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Vicinae is a keyboard-first launcher for the desktop. It provides a single interface for applications, file search, clipboard history, a calculator, an emoji picker, window management, browser tabs, fonts, theming, power management, shortcuts and scripts. Extensions can be built with React and TypeScript, and many Raycast extensions and script commands can run out of the box. It is free and open source.
Vicinae is a native command palette and application launcher for the desktop. Its built-in functions include app search, clipboard history, file search, an emoji picker and a calculator. It can be extended through React/TypeScript extensions compatible with the Raycast ecosystem and through script commands.
Vinegar is a bootstrapper for Roblox Studio that has ease-of-use features, distributed as open-source software with open-source documentation. The site also documents Sober, an experimental software interoperability layer for running Roblox Player on Linux. VinegarHQ states it is not affiliated with Roblox Corporation.
VirtualBox is a general-purpose full virtualization software for x86_64 hardware, with version 7.1 additionally for macOS/Arm. It targets laptop, desktop, server and embedded use, offers a graphical user interface, and is available for Linux, Windows, macOS and Solaris. The repository holds the source code for Oracle VirtualBox.
VOX Music Player is a music player for Mac available as a free download or with a Premium tier. It plays formats including FLAC, MP3, CUE, APE, and M4A, supports Hi-Res Audio up to 24bit/192kHz, and offers access to Internet Radio, SoundCloud, and YouTube playback.
Waydroid is a free and open-source tool that runs a full Android system in a container on GNU/Linux systems with Wayland-based desktop environments. It uses Linux namespaces and provides Android applications, with multi-window and full UI modes. The Android image is based on LineageOS and is currently based on Android 13.
Wayland Compositor Index is an ArchWiki page that catalogs Wayland compositors. It lists compositors by type—stacking, tiling, dynamic, and other—along with information on display managers and Xwayland compatibility. The page serves as a reference for users seeking Wayland compositor options on Arch Linux.
Wayland.fyi is the home of the minimalist Wayland special interest group. The site aims to promote minimalist Wayland software and counter claims that Wayland is overcomplicated or less compatible than X11, focusing on the pursuit of a smaller and simpler desktop software stack.
wayscriber is a free and open source, ZoomIt-style real-time screen annotation and presentation tool for Linux/Wayland, written in Rust. A single keybind activates a drawing layer over any application to support annotation, presentation, zoom, capture, and related functions. It is licensed under the MIT license and compatible with Hyprland, Sway, River, Wayfire, Niri, COSMIC, KDE Plasma, and GNOME with limits.
A directory page listing Wayland-compatible software across many categories, including compositors, terminals, file managers, screenshot tools and screen recorders. It also notes partial or experimental desktop environment support and where Wayland protocols or portal features exist.
Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix-like servers. It can configure operating system internals such as users, disk quotas, services and configuration files, and control open-source applications including BIND DNS Server, Apache HTTP Server, PHP and MySQL.
WebVM is a server-less virtual environment that runs fully client-side in HTML5/WebAssembly. It is designed to be Linux ABI-compatible and runs an unmodified Debian distribution with native development toolchains. It is powered by the CheerpX virtualization engine and supports Tailscale networking.
WeeChat is a fast, light and extensible chat client with a text-based user interface. It has a modular core with optional plugins, a full-featured IRC plugin, scripting support and remote interfaces. It runs on Linux, Unix, BSD, GNU Hurd, Haiku, macOS and Windows via WSL and Cygwin.
Whoami is a privacy and anonymity tool for Debian and Arch based Linux distributions. It uses multiple modules to keep online activity private, does not track users or keep logs, and offers a command-line interface with auto-complete and history-based suggestions. The documentation page is marked as coming soon.
Hayase Wiki is a reference resource for the Hayase torrent streaming client. It covers core concepts, setup steps, frequently asked questions and extensions for torrent, NZB, subtitle and HTTP content.
Wiki is a Linux or Unix documentation project with guides, references, or manuals.
Wikiman is a universal offline documentation search engine for manual pages, tldr-pages, ArchWiki, Gentoo Wiki, DevDocs, and FreeBSD documentation. It offers browsing without needing exact terms or an internet connection by using full-text search for wikis, partial name and description matching for man pages, and fuzzy filtering for search results.
WinApps runs Windows applications such as Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud on GNU/Linux with KDE Plasma, GNOME or XFCE, integrated as if native to the OS. Windows runs in a Docker, Podman or libvirt virtual machine, and FreeRDP renders applications alongside Linux ones. It is a hard fork of Fmstrat/winapps.
Window Manager Index is an ArchWiki article that explains what a window manager is and categorizes different types. It includes lists of stacking, tiling, and dynamic window managers, serving as a comprehensive reference for users exploring window management options on Arch Linux.
A port of the macOS Mojave Dynamic Desktop feature to Windows 10 and 11. It cycles through wallpaper images over a 24-hour schedule and offers bundled macOS themes, online themes or user-created themes. PowerShell scripts extend its behavior, and it is available on GitHub and the Microsoft Store.
The Wine Application Database (AppDB) provides information on application compatibility with Wine, open source software for running Windows applications on other operating systems. The database lists applications with compatibility information, and membership allows voting on applications, submitting applications and screenshots, and serving as an application maintainer.
Winetricks provides a menu of supported applications for which it performs workarounds automatically, and allows installation of missing DLLs and tweaking of Wine settings. It is described as an easy way to work around problems in Wine.
WiVRn is wireless virtual reality streaming software for Linux that lets users access PC VR applications from a standalone headset. It requires a dashboard installed on the computer and a client app on the headset, with a connection wizard to help set up the client. The project states it does not collect any user data.
Wofi is a launcher and menu program for wlroots-based Wayland compositors such as sway. It is available from a Sourcehut repository, which states that the project is not actively maintained and receives only occasional updates. Official documentation is provided through man pages in the repository, and sample styling is linked separately. Bug reports and patches go to separate Sourcehut services.
