Linux Macos

► Linux Guides

Note - Keep in mind that install guides can usually be found on each distros doc page. You can find doc pages on each distros site, or through their DistroWatch pages.

⭐ 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
Linux Roadmap - Linux Learning Roadmap
Vim Tutorials - Vim Tutorial Playlist by Mental Outlaw
Boot-Repair - Grub Repair Guide for Linux Systems

▷ CLI Cheat Sheets

⭐ Linux Command Library / GitHub - Searchable Linux Command Index
Awesome for One Liner - Curated One-Liner CLI Tools
You Don’t Need GUI - CLI Alts for GUI Tasks
CommandlineFU - Community-Driven Command Snippets
cheat.sh or Commands.dev - Terminal Commands
Bash Academy - Bash Scripting Guide
ss64 Bash - Alphabetical Command Reference
Bash Oneliner - Bash One-Liner Collection
navi - Interactive Cheatsheet Tool

► Linux Communities

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

⭐ 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 / Invite Required for Account
Arch Forums - Linux Forum
Gentoo Forums - Linux Forum
⁠phoronix - Linux Forum

► Linux Distros

Note - We don’t curate individual distros ourselves as we feel the indexes listed are good enough to stand on their own. Keep in mind that install guides can usually be found on each distros doc page. You can find doc pages on each distros site, or through their DistroWatch pages.

🌐 DistroWatch - Distro Index w/ News + Rankings / Advanced Search
🌐 ATL ISO Archive - Linux / BSD ISO Archive
⭐ DistroChooser / Beta - Quiz-Based Distro Selector / Discord / GitHub
distro.moe - Random Distro Finder
Linux Live Kit - Create Live Distros from Installed Systems
OpenSourceFeed - Open-Source Distros
OS.click - Fast Distro Downloads
LinuxTracker - BitTorrent Distro Repo
Linux Comparisons - Detailed Distro Comparison Charts
ArchiveOS - Inactive / Open-Source OS Projects

► Linux Apps

🌐 GNOME Shell Extensions
↪️ Multi-Platform Readers - Ebook Reader Index
↪️ Office Suites
⭐ 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, vicinae, Fuzzel, Ulauncher or wofi - App Launchers / Keystroke Launchers
⭐ FreeRDP / GitHub, ⁠Remmina 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
Featherpad or gedit - Text Editors
Kate Editor - Source Code Editor
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

▷ 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 - Linux Software / Use Translator
⭐ The Book of Secret Knowledge
⭐ Linux Software CSE - Multi-Site Software Search
⁠TuxMate - Bulk App Installer / GitHub
Awesome Linux Minimalism - FOSS Software
FOSS Torrents - FOSS Software Torrents
Open Source Linux Programs - FOSS Software Chart
RUTracker Linux - Linux Software
Rim’s Linux Wiki, 2 - Linux Software / Tool Index / Discord
KDE Applications or KDE Store - KDE Apps & Themes
Flatpak - Sandboxed Package Manager
Flathub - Flatpak App Repo
SnapCraft - Snap Repository
Nix / Resources, pkgx / GitHub or Homebrew - Package Managers
Zap / GitHub or AM - App Image Managers
Pkgs or Repology - Searchable Linux Package Database
AppImageHub / GUI, AppImages or Get AppImage - Download AppImages
Apps for GNOME - GNOME Apps
emplace - System Package Sync
Pacstall - AUR-Inspired Package Manager for Ubuntu

▷ 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

▷ Linux Video

↪️ Media Servers / Tools
⭐ mpv or VLC - Video Players
⭐ Haruna / GitHub or Celluloid - MPV Frontends
⭐ Kdenlive / GitHub, ⁠davincibox or Flowblade / GitHub - Video Editors
MultiPlex - Torrent Watch Party / Use VPN
MPV Shim - Cast Plex to MPV
gpu-screen-recorder - Lightweight Screen Recorder w/ Shadowplay
Gromit MPX - Screen Annotation
AV Linux - Video / Audio Editor
REAL Video Enhancer - Video Upscaling
4KTUBE or Video Downloader - Video Downloaders
Linux-Fake-Background-Webcam - Fake Webcam Background
AnymeX - Anime Streaming App / Extension Guide / Discord / GitHub
Hayase - Anime Torrent Streaming App / Extensions
ani-cli - Anime Streaming Terminal
Trackma - Anime Tracking App
LiveCaptions - Real-Time Captions

▷ Linux Audio

🌐 Awesome Linux Audio - Live Audio Resources
⭐ SpotX-Bash or spotify-adblock - Spotify Adblockers
⭐ Spicetify - Spotify Themes & Plugins / Discord / GitHub / Note
⭐ Shortwave / GitLab or QMPlay2 - Radio Players
⭐ 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
⁠Sonosano - Self-Hosted P2P Lossless Music Player / GitHub
Deezer Linux or DZR - Deezer Clients
MusicPod - Podcast / Radio Player
HeadsetControl - Headset Settings Manager
Pipewire Multimedia API - Improved Video / Audio Handling
⁠LibrePods - Use AirPod Features on Linux
EasyEffects - Pipewire Audio Effects
Werman or NoiseTorch - Noise Suppression Software
Qtractor - Audio Editor
Calf Studio Gear - Audio Production Plugins
Ensembles - Musical Performance Arranger
JDSP4Linux - Audio Processors
cava - Console Audio Visualizer
Blanket - Ambient Sound Mixer for Linux

▷ Linux Image

↪️ Linux Image Editors
⭐ Flameshot, Gradia / GitHub or Scrot - Screenshot Tools
v4l2loopback - Create Virtual Cameras
Drawing - Drawing App
Android Virtual Pen - Use Device as Linux Virtual Pen
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

▷ Productivity / Calendars

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

▷ Linux Gaming

🌐 Are We Anti-Cheat Yet? - Anti-Cheat Game Database / GNU/Linux & Wine/Proton Compatibility
⭐ Comprehensive Gaming Guide / 3 / 4 - Linux Gaming Guides
⭐ protondb - Proton Compatibility / Steam Extension / Discord
⭐ Heroic Games Launcher - Epic / GOG / Prime Games Launcher / Discord / GitHub
⭐ proton-ge-custom - Play Windows Games on Linux / Guide
⭐ ProtonPlus, ProtonUp-QT / GitHub or Proton Sarek (old gpus) - Linux Game Launcher Compatibility Managers
⭐ Lutris - Games Manager / Discord
⭐ Kapital Sin - Linux Games / Use Translator
⭐ Torrminatorr - Linux Games / Requires Sign-Up
⭐ johncena141 - Linux Games / Search, 2 / Support
UnderTaker141 - Game Libraries / Launchers
CS.RIN.RU, 2 - Linux Games / Signup / PW: cs.rin.ru / csrin.org / .onion
RuTracker - Linux Games / Use Translator / Tools
Native Linux Games - Linux Games
⁠Faugus Launcher - Multi-Game Platform Launcher / Windows Game Launcher
winesapOS - Play Games on Storage Devices
wine-wayland - Play DX9/DX11 / Vulkan Games
CreamLinux - Steam DLC Unlocker / Installer
SLSsteam - Steamclient Mod w/ DLC Unlocker and Emulated Achievements
⁠SteamTinkerLaunch - Steam Wrapper w/ Custom Launcher Options
AdwSteamGtk - Steam Frontend
steam-tui - Rust TUI 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
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 or CoreCtrl - GPU Overclocking Tools
DXVK - Vulkan-Based Direct3D for Linux / Wine
⁠D7VK - Vulkan-Based D3D7/6/5 for Linux / Wine
⁠dxvk-gplasync - DXVK Fork w/ Async / Vulkan-Based Direct3D / Stutter Reduction
⁠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
⁠WiVRn - Wirelessly Stream PC VR Games from Linux to Standalone VR Headset

► Linux Tools

▷ Adblock / Privacy

↪️ Linux 2FA
↪️ DNS Adblocking
⭐ Arch Security Wiki, Linux Hardening / 2 or How to Secure a Linux Server - Linux Security Guides
⭐ 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
Lynis - Linux Security Auditing Tool
Lockigest - Screen Locker / GitHub
Mistborn - Manage Cloud Security Apps
OpenSnitch or gufw - Linux Firewalls
Tracee - Runtime Security and Forensics
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
Firejail or Bubblewrap - Sandboxing Tools
GoogleTeller - Google Tracking Notifications

▷ Linux Internet

↪️ Linux Torrent Clients
⭐ Nicotine+ or Soulseek - File Sharing App
⭐ Linux WiFi Hotspot - Create WiFi Hotspots
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
⁠dae - Linux Router Performance Proxy App / WebUI
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 - YouTube, Twitch, Rumble, etc. / Avoid Playstore / Guide / Plugins / Add Platforms, 2, 3 / GitLab
Discover - Discord Overlay
dvm - Discord Version Manager

▷ Server / Selfhosting

🌐 Awesome Selfhosted / 2 or Awesome Selfhosted UI - Self-Hosted Software Index / GitHub
🌐 ⁠Awesome Homelab - Homelab App Index
🌐 Selfh.st - Self-Hosted Software Index
🌐 Self-Hosting-Guide - Self-Hosted Software Index
🌐 ⁠RackRat - eBay Rackmount Server Prices / Comparisons
↪️ Media Servers / Tools
↪️ Selfhosted Image Galleries
⭐ Homepage / GitHub, Dashy / GitHub, Flame, Homer, Lab Dash, mafl, Homarr / GitHub or Organizr - Home Server Startpages
Glance - Feed Dashboard
⁠ThingsBoard - IoT Device Manager / Visualizer / Data Collection
Self Managed Life - FOSS / Self-Hosting Guide / Video, 2
r/SelfHosted Wiki - Self-Hosting Guides / Resources / Community / Subreddit / GitHub
Server World - Network Server Guides
HowtoForge / GitHub or Comfy.Guide - Linux Server Software Guides
serverbox, ⁠Termix / Discord, EasyPanel, Webmin / GitHub, Cockpit Project, CasaOS / GitHub or 1Panel / GitHub - Linux Server Managers / Status
⁠LXD UI - Linux Container + Virtual Machine Manager
Proxmox - Self-Hosted Server Tools / Virtual Environment
yet another bench script - Server Performance Script
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, SeaFile or Linux Server - Self-Hosted Cloud Storage
⁠ConvertX - Self-Hosted Online File Converter
Whoogle Search, omnisearch, SearXNG, 4get or ZincSearch / GitHub - Self-Hosted Search Engines
iRedMail, Docker Mailserver, UnInbox or Mail-in a Box - Self-Hosted Email Servers

▷ 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
⭐ lf, ranger / Codeberg, nnn, clifm, fm, superfile, Joshuto - Terminal File Managers
⭐ Baobab, Filelight - Disk Usage Analyzers / GUI
⭐ dut, gdu, NCDU - Disk Usage Analyzers / CLI
ANGRYsearch, gocatcli, xplr / Discord / GitHub, logo-ls, ugrep / GitHub or Achoz - File Explorers / Search
The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, 2 - Linux Filesystem Chart
Dolphin / Source Code or SpaceFM - File Managers
PeaZip / GitHub, 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

▷ 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
Android-x86 - Android-Based OS for PC
adbfs-rootless - Mount Android on Linux via ADB

▷ Terminal / Shell

🌐 Awesome Shell, tldr / GitHub or AltBox - Linux Shell Resources
🌐 Awesome TUIs or TerminalTrove - TUI Indexes
🌐 ⁠Awesome Terminal Recorder - Terminal Recorder Index
⭐ zsh, bash, fish, Elvish, Es, PowerShell, Ion, Xonsh, Nushell or oils / GitHub - 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
atuin - Shell History Management / GitHub
cbonsai - Generate Bonsai Trees in Terminal
pipes.sh or pipes-rs - Animated Pipes in Terminal

▷ Raspberry Pi

🌐 Awesome Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi Tools / Resources
🌐 Pi-Apps - Raspberry Pi App Store / GitHub
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

► Ricing / Customization

🌐 Awesome Ricing, ⁠Awesome Linux Ricing or Pling - Linux Ricing Resources
⭐ Elkowar’s Wacky Widgets, Aylur’s GTK Shell or ⁠Quickshell - Widgeting Systems
⭐ unixporn - Ricing Community / Subreddit / Discord
dotfiles - GitHub Dotfiles
⁠Chezmoi - Dotfile Managers

▷ 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
Hardcode Tray - Hardcoded Tray Icon Fix

▷ 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 / Resources / Arch Wiki / Simple Config, 2 or niri - Dynamic Tiling Wayland Compositors
⭐ Sway / Arch Wiki or SwayFx - i3-compatible Wayland Compositors
BSPWM - Hybrid Tiling Window Manager
herbstluftwm - Manual Tiling Window Manager
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

▷ 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
AeroThemePlasma / 2 or VistaThemePlasma - Windows 7 / Vista Themes for KDE Plasma
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

► Mac Apps

↪️ Multi-Platform Readers - Ebook Reader Index
↪️ Office Suites
⭐ gibMacOS or Mist - Download macOS
⭐ NearDrop or maestral - File Sharing Apps
⭐ shottr or ⁠Better Shot / GitHub - Screenshot Tools
⭐ Aptonic - Drag-and-Drop Shelf / Quick File Access
Ghostty - GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator / GitHub
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
Tart - Virtual Machine Manager / GitHub
UTM or VMware - Virtual Machines / Run Linux or Windows on macOS
VirtualBuddy - Virtualize macOS 12 and later on Apple Silicon
Docker OSX - Mac VM in Docker
SwiftUI Win11 - Windows 11 Desktop Client for macOS
OrbStack - Docker Client
Bookshelf - Book Tracker
LimaVM - Linux VM
CrossOver (search) - Run Windows on Mac
PortingKit or PlayOnMac - Run Windows Games / Programs on Mac
OpenCore - Mac Bootloader / Config / Guide
PlayCover - Run iOS Apps on Apple Silicon Macs / GitHub
rEFind - Boot Manager
Kexts - UEFI Kexts
Adobe Downloader - Adobe Product Downloader
ss64 macOS - macOS Bash Commands
Left on Read - iMessage Client
MacBing, LlamaChat or Mollama - AI Chatbots
CodexBar - Menu Bar AI Limit Tracker / GitHub
ViennaRSS - RSS Feed Reader
Tachidesk-Sorayomi - Manga Reader / Extensions, 2, 3
Dialect - Translator
Drafts, CotEditor, TextMate, Nebo, Strflow, ⁠NotesPlus, Kyun, Notenik or Voodoopad - Text Editors / Notes
Agenda - Date-Focused Note Organizer / Forum
Taskpaper - Plain Text To-Do Lists
BibDesk - Bibliography Manager
Hammerspoon or Bunch - Desktop Automation via Lua Scripts
MacScripter - Automation Forum
pongoOS - Mac Pre-Boot Executor
Later - Restore App Sessions / GitHub
MacVim, CodeEdit, AuroraEditor or OpenCode - Code Editors
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? - Apple Silicon App Compatibility Chart
SelfControlApp - Website Blocker
Typist - Typing Practice
Comet - Reddit Client
Sink It - Improved Reddit Comment Navigation
Grayscale Mode - Grayscale Control
macOSicons - macOS App Icons
equinux - OS X Certificate Fix
Lilu - Kext / Process Patcher
TopNotch - Hide the Notch on MacBooks

▷ Software Sites

🌐 Awesome macOS, OpenSourceApple, Awesome Mac or Awesome OS Apps - FOSS App Indexes
🌐 Mac Menu Bar - Menu Bar App Index
⭐ Homebrew, Munki, MacApps or Applite - Package Managers / Homebrew GUI
AppsTorrent
nMac
MacBB
Antibiotic’s
MacKed
TorrentMac - Use Adblock
Macintosh Garden - Oldschool Software
MacintoshRepository - Oldschool Software
ThriftMac - Freeware
Sindre Sorhus - Freeware
Latest - Software Updater

▷ Mac Video

IINA - Video Player
Hayase - Anime Torrent Streaming App / Extensions / Wiki
AnymeX - Anime Streaming App / Extension Guide / Discord / GitHub
⁠Unwatched or Yattee - YouTube Players
REAL Video Enhancer - Video Upscaling
Cap, Kap or ScreenTimeLapse - Screen Recorders / Cap GitHub
⁠LonelyScreen - AirPlay Receiver for PC / macOS

▷ Mac Audio

⭐ SpotX-Bash - Spotify Adblockers
⭐ Spicetify - Spotify Themes & Plugins / Discord / GitHub / Note
foobar2000 or VOX Mac Music Player - Audio Players
Silicio - Audio Mini Player
Alfred Spotify Mini Player - Spotify Mini Player
Sonosano - Self-Hosted P2P Lossless Music Player
SoundSeer - Spotify in Menu Bar
TheBoringNotch - Turn Notch into Audio Controller / Calendar / Discord / GitHub
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
Playlisty - Transfer Apple Music Playlists to Spotify

▷ Mac Image

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

▷ Mac Gaming

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

► Mac Tools

▷ Mac Adblock / Privacy

🌐 Awesome OSX Security - Mac Security Resources
↪️ Mac 2FA
↪️ DNS Adblocking
⭐ Malwarebytes, ESET, BlockBlock or KnockKnock - Antivirus
⁠uBO Lite Safari, AdGuard Safari / Guide, wBlock / GitHub 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
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

▷ Mac Internet

↪️ Mac Torrent Clients
KeePassXC or Strongbox - Password Managers
What Route - Network Diagnostic Tool
ElectronMail - Email Client
Browserino - Browser Prompter
Orion - Browser with Chrome + Firefox Extension Support / Discord

▷ System Tools

🌐 AppleDB - Apple Device / Software Info Database
🌐 Mac Menu Bar - Menu Bar App Directory
⭐ Alfred, Raycast, Albert, Quicksilver, KeyboardCowboy or SOL - Keystroke Launchers / Spotlight Replacements / Alfred Workflows / Themes / Albert GitHub
⭐ CustomShortcuts, Karabiner-Elements or ShortcutKeeper - Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
⭐ alt-tab-macos - Windows-Style Alt-Tab for Mac
MuMuPlayer, NoxPlayer or Genymotion - Android on macOS
Advanced macOS Commands - Advanced Command-Line Tools
Conky, eul, Stats, Mission Center or MacFetch - Hardware / System Monitors / Conky Colors
Hot - CPU Monitor
TaskExplorer - Task Manager / Viewer
Mole - System Cleanup / Optimization Multi-Tool
Pearcleaner - System Cleanup / Uninstaller / GitHub
BetterDisplay - Display Controller / Custom Resolutions / HDR Control
DisplayPlacer - Dual Monitor Manager
KeyPad - Connect Mac Keyboard to Mobile Devices
LinearMouse or MacMouseFix - Mouse Remapping
Pinch - Trackpad Pinch to Zoom Gesture
MiddleClick - Middle / Scroll Click via 3 Finger Tap
Scroll Reverser - Per-Device Scroll Settings
KeyClu - Shortcut CheatSheet for Current Application
KeyCastr - Keystroke Visualizer
⁠FineTune - Volume Mixer / Per App Volume Control / Routing / EQ / Booster
MonitorControl - External Monitor Brightness / Volume Control
BackgroundMusic - Volume Mixer / Auto-Pause
MacThrottle - Menu Bar Thermal Throttling Tracker
AlDente - Charging Manager
BatteryBuddy - Cute Battery Indicator
AirBattery or CoconutBattery - Device Battery Trackers
Macs Fan Control - Fan Controller
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
Amphetamine - Prevent Sleep Mode / Highly Configurable
KeepingYouAwake - Prevent Sleep Mode / Lightweight
Yabai, Amethyst / GitHub, AeroSpace, 1Piece, Loop, Phoenix or Rectangle - Window Managers
Maccy, ClipBook, ClipPocket, clipboard-history or TRex - Clipboard Managers
Pictogram, IconSet or IconChamp - Custom App Icons
Tintd or Manila - Change Folder Colors
MacPaper - Mac Wallpaper Manager
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

▷ File Tools

⭐ PeaZip, The Unarchiver, unxip or Keka - File Archivers / PeaZip GitHub
⭐ 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
macFUSE - Mac File Integration / GitHub
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

► Unix-Like

🌐 ATL ISO Archive - Linux / BSD ISO Archive
🌐 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 or Repology - Searchable Unix-Like Package Database
GameShell - Unix Shell Learning Game
Modern Unix - Unix Shells
wpgtk - Fully Customizable Unix Color Schemer
Plan9Port - Unix Port for Plan9 Libraries + Programs / GitHub
⁠Is OpenBSD Secure? - Learn About OpenBSD Security Flaws