Top Windows repositories

Repositories with the GitHub topic “windows”: 278 repositories with 5.9M stars between them, mostly written in TypeScript, C# and C++. The highest-rated is massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts, #65 on the bestofgithub Elo ladder.

Biggest movers this week

Minireel/HGhub

Open on GitHubRust
  • Gold IV
  • Trending #4 · 3-day streak
  • New & Rising · Nov 2026

Plug-in media player

  • 1,547+55 Elo, change today
  • 8.9k stars
  • 7.1k forks
  • 40 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/Minireel/HGhub.git
  • android
  • drama
  • free
  • movie-web-app

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

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

oinkvm/oink

Open on GitHubRust

Your computers, working as one. Share keyboard, mouse, trackpad, clipboard, drag and drop and audio across Macs and PCs.

  • 945+33 Elo, change today
  • 1.8k stars
  • 146 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/oinkvm/oink.git
  • audio-sharing
  • barrier-alternative
  • clipboard-sync
  • cross-platform

FrigadeHQ/yogurt

Open on GitHubTypeScript

Private AI meeting notes that stay on your computer. A free, open-source alternative to Granola for Mac, Windows and Linux.

  • 857+92 Elo, change today
  • 1.6k stars
  • 92 forks
git
git clone https://github.com/FrigadeHQ/yogurt.git
  • ai-meeting-assistant
  • ai-notetaker
  • electron
  • granola-alternative

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

RoutineMiku/apkstart

Open on GitHubJavaScript

Windows 上的安卓应用运行器:双击 APK 即装,应用以独立窗口与桌面图标运行,自持 QEMU 运行时

  • 837+114 Elo, change today
  • +1.5k stars gained
  • 5k stars
  • 424 forks
  • 8 watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/RoutineMiku/apkstart.git
  • android
  • android-x86
  • apk
  • electron

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

massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts

Open on GitHubBatchfile

Open-source Windows and Office activator featuring HWID, Ohook, TSforge, and Online KMS activation methods, along with advanced troubleshooting.

  • 2,297+23 Elo, change today
  • +338 stars gained
  • 199k stars
  • 18.8k forks
  • 1.5k watchers
git
git clone https://github.com/massgravel/Microsoft-Activation-Scripts.git
  • activator
  • hwid
  • kms
  • kms38

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  1. #65
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    2,297 Elo +5199kBatchfile
  2. #71
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  5. #145
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    2,173 Elo +12227.5kC#
  6. #184
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  26. #621
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    1,935 Elo −1032.7kRust
  27. #647
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    1,929 Elo −7654.2kShell
  28. #678
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    1,922 Elo +12410.1kTypeScript
  29. #706
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    1,915 Elo −3850.3kC++
  30. #716
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  31. #722
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    1,912 Elo −1750.7kKotlin
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  38. #774
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    1,900 Elo −68105kC++
  39. #824
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    1,890 Elo +7911.7kPython
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    1,881 Elo +2939.2kC#
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  44. #947
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  45. #979
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  51. #1,111
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    1,839 Elo −4243.4kRust
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  54. #1,130
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  55. #1,146
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  56. #1,158
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  57. #1,168
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  58. #1,179
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  59. #1,244
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    1,821 Elo +1169.1kC#
  60. #1,259
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  63. #1,358
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  64. #1,369
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  65. #1,389
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    1,799 Elo −4031.8kC#
  66. #1,418
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  67. #1,438
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  68. #1,491
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  69. #1,494
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    1,785 Elo −118.5kC
  70. #1,505
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  72. #1,524
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  74. #1,581
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  75. #1,585
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  76. #1,664
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  77. #1,694
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  78. #1,768
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  79. #1,800
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    1,717 Elo +2020.5kPython
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    1,717 Elo −1723kGo
  96. #2,103
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    1,716 Elo −3154.6kRust
  97. #2,119
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    1,714 Elo +4016.5kC
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    1,708 Elo +4213.9kC
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    1,706 Elo +838.4kKotlin
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