWRT - Linux Router Firmware
• Linux Router - Set Linux as Router
• Netcat - Networking Tool
• Bandwhich - Terminal Bandwidth Utilization Tool
• iperf - Network Bandwidth Test
• Rang3r - IP / Port Scanner
• sttr - Base64 Encryption / Decryption TUI
• Netflix Proxy - Streaming Service Proxy
• Teams for Linux - Collaboration Platform
• mx moment - Encrypted Chat Client
• Adium, Polari / GitLab, 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
• Discover - Discord Overlay
• dvm - Discord Version Manager

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Server / Selfhosting

• 🌐 Awesome Selfhosted / 2 or Awesome Selfhosted UI - Self-Hosted Software Index / GitHub
• 🌐 Selfh.st - Self-Hosted Software Index
• 🌐 Self-Hosting-Guide - Self-Hosted Software Index
• ⭐ Homepage / GitHub,Dashy / GitHub, CasaOS / GitHub, Flame, Homer, Glance, Homarr / GitHub or Organizr - Home Server Startpages
• Self Managed Life - FOSS / Self-Hosting Guide / Video, 2
• Server World - Network Server Guides
• HowtoForge / GitHub or Comfy.Guide - Linux Server Software Guides
• ⁠Flutter Server Box, Webmin / GitHub, Cockpit Project or 1Panel / GitHub - Linux Server Managers / Status
• Proxmox - Self-Hosted Server Tools
• EasyPanel - Server Control Panel
• Free Cloud Linux Server - Free Cloud Server Guide
• yet another bench script - Server Performance Script
• ansible-hms-docker or DockSTARTer - Automated Docker Media Server Setups
• Docket-Jacket - Docker Jacket Container
• arch-delugevpn - Docker with Torrent client and VPN on Arch Linux base
• swizzin - Seedbox for Ubuntu / Debian
• rtinst - Seedbox Installation Script for Ubuntu / Debian
• SeedSync - Sync your Seedbox
• openmediavault / GitHub or Linux Server - Self-Hosted Cloud Storage
• ABS FLutter - Self-Hosted Audiobook Server
• GNU Social - Self-Hosted Social Networking Platform
• iRedMail, Docker Mailserver, UnInbox or Mail-in a Box - Self-Hosted Email Servers

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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 Managers / Disk Usage Analyzers
• ANGRYsearch, gocatcli, xplr / Discord / GitHub, logo-ls, ugrep / GitHub or Achoz - File Explorers
• The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard - Linux Filesystem Chart
• Dolphin / Source Code or SpaceFM - File Managers
• pigz / GitHub, p7zip or GNU Gzip - File Archivers / Unzippers
• Collector - File Drag & Drop
• Bash Upload - Bash File Upload 50GB / 3 days
• Zoxide - Improved CD Command
• lnav - Log File Viewer / Analyzer / Discord / GitHub
• Pika Backup or RecoverPy - File Backup / Reocovery Tools
• Boxxy - Contain Files / Directories
• Junction - Change File Associations
• Krename - Bulk File / Folder Renaming
• FSLint, kdiff3 or fclones - Duplicate File Finder
• xdg-ninja - Unwanted File Finder
• rcm - Manage Dotfiles
• PDF Mix - PDF Editor
• gscan2pdf - Turn Documents into PDFs

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Android on Linux

• ⭐ Waydroid - Containerized Android on Linux / Scripts / GitHub
• Redroid or Docker-Android - Containerized Android on Linux
• Genymotion - Android Emulator
• Android Studio - IDE with Built-in Android Emulator
• Bliss OS or Android-x86 - Android-Based OS for PC
• adbfs-rootless - Mount Android on Linux via ADB

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Terminal / Shell

• 🌐 Awesome Shell, tldr / GitHub or AltBox - Linux Shell Resources
• 🌐 Awesome TUIs or TerminalTrove - List of TUIs
• 🌐 The Terminal Directory - Terminal Emulators
• ⭐ zsh, bash, fish, Elvish, Es, PowerShell, Ion, Xonsh or Nushell - Command Line Shells
• ⭐ zsh Tools - Plugins / Customization / Theme / Auto Setup / Rich Framework
• ⭐ Alacritty, Kitty, Wezterm / GitHub, tabby, foot, Simple Terminal, Wave, Ghostty, yakuake or emacs-eat - Linux Terminal Emulators
• ⭐ LinuxCommand, Command Line Guide or ManKier - Command-Line Lessons
• Starship or Liquidprompt - Bash / Zsh Prompt
• utils or UsefulLinuxShellScripts - Linux Shell Tool Scripts
• Gum - Shell Script Creator
• ShellCheck - Shell Script Bug Check
• ⁠ShellScript or shell-scripting-tutorial - Shell Scripting Tutorials
• Bash Crawl - Linux Command Learning Game
• bash_loading_animations - Bash Loading Animations
• bash-it or Bashly - Bash Frameworks
• zx or dax - Write Complex Scripts
• Basher or bpkg - Bash Package Manager
• Distrobox - Use Distros via Terminal
• explainshell.com - Match Command-Line Arguments to Help Text
• Tmux - Terminal Multiplexer / Cheatsheet
• Zellij - Terminal Workspace
• asciinema - Terminal Recorder
• atuin - Shell History Management / GitHub
• cbonsai - Generate Bonsai Trees in Terminal
• pipes.sh or pipes-rs - Animated Pipes in Terminal

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Raspberry Pi

• Pinn - Raspberry Pi OS Installer
• PiVPN - Raspberry Pi VPN / GitHub
• raspberrypiwireguard - Install WireGuard on Raspberry Pi
• Raspberry Pi Connect - Raspberry Pi Remote Access
• CaribouLite - Raspberry Pi Tx/Rx 6GHz SDR
• Piper - Raspberry Pi Text-To-Speech
• Pinout - Raspberry Pi GPIO Pins Guide

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Ricing / Customization

• 🌐 Awesome Ricing or ⁠Awesome Linux Ricing - Linux Ricing Resources
• ⭐ Elkowar's Wacky Widgets or Aylur's GTK Shell - Widgeting Systems
• ⭐ unixporn - Ricing Community / Subreddit

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Desktop Environment

• 🌐 Desktop Environment Comparison
• Extension Manager - GNOME Shell Extension Manager
• Material Shell or Forge - GNOME Tiling Extension
• Pop!_OS Shell - Pop-Shell for GNOME
• Guillotine - Execute Commands from a Customizable Menu / GNOME Extension
• Polonium - KDE6 Tiling Manager Extension / GitHub
• Hardcode Tray - Hardcoded Tray Icon Fix

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Window Managers

• 🌐 ⁠Awesome Wayland - Wayland Resources
• 🌐 Window Manager Index - List of Window Managers
• 🌐 Wayland Compositor Index - List of Wayland Compositors
• 🌐 We Are Wayland Now - Wayland Ecosystem Components / GitHub
• ⭐ i3wm - Manual Tiling Window Manager / Reference Card
• ⭐ awesomewm / GitHub, xmonad, Qtile or dwm - Dynamic Tiling Window Managers
• ⭐ Hyprland - Wayland Compositor Resources / Arch Wiki / Simple Config, 2
• ⭐ niri - Wayland Compositor
• ⭐ Sway or SwayFx - i3-compatible Wayland Compositor / Arch Wiki
• BSPWM or herbstluftwm - Hybrid Tiling Window Managers
• river - Wayland Compositor
• LabWC - Wayland Compositor
• wayfire - Wayland Compositor
• picom - Compositor for Standalone X11 Window Managers / Docs / GitHub
• Polybar (X11) / Themes, Iron Bar (Wayland) or Waybar (Wayland) - Customizable Status Bars

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Linux Themes

• 🌐 xfce-look - XFCE Linux Themes
• 🌐 Gnome-Look - GNOME Themes
• Hellwal - Color Palette Generator for Ricing
• Themix - Linux Themes / GUI
• Kvantum - Linux QT / KDE Theme Engine
• ⁠nwg-look - GTK3 Settings Editor
• Arc - Transparent Linux Theme
• Ant - Light Linux Theme
• XScreenSaver - Linux Screensavers
• varietywalls or HydraPaper - Wallpaper Managers
• Video Wallpaper or Hidamari - Use Videos as Animated Wallpapers
• ⁠tint - Extract Wallpaper Colors for System Scheme / GUI
• 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

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Mac Apps

• 🌐 The Terminal Directory - List of Terminal Emulators
• ↪️ Multi-Platform Readers - Ebook Reader Index
• ⭐ gibMacOS or Mist - Download macOS
• ⭐ NearDrop or maestral - File Sharing Apps
• ⭐ shottr - Screenshot Tools
• ⭐ Aptonic - Mac Productivity App
• Ice Cubes - Mastodon Client / GitHub
• 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
• 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
• rEFind - Boot Manager
• Kexts - UEFI Kexts
• Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Downloader or Adobe Packager - Adobe Product Downloader
• ss64 macOS - macOS Bash Commands
• Left on Read - iMessage Client
• MacBing, LlamaChat or Mollama - AI Chatbots
• ViennaRSS - RSS Feed Reader
• Tachimanga / Extensions, 2, 3 - Manga Reader / Discord
• Dialect - Translator
• Drafts, CotEditor, TextMate, Nebo, Strflow, Kyun, Notenik or Voodoopad - Text Editors / Notes
• Agenda - Mac Notes Organizer / Forum
• Taskpaper - To-Do Apps
• BibDesk - Bibliography Manager
• Microsoft Office - Microsoft Office for macOS
• Hammerspoon or Bunch - Desktop Automation
• MacScripter - Automation Forum
• pongoOS - Mac Pre-Boot Executor
• Later - Restore App Sessions / GitHub
• VMware - Virtual Machine
• Tart - Virtual Machine Manager / GitHub
• MacVim, CodeEdit or AuroraEditor - Code Editors
• GrayJay - Combines YouTube, Twitch, Rumble, etc.
• 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 - Reddit Clients
• Sink It - Reddit Enhancement Extension
• 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
• nMac
• Mac App Store
• Antibiotic's
• Haxmac
• Mac Torrents
• MacKed
• WebCatalog - Signup
• Macintosh Garden - Oldschool Software
• ⁠MacintoshRepository - Oldschool Software
• ThriftMac - Freeware
• Sindre Sorhus - Freeware
• Latest - Software Updater

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Mac Video

• IINA - Video Player
• AnymeX - Anime Streaming App / Extension Guide / GitHub
• Shiru - Anime Torrent Streaming
• Yattee - YouTube Player
• REAL Video Enhancer - Video Upscaling
• Cap / GitHub, Kap or ScreenTimeLapse - Screen Recorders

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Mac Audio

• ⭐ SpotX-Bash or Mac_Spotify_Adblock - Spotify Adblockers
• ⭐ Spicetify - Spotify Themes & Plugins / Addons, 2 / Note / Discord / GitHub
• foobar2000 or VOX Mac Music Player - Audio Players
• Silicio - Audio Mini Player
• Alfred Spotify Mini Player - Spotify Mini Player
• SoundSeer - Spotify in Menu Bar
• Nuage - Soundcloud Client
• 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

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Mac Image

• Gifski - Image to GIF Converter / GitHub
• Darkroom - Image / Video Editor
• SeaShore - Image Editors
• ImageOptim - Image Optimization
• Perspec - Correct Perspective of Images
• Draw Things - AI Image Drawing Tool

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Mac Gaming

• ⭐ Torrminatorr - Mac Games
• ⭐ AppleGamingWiki / Discord or ⁠Mac Gaming DB - Mac Game Fixes / Compatibility
• ⭐ Goldberg - Steam Multiplayer Client Emulator
• SCNLOG - Mac Games
• RuTracker - Mac Games
• ⁠MacintoshRepository - Oldschool Mac Games
• Mac Source Ports - Run Old Mac Games
• Heroic Games Launcher - Epic / GOG / Prime Games Launcher / Discord / GitHub
• Mythic / Discord - Epic Games Launcher
• Prism43 - Prism Launcher / Unlocker
• NASOS - Gamecube iso.dec to ISO Converter
• ⁠r/MacGaming - Mac Gaming Community / Discord
• cemu.emiyl - CEMU Compatibility List

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Mac Tools

Mac Adblock / Privacy

• 🌐 Awesome OSX Security - Mac Security Resources
• ↪️ Mac 2FA
• ↪️ DNS Adblocking
• ⭐ Malwarebytes, BlockBlock or KnockKnock - Antivirus
• ⁠uBO Lite Safari, AdGuard Safari, wBlock / Guide or Stay - Safari Adblockers
• 1Blocker - DNS Adblocker
• Lockdown Privacy - Block Trackers / Ads
• Gas Mask - Block Ads via Host Files
• macOS Privacy Guide - Mac Privacy & Security Guides
• DNS Party - Encrypted DNS Profiles
• LuLu - Mac Firewall
• Streisand - Mac Proxy Client
• RansomWhere? - Ransomware Blocker
• OverSight - Webcam / Mic Monitor
• SuspiciousPackage - Analyze PKG Files
• Santa - Binary Authorization System
• DHS - Dylib Hijack Scanner
• GPG Suite - Encrypt & Sign Data / Communications
• What's Your Sign? - View File Cryptographic Signatures
• Tracker Zapper - Remove URL Tracking Elements
• LinkLiar - Spoof MAC Address
• Kextviewr - View All Kernel Modules
• mac_apt - Artifact Parsing Tool
• OpenVPN or Passepartout - VPN Tunnel
• MailTrackerBlocker - Privacy-Based Email Client
• Status - Encrypted Messaging Client

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Mac Internet

• ⭐ Transmission - Torrent Client
• ⭐ qBittorrent - Torrent Client / Tools
• KeePassXC or Strongbox - Password Managers
• What Route - Network Diagnostic Tool
• ElectronMail - Email Clients
• Browserosaurus - Browser Prompter
• Orion - Browser with Chrome + Firefox Extension Support / Discord

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System Tools

• 🌐 AppleDB - Apple Device / Software Info Database
• ⭐ Alfred / Workflows / Themes , Raycast, Albert, Quicksilver, ⁠KeyboardCowboy or SOL - Keystroke Launchers / Spotlight Replacements
• ⭐ CustomShortcuts, Karabiner-Elements or ShortcutKeeper - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
• ⭐ alt-tab-macos - Alt-Tab for Mac
• Advanced macOS Commands - Advanced Command-Line Tools
• Conky / Colors, eul, Stats, Mission Center or MacFetch - Hardware / System Monitors
• Hot - CPU Monitor
• TaskExplorer - Task Manager / Viewer
• Pearcleaner - System Cleanup / Uninstallers / GitHub
• BetterDisplay - Display Controller
• DisplayPlacer - Dual Monitor Manager
• 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
• AlDente - Charging Manager
• BatteryBuddy - Cute Battery Indicator
• AirBattery or CoconutBattery - Device Battery Trackers
• Macs Fan Control - Fan Controller
• Find You - Track Bluetooth Devices
• Touché - Touch Bar Simulator
• Sentinel - SwiftUI Gatekeeper Config GUI
• USBMap - Map macOS USB Ports
• 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
• Yabai, Amethyst / GitHub, 1Piece, Loop, AeroSpace, Phoenix or Rectangle - Window Managers
• Maccy, ClipBook, clipboard-history or TRex - Clipboard Managers
• Pictogram, IconSet or IconChamp - Custom App Icons
• Tintd or 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
• Magic Trace - Performance Analysis with Intel PT

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File Tools

• ⭐ PeaZip / GitHub, The Unarchiver, unxip or Keka - File Archivers
• ⭐ Readdle - Multipurpose File Tool
• ⁠OpenMTP - Mac / Android File Transfer / GitHub
• Progress - Show Copied Data Progress
• Bruji - Media Cataloging Software Suite
• superfile - Terminal File Manager / GitHub
• OSXFuse - Mac File Integration
• JDownloader - File Download Manager / Debloat / Dark Theme, 2 / Dracula Theme / Warning
• Go Speed - File Download Manager / GitHub / Extension / Plugins
• Progressive Downloader - File Download Manager
• eza - Modern ls Replacement
• Transnomino or Riffo - Bulk File / Folder Renaming
• fzf or skim - Fuzzy Finders
• FlyingCarpet - Cross-Platform AirDrop / Guide

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Unix-Like

• 🌐 Awesome-ttygames - Unix ASCII Games
• 🌐 Awesome BSD - BSD Resources
• 🌐 Hardware for BSD - BSD Hardware Compatibility Database / GitHub
• ⁠UnitedBSD - BSD Forum / Community
• FreeBSD Wiki - FreeBSD Wiki / Guides / Docs
• Pkgs - Unix Packages / Repology
• GameShell - Unix Shell Learning Game
• Modern Unix - Unix Shells
• wpgtk - Fully Customizable Unix Color Schemer
• Plan9Port - Unix Port for Plan9 Libraries + Programs / GitHub