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Linux and macOS software covers desktop programs, distributions and documentation for Unix-like systems. Entries include desktop applications, command-line tools, package pages and distributions, along with the guides and video walkthroughs that help people set them up. Check the licence, the last release date, the system versions supported and how the software is installed. Some are official project sites, while others are community wikis or release mirrors that may lag behind. Support depends on your hardware and setup, so confirm compatibility and the current download from the project's own pages before you rely on it.
Guitarix is a virtual guitar amplifier for Linux running on Jack Audio Connection Kit. It processes a mono guitar signal through a main amp and a rack section, delivering a processed stereo signal via Jack. The rack can hold effects from more than 25 built-in modules, including noise gate, flanger, phaser and auto-wah. Source code allows building on other UNIX-like systems, namely BSD and MacOSX.
Hammerspoon is a tool for automation of macOS, acting as a bridge between the operating system and a Lua scripting engine. Extensions expose system functionality, letting Lua code interact with APIs for applications, windows, mouse pointers, filesystem objects, audio devices, batteries, screens, keyboard and mouse events, clipboards, location services and wifi. Out of the box it does nothing; users create a Lua script in ~/.hammerspoon/init.lua.
htop is a cross-platform interactive process viewer. It is a text-mode application for console or X terminals and requires ncurses. Current releases support Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD, MacOS and Solaris.
IINA is a free and open-source media player designed for macOS, with native features and plugin support. It is built on mpv and maintained by its community. It does not include tracking or telemetry. Plugins can add subtitle sources, video tools and new interfaces.
Karabiner-Elements is a keyboard customizer for macOS. It offers simple key mappings configured from a GUI, predefined rules that can be imported from the Internet, and support for writing custom rules. Both Intel-based Macs and Apple Silicon Macs are supported.
Kate is a text editor built on the KDE Frameworks and Qt, available for Linux, Windows and macOS. It supports editing multiple documents at once in tabs and split views, and provides syntax highlighting for over 400 languages alongside plugins such as an embedded terminal.
KernelNewbies is a community of aspiring and experienced Linux kernel developers. Its wiki hosts a kernel glossary, FAQ, human-readable changelog, bug-reporting directions, a tutorial for creating a first kernel patch, subsystem pages, and a collection of kernel documentation links. Editing the wiki is restricted to users on a trusted list.
libimobiledevice is a cross-platform free software library written in C that implements native protocols for communicating with iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Apple TV devices running iOS, without jailbreaking. It includes command-line utilities and has been built and run on Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and embedded ARM SoCs.
Libreboot is a free, open source BIOS/UEFI boot firmware distribution based on coreboot. It replaces proprietary firmware on specific Intel/AMD x86 and ARM motherboards, initialising hardware and starting a bootloader for Linux, BSD or Windows. Payloads include GRUB, SeaBIOS and U-Boot, provided in a single image with a choice at boot time.
LibreELEC is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
LinearMouse is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
Linux Live Kit is a set of shell scripts for creating a custom Live Linux. Users install a distribution, ensure squashfs and aufs or overlayfs kernel modules are supported, then run the build script as root to produce an ISO image; a TAR archive and bootinst.sh can make a bootable USB device.
Linux.org is a friendly Linux forum where members register and post in discussion threads. The site also hosts articles and how-to series covering topics such as a Python series, Proxmox VE, the Arduino Uno Q and the PocketBeagle 2.
Linuxtopia is an online resource offering free technical books and how-to guides on Linux and open source technology, covering programming, scripting, system administration, security, virtualization, web development and related topics. The site also lists an eBook store and guides for Eclipse and Postfix.
LinuxTracker is a community torrent tracker focused on Linux distributions and related open-source releases. The site lists torrents such as Ubuntu desktop and server images, and provides tracker statistics and RSS feeds.
LlamaChat is a free, open-source macOS application for chatting with LLaMA, Alpaca and GPT4All models running locally on a Mac. It can import raw PyTorch model checkpoints or pre-converted .ggml model files. The application is powered by llama.cpp and llama.swift and is not distributed with any model files.
lnav (The Logfile Navigator) is an advanced log file viewer for the terminal aimed at small-scale use. It merges, tails, searches, filters and queries log files, with no server or setup required. Log formats are detected automatically, with over 70 built-in formats, and compressed files are unpacked on the fly.
Maccy is a lightweight, open source clipboard manager for macOS that keeps copy history available for fast access. It is keyboard-first and stores everything on the computer. The source states it requires macOS Sonoma 14 or higher and is available on the App Store and GitHub under the MIT license.
MacMouseFix is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
macOSicons is a collection of free macOS app icons. Users can browse and download over 30,000 macOS app icons in .icns and PNG formats for Mac and iOS devices, or submit their own. The site also offers an icon editor where community projects can be previewed, liked, commented on and duplicated into a workspace.
MacScripter is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
MacVim is a port of the Vim text editor that integrates with macOS as a native app. It requires macOS 10.13 or later, with a separate download offered for macOS 10.9-10.12. It includes a graphical user interface with menus, a toolbar and Touch Bar support, and its 'encoding' option defaults to utf-8.
Magit is a text-based user interface to Git that runs inside Emacs. It runs Git commands in the background and makes visible output actionable, and users can see which commands are run.
MeetingBar is a macOS menu bar app that shows and joins upcoming meetings across 50+ services, including Zoom, Google Meet and Teams. Meetings can be joined with one click from the calendar.
