Open source desktop projects
Every project in the registry tagged desktop, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
A full desktop environment that runs in your browser
OpenHuman is an open source agent harness with local-first memory, agent orchestration, and workflows
Develop Desktop, Embedded, Mobile and WebAssembly apps with C# and XAML. The future of .NET UI
Effortless API mocking for seamless development
Open-source office suite pack that comprises all the tools you need to work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDFs, and PDF forms on Windows, Linux,
Modern desktop accounting made simple and free
Modern command-line HTTP client for the API era
🐧 Harness for RSI. Let AI Build AI. Multi-Agent Auto-Dev Platform. Everything is Transparent.
AI-powered desktop SQL client. Cross-platform. Built with Flutter.
Getting Things GNOME! desktop app development
Frequently asked questions
How many open source desktop projects are there?
This registry tracks 10 projects tagged desktop, with 141,406 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Puter at 43,557 stars.
Are these desktop projects free to use?
Yes — 9 of the 10 carry an explicit open-source licence across 4 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which desktop project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these desktop projects still maintained?
8 of the 10 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.