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Applications and command-line tools with a public source repository, ranked by install count. Open source is not a quality guarantee, but it does mean the code can be audited and the app cannot be taken away from you.
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nvmManage multiple Node.js versionsgnu-tarGNU version of the tar archiving utilityxcodegenGenerate your Xcode project from a spec file and your folder structurelibpqPostgres C API libraryopenjdkDevelopment kit for the Java programming languagephpGeneral-purpose scripting languagedirenvLoad/unload environment variables based on $PWDzshUNIX shell (command interpreter)Git Credential ManagerCross-platform Git credential storage for multiple hosting providersactionlintStatic checker for GitHub Actions workflow filesprotobufProtocol buffers (Google's data interchange format)rubyPowerful, clean, object-oriented scripting languagegraphvizGraph visualization software from AT&T and Bell LabsredisPersistent key-value database, with built-in net interfacenode@22Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environmentmavenJava-based project managementglibCore application library for Copenjdk@17Development kit for the Java programming languagenode@24Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environmentcocoapodsDependency manager for Cocoa projectsfdSimple, fast and user-friendly alternative to findopenjdk@21Development kit for the Java programming languagesevenzip7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratiortkCLI proxy to minimize LLM token consumptiongradleOpen-source build automation tool based on the Groovy and Kotlin DSLchezmoiManage your dotfiles across multiple diverse machines, securelygccGNU compiler collectionrcloneRsync for cloud storageqemuGeneric machine emulator and virtualizerllama.cppLLM inference in C/C++whisper.cppPort of OpenAI's Whisper model in C/C++fastfetchLike neofetch, but much faster because written mostly in CkustomizeTemplate-free customization of Kubernetes YAML manifestsaria2Download with resuming and segmented downloadinglibrsvgLibrary to render SVG files using CairoansibleAutomate deployment, configuration, and upgradingpowershellCommand-line shell and scripting languagemysqlOpen source relational database management systempre-commitFramework for managing multi-language pre-commit hooksmkcertSimple tool to make locally trusted development certificatesatuinImproved shell history for zsh, bash, fish and nushellGitHub Copilot CLIBrings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminallibompLLVM's OpenMP runtime librarypython@3.15Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming languagecolimaContainer runtimes on MacOS (and Linux) with minimal setupflyctlCommand-line tools for fly.io servicesgit-deltaSyntax-highlighting pager for git and diff outputbatClone of cat(1) with syntax highlighting and Git integrationtesseractOCR (Optical Character Recognition) engineautomakeTool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefilespostgresql@17Object-relational database systemwatchmanWatch files and take action when they changegitleaksAudit git repos for secretsdocker-buildxDocker CLI plugin for extended build capabilities with BuildKitrustupRust toolchain installerzoxideShell extension to navigate your filesystem fasterpostgresql@18Object-relational database systemgolangci-lintFast linters runner for Goopenssl@4Cryptography and SSL/TLS ToolkitrsyncUtility that provides fast incremental file transfer