Top Linux repositories

Repositories with the GitHub topic “linux”: 330 repositories with 6.7M stars between them, mostly written in TypeScript, Python and C++. The highest-rated is morluto/rea, #1 on the bestofgithub Elo ladder.

Biggest movers this week

expo/exact

Open on GitHubRust

Write an app once. It runs natively on the web, macOS, iOS, and Linux, and an AI agent can build it, run it, see it, and test it on every one of them.

  • 966+32 Elo, change today
  • 4.3k stars
  • 111 forks
  • 10 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/expo/exact.git
  • ai-agents
  • appkit
  • coding-agents
  • cross-platform

valentderah/totk-pc-recomp

Open on GitHubC

Static recompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to native Windows and Linux x86-64, with a Vulkan renderer. Game files not included.

  • 1,704+43 Elo, change today
  • 7.3k stars
  • 597 forks
  • 85 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/valentderah/totk-pc-recomp.git
  • game
  • linux
  • port
  • recompilation

anomalyco/hex

Open on GitHubRust

Local voice dictation for mac, windows and linux

  • 1,608+60 Elo, change today
  • 6.8k stars
  • 437 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/anomalyco/hex.git
  • dictation
  • linux
  • local-first
  • macos

IainKay/ram-altman

Open on GitHubShell

Monitors your RAM and reports any "quite terrible" unused capacity directly to the CEO of OpenAI.

  • 894+5 Elo, change today
  • 2.1k stars
  • 67 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/IainKay/ram-altman.git
  • bash
  • cron
  • dram
  • email

libracoder/kiri

Open on GitHubRust
  • Copper IV
  • Trending #2 · 2-day streak
  • New & Rising · Nov 2026

A small, fast container runtime for macOS, Windows and Linux with free Ngrok alternative

  • 989+54 Elo, change today
  • +2.5k stars gained
  • 6.1k stars
  • 277 forks
  • 17 watchers
cargo
cargo install --git https://github.com/libracoder/kiri
  • containers
  • docker
  • kubernetes
  • linux

libracoder/kiri

Open on GitHubRust
  • Copper IV
  • Trending #2 · 2-day streak
  • New & Rising · Nov 2026

A small, fast container runtime for macOS, Windows and Linux with free Ngrok alternative

  • 989+54 Elo, change today
  • +2.5k stars gained
  • 6.1k stars
  • 277 forks
  • 17 watchers
cargo
cargo install --git https://github.com/libracoder/kiri
  • containers
  • docker
  • kubernetes
  • linux

morluto/rea

Open on GitHubTypeScript
  • Legendary #1
  • Hall of Fame #4
  • Best of 2026 #1
  • Trending #2 · 16-day streak

Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries.

  • 2,793+1 Elo, change today
  • +2.1k stars gained
  • 461k stars
  • 113k forks
  • 1.7k watchers
brew install rea
  • agent-skills
  • ai
  • android
  • claude-code

horizon-rust/horizon

Open on GitHubRust
  • Diamond V
  • New & Rising · Nov 2026
  • New & Rising · Oct 2026

Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3 rewritten from scratch in Rust, checked against vanilla with 281 differential harnesses. Get it with the Horizon launcher.

  • 1,921+45 Elo, change today
  • +502 stars gained
  • 10.2k stars
  • 1.7k forks
  • 54 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/horizon-rust/horizon.git
  • differential-testing
  • game-engine
  • gamedev
  • linux

KnifeLemon/Filee

Open on GitHubC#

Free, open-source file converter. Convert 263 formats offline by drag & drop — images, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HWP/HWPX, video, audio, e-books and archives. No upload, no Office needed.

  • 2,173+8 Elo, change today
  • +389 stars gained
  • 27.5k stars
  • 1.5k forks
  • 53 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/KnifeLemon/Filee.git
  • audio-converter
  • avalonia
  • batch-conversion
  • converter

trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge

Open on GitHub

A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more.

  • 2,418−5 Elo, change today
  • +245 stars gained
  • 258k stars
  • 14.8k forks
  • 2.8k watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge.git
  • awesome
  • awesome-list
  • bsd
  • cheatsheets

Top 100 on the Elo ladder

  1. #1
    morluto/rea

    Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries.

    2,793 Elo +11461kTypeScript
  2. #18
    sherlock-project/sherlock

    Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks

    2,468 Elo +142112kPython
  3. #29
    trimstray/the-book-of-secret-knowledge

    A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more.

    2,418 Elo −39258k
  4. #71
    clash-verge-rev/clash-verge-rev

    A modern GUI client based on Tauri, designed to run in Windows, macOS and Linux for tailored proxy experience

    2,280 Elo −5158kRust
  5. #80
    rustdesk/rustdesk

    An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

    2,269 Elo +5129kRust
  6. #145
    KnifeLemon/Filee

    Free, open-source file converter. Convert 263 formats offline by drag & drop — images, PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint…

    2,173 Elo +12227.5kC#
  7. #162
    termux/termux-app

    Termux - a terminal emulator application for Android OS extendible by variety of packages.

    2,153 Elo −964.9kJava
  8. #197
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    Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨

    2,128 Elo −22123kJavaScript
  9. #225
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    Turn any website into a lightweight desktop app with one command, on macOS, Windows and Linux.

    2,112 Elo +6363.6kRust
  10. #253
    bregman-arie/devops-exercises

    Linux, Jenkins, AWS, SRE, Prometheus, Docker, Python, Ansible, Git, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenStack, SQL, NoSQL…

    2,094 Elo −7686.8kPython
  11. #308
    webadderallorg/Recordly

    Create polished demo videos without editing skills. Mac/Windows/Linux

    2,061 Elo +1836.8kTypeScript
  12. #333
    getpaseo/paseo

    Orchestrate multiple coding agents from desktop and mobile

    2,048 Elo +4724.1kTypeScript
  13. #356
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    A full-featured download manager.

    2,036 Elo +758.3kTypeScript
  14. #370
    GyulyVGC/sniffnet

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    2,029 Elo +7942.8kRust
  15. #374
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    ALL IN ONE Hacking Tool For Hackers

    2,027 Elo −3781.9kPython
  16. #375
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    📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    2,026 Elo −2264kTypeScript
  17. #376
    ventoy/Ventoy

    A new bootable USB solution.

    2,025 Elo +1980.9kC
  18. #407
    FreeCAD/FreeCAD

    Official source code of FreeCAD, a free and opensource multiplatform 3D parametric modeler.

    2,012 Elo −1135.4kC++
  19. #552
    netdata/netdata

    The fastest path to AI-powered full stack observability, even for lean teams.

    1,956 Elo +1181.4kGo
  20. #586
    PowerShell/PowerShell

    PowerShell for every system!

    1,944 Elo +1856.1kC#
  21. #598
    OpenWhispr/openwhispr

    Voice-to-text dictation app with local (Nvidia Parakeet/Whisper) and cloud models (BYOK). Privacy-first and available…

    1,942 Elo +11511.6kJavaScript
  22. #606
    jlevy/the-art-of-command-line

    Master the command line, in one page

    1,939 Elo −83162k
  23. #612
    xtool-org/xtool

    Cross-platform Xcode replacement. Build and deploy iOS apps with SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, macOS.

    1,938 Elo +10115.5kSwift
  24. #619
    NixOS/nixpkgs

    Nix Packages collection & NixOS

    1,935 Elo +826.8kNix
  25. #641
    warpdotdev/warp

    Warp is an agentic development environment, born out of the terminal.

    1,930 Elo −4466kRust
  26. #681
    horizon-rust/horizon

    Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3 rewritten from scratch in Rust, checked against vanilla with 281 differential harnesses…

    1,921 Elo +30510.2kRust
  27. #722
    team-spotube/spotube

    🎧 Open source music streaming app! Available for both desktop & mobile!

    1,912 Elo −1750.7kKotlin
  28. #727
    super-productivity/super-productivity

    Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated Timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. It also…

    1,910 Elo +3023.6kTypeScript
  29. #747
    KytyPS5/KytyPS5

    PlayStation 5 translation layer for Windows, Linux and macOS

    1,906 Elo +11211.2kC++
  30. #753
    keepassxreboot/keepassxc

    KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.

    1,905 Elo −1030kC++
  31. #756
    WerWolv/ImHex

    🔍 A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM.

    1,904 Elo −2155.8kC++
  32. #772
    maxrave-dev/SimpMusic

    A cross-platform music app using YouTube Music for backend

    1,901 Elo +11013.4kKotlin
  33. #902
    HunxByts/GhostTrack

    Useful tool to track location or mobile number

    1,874 Elo −1820.7kPython
  34. #919
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    Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.

    1,872 Elo −6064.2kMarkdown
  35. #920
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    Create beautiful applications using Go

    1,871 Elo −1937.1kGo
  36. #933
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    A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming

    1,869 Elo −935.6kC
  37. #947
    shadps4-emu/shadPS4

    PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD written in C++

    1,866 Elo +2034.2kC++
  38. #979
    komi-store/komi-store

    🩵 A free, open-source app store for developers' releases on GitHub, Codeberg & Forgejo — browse, discover, and install…

    1,860 Elo +4920.7kKotlin
  39. #1,009
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    坚持分享 GitHub 上高质量、有趣实用的开源技术教程、开发者工具、编程网站、技术资讯。A list cool, interesting projects of GitHub.

    1,854 Elo −2148.4k
  40. #1,026
    k2-fsa/sherpa-onnx

    Speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speaker diarization, speech enhancement, source separation, and VAD using next-gen…

    1,852 Elo +3215.9kC++
  41. #1,028
    amir1376/ab-download-manager

    A Download Manager that speeds up your downloads

    1,852 Elo +5319.3kKotlin
  42. #1,043
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    A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

    1,849 Elo −2666.1kRust
  43. #1,053
    librepods-org/librepods

    AirPods liberated from Apple's ecosystem.

    1,847 Elo −1230.7kKotlin
  44. #1,058
    podman-container-tools/podman

    Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.

    1,846 Elo +1733.2kGo
  45. #1,111
    sxyazi/yazi

    💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.

    1,839 Elo −4243.4kRust
  46. #1,116
    brave/brave-browser

    Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.

    1,839 Elo −924.2k
  47. #1,126
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    Spotify, native and fast. One lightweight Rust app for your whole library, local playback, and Spotify Connect on…

    1,837 Elo +11910.3kRust
  48. #1,130
    invoke-ai/InvokeAI

    Invoke is a leading creative engine that uses image and video generation models to empower professionals, artists, and…

    1,837 Elo −529kTypeScript
  49. #1,137
    agent0ai/agent-zero

    Agent Zero AI framework

    1,836 Elo −4619.8kPython
  50. #1,168
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    集找番、追番、看番的一站式弹幕追番平台,云收藏同步 (Bangumi),离线缓存,BitTorrent,弹幕云过滤。100% Kotlin/Compose Multiplatform

    1,832 Elo +2821.7kKotlin
  51. #1,175
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    Firefly III: a personal finances manager

    1,830 Elo −1325.2kPHP
  52. #1,182
    hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn

    Set up your own IPsec VPN server in just a few minutes, with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2. Supports Ubuntu…

    1,829 Elo −1829kShell
  53. #1,227
    lvgl/lvgl

    LVGL is a free, full-featured embedded UI library for devices from small MCUs to 3D-capable MPUs, enhanced by LVGL Pro…

    1,823 Elo +425.1kC
  54. #1,232
    google/gvisor

    Application Kernel for Containers

    1,823 Elo +1020kGo
  55. #1,262
    forthespada/CS-Books

    🔥🔥超过1000本的计算机经典书籍、个人笔记资料以及本人在各平台发表文章中所涉及的资源等。书籍资源包括C/C++、Java、Python、Go语言、数据结构与算法、操作系统、后端架构、计算机系统知识、数据库、计算机网络、设计模式、前端、汇编…

    1,819 Elo −9128k
  56. #1,293
    JoeanAmier/TikTokDownloader

    抖音 / TikTok 平台作品下载/数据采集工具

    1,814 Elo +1617.5kJavaScript
  57. #1,338
    termux/termux-packages

    A package build system for Termux.

    1,807 Elo +1717.3kShell
  58. #1,369
    spicetify/cli

    Command-line tool to customize Spotify client. Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux.

    1,802 Elo +2825.5kJavaScript
  59. #1,389
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    Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The future of .NET UI

    1,799 Elo −4031.8kC#
  60. #1,418
    ayangweb/BongoCat

    🐱 BongoCat — A cross-platform interactive desktop pet that brings fun to your desktop!

    1,795 Elo 24.6kRust
  61. #1,430
    1Panel-dev/1Panel

    🔥 1Panel is a modern, open-source Linux server management panel and a lightweight AI management platform. 1Panel 是专门为…

    1,793 Elo −5637.4kGo
  62. #1,433
    xbmc/xbmc

    Kodi is an award-winning free and open source home theater/media center software and entertainment hub for digital…

    1,793 Elo −1321.4kC++
  63. #1,438
    FiloSottile/mkcert

    A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.

    1,792 Elo −6359.8kGo
  64. #1,439
    noctalia-dev/noctalia

    A sleek, customizable desktop shell crafted for Wayland.

    1,792 Elo +9012kC++
  65. #1,491
    pear-devs/pear-desktop

    Pear 🍐 is extension for music player

    1,785 Elo +234kTypeScript
  66. #1,516
    kingToolbox/WindTerm

    A professional cross-platform SSH/Sftp/Shell/Telnet/Tmux/Serial terminal.

    1,783 Elo −1232.6kC
  67. #1,524
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    高颜值的第三方网易云播放器,支持 Windows / macOS / Linux :electron:

    1,782 Elo −10933.6kVue
  68. #1,550
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    A Swiss Army knife for developers.

    1,778 Elo −2732.2kC#
  69. #1,585
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    PEASS - Privilege Escalation Awesome Scripts SUITE (with colors)

    1,774 Elo −620.8kC#
  70. #1,614
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    A book-in-progress about the Linux kernel and its insides.

    1,771 Elo −5533.7kPython
  71. #1,664
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    开源、免费、跨平台的 B 站视频下载工具,支持多线程加速、音视频分离、弹幕元数据获取、自定义命名与分类等功能。Open Source, Free, Cross-Platform Bilibili Video Downloader.

    1,765 Elo +1519.1kPython
  72. #1,755
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    A fluid, morphing shell for your Linux desktop

    1,755 Elo +5713.4kQML
  73. #1,766
    mikeroyal/Self-Hosting-Guide

    Self-Hosting Guide. Learn all about locally hosting (on premises & private web servers) and managing software…

    1,753 Elo +2123.5kDockerfile
  74. #1,805
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    Linux命令大全搜索工具,内容包含Linux命令手册、详解、学习、搜集。https://git.io/linux

    1,749 Elo −1537.2kMarkdown
  75. #1,821
    Louis-CFM/coucou

    A tiny friend in your Mac's notch and on your iPhone that keeps an eye on your AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex…

    1,747 Elo +937.2kSwift
  76. #1,834
    imthenachoman/How-To-Secure-A-Linux-Server

    An evolving how-to guide for securing a Linux server.

    1,746 Elo −2432k
  77. #1,877
    milanm/DevOps-Roadmap

    DevOps Roadmap for 2026. with learning resources

    1,742 Elo −1720.9k
  78. #1,892
    bia-pain-bache/BPB-Worker-Panel

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    1,739 Elo −3513.8kTypeScript
  79. #1,914
    browseros-ai/BrowserOS

    🌐 The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia.

    1,737 Elo +4214.3kRust
  80. #1,918
    end-4/dots-hyprland

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    1,736 Elo +7016.6kQML
  81. #1,925
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    1,736 Elo +4220.7kC
  82. #1,940
    libgdx/libgdx

    Desktop/Android/HTML5/iOS Java game development framework

    1,734 Elo −1125.5kJava
  83. #1,944
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    1,734 Elo +5214.1kShell
  84. #1,949
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    1,733 Elo +3914.9kC#
  85. #1,951
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    1,733 Elo +5818.4kC++
  86. #1,966
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    1,731 Elo +12610.1k
  87. #1,979
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    1,730 Elo −3717kC
  88. #2,004
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    1,727 Elo +3122.2kGo
  89. #2,053
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    1,721 Elo +818.9kTypeScript
  90. #2,090
    DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook

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    1,717 Elo +2020.5kPython
  91. #2,092
    pranshuparmar/witr

    Why is this running? Trace any process, port, container, or file back to what started it - CLI + TUI.

    1,717 Elo −1723kGo
  92. #2,103
    lencx/ChatGPT

    ❄️ ChatGPT Desktop Application (Mac, Windows and Linux)

    1,716 Elo −3154.6kRust
  93. #2,118
    PrismLauncher/PrismLauncher

    A custom launcher for Minecraft that allows you to easily manage multiple installations of Minecraft at once (Fork of…

    1,714 Elo +4011.1kC++
  94. #2,174
    nmap/nmap

    Nmap - the Network Mapper. Github mirror of official SVN repository.

    1,708 Elo +4213.9kC
  95. #2,200
    subhra74/xdm

    Fast, reliable download accelerator and video downloader since 2013

    1,706 Elo +838.4kKotlin
  96. #2,216
    valentderah/totk-pc-recomp

    Static recompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to native Windows and Linux x86-64, with a Vulkan…

    1,704 Elo +3447.3kC
  97. #2,223
    JoeanAmier/XHS-Downloader

    小红书(XiaoHongShu、RedNote)链接提取/作品采集工具

    1,703 Elo +2413.3kJavaScript
  98. #2,268
    yeasy/docker_practice

    最新Docker容器技术,从真实案例中学习最佳实践!| Learn and understand Docker&Container technologies, with real DevOps practice!

    1,699 Elo −7226.3kGo
  99. #2,304
    CISOfy/lynis

    Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing…

    1,695 Elo −316.6kShell
  100. #2,338
    4gray/iptvnator

    :tv: Cross-platform IPTV player application with multiple features, such as support of m3u and m3u8 playlists…

    1,692 Elo +1027.7kTypeScript