Open source linux projects
Every project in the registry tagged linux, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Self-hosted remote desktop you fully control
Real-time monitoring for systems and applications
High-performance terminal with GPU acceleration
A modern terminal built around AI coding agents
Manage Linux servers with ease through a modern web interface
Cross-platform, secure password manager
Fast, private browser that puts you first
Why is this running? Trace any process, port, container, or file back to what started it - CLI + TUI.
Cross-platform terminal with AI built in
Task manager built for deep work, privacy, and focus
Full-featured media center for your TV and beyond
Generate audiobooks from e-books, voice cloning & 1158+ languages!
Ad-free music player that streams from multiple sources
Run coding agents from your phone, desktop, or terminal
Concurrently chat with ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard, Alpaca, Vicuna, Claude, ChatGLM, MOSS, 讯飞星火, 文心一言 and more, discover the best answers
Lynis - Security auditing tool for Linux, macOS, and UNIX-based systems. Assists with compliance testing (HIPAA/ISO27001/PCI DSS) and system hardening. Agentles
🌐 The open-source Agentic browser; alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia.
Offline documentation browser. Your personal reference library, searchable in an instant.
🔥 A cross-platform build utility based on Lua
Continuous Profiling Platform. Debug performance issues down to a single line of code
Voice-to-text that works offline, privately, on any app
Persepolis is a download manager written in Python.
An AI-powered next-generation open source real-time observability system.
The most intuitive Static Site CMS designed for SEO-optimized and privacy-focused websites.
Clean your system and free disk space
Quick and Easy server testing/validation
System-wide ad-blocking and privacy protection, no extensions needed
Docker-based local PHP+Node.js web development environments
Free open source home automation system for Linux, Windows, Raspberry Pi. Supports Z-Wave, Zigbee, MQTT, and 150+ devices.
lightweight, dependency-free bash script for security, performance auditing and infrastructure monitoring of Linux servers.
Money Manager Ex is an easy to use, money management application built with wxWidgets
The all-in-one local AI studio for your desktop: chat, image and video generation and a coding agent in one free, open source app. Windows and Linux. No Docker,
101 Linux commands Open-source eBook and CLI tool
Your personal workspace organizer for maximum productivity
Distraction-free note-taking with powerful features
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source linux projects are there?
This registry tracks 35 projects tagged linux, with 717,022 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is RustDesk at 123,854 stars.
Are these linux projects free to use?
Yes — 32 of the 35 carry an explicit open-source licence across 6 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 linux 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 linux projects still maintained?
32 of the 35 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.