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Thor
ThorSwift

A macOS application launcher that opens applications instantly using custom keyboard shortcuts.

#productivity#application-launcher#keyboard-shortcuts
Stars1.3k
Forks81
Last commit2 years ago
Shifty
ShiftySwift

A macOS menu bar app that extends Night Shift with app-specific rules, website filtering, and fine-grained color temperature control.

#night-shift#open-source#display-control
Stars1.3k
Forks38
Last commit4 years ago
vk-bootstrap
vk-bootstrapC++

A C++17 utility library that simplifies Vulkan initialization by handling instance creation, device selection, and swapchain setup.

#vulkan#compute-shaders#game-development
Stars1.3k
Forks117
Last commit12 days ago
k2tf
k2tfGo

A tool that converts Kubernetes YAML manifests into Terraform HCL configuration for use with the Terraform Kubernetes provider.

#yaml#converter#kubernetes
Stars1.2k
Forks107
Last commit10 months ago
SlowQuitApps
SlowQuitAppsObjective-C

A macOS app that adds a global delay to Command-Q to prevent accidental app quits.

#productivity#system-tool#keyboard-shortcuts
Stars1.2k
Forks60
Last commit5 years ago
synth-shell
synth-shellShell

A collection of bash scripts that enhance terminal productivity with system status reports, a fancy prompt, better ls, and aliases.

#open-source#productivity#productivity-tools
Stars1.1k
Forks240
Last commit1 month ago
DropPoint
DropPointJavaScript

A desktop app that simplifies drag-and-drop operations across windows and virtual desktops without requiring side-by-side windows.

#productivity-tool#electronjs#virtual-desktop
Stars1.1k
Forks70
Last commit2 months ago
Object.assign
Object.assignJavaScript

A ponyfill for ES2015 Object.assign() that works in older environments.

#ponyfill#nodejs#object-assign
Stars917
Forks74
Last commit1 month ago
goto
gotoShell

A shell utility for Linux and macOS that lets you alias directories and navigate to them with tab completion.

#alias-management#tab-completion#directories
Stars905
Forks63
Last commit2 years ago
fuzzy
fuzzyJavaScript

A lightweight JavaScript library for fuzzy string searching and filtering, inspired by Sublime Text's command-p.

#autocomplete#string-matching#nodejs
Stars834
Forks86
Last commit4 years ago
QuickLib
QuickLibPascal

A comprehensive Delphi/FreePascal library for cross-platform development with utilities for mapping, configuration, threading, serialization, and more.

#object-mapping#threading#service
Stars715
Forks198
Last commit13 days ago
nomino
nominoRust

A command-line batch file renaming utility with regex support, sorting, and mapping capabilities for developers.

#developer-tools#batch-processing#productivity
Stars712
Forks26
Last commit1 year ago
Texture Packer GUI
Texture Packer GUIJava

A visual GUI tool for packing and managing texture atlases for the libGDX game framework.

#desktop-application#texturepacker#batch-processing
Stars708
Forks80
Last commit2 years ago
uid
uidJavaScript

A tiny (130B-205B) and fast utility to generate random IDs of fixed length for Node.js and browsers.

#id-generation#cryptographically-secure#unique-identifiers
Stars668
Forks19
Last commit2 years ago
regexparam
regexparamJavaScript

A tiny (394B) utility that converts route patterns like '/users/:id' into regular expressions.

#commonjs#regex#path-parsing
Stars598
Forks28
Last commit2 years ago
jsurl
jsurlJavaScript

Lightweight JavaScript library for URL manipulation in both DOM and server environments.

#url-manipulation#dom#frontend
Stars584
Forks99
Last commit6 years ago
Monolingual
MonolingualSwift

Remove unnecessary language resources from macOS.

#utility#xpc#swift
Stars571
Forks30
Last commit2 days ago
Doku
DokuPython

A lightweight web dashboard for monitoring Docker disk usage across images, containers, volumes, and storage layers.

#devops#disk-space#dashboard
Stars451
Forks21
Last commit9 months ago
electron-is-dev
electron-is-devJavaScript

Check if an Electron app is running in development mode, with environment variable override support.

#development-tools#utility#node-js
Stars442
Forks34
Last commit1 month ago
nerdy.nvim
nerdy.nvimLua

A Neovim plugin for searching, previewing, and inserting Nerd Font glyphs directly from the editor.

#developer-tools#icon-picker#glyph
Stars430
Forks10
Last commit17 days ago
electron-about-window
electron-about-windowTypeScript

A simple, customizable 'About This App' window for Electron applications.

#package-info#about-window#npm-package
Stars416
Forks41
Last commit2 years ago
@lukeed/uuid
@lukeed/uuidJavaScript

A tiny (~230B) and fast UUID (v4) generator for Node.js and the browser, available in both non-secure and cryptographically secure modes.

#tiny-library#cryptography#utility
Stars410
Forks12
Last commit2 years ago
Yippy
YippySwift

An open-source clipboard manager for macOS that stores and organizes your copy history.

#open-source#productivity#desktop-app
Stars401
Forks41
Last commit2 years ago
log.lua
log.luaLua

A minimal logging module for Lua with six severity levels, console colors, and optional file output.

#file-logging#minimal#logging
Stars361
Forks91
Last commit3 years ago
hygg
hyggRust

A minimalistic Vim-like TUI document reader supporting PDF, EPUB, DOCX, and more formats with keyboard-first navigation.

#self-hosted-sync#pdf-reader#terminal-utility
Stars361
Forks17
Last commit16 days ago
hygg
hyggRust

A minimalistic Vim-like TUI document reader supporting PDF, EPUB, DOCX, and more with keyboard-first navigation.

#self-hosted-sync#pdf-reader#terminal-utility
Stars361
Forks17
Last commit16 days ago
matchit
matchitJavaScript

A fast utility for parsing URL patterns and matching paths with support for parameters, wildcards, and optional segments.

#lightweight#nodejs#javascript-library
Stars323
Forks13
Last commit5 years ago
util
utilGo

A Go library providing generic utility functions for concurrency, string manipulation, hashing, encoding, and data conversion.

#hashing#conditional#conditions
Stars299
Forks35
Last commit4 years ago
AutoMute
AutoMuteObjective-C

A macOS menu bar app that automatically mutes sound when headphones disconnect or the Mac sleeps/locks.

#audio-control#bluetooth#menu-bar-app
Stars285
Forks24
Last commit2 years ago
OsmiCSX
OsmiCSXJavaScript

A utility-first style framework for React Native, inspired by TailwindCSS, for rapidly building custom UIs.

#hacktoberfest#mobile-ui#style
Stars267
Forks27
Last commit2 years ago
pareto-js
pareto-jsTypeScript

A minimal, fast functional utility library for JavaScript with only 14 pure functions.

#hacktoberfest#pure-functions#functional-programming
Stars261
Forks20
Last commit6 years ago
once
onceJavaScript

A Node.js utility to ensure a function is called exactly once, with strict mode for error detection.

#asynchronous-programming#error-prevention#callback-management
Stars222
Forks27
Last commit11 months ago
react-native-idle-timer
react-native-idle-timerJava

A React Native bridge to programmatically enable or disable the screen idle timer on iOS and Android.

#native-module#user-interface#ios
Stars220
Forks43
Last commit10 months ago
tickedoff
tickedoffJavaScript

A tiny JavaScript library (<200B gzip) that defers execution by one tick using the fastest available method.

#ponyfill#polyfill#async
Stars217
Forks8
Last commit3 years ago
hexoid
hexoidJavaScript

A tiny (190B) and extremely fast utility to generate random hexadecimal IDs of fixed length.

#id-generation#fixed-length#hexadecimal
Stars205
Forks7
Last commit5 months ago
Menubar Colors
Menubar ColorsSwift

A macOS menubar utility for quick access to the system color panel.

#developer-tools#productivity#color-picker
Stars187
Forks14
Last commit4 years ago
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