This resource provides Linux system administration guides covering security hardening, performance tuning, and software management. Features include kernel optimization tools, network configuration protocols, and compatibility solutions for major distributions through open-source utilities and CLI workflows.
► Linux Guides
- ⭐ ArchWiki – Arch Linux Guide / Manuals / TUI
- GameShell – Unix Shell Learning Game
- Gentoo Wiki – Gentoo Wikis / Guides
- Debian Wiki – Debian Wiki / Guides
- FreeBSD Wiki – FreeBSD Wiki / Guides / Docs
- LinuxJourney – Interactive Linux Guides
- HowToLinux – Linux Desktop Guides
- Self Managed Life – FOSS / Self-Hosting Guide / Video, 2
- Server World – Network Server Guides
- HowtoForge or Comfy.Guide – Linux Server Software 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
► Linux Communities
- ⭐ All Things Linux – Linux Discord Server
- 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
► Linux Distros
- Note – We don’t curate individual distros ourselves as we feel the indexes listed are good enough to stand on their own.
- ⭐ DistroChooser
- DistroWatch
- distro.moe – Find Random Distros
- Linux Live Kit – Live Distro Creator
- DotShare – Distro Config Index
- ArchiveOS
- OS.click
- LinuxTracker
- OpenSourceFeed
- Desktop Environment Comparison
- Pkgs – Linux + Unix Packages / Repology
▷ Raspberry Pi
- Pinn – Raspberry Pi OS Installer
- PiVPN – Raspberry Pi VPN / GitHub
- raspberrypiwireguard – Install WireGuard on Raspberry Pi
- CaribouLite – Raspberry Pi Tx/Rx 6GHz SDR
- Piper – Raspberry Pi Text-To-Speech
▷ Wayland Compositors
- 🌐 Wayland Compositor Index – List of Wayland Compositors
- ⭐ Hyprland – Wayland Compositor / Arch Wiki / Simple Config, 2
- ⭐ Sway or SwayFx – i3-compatible Wayland Compositor / Arch Wiki
- river – Wayland Compositor
- LabWC – Wayland Compositor
- wayfire – Wayland Compositor
- niri – Wayland Compositor
- Waycheck – Wayland Compositor GUI
► Linux Apps
- ⭐ Bottles – Manage Wine containers / GitHub / Discord
- ⭐ 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 – Remote Desktop Client / GitHub
- wslu – Utilities for Windows 10 Linux Subsystem / GitHub
- Darling – Run macOS Apps on Linux / GitHub / Discord
- innoextract – Windows Installer Unpacker / GitHub
- nativefier_tauri – Turn Webpages into Desktop Apps
- Autokey – Linux Automation Utility / GitHub
- Touchégg – Multi-Touch Gesture Recognizer
- Material Shell or Forge – GNOME Tiling Extension
- Polonium – KDE6 Tiling Manager Extension / GitHub
- Bismuth – KDE5 Tiling Extension / GitHub
- Ghostwriter or Remarkable – Markdown Editor
- Gedit, Geany, Leafpad, taskbook, Notepadqq, Featherpad or nb / GitHub – Text Editor / Note Apps
- TextPieces – Quick Text Transformations / GitHub
- 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
- Ollama / GitHub / Discord or Alpaca – Run LLMs on Linux
- nyrna – Suspend Apps / Games
- Solaar – Logitech Device Manager
- bluetuith – Bluetooth Manager
- QR Scan – QR Code Scanner
- libimobiledevice – Communicate with iOS Devices
- Meteo – Weather App
- Client Evolution or dLine – Calendars
- todo or Planify – To-Do Apps
- Timestrap or Mindfulness at the Computer – Productivity Managers
- SafeEyes – Break Reminders
- dijo – Activity Tracker
- Linux-PowerToys – PowerToys for Linux
- Railway – Travel Info Manager
- Wike – Wikipedia App
- Komikku, Suwayomi-VaadinUI or Manga Reader – Manga Readers
- ABS FLutter – Self-Hosted Audiobook Server
- Mako, dunst – Customizable Notification Daemon / GitHub
- Eloquent or DidYouMean – Grammar Check Apps
- KTouch, typer or Toipe – Typing Practice
▷ Software Sites
- 🌐 Rim’s Linux Wiki, 2 – Linux Software / Tool Index / Discord
- 🌐 ArchWiki App Sites or Ultimate Cheatsheet – Linux Software / Site Index
- 🌐 Awesome Linux – 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
- Linux FOSS Image – FOSS Software List
- KDE Applications – KDE Apps
- LinuxAlt
- Plan9Port / GitHub
- Flatpak or Flathub – Flatpak App Repositories
- SnapCraft – Snap Repository
- NixOS / Manager, AppImagePool, Zap / GitHub, pkgx, 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
- Pling / 2 – Linux Apps and Themes
- Pacstall – AUR-Inspired Package Manager for Ubuntu
▷ Linux System
- 🌐 Window Manager Index – List of Window Managers
- 🌐 Hardware for Linux – Linux Hardware Compatibility Database / Forum / GitHub
- 🌐 Hardware for BSD – BSD Hardware Compatibility Database / 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
- Webmin – Web-Based System Admin Tool / GitHub
- screenFetch – Bash Screenshot Information Tool
- Nanobench – CPU Microbenchmark / Documentation
- ScanMem – Memory Scanner / Debugger
- pacwall – Live Wallpaper Dependency Graph / Package Status
- picom – Compositor for standalone X11 Window Managers
- 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 – Boot Linux Distros
- CloverBootloader – Windows, Mac & Linux Bootloader / Config
- zfsBootMenu – ZFS Bootloader
- Linux Heads – Minimal CoreBoot / GitHub
- GParted – Partition Manager
- Archinstall – Arch Linux Installers
- Pop!_OS Shell – Pop-Shell for GNOME
- CoreELEC / GitHub or LibreELEC / GitHub – Kodi-Based Operating System
- WSL – Run Linux on Windows / Resources / Startup Launcher / Wayland / X Server
- DistroSea – Cloud Virtual Machine / Allows Browsers
- Boxes – Virtual Machine Manager
- 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
- coreboot or Libreboot – Replace Proprietary BIOS/UEFI Firmware
- bt-dualboot – Dual-Boot Bluetooth Sync Tool
- Hardcode Tray – Hardcoded Tray Icon Fix
- open-gpu-kernel-modules – NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Module
- nosystemd – Alternatives to systemd
- greetd – Login Manager Daemon
▷ Linux Video
- ⭐ mpv or VLC – Video Players
- ⭐ Haruna or Celluloid – MPV Frontends
- ⭐ Kdenlive / GitHub or Flowblade – Video Editors
- MultiPlex – Torrent Watch Party / Use VPN
- MPV Shim – Cast Plex to MPV
- Gromit MPX – Screen Annotation
- Spectacle – Screen Recorder / Clipping
- 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
- Shiru – Anime Torrent Streaming
- ani-cli – Anime Streaming Terminal
- Trackma – Anime Tracking App
- LiveCaptions – Real-Time Captions
▷ Linux Audio
- 🌐 Awesome Linux Audio – Live Audio Resources
- ⭐ SpotX-Bash, spotify-adblock or SpotifyNoPremium – Spotify Adblockers
- ⭐ SongRec or Mousai – Song Identifiers
- puddletag – Metadata Organizer
- Tidal Hi-Fi – Hi-Fi Tidal for Linux
- cmus – Audio Player
- Tauon Music Box – Audio Player
- Lollypop, 2 – Audio Player
- Audacious – Audio Player
- Rhythmbox – Audio Player
- Amberol – Audio Player
- Subsonic – Audio Player / Import Spotify
- Fooyin / GitHub – Audio Player
- g4music – Audio Player
- dopamine – Audio Player
- AudioTube – Audio Player
- MOC or Kew – TUI Audio Players
- Monophony – YouTube Music Client
- ytermusic – YouTube Music Downloader
- Deezer Linux or DZR – Deezer Clients
- MusicPod – Podcast / Radio Player
- Shortwave or QMPlay2 – Radio Players
- HeadsetControl – Headset Settings Manager
- Pipewire / Plugins 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
- Sunamu – Now Playing Songs Display
- CasterSoundboard – Soundboard
▷ Linux Images
- ⭐ Flameshot or Scrot – Screenshot Tools
- photoshopCClinux – Linux Photoshop Installer
- 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
▷ Linux Gaming
- 🌐 Awesome-ttygames – Unix ASCII Games
- 🌐 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
- ⭐ Lutris – Games Manager
- ⭐ proton-ge-custom – Play Windows Games on Linux / Guide
- ⭐ ProtonUp-QT – Install / Manage Proton-GE for Steam and Wine-GE for Lutris
- ⭐ Kapital Sin – Linux Games / Use Translator
- ⭐ Torrminatorr – Linux Games
- ⭐ johncena141 – Linux Games / Search / Support
- GameHub, Gnome Games, UnderTaker141 or Steal – Game Libraries / Launchers
- RuTracker – Linux Games / Translator / Wiki / Rules
- 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
- 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
- HeroicGamesLauncher – Epic Games Launcher / GitHub
- Minigalaxy – GOG Client
- Sober – Roblox Linux Port / Vinegar (Studio Only)
- Limo – Nexus Mods Manager for Linux
- NVBurner or CoreCTRL – Overclocking Tool
- dxvk – D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine
- 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
- Anime Game Launcher – Genshin Impact Launcher / Discord
- Gameboy.live – Terminal Game Boy Emulator
- QuickPassthrough – Simplified Qemu GPU Passthrough
► Linux Tools
▷ Adblock / Privacy
- ⭐ 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
- MOFO Linux, Tails or Kodachi – Privacy-Based Operating System
- OpenVPN Wrapper – VPN Tunnel
- Openconnect VPN Server – Linux SSL VPN Server
- DSVPN – Self-Hosted VPN
- wireguird – WireGuard GTK GUI
- Netbird or 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
▷ Linux Internet
- ⭐ qBittorrent / Tools, rTorrent / 2, Fragments, BitFlu, kTorrent / 2 – Linux Torrent Clients
- ⭐ Soulseek – File Sharing App
- ⭐ Linux WiFi Hotspot – Create WiFi Hotspots
- RuTorrent or flood – RTorrent Web Frontend / Themes
- rTorrent Tools – Extended / Tools / GitHub / Mods
- BTFS – Bittorrent Filesystem
- arch-delugevpn – Docker with Torrent client and VPN on Arch Linux base
- Luakit – Lightweight Linux Browser
- browsh – Text-Based Browser
- ElectronMail, Claws Mail or dodo – Email Clients
- iRedMail, Docker Mailserver, UnInbox or Mail-in a Box – Self-Hosted Email Servers
- Akregator – RSS Feed Reader
- pass – Unix Password Manager
- Seahorse or GnomeKeyring – GNOME Password Manager
- gopass – CLI Password Manager
- KGet, Varia or GabutDM – Download Managers
- easy-google-drive-downloader or GDown – Google Drive Downloader
- google-drive-ocamlfuse – Mount Google Drive
- maestral – Dropbox Client
- openmediavault / GitHub or Linux Server – Self-Hosted Cloud Storage
- apt-fast – APT Download Accelerator
- Nala – APT Frontend
- aMule – eMule-like P2P Client
- Linux Router – Set Linux as Router
- 1Panel – Linux Server Management Tool / GitHub
- Proxmox – Self-Hosted Server Tools
- Wayland – Linux Display Server Protocol / Tools
- EasyPanel – Server Control Panel
- Netcat – Networking Tool
- Free Cloud Linux Server – Free Cloud Server Guide
- yet another bench script – Server Performance Script
- Bandwhich – Terminal Bandwidth Utilization Tool
- iperf – Network Bandwidth Test
- Rang3r – IP / Port Scanner
- sttr – Base64 Encryption / Decryption TUI
- Knapsu – Media Server
- ansible-hms-docker or DockSTARTer – Automated Docker Media Server Setups
- Netflix Proxy – Streaming Service Proxy
- Docket-Jacket – Docker Jacket Container
- swizzin – Seedbox for Ubuntu / Debian
- rtinst – Seedbox Installation Script for Ubuntu / Debian
- SeedSync – Sync your Seedbox
- GNU Social – Self-Hosted Social Networking Platform
- Teams for Linux – Collaboration Platform
- Adium, Polari, 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
▷ 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 Manager / Disk Usage Analyzers
- ANGRYsearch, CatCLI, xplr / GitHub / Discord, logo-ls, ugrep / GitHub or Achoz – File Explorers
- Dolphin or SpaceFM – File Managers
- Collector – File Drag & Drop
- Bash Upload – Bash File Upload 50GB / 3 days
- z – Track Most Used Directories
- lnav – Log File Viewer / Analyzer / GitHub / Discord
- p7zip, GNU Gzip or pigz – File Archivers / Unzippers
- 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
- Linux Filesystem Chart – File System Guide
▷ Android on Linux
- ⭐ WayDroid – Containerized Android on Linux / GitHub / Scripts
- Redroid – Containerized Android on Linux
- 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
▷ Terminal / Shell
- 🌐 Awesome Shell, tldr / GitHub or AltBox – Linux Shell Resources
- 🌐 Awesome TUIs or TerminalTrove – List of TUIs
- 🌐 The Terminal Directory – Terminal Emulators
- ⭐ Alacritty, Kitty, Simple Terminal, Wave, Ghostty, yakuake, emacs-eat or tabby – Linux Terminals Emulators
- ⭐ Shell GPT, 2 – AI Terminal Chatbot / GPT
- Liquidprompt – Bash / Zsh Prompt
- utils or UsefulLinuxShellScripts – Linux Shell Tool Scripts
- Gum – Shell Script Creator
- ShellCheck – Shell Script Bug Check
- shell-scripting-tutorial – Shell Scripting Tutorial
- Command Line Guide, ManKier or LinuxCommand – Command-Line Lessons
- Bash Crawl – Linux Command Learning Game
- Guillotine – Execute Commands via Right Menu / Gnome Extension
- bash_loading_animations – Bash Loading Animations
- bash-it or Bashly – Bash Frameworks
- zx or dax – Write Complex Scripts
- Basher or bpkg – Bash Package Manager
- XTerm – X Window System Terminal Emulator
- Extension Manager – GNOME Shell Extensions
- Distrobox – Use Distros via Terminal
- htop or Zenith – Interactive Process Viewers
- eza – Modern ls replacement
- explainshell.com – Match Command-Line Arguments to Help Text
- PowerShell – PowerShell
- Tmux – Terminal Multiplexer / Cheatsheet
- Zellij – Terminal Workspace
- asciinema – Terminal Recorder
- fzf or skim – Fuzzy Finders
- atuin – Shell History Management / GitHub
- cbonsai – Generate Bonsai Trees in Terminal
- pipes.sh or pipes-rs – Animated Pipes in Terminal
▷ Ricing / Customization
- 🌐 Awesome Ricing – Linux Ricing Resources
- ⭐ Elkowar’s Wacky Widgets or Aylur’s GTK Shell – Widgeting Systems
- wpgtk – Fully Customizable Unix Color Schemer
- Kvantum – Linux QT / KDE Theme Engine
- Polybar (X11) / Themes, Iron Bar (Wayland) or Waybar (Wayland) – Customizable Status Bars
- MacBuntu Transformation Pack, 2 – Mac Theme
- xScreensaver – Linux Screensavers
- Fondo, varietywalls, HydraPaper, styli.sh or Komorebi – Wallpaper Managers
- Video Wallpaper or Hidamari – Use Videos as Animated Wallpapers
- wallpaper-engine-kde-plugin – Wallpaper Engine KDE Plugin
- 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
- Gorgeous GRUB – GRUB Themes
- Iconic – Add Folder Icons
► Mac Apps
- 🌐 The Terminal Directory – List of Terminal Emulators
- ⭐ gibMacOS or Mist – Download macOS
- ⭐ NearDrop or maestral – File Sharing Apps
- ⭐ shottr or CleanShot – Screenshot Tools
- ⭐ Aptonic – Mac Productivity App
- DMHY – Anime Torrent Autodownloader
- Ice Cubes – Mastodon Client
- 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 Offic 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 or OpenArtemis – 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
▷ 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
- Macintosh Garden
- MacBed
- nMac
- Haxmac
- Pure Mac
- Mac Torrents
- MacKed
- InsMac
- MacX
- WebCatalog
- ThriftMac – Freeware
- Sindre Sorhus – Freeware
- Latest – Software Updater
▷ Mac Video
- IINA – Video Player
- Shiru – Anime Torrent Streaming
- Yattee – YouTube Player
- REAL Video Enhancer – Video Upscaling
- Cap, Kap or ScreenTimeLapse – Screen Recorders
▷ Mac Audio
- ⭐ SpotX-Bash or Mac_Spotify_Adblock – Spotify Adblockers
- 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
- Buzz – Audio Transcription
▷ Mac Images
- 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
▷ Mac Gaming
- ⭐ Torrminatorr – Mac Games
- ⭐ Whisky – Automated Installer / Wrapper for Game Porting Toolkit + WINE
- ⭐ AppleGamingWiki – Mac Game Fixes / Compatibility
- ⭐ Goldberg – Steam Multiplayer Client Emulator
- SCNLOG – Mac Games
- Mac Source Ports – Run Old Mac Games
- HeroicGamesLauncher or Mythic / Discord – Epic Games Launchers
- Prism43 – Prism Launcher / Unlocker
- NASOS – Gamecube iso.dec to ISO Converter
- cemu.emiyl – CEMU Compatibility List
► Mac Tools
▷ Mac Adblock / Privacy
- 🌐 Awesome OSX Security – Mac Security Resources
- ⭐ Malwarebytes, BlockBlock or KnockKnock – Antivirus
- macOS Adblock Guide – Adguard + Safari Adblock Guide
- macOS Privacy Guide – Mac Privacy & Security Guides
- Gas Mask – Block Ads via Host Files
- 1Blocker – DNS Adblocker
- AdGuard Safari – AdGuard for Safari
- wBlock or Stay – Safari Adblockers
- Lockdown Privacy – Block Trackers / Ads
- 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
- 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
- Damus – Encrypted Messaging App
▷ 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
▷ System Tools
- 🌐 AppleDB – Apple Device / Software Info Database
- ⭐ Alfred, Albert, Quicksilver, SOL or Raycast – Keystroke Launchers
- ⭐ 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
- BetterDisplay – Display Controller
- DisplayPlacer – Dual Monitor Manager
- kbdlight – Change MacBook Keyboard Backlight Level
- 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 / macOS Only
- 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
▷ File Tools
- ⭐ PeaZip, The Unarchiver, unxip or Keka – File Archivers
- ⭐ Readdle – Multipurpose File Tool
- Progress – Show Copied Data Progress
- Bruji – Media Cataloging Software Suite
- Superfile – File Explorer / Managers
- OSXFuse – Mac File Integration
- JDownloader – File Download Manager / Debloat / Dark Theme, 2 / Dracula Theme
- Go Speed – File Download Manager / GitHub / Extension / Plugins
- Progressive Downloader – File Download Manager
- Transnomino or Riffo – Bulk File / Folder Renaming
- FlyingCarpet – Cross-Platform AirDrop / Guide