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133 projects208.6k total stars18.5k total forks21 languages

Open-source projects built with Nix

There are currently 133 open-source projects built with Nix, with a combined total of 208.6k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is Nix.

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apalache
apalacheinformalsystems/apalache

A symbolic model checker for TLA+ and Quint specifications, translating them into SMT constraints for verification.

57149Scala
1 day ago
flake-utils-plus
flake-utils-plusgytis-ivaskevicius/flake-utils-plus

A Nix library for generating NixOS flake configurations with minimal complexity and multiple nixpkgs channel support.

54857Nix
14 days ago
Kurtosis
Kurtosiskurtosis-tech/kurtosis

A platform for packaging and launching ephemeral blockchain development and test stacks, abstracting over Docker and Kubernetes.

54297Go
5 days ago
zig-overlay
zig-overlaymitchellh/zig-overlay

A Nix flake packaging the Zig compiler, providing easy access to released and nightly versions.

51262Nix
2 days ago
nix-mineral
nix-mineralcynicsketch/nix-mineral

A NixOS module for convenient system hardening by securely configuring existing software and reducing attack surface.

51225Nix
1 day ago
Makes
Makesfluidattacks/makes

A CI/CD framework powered by Nix for building secure and reproducible software supply chains.

49745Nix
9 months ago
KubeNix
KubeNixhall/kubenix

A Nix-based framework for managing Kubernetes resources, enabling declarative configuration and reproducible deployments.

49046Nix
2 days ago
Standard
Standarddivnix/std

A DevOps framework for the SDLC that organizes and disciplines Nix code using Flakes to accelerate development.

48348Nix
9 months ago
NixNG
NixNGnix-community/NixNG

A lightweight, container-focused Linux distribution based on Nix with modular init system choices and minimal defaults.

47121Nix
5 days ago
cargo2nix
cargo2nixcargo2nix/cargo2nix

Generate Nix expressions from Rust Cargo projects for granular, reproducible builds and development environments.

46489Nix
11 months ago
Self Host Blocks
Self Host Blocksibizaman/selfhostblocks

An opinionated NixOS distribution providing modular building blocks and unified configuration for self-hosting services with best practices.

46016Nix
1 day ago
sparkle
sparkletweag/sparkle

A library for writing Apache Spark applications in Haskell, enabling resilient analytics that scale to thousands of nodes.

45027Haskell
10 months ago
neovim-nightly-overlay
neovim-nightly-overlaynix-community/neovim-nightly-overlay

A Nix overlay that provides nightly builds of Neovim for NixOS and Home Manager users.

41368Nix
2 days ago
terraform-nixos
terraform-nixosnix-community/terraform-nixos

Terraform modules for deploying NixOS machines to cloud infrastructure, combining infrastructure-as-code with NixOS configuration management.

40864HCL
1 year ago
haumea
haumeanix-community/haumea

A filesystem-based module system for Nix that automatically imports directories into attribute sets.

40711Nix
2 days ago
kickstart-nix.nvim
kickstart-nix.nvimmrcjkb/kickstart-nix.nvim

A dead simple Nix flake template for creating and managing Neovim configurations with Nix.

40218Lua
2 months ago
flakelight
flakelightnix-community/flakelight

A modular Nix flake framework that simplifies flake definitions by minimizing boilerplate and providing extensible modules.

40111Nix
14 days ago
cabal2nix
cabal2nixNixOS/cabal2nix

Generate Nix build instructions from Cabal files to integrate Haskell projects into the Nix ecosystem.

401160Haskell
2 months ago
typedefs
typedefstypedefs/typedefs

A programming language-agnostic algebraic data type definition language based on polynomials.

37118Idris
2 years ago
nixos-cli
nixos-clinix-community/nixos-cli

A unified command-line interface for managing NixOS installations, replacing scattered nixos-* utilities.

37113Go
1 day ago
nixpkgs-hammering
nixpkgs-hammeringjtojnar/nixpkgs-hammering

A linter for Nix package expressions that identifies common mistakes and provides explanations for Nixpkgs contributors.

33119Nix
14 days ago
nixidy
nixidyarnarg/nixidy

A Kubernetes GitOps tool that uses Nix and the NixOS module system to manage cluster configurations with type safety and composability.

32922Nix
1 day ago
extra-container
extra-containererikarvstedt/extra-container

Manage declarative NixOS containers without full system rebuilds, combining declarative options with imperative speed.

29420Shell
4 months ago
Nixinate
NixinateMatthewCroughan/nixinate

A NixOS deployment tool that generates deployment scripts from your flake's nixosConfigurations.

29036Nix
1 year ago
gitignore.nix
gitignore.nixhercules-ci/gitignore.nix

Nix library for filtering local source directories using gitignore rules, enabling reproducible builds.

28323Nix
7 months ago
base16.nix
base16.nixSenchoPens/base16.nix

A Nix library for theming applications using base16 and base24 color schemes and templates.

28112Nix
9 months ago
idris-ct
idris-ctstatebox/idris-ct

A formally verified category theory library implemented in Idris, providing correctness guarantees through proofs.

27126Idris
6 years ago
hyprspace
hyprspacehyprspace/hyprspace

A lightweight VPN built on IPFS and libp2p that creates direct encrypted tunnels between nodes, even behind NATs/firewalls.

23217Go
2 days ago
haskell-flake
haskell-flakesrid/haskell-flake

A flake-parts Nix module that simplifies Haskell development, packaging, and deployment with Nix flakes.

23126Nix
2 days ago
nix-cargo-integration
nix-cargo-integration90-008/nix-cargo-integration

A flake-parts module that integrates Cargo projects with Nix using dream2nix for building and development shells.

22026Nix
1 day ago
Easy PureScript Nix
Easy PureScript Nixjustinwoo/easy-purescript-nix

A Nix-based toolchain for easily installing and managing PureScript and related development tools.

21056Nix
6 months ago
clj-nix
clj-nixjlesquembre/clj-nix

Nix helpers to reduce friction between Clojure projects and the Nix ecosystem.

18125Clojure
7 days ago
dbcritic
dbcriticchannable/dbcritic

A PostgreSQL database schema linter that identifies schema problems like missing primary keys and unindexed foreign keys.

1802Idris
6 months ago
nix-shell
nix-shellloophp/nix-shell

A Nix flake that automatically builds custom PHP development environments with required extensions from composer.json.

17814Nix
6 days ago
LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build System
LÖVE Game Development & Automated Build SystemOval-Tutu/bootstrap-love2d-project

A professional template and automated build system for creating and publishing LÖVE games across multiple platforms.

17617Lua
5 months ago
zig2nix
zig2nixCloudef/zig2nix

A Nix flake for packaging, building, and running Zig projects with dependency management and cross-compilation.

17613Zig
1 day ago
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