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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.
MOC (music on console) is a console audio player for Linux and UNIX systems. The project has stable 2.5.2 and development 2.6-alpha3 releases. A forum post notes that MOC does not currently read the year from tags, though adding it is considered possible.
MonitorControl is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
MuMuPlayer is an Android emulator for running Android games and apps on PC or Mac. It supports Android 15 and Android 12, multiple simultaneous instances, and Macs with Apple Silicon. It offers keyboard and mouse control and support for mainstream joysticks. A help center covers installation, performance settings, multi-instance use, and membership questions.
Neodisk is a free and open-source disk space analyzer that shows where disk space went using interactive treemap and sunburst views. It scans disks and cloud drives and is read-only by design, so it does not delete files. It is available natively for Apple Silicon Macs, with downloads also listed for Mac and Linux.
A collection of resources pointing out reasons against systemd and listing alternative init systems. It links to Linux distributions without systemd, BSD alternatives, and pages on replacing systemd with an alternative init daemon. The site also covers reported bugs and security issues involving systemd.
Notenik is a free, open-source note-taking application built for Mac. It stores all notes in plain text files, supports Markdown and additional formatting options, is compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, and is distributed under the MIT license with its source code available on GitHub. It includes user support and extensive documentation for its features.
NotesPlus is a note-taking app for iPad and iPhone built around Apple Pencil use. It supports importing PDF, PPT, Word, image and web link files, and offers study aids including a calculator, clock, timer, screenshot and draft tools. Online class videos from BaiduNetdisk or bilibili can be added, and notes sync through iCloud.
OpenCode is an open source AI coding agent available as a terminal-based interface, desktop app, or IDE extension. It supports multiple LLM providers and local models, and does not store code or context data. Enterprise options include centralized configuration, SSO integration, and an internal AI gateway.
OpenMTP is a free, open-source Android file transfer application for macOS that moves files between Mac and MTP devices such as Android phones, Kindle, Garmin, FujiFilm and Meta Quest VR. It supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, offers drag-and-drop, file renaming, SD card access and dark mode.
OpenSourceFeed is a gallery of GNU/Linux, BSD and other open-source distributions and open-source desktop environments, with updates and stories on each. The site also publishes recent news items about distribution releases.
OrbStack is a tool for running Docker containers and Linux machines on macOS, described as a drop-in replacement for Docker Desktop. It offers command line integration, file sharing, Rosetta x86 emulation and isolated sandboxes. A free tier is offered for personal, non-commercial use.
Osaurus provides AI agents that run locally on a computer rather than in a cloud. Agents work from files, keep memory on the computer, and request approval before editing files. A privacy filter can remove identifying details before cloud use. Osaurus is free and MIT licensed; Workspaces starts at $20 per workspace per month.
Pi-Apps is an app store for Raspberry Pi and other ARM Linux devices focused on open-source projects. It shows app descriptions and popularity, tracks install and uninstall progress, and notifies about updates. The interface uses YAD and GTK, follows the system theme, and is lightweight. Pi-Apps is free and open source under GPL-3.
Pinout! is an interactive reference to the Raspberry Pi GPIO pins and a guide to the Raspberry Pi's GPIO interfaces. It also includes hundreds of pinouts for Raspberry Pi add-on boards, HATs and pHATs, plus pinouts for the Raspberry Pi Pico range and chip planners for the RP2350A and RP2350B chips.
PipeWire is a Linux project focused on improving audio and video handling on the platform. It provides a low-latency, graph-based processing engine for multimedia devices, supporting use cases previously managed by PulseAudio and JACK. The project includes a security model designed to facilitate audio and video access for containerized applications, with primary support for Flatpak. It supports audio and video capture and playback with minimal latency, real-time multimedia processing, multiprocess content sharing, and compatibility with PulseAudio, JACK, ALSA, and GStreamer applications.
Pitivi is a free, open-source video editor designed for Linux. The project is built on the belief that everyone should have access to owned, improvable tools for filmmaking and personal expression. It features an intuitive user interface, a clean codebase, and an active community. Past software releases have introduced functionality including auto alignment, precise audio waveforms, object tracking, beat detection, enhanced clip properties, and media library clip tagging.
PiVPN is a set of shell scripts designed to set up and manage a VPN on a Raspberry Pi, and the installer also works on Ubuntu or Debian. It allows customization of the VPN port, key encryption strength and client DNS server, and provides a pivpn command for adding or revoking client profiles.
PlayCover is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
Pock is a free, open-source widget manager for the MacBook Touch Bar. It provides quick access to controls and services while preserving on-screen space, and includes default widgets such as Dock, Now Playing, Status, Control Center and Weather. PockKit allows developers to build custom widgets.
PortingKit is a Linux, macOS, BSD, or Unix resource for tools, documentation, communities, or system workflows.
Qtractor is an Audio/MIDI multi-track sequencer application written in C++ with the Qt framework. The target platform is Linux, using JACK for audio and ALSA for MIDI. It is free, open-source software distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2 or later.
ranger is a console file manager with VI key bindings. It provides a minimalistic curses interface with a view on the directory hierarchy and ships with rifle, a file launcher that automatically finds the program to use for a file type. It requires Python and a pager like less to run.
Remmina is a free, open-source remote desktop client for protocols including RDP, SSH, SPICE, VNC, and X2Go. It provides remote access screen and file sharing to a desktop and is available in 67 languages and 50+ distributions.
SelfControl is a free, open-source macOS application that blocks access to distracting websites, mail servers, or other internet destinations for a pre-set period. Until the timer expires, blocked sites remain inaccessible even after restarting the computer or deleting the application.
