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defguard/wireguard-rs
defguard/wireguard-rsRust

Rust library providing a unified high-level API for managing WireGuard interfaces across kernel and userspace implementations.

#openvpn#userspace#library
Stars313
Forks34
Last commit11 days ago
Noze.io
Noze.ioSwift

Event-driven I/O streams for Swift, inspired by Node.js, using libdispatch for non-blocking operations.

#event-driven#server-side#io-streams
Stars307
Forks11
Last commit4 years ago
packemon
packemonGo

A cross-platform TUI tool for generating arbitrary network packets and monitoring traffic on any interface.

#packet-analyzer#packet-generator#network
Stars303
Forks4
Last commit2 days ago
appimaged
appimagedC

A daemon that automatically registers and integrates AppImages with the system when placed in monitored directories.

#appimage#sandboxing#desktop-automation
Stars301
Forks14
Last commit5 years ago
Chronos-Timetracker
Chronos-TimetrackerJavaScript

A cross-platform desktop client for JIRA that tracks time and uploads worklogs automatically or manually.

#desktop-application#productivity#jira-client
Stars301
Forks64
Last commit8 months ago
fix-path
fix-pathJavaScript

Fixes the $PATH environment variable for GUI apps on macOS and Linux, ensuring they inherit shell-defined paths.

#environment-variables#path-fix#shell-integration
Stars299
Forks25
Last commit4 months ago
Doomsday Engine
Doomsday EngineC++

A portable, enhanced source port for Doom, Heretic, and Hexen with modern graphics and cross-platform support.

#hexen#desktop-application#doom
Stars297
Forks33
Last commit11 days ago
Some simple questions to interview potential backend candidates
Some simple questions to interview potential backend candidates

A curated collection of backend interview questions covering algorithms, system design, Linux, and management topics.

#backend-engineering#hiring#technical-interview
Stars296
Forks36
Last commit8 years ago
inotify-rs
inotify-rsRust

An idiomatic Rust wrapper for Linux's inotify API, providing safe and convenient file system event monitoring.

#filesystem-monitoring#async#crate
Stars292
Forks72
Last commit13 days ago
Whale
WhaleTypeScript

An unofficial desktop application for Trello, built with Electron.

#productivity#desktop-app#homebrew-cask
Stars284
Forks27
Last commit18 days ago
kyrat
kyratShell

SSH wrapper that transfers and sources your local dotfiles to remote sessions without requiring installation on the remote host.

#vim#remote-development#bash
Stars281
Forks20
Last commit3 years ago
aurpublish
aurpublishShell

A PKGBUILD management framework for the Arch User Repository using git subtree workflows.

#arch-linux#git-subtree#devops
Stars281
Forks18
Last commit2 years ago
RootAsRole
RootAsRoleRust

A Linux/Unix privilege delegation tool using Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) to grant precise capabilities instead of full root access.

#rbac#sudo#su
Stars276
Forks9
Last commit8 days ago
BetterSpades
BetterSpadesC

A lightweight, open-source client for Ace of Spades that runs on very old hardware with OpenGL/ES 1.1 support.

#multiplayer#aos#low-end-gaming
Stars276
Forks46
Last commit10 months ago
Bluepot
BluepotJava

A Java-based Bluetooth honeypot for Linux that detects and analyzes Bluetooth-based attacks like BlueBugging and BlueSnarfing.

#honeypot#bluetooth-security#java
Stars275
Forks35
Last commit2 months ago
omarchy-cleaner
omarchy-cleanerShell

An interactive shell script to remove unwanted default applications and webapps from Omarchy Linux installations.

#webapp-removal#omarchy#cli-tool
Stars273
Forks13
Last commit16 days ago
Swish
SwishShell

A script for remote building Swift projects on Linux machines directly from Xcode.

#build-automation#server-side-swift#linux
Stars273
Forks9
Last commit9 years ago
2048-cli
2048-cliC

A command-line implementation of the 2048 puzzle game for Linux terminals, featuring both terminal and ncurses interfaces.

#ncurses#terminal#keyboard-controls
Stars269
Forks69
Last commit2 years ago
SecPi
SecPiPython

An open-source Raspberry Pi-based home alarm system that is inexpensive, expandable, and supports multi-system networking.

#iot#home-automation#diy-security
Stars264
Forks42
Last commit3 years ago
SipHash
SipHashSwift

A pure Swift implementation of the SipHash-2-4 cryptographic hashing algorithm for secure hashing in Swift.

#ios#hashing#hashable
Stars264
Forks30
Last commit4 years ago
tcpdog
tcpdogGo

eBPF-based tool for efficient TCP observability, exporting kernel-level socket statistics to Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, or InfluxDB.

#bpf#tcp#observability
Stars261
Forks22
Last commit4 years ago
trayhost
trayhostGo

Cross-platform Go library for adding system tray icons to macOS, Linux, and Windows applications.

#go-library#system-tray#desktop-apps
Stars261
Forks20
Last commit2 years ago
NetworkObjects
NetworkObjectsSwift

A pure Swift backend framework for building cross-platform servers on OS X, iOS, and Linux.

#ios#pure-swift#server-framework
Stars259
Forks28
Last commit2 years ago
Auracle
AuracleC++

A flexible command-line client for interacting with Arch Linux's User Repository (AUR).

#arch-linux#open-source#libalpm
Stars258
Forks24
Last commit2 months ago
JAYSON
JAYSONSwift

A Swift JSON library offering both easy optional-chaining access and strict error-handling with detailed failure paths.

#ios#dynamic-member-lookup#error-handling
Stars257
Forks18
Last commit2 months ago
rwfus
rwfusShell

A read-write overlay filesystem that enables using pacman on Steam Deck without losing packages after system updates.

#arch-linux#deck#steam
Stars256
Forks7
Last commit2 years ago
dzr
dzrShell

A command-line interface and VSCode extension for playing music from Deezer.com with real-time lyrics and ID3 tagging.

#vscode-extension#mpv#lyrics-display
Stars253
Forks20
Last commit3 months ago
bustd
bustdRust

A lightweight Linux daemon that kills processes to prevent out-of-memory crashes using Pressure Stall Information.

#hackathon#memory-management#lightweight
Stars247
Forks11
Last commit7 months ago
NodeJS extension to SocketCAN
NodeJS extension to SocketCANC++

A Node.js extension for sending and receiving CAN bus messages via SocketCAN on Linux systems.

#embedded-systems#can-bus#automotive
Stars243
Forks76
Last commit7 days ago
fs
fsErlang

A cross-platform file system watcher for Erlang/Elixir applications using native OS backends.

#elixir#file-system-watcher#fsevent
Stars239
Forks73
Last commit14 days ago
MAGNET DumpIt
MAGNET DumpItRust

A Linux memory acquisition tool that creates ELF core dumps compatible with gdb, crash, and drgn for incident response.

#digital-forensics#debugging-tools#elf-core-dump
Stars236
Forks26
Last commit2 years ago
greywall
greywallGo

A container-free, deny-by-default sandbox for AI coding agents, enforcing kernel-level filesystem, network, and syscall isolation on Linux and macOS.

#sandbox-ai#sandbox#network-isolation
Stars234
Forks30
Last commit3 days ago
GodotAIGym
GodotAIGymPython

Turn Godot projects into OpenAI Gym environments for training reinforcement learning models with PyTorch via shared memory.

#openai-gym#simulation-training#ai-training
Stars233
Forks27
Last commit2 years ago
Capter
CapterRust

A versatile tool for capturing and annotating screens across multiple platforms.

#user-interface#productivity#screenshot
Stars232
Forks14
Last commit8 months ago
commander
commanderGo

A CLI tool for testing command-line interfaces across local machines, SSH hosts, and Docker containers using YAML test definitions.

#devops#integration-testing#terminal
Stars230
Forks19
Last commit2 years ago
Elephant Shed
Elephant ShedShell

A web-based PostgreSQL management appliance bundling monitoring, backup, DBA tools, and administration utilities.

#elephant-shed#devops#postgres
Stars229
Forks19
Last commit4 months ago
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