Linux / macOS
Apps, Software Sites, Gaming
Linux Guides
TIP
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.
CLI Cheat Sheets
- Linux Command Library - Searchable Linux Command Index / GitHub
Linux Distros
TIP
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
- DistroChooser / Beta - Quiz-Based Distro Selector / Discord / GitHub
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
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
Linux System
- 🌐 Hardware for Linux - Linux Hardware Compatibility Database / GitHub
- Btop or s-tui - System Resource Monitors
- MangoHud - System Resource Monitor Overlay
- fastfetch, Archey4, Hyfetch, Macchina or CPU-X - System Info Displays
- TimeShift - System Restore / Backup
Linux Video
- ↪️ Media Servers / Tools
- mpv or VLC - Video Players
- Haruna / GitHub or Celluloid - MPV Frontends
- Kdenlive / GitHub, davincibox or Flowblade / GitHub - Video Editors
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
Linux Image
- ↪️ Linux Image Editors
- Flameshot, Gradia / GitHub or Scrot - Screenshot Tools
Linux Gaming
- Linux Gaming Wiki or r/LinuxCrackSupport Wiki - Linux Gaming Guides
- protondb / Steam Extension / Discord or Are We Anti-Cheat Yet? - Game Compatibility Databases
- Heroic Games Launcher / Discord / GitHub, Lutris / Discord / GitHub, or Faugus Launcher - Game Launchers
- Bottles / Discord / GitHub - Manage Wine Containers
- ProtonPlus or ProtonUp-QT / GitHub - Linux Compatibility Tool Managers
- GE-Proton - Custom Proton Version / Discord
- Kapital Sin - Linux Games / Use Translator
- Torrminatorr - Linux Games / Requires Sign-Up
- johncena141 - Linux Games / Support / Launcher
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
Linux Internet
- ↪️ Linux Torrent Clients
- Nicotine+ or Soulseek - File Sharing App
- Linux WiFi Hotspot - Create WiFi Hotspots
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
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, broot / GitHub, nnn, clifm, fm, superfile, Joshuto - Terminal File Managers
- Baobab, Filelight - Disk Usage Analyzers / GUI
- dut, gdu, NCDU - Disk Usage Analyzers / CLI
Android on Linux
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
Raspberry Pi
- 🌐 Awesome Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi Tools / Resources
- 🌐 Pi-Apps - Raspberry Pi App Store / GitHub
Customization
- 🌐 Awesome Ricing, Awesome Linux Ricing or Pling - Linux Customization Resources
- Elkowar's Wacky Widgets, Aylur's GTK Shell or Quickshell - Widgeting Systems
- unixporn - Customization Community / Subreddit / Discord
Desktop Environment
Window Managers
- 🌐 Awesome Wayland - Wayland Resources
- 🌐 Wayland.fyi - Lightweight 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 - Dynamic Tiling Wayland Compositor / Resources / Arch Wiki / Simple Config, 2
- niri - Scrollable-Tiling Wayland Compositor
- Sway / Arch Wiki or SwayFx - i3-compatible Wayland Compositors
Linux Themes
- 🌐 xfce-look - XFCE Linux Themes
- 🌐 Gnome-Look - GNOME 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
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
Mac Audio
- SpotX-Bash - Spotify Adblockers
- Spicetify - Spotify Themes & Plugins / Discord / GitHub / Note
Mac Gaming
- Torrminatorr - Mac Games / Requires Sign-Up
- AppsTorrent - Mac Games / Downloads (not torrents)
- AppleGamingWiki or Mac Gaming DB - Mac Game Fixes / Compatibility / Discord
Mac Tools
Mac Adblock / Privacy
- 🌐 Awesome OSX Security - Mac Security Resources
- ↪️ Mac 2FA
- ↪️ DNS Adblocking
- Malwarebytes, ESET, BlockBlock or KnockKnock - Antivirus
Mac Internet
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
File Tools
Unix-Like
- 🌐 Awesome-ttygames - Unix ASCII Games
- 🌐 Awesome BSD - BSD Resources
- 🌐 Hardware for BSD - BSD Hardware Compatibility Database / GitHub