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[ definitive-opensource ]

A definitive list of the best of everything open source

Status: Active - Projects: 422

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Discussions and contributions are welcome! This project is in it's early stages and a lot hasn't been ironed out yet. For more information on contributing and guidelines for open-source software submissions, consult their respective pages.

Caution

We are currently undergoing major changes and refactoring as we migrate to a JSON file with Python scripts that generate the READMEs.

Note

My MacOS configuration.

Guidelines · Issues · Contributing

Our Goal - There's plenty of awesome lists on GitHub, many focusing on open source specifically. However I've found them including many long-deprecated apps, cluttered with smaller projects on the verge of extinction, or missing a lot of modern open source projects.

This list aims to serve as a single centralized location for the best of open source, characterized by a solid user base, solid set of contributors, visible long term growth, and overall product quality.

More Information

Definitive-opensource aims to consolidate only the best open source projects. Our guidelines include strict minimum requirements and additional research for vetting. For a project to pass it's likely popular enough to survive far into the future, however we continously monitor projects on the list and remove anything that no longer fits the criteria.

 

It is a fundamental goal for this list to be as neutral as possible and simply present options, not persuade or redact, regardless of the maintainer's opinion. Projects that fit the criteria, which by passing will inherently be used by thousands to millions, are put on the list. This list is "curated" - not relative to opinion but statistics and facts.

 

Although the list is called definitive, in this context it doesn't quite mean the implied dictionary definition of finality. This project can only survive and thrive through continuous contributions by the community, as this list is, in itself, open source.

Project Status

Active - Active Development

Incremental - Minor Updates

Maintenence - Critical Fixes

Idle - Temporarily Paused

Abandoned - Development Halted

Tags

Alerts

🟡 🟠 🔴 ⭕ - Security incident (Minor, Moderate, Major, Critical)

🚫 - Potentially abandoned

🛑 - Potentially closed source

⁉️ - Suspicious license

🟥 - Corporate influence

🧪 - Experimental (Pre-Alpha)

🚧 - Critically unstable/buggy

❌ - On watch for removal

Highlights

💥 - Disruptive

🌍 - Influential

🌟 - Pioneering

💡 - Innovative

Awards (At 10k Stars)

🏆 - Crown of open source

🥈 - Second

🥉 - Third

Platforms

Cross - Cross-platform (MacOS, Windows, Linux)

Mobile - Android and IOS

CLI+ - CLI in addition to GUI

Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, IOS, CLI, SelfHost, Web, VSCode, JetBrains, Chromium, Firefox, Plugin, Extension, N/A

Contents

Alphabetical

• AD Blocker
• Agent
• AI Image GUI
• AI Utilities
• All In One
• Antivirus
• Arr
• Assistant
• Audio Editor
• Audio Player
• Authentication
• Automation
• Backup
• Bookmark Manager
• Browser
• Browser Extensions
• Calendar
• Chat
• Cleaner
• Clipboard Manager
• Code Assistant
• Code Editor
• Collaboration
• Containers
• Dashboard
• Dev Tools
• Document Editor
• Document Manager
• Document Modifier
• Dotfiles Manager
• Download Manager
• EMACS Packages
• File Manager
• File Sharing
• Finance
• Firewall
• Game Engine
• Game Launcher
• Games
• Git GUI
• Graphics
• Home Automation
• Home Server
• IDE
• Image Processing
• Information Processing
• Keyboard Manager
• Knowledge Base
• Language Package Manager
• Launcher
• Linux
• LLM GUI
• MacOS
• Mail
• Manager
• Markdown Editor
• Media Downloader
• Media Management
• Model Tools
• Neovim Extensions
• Note Taking
• Office Suite
• Operating System
• Other
• Package Manager
• Password Manager
• Project Management
• Proofreading
• RAG
• Remote Desktop
• Removed Projects
• Research
• Screen Recording
• Search Engine
• Shell
• Spreadsheet
• Storage
• Surveillance
• Sync
• System
• System Monitoring
• Task Management
• Terminal Emulator
• Terminal Multiplexer
• Terminal Utilities
• Text Editor
• Time Management
• Tools
• Uncategorized
• Version Manager
• Video Conference
• Video Editing
• Video Player
• Video Transcoder
• Virtual Machine
• VPN
• Wiki
• Window Management
• Windows

Categorized

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Agent
  • AI Image GUI
  • AI Utilities
  • All In One
  • Assistant
  • Information Processing
  • LLM GUI
  • Manager
  • Model Tools
  • RAG
  • Research
• Communication
  • Chat
  • Collaboration
  • Mail
  • Video Conference
• Data
  • Backup
  • Storage
  • Sync
• Development
  • Code Assistant
  • Code Editor
  • Dev Tools
  • Game Engine
  • Git GUI
  • IDE
  • Language Package Manager
• Entertainment
  • Game Launcher
  • Games
• Extensions
  • Browser Extensions
  • EMACS Packages
  • Neovim Extensions
• Internet
  • Browser
  • Download Manager
  • Search Engine
• Media
  • Audio Editor
  • Audio Player
  • Graphics
  • Image Processing
  • Media Downloader
  • Screen Recording
  • Video Editing
  • Video Player
  • Video Transcoder
• Operating System
  • Windows
• Organization
  • Bookmark Manager
  • Document Manager
• Productivity
  • Calendar
  • Document Modifier
  • Finance
  • Knowledge Base
  • Project Management
  • Task Management
  • Time Management
• Security/Privacy
  • AD Blocker
  • Antivirus
  • Authentication
  • Firewall
  • Password Manager
  • VPN
• Server
  • Arr
  • Dashboard
  • Home Automation
  • Home Server
  • Linux
  • MacOS
  • Media Management
  • Operating System
  • Surveillance
• Terminal
  • Shell
  • Terminal Emulator
  • Terminal Multiplexer
  • Terminal Utilities
• Text
  • Document Editor
  • Markdown Editor
  • Note Taking
  • Office Suite
  • Proofreading
  • Spreadsheet
  • Text Editor
  • Wiki
• Utilities
  • Automation
  • Cleaner
  • Clipboard Manager
  • Containers
  • Dotfiles Manager
  • File Manager
  • File Sharing
  • Keyboard Manager
  • Launcher
  • Package Manager
  • Remote Desktop
  • System
  • System Monitoring
  • Tools
  • Version Manager
  • Virtual Machine
  • Window Management
• Other

Contents

Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Go to top

Information Processing

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Unstract	No-code LLM Platform to launch APIs and ETL Pipelines to structure unstructured documents	MacOS Linux SelfHost

Communication - Go to top

Data - Go to top

Backup

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Timeshift	System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB.	Linux

Development - Go to top

Code Editor

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Zed 🟥	Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.	MacOS Linux

Entertainment - Go to top

Extensions - Go to top

Internet - Go to top

Media - Go to top

Operating System - Go to top

Organization - Go to top

Productivity - Go to top

Security/Privacy - Go to top

Server - Go to top

Arr

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Overseerr	Request management and media discovery tool for the Plex ecosystem	Windows Linux SelfHost

Dashboard

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Cockpit	Cockpit is a web-based graphical interface for servers.	Linux

Home Server

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
CapRover	Scalable PaaS (automated Docker+nginx) - aka Heroku on Steroids	Linux
CasaOS	CasaOS - A simple, easy-to-use, elegant open-source Personal Cloud system.	Linux

Linux

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Extension Manager	A utility for browsing and installing GNOME Shell Extensions.	Linux
Flatseal	Manage Flatpak permissions	Linux

Terminal - Go to top

Text - Go to top

Utilities - Go to top

Cleaner

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
BleachBit	BleachBit system cleaner for Windows and Linux	Windows Linux

File Manager

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
nnn	n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager	Linux CLI

Launcher

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Ulauncher	Feature rich application Launcher for Linux	Linux

Package Manager

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Homebrew	macOS system monitor in your menu bar	MacOS Linux CLI

System Monitoring

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Vitals	A glimpse into your computer's temperature, voltage, fan speed, memory usage and CPU load.	Linux

Tools

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Czkawka	Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.	Windows Linux

Virtual Machine

Name	Description	Platform	Stars
Lima	Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers	MacOS Linux
Quickemu	Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux virtual machines	MacOS Linux

Honorable Mentions of Closed-Source Software

Some proprietary software just deserve recognition.

• Davinci Resolve - Professional Editing, Color, Effects and Audio Post!
• Obsidian - The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.
• LM Studio - Discover, download, and run local LLMs
• JetBrains - A rich suite of tools that provide an exceptional developer experience
• Raycast - A collection of powerful productivity tools all within an extendable launcher.

Removed Projects

Projects that were once on this list but removed - usually due to abandonement or going closed source.

Archive

• eqMac - Closed source
• Hyper - Abandoned
• DiffusionBee - Closed source
• Lunarvim - Abandoned
• Motrix - Abandoned
• StableSwarmUI - Abandoned
• Trilium - Abandoned

FAQ

How about a JSON file with scripts or a website?

A JSON file with scripts that generate the README(s) would make fundamental changes and reorganization far easier whilst minimizing formatting and grammatical errors. A website would provide much requested features like tag based filtering and even automation.

 

However, for the foreseeable future, the list will to be edited directly as a markdown file for one reason: to keep things simple. The current system lets me focus solely on the projects within, not how to present said projects.

 

The current markdown system could also be considered a stepping stone to guage the community's needs prior to building a more complex system. I will likely migrate to a JSON file as the project scales and when I have time to architect such a system.

 

As for the website, the complexities of web development seem unnecessary and an added pain for a task that can suffice, for now, as a markdown file. Depending on the popularity of the project, however, this idea will remain in the back of my mind.

License

This project is released under the MIT license, hereby granting anyone to use, distribute, or modify this project for, but not limited to, commercial purposes. See the license tab for further information.

 

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