Apps: what’s taking off on GitHub

The fastest-growing repositories in “Apps”: plain-language summaries, use cases and a check on star quality. Updated every 30 minutes.

5.7
man15h/tellyscope
A phone app that manages Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV over ADB: debloat built-in apps, install apps and transfer files without root or a PC.

Early signalAppsKotlin+94 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 209 by evening
5.6
HeyPuter/everything
A monorepo of open-source alternatives to proprietary software: office apps, collaboration tools, creative editors, CAD, CRM, accounting and games. Each app lives in src/[app-name] and runs via npm.

BreakoutAppsJavaScript+596 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 1,134 by evening
5.1
anomalyco/hex
Local-first voice dictation app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Hold a key, speak, and paste text into any app.

Early signalAppsRust+106 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 266 by evening
4.9
FrigadeHQ/hob
A free, open-source desktop app that runs open-weight models (Gemma, gpt-oss) locally on Mac, Windows and Linux — a private, offline alternative to Claude and ChatGPT.

Early signalAppsTypeScript+16 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 37 by evening
4.9
KnifeLemon/Filee
Free offline file converter in C#: drag files onto a format in a donut menu at your cursor. Supports 244 formats — images, PDF, documents, video, audio, archives, CAD and 3D.

SteadyAppsC#+554 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 1,182 by evening
4.7
Gathin23/cleanyourtv
A set of scripts and a prompt to debloat Android TV over ADB and replace the stock launcher with a minimal tvOS-inspired one written in Java.

CoolingAppsPython+506 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 1,306 by evening
4.7
anomalyco/hokum
A freedesktop notification daemon for Wayland compositors like niri, sway and Hyprland, drawing animated notification cards with the Rune UI framework and offering a settings window.

Early signalAppsRust+18 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 55 by evening
4.3
Jestions-dev/BlueFatFish
Browser extension that replaces the new tab page: a blue background with bouncing fish, custom wallpapers and bookmarks. All data stays local and it works offline.

Early signalAppsJavaScript+16 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 52 by evening
4.3
udhaykumarbala/cleanyourtv-app
A phone app that cleans up Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV from your phone: disables preinstalled bloat and installs a clean home screen without a laptop or ADB scripts.

Early signalAppsKotlin+29 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 75 by evening
4.2
egoist/mygo-cloudmusic
A third-party native desktop client for NetEase Cloud Music, built with Go and MyGo without a WebView. Supports QR login, daily recommendations, playlists, search, personal FM and track downloads.

Early signalAppsGo+48 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:06 UTC, ≈ 91 by evening
4.1
storytold/photocraft
An open-source clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust: layers, masks, adjustment layers, styles, type, vectors, brushes and real PSD files in a native app.

CoolingAppsRust+159 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:06 UTC, ≈ 388 by evening
3.9
liu7866/couple-home
A self-hosted private web app for couples: two-person password login, shared photo album, anniversaries, timeline, wishes, messages, future letters and a shared virtual pet. Runs on Node.js/SQLite locally or on…

Early signalAppsJavaScript+11 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:06 UTC, ≈ 37 by evening
3.9
pengchujin/aerial-tv
An open-source tvOS-style launcher for China-market Android TVs (Xiaomi, TCL and others): no ads or recommendation feeds, auto-takes over the home screen, with Apple TV aerial screensavers.

CoolingAppsKotlin+200 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:06 UTC, ≈ 426 by evening
3.8
Seagey/couch-tv
A custom home screen and phone remote for Google TV, Samsung TV and Fire TV, with an optional Claude assistant. It replaces the TV's ad-filled home with your own scenes, apps and 'keep watching' row.

Early signalAppsPython+0 stars measured 2026-10-30, 09:23–10:07 UTC, ≈ 19 by evening
3.7
rustdesk/rustdesk
Open-source remote desktop application written in Rust with self-hostable rendezvous/relay server, positioned as an alternative to TeamViewer and AnyDesk.

SteadyAppsRust+60 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:07 UTC, ≈ 141 by evening
3.5
storytold/pdfcraft
Cross-platform PDF workbench written in Rust: read, search, organize pages, combine, split and secure PDFs, plus a CLI. An open-source alternative to Adobe Acrobat with no account or telemetry.

SteadyAppsRust+74 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:07 UTC, ≈ 174 by evening
3.4
obsproject/obs-studio
OBS Studio is free software for capturing, compositing, encoding, recording, and streaming video. It is used by streamers, educators, and anyone who needs to record their screen or webcam.

SteadyAppsC+29 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:07 UTC, ≈ 69 by evening
3.4
chthollyphile/folia-major
Online music player focused on full-screen lyric animations; supports NetEase, Kugou, Navidrome and local libraries, available as an Electron app and a web version.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+85 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:07 UTC, ≈ 194 by evening
3.4
storytold/wordcraft
An open-source cross-platform word processor in Rust that reimplements the Microsoft Word workflow: ribbon, styles, tables, track changes, references and mail merge. Reads and writes .docx, runs natively and in the…

SteadyAppsRust+63 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:07 UTC, ≈ 149 by evening
3.4
changhaoting1998-star/manufacturing-wechat-miniapp-starter
WeChat Mini Program starter for shop-floor data collection: employees report output, quality, time and requests, and validated events flow to MES through an auditable adapter.

Early signalAppsJavaScript+7 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:07 UTC, ≈ 26 by evening
3.3
AhmedEzo686/ezoo-download
A Windows desktop download manager written in Rust with up to 32 parallel connections, resume, queues, scheduling and a browser extension. UI available in eight languages.

Early signalAppsRust+5 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:16–10:08 UTC, ≈ 17 by evening
3.3
lachydotmcg/capri-desktop
An unofficial Windows desktop companion app inspired by the character Capri. It chats, replies aloud via ElevenLabs, and performs simple tasks on request.

Early signalAppsC#+7 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:07 UTC, ≈ 23 by evening
3.3
anywhere-labs/dsh-desktop
Open-source desktop client for DeepSeek Harness on Windows and macOS that packages its local Web UI, host service and plugin system into a native app requiring no Node.js setup.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+87 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:07 UTC, ≈ 204 by evening
3.1
AprilNEA/OpenLogi
A native, local-first alternative to Logitech Options+ written in Rust: remap buttons, DPI, SmartShift and configure Logitech cameras over HID++ and UVC, with no account or telemetry.

SteadyAppsRust+43 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 101 by evening
3.1
pan8664716/HGTV
An unofficial Android client for watching short dramas on Android TV, phones and tablets, built with Kotlin and ExoPlayer; supports browsing, search, favorites, playback with subtitles and danmaku.

Early signalApps+14 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:08 UTC, ≈ 31 by evening
3.1
electron/electron
Framework for building cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML and CSS, based on Node.js and Chromium. Used by Visual Studio Code and many other apps.

SteadyAppsC+++17 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 38 by evening
3.1
shihabal3amri/DiPlay
Independent CarPlay receiver for compatible Android head units: wired and wireless, local authentication, no jailbreak or dongle. Public preview 0.2.0.

SteadyAppsKotlin+70 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 144 by evening
3.0
piermark/omarchytv
Omarchy-styled launcher and home screen for Android TV, Google TV, LG webOS and Android phones, with a Grok Bot TUI assistant, 26 themes and an MCP server. Replaces the stock TV interface and lets you control it by…

CoolingAppsJava+8 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:08 UTC, ≈ 25 by evening
3.0
iptv-org/iptv
A collection of publicly available IPTV channels from around the world, distributed as m3u playlists, plus a channel database and API. It lets you watch live TV through any player that supports streaming.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+38 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 92 by evening
3.0
storytold/gridcraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Excel in pure Rust, running natively on macOS, Windows, Linux and BSD, and in the browser via WebAssembly.

SteadyAppsRust+28 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 72 by evening
2.9
PC2005-cloud/dsh-pet
A DeepSeek Harness plugin that adds a transparent animated desktop pet over the desktop and browser, supporting multiple pets, configurable size and position, and a built-in animation generation pipeline.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+79 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:08 UTC, ≈ 173 by evening
2.9
storytold/vectorcraft
Open-source vector illustration editor in pure Rust — a clean-room take on the Adobe Illustrator workflow for macOS, Windows, Linux and the browser. Supports control via an MCP server and JSON channel for agents.

CoolingAppsRust+23 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 56 by evening
2.9
storytold/cadcraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of the AutoCAD workflow in pure Rust: command line, object snaps, layers, dimensions, hatches, blocks and DXF drawings. Runs natively on macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD,…

SteadyAppsRust+27 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 71 by evening
2.9
cjpais/Handy
Cross-platform desktop app for offline speech-to-text: press a hotkey, speak, and the transcription is pasted into the active text field. Runs locally with Whisper or Parakeet, no cloud.

SteadyAppsRust+32 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 78 by evening
2.9
storytold/craft-launcher
A native Rust launcher for installing, updating and opening apps from the Craft App Suite (PhotoCraft, LightCraft, FilmCraft and others). It picks the right build for your OS and CPU, verifies SHA-256 checksums and…

SteadyAppsRust+24 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 57 by evening
2.8
mxhm11cr/LinuxRunner
Runs ARM64 Linux userspace applications and desktop environments on iPhone via a custom ARM64 interpreter and Linux compatibility layer, without jailbreak, VM or JIT.

CoolingAppsC+8 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:08 UTC, ≈ 19 by evening
2.8
kota-zo/myspoti
Native Android client for Spotify built with Jetpack Compose that blocks ads in the embedded Web Player and adds synced lyrics, music videos, and offline downloads from YouTube Music.

PeakingAppsKotlin+16 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:08 UTC, ≈ 52 by evening
2.8
simbasjungles/free-my-tv
An open-source, ad-free launcher for Google TV and Android TV: shows your apps, TMDB trending picks, weather and crypto prices. Installed via adb, with one button to restore the factory home screen.

CoolingAppsJava+32 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:09 UTC, ≈ 97 by evening
2.8
genspark-ai/genoffice
Open-source office suite with a built-in AI agent: edits real .docx/.xlsx/.pptx, PDF, Markdown and HTML files, converts PDF to Word on-device, runs on macOS, Windows and Linux.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+37 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:08 UTC, ≈ 87 by evening
2.7
zen-browser/desktop
Zen Browser is a Firefox-based browser focused on productivity and a calmer internet. It targets users who want a customizable browser with vertical tabs and workspaces.

SteadyAppsC+++16 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:09 UTC, ≈ 39 by evening
2.7
CYQawa/YunX
Open-source Kotlin Android app that parses cloud storage and video platform share links and downloads them with parallel chunks and resume support.

SteadyAppsKotlin+33 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:09 UTC, ≈ 80 by evening
2.7
peach-mitao/peach
A local-first app for managing a personal video collection: it unifies files from disks and cloud storage, reads NFO and posters, searches subtitles, and tracks creator updates across sites.

CoolingAppsPython+51 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:09 UTC, ≈ 126 by evening
2.6
Ansub/tv-detox
A lightweight home screen for old Android TVs written in Java: removes ads and bloatware and speeds things up. Installed via adb or with Claude Code/Codex.

SteadyAppsJava+57 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:21–10:09 UTC, ≈ 109 by evening
2.6
kushagrasinghx/BitChord
An unofficial Android YouTube Music client written in Kotlin with an Apple Music-inspired design: search and playback, offline downloads, lyrics, and integrations with Spotify, Last.fm and Discord.

SteadyAppsKotlin+22 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:09 UTC, ≈ 59 by evening
2.6
imputnet/helium
Privacy-focused Chromium-based web browser with ad-blocking and no bloat, based on ungoogled-chromium. Available for macOS, Linux and Windows.

SteadyAppsC+++17 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:09 UTC, ≈ 43 by evening
2.6
keoyyo85/FoundPhone-Studio
A framework for building interactive "found phone" stories: a ready-made phone UI with 49 apps, chats, calls and endings, while the plot and data are generated by AI from a natural-language description.

CoolingAppsTypeScript+9 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:09 UTC, ≈ 19 by evening
2.6
kksimp/Mac.apk
Mac.apk runs Android apps natively on Apple Silicon Macs without an emulator or virtual machine, launching them as ordinary macOS processes. It is aimed at Mac users who want to use Android apps directly on their…

CoolingAppsJava+50 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:09 UTC, ≈ 108 by evening
2.5
mantrakp04/ardia
A free Chromium-based browser for macOS with Arc-style sidebar and Dia-like polish. Built-in ad and tracker blocking, sync via iCloud.

CoolingAppsTypeScript+14 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:10 UTC, ≈ 34 by evening
2.4
robbietilton/Compositor
A free, open-source raster image editor for macOS written in Swift — a Photoshop alternative focused on compositing and post-processing.

SteadyAppsSwift+24 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:09 UTC, ≈ 54 by evening
2.4
storytold/deckcraft
An open-source clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft PowerPoint in pure Rust: build decks with themes, shapes, charts, animations, and export to .pptx, PDF, and images. Runs natively on macOS, Windows, Linux,…

SteadyAppsRust+13 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:09 UTC, ≈ 32 by evening
2.4
Raktim94/nodedr-restaurant-pos
Self-hosted restaurant POS: billing, tables, kitchen display, reservations, QR ordering, loyalty, and offline-first operation on a local network.

Early signalAppsTypeScript+4 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:09 UTC, ≈ 10 by evening
2.4
nthnclrk/CleanFrame
A personal home screen for Samsung The Frame on Tizen: apps, a photograph and a clock with a remote-friendly interface. Shared as a starting point to fork and adapt to your own TV.

CoolingAppsJavaScript+11 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 28 by evening
2.4
alejandrobujan/tendedero
A native macOS app that intercepts new screenshots and hangs them on a hidden line at the top of the screen instead of the Desktop. Runs offline, with no account or analytics.

SteadyAppsSwift+26 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 54 by evening
2.4
waligoraamodio288-rgb/hongguo-desktop-releases
Public release and feedback repo for the 红果 short-drama desktop player on Windows 10/11 x64: EXE installer, install instructions and issue tracking. The app source itself is not open.

SteadyApps+26 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 63 by evening
2.3
storytold/designcraft
An open-source clean-room reimplementation of Adobe InDesign in pure Rust for page layout and publishing. Runs natively on macOS, Windows, Linux and in the browser via WebAssembly, with IDML support and MCP-driven…

SteadyAppsRust+11 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 26 by evening
2.3
galaxy-s10/billd-desk
Cross-platform remote desktop built on Vue3, WebRTC, Node.js and Flutter, with game streaming, screen wall and file transfer; a self-hostable alternative to ToDesk/AnyDesk.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+17 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:10 UTC, ≈ 35 by evening
2.3
react/react-native
A framework for building native Android and iOS apps with React: the UI is written declaratively in JavaScript and rendered with native platform components.

SteadyAppsC+++6 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:10 UTC, ≈ 15 by evening
2.2
KiritoXDone/c001apk
An unofficial Coolapk (Chinese Android app store community) client for Android, built with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose and native miuix components, supporting Android 7+ ARM64 devices.

Early signalAppsKotlin+5 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:10 UTC, ≈ 15 by evening
2.2
mifi/lossless-cut
Cross-platform FFmpeg GUI for fast lossless trimming and editing of video/audio. Lets you cut segments, merge tracks and remux containers without re-encoding or quality loss.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+18 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 41 by evening
2.2
ayangweb/BongoCat
A cross-platform desktop app featuring a Live2D cat that reacts to key presses, mouse and gamepad buttons while following your cursor. Runs offline on Windows and macOS and supports custom models.

SteadyAppsRust+10 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 27 by evening
2.2
Ahmadkhattak1/awesome-downloader
Open-source Windows download manager built with Electron and a Chrome/Edge extension: parallel HTTP(S) downloads, pause, history, scheduling and browser video capture with quality selection.

CoolingAppsJavaScript+7 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 15 by evening
2.2
zerx-lab/FluxDown
Multi-protocol download manager written in Rust on a Tokio engine: HTTP/FTP/BitTorrent/eD2K, HLS/DASH streams, browser integration and a built-in MCP server for managing downloads from AI clients.

SteadyAppsRust+20 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:10 UTC, ≈ 42 by evening
2.2
mg-chao/snow-apps
Source code for Snow Shot (screenshots, screen recording, OCR) and Snow Image Viewer — C++/Qt utilities for screen capture and image viewing.

SteadyAppsC+++13 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:11 UTC, ≈ 29 by evening
2.1
lasharor/cleanyourtv-WebOS
A custom home screen for rooted LG webOS TVs: replaces LG Home with a fast launcher featuring a dock, app grid, Live TV from an M3U playlist, and optional debloat of LG ads and telemetry.

SteadyAppsHTML+10 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:11 UTC, ≈ 24 by evening
2.1
qbittorrent/qBittorrent
Cross-platform BitTorrent client written in C++/Qt using libtorrent. A free alternative to other torrent clients with Unicode support and many features.

SteadyAppsC+++15 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:11 UTC, ≈ 32 by evening
2.1
abue-ammar/tinycast
A fully native macOS launcher with a global hotkey, clipboard history, file search, calculator, notes, and support for running Raycast extensions. Built in SwiftUI and AppKit with zero third-party dependencies, using…

SteadyAppsSwift+11 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:10 UTC, ≈ 24 by evening
2.1
microg/GmsCore
A free implementation of Google Play Services that lets apps built for Play Services run on systems where it is unavailable. Aimed at custom Android ROMs and devices without Google services.

SteadyAppsJava+10 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:11 UTC, ≈ 20 by evening
2.1
ltaoo/wx_channels_download
A tool for downloading videos from WeChat Channels (视频号) on macOS and Windows: it runs a local proxy with a certificate and adds a download button to the WeChat PC interface.

SteadyAppsGo+13 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:11 UTC, ≈ 27 by evening
2.1
humblemuzzu/dumbtv
A set of shell scripts that use ADB to disable ads, telemetry and OTA updates on Amazon Fire TV and replace the launcher, without requiring root.

CoolingAppsJava+17 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:11 UTC, ≈ 40 by evening
2.1
crmne/spotifast
A native Spotify client written in Rust with an egui interface and librespot playback; runs on Linux, macOS and Windows using far less memory than the official app.

CoolingAppsRust+12 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:11 UTC, ≈ 31 by evening
2.1
AhmadHassan-BTed/AhSilence
Open-source Android active noise cancellation app: it analyzes low-frequency hum via FFT and cancels it with a phase-inverted audio wave. Fully offline, no network or telemetry.

SteadyAppsKotlin+86 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:11 UTC, ≈ 209 by evening
1.9
SpriteOvO/AirPodsDesktop
A Windows utility that improves AirPods usage on PC: shows battery in the tray, auto-pauses media when an earbud is removed, and enables a low audio latency mode.

SteadyAppsC+++11 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:11 UTC, ≈ 23 by evening
1.9
mclhm8182/tvhome-zh
A fork of tv-vibehack: an Apple tvOS-style launcher for Android TV / Google TV shipped as a ready-to-install APK, no build needed. Dock, wallpaper and grid settings are changed with the remote instead of config files.

SteadyAppsJava+18 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:24–10:12 UTC, ≈ 31 by evening
1.9
otya128/winevdm
A port of winevdm, a 16-bit Windows emulator, to 64-bit Windows that lets you run old Win16 programs (Windows 1.x–3.1) and DOS executables.

SteadyAppsC+3 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:18–10:12 UTC, ≈ 6 by evening
1.9
Fei-Away/Codex-Dream-Skin
A theming tool for the Codex desktop app that applies background images and skins via local CDP injection without modifying the official installation. It offers a theme gallery, an online studio, and ZIP theme import.

SteadyAppsJavaScript+14 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:12 UTC, ≈ 28 by evening
1.9
Saffsanity/sill
An app that streams any Mac window or the whole desktop to iPhone and iPad, with control via touch, Apple Pencil, keyboard and trackpad. Works over local network, USB or your own VPN, with no accounts or servers.

CoolingAppsSwift+7 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:12 UTC, ≈ 20 by evening
1.9
LaoFeng-mouse/flyingmouse-format
Offline Electron file converter for Windows and macOS covering images, documents, spreadsheets, PDF, audio and video with OCR, batch mode and a CLI. Bundles FFmpeg, LibreOffice, Poppler and Tesseract, no network needed.

SteadyAppsJavaScript+9 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:12 UTC, ≈ 21 by evening
1.8
ecklf/lg-luma
A native launcher for rooted LG webOS TVs, inspired by Apple TV. It replaces the default LG Home with a custom interface, supporting autostart and Home button takeover.

SteadyAppsRust+4 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:21–10:12 UTC, ≈ 13 by evening
1.8
pablostanley/yoinks
CLI video downloader for YouTube, X/Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and 1,800+ other sites: paste a URL in the terminal, pick a format or mp3, and get the file with no ads or fake buttons. Built on yt-dlp and ffmpeg, which…

SteadyAppsTypeScript+5 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:12 UTC, ≈ 16 by evening
1.7
aradhyas8/Plume_Launcher
A lightweight, ad-free, tracking-free launcher for Android TV and Google TV that replaces the stock home screen with an apps row and a Continue Watching list. The APK is only 0.4 MB with no third-party libraries or…

SteadyAppsKotlin+5 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:12 UTC, ≈ 13 by evening
1.7
fyzugx/DEsk
DEsk is a Wayland desktop environment for Linux in realistic skeuomorphism: windows are sheets of paper on a desk, the dock is a drawer, and system controls are a built-in panel.

SteadyAppsC+6 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:21–10:12 UTC, ≈ 15 by evening
1.7
kystt29/capricorn
A cyberpunk-style voice assistant for Windows: listens to Russian commands, controls apps, windows, files, music and Telegram, and chats via a local Ollama model.

SteadyAppsPython+3 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:21–10:12 UTC, ≈ 9 by evening
1.7
addozhang/leancast
A minimal, ad-free DLNA/UPnP cast receiver for Android TV that plays videos sent from phone apps like Bilibili, iQiyi or Tencent Video with hardware decoding. No accounts, no cloud, no analytics.

SteadyAppsKotlin+2 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:17–10:12 UTC, ≈ 4 by evening
1.7
lesnolie/Tigris
An Android TV launcher that mimics the tvOS 26 look with a Liquid Glass dock, Top Shelf content, a frosted-glass Control Center, photo wallpapers and a screensaver. It replaces the default TV home screen and can be…

CoolingAppsKotlin+19 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:24–10:12 UTC, ≈ 33 by evening
1.7
ELY-Open-Source/ElyOffice
A suite of offline-first desktop document apps built in Rust and GPUI: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF, Markdown and a Git client. Files stay local, with no account or cloud.

CoolingAppsRust+13 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:13 UTC, ≈ 28 by evening
1.7
mihirgupta0900/tv-home
A set of scripts and a minimal launcher to debloat an ad-filled Android TV over ADB via Wi-Fi and replace its home screen with a fast Apple TV-style one.

CoolingAppsJava+1 star measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:12 UTC, ≈ 9 by evening
1.7
TG-Twilight/c001apk
A lightweight unofficial Coolapk (Chinese Android app store community) client built with Flutter, maintained as a fork of c001apk-flutter with fixed APIs and Simplified Chinese UI.

CoolingAppsDart+10 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:21–10:13 UTC, ≈ 20 by evening
1.6
hieunc229/mailflare-macos
Email client for macOS supporting Mailflare, Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and more, storing mail locally for fast and offline access.

SteadyAppsSwift+5 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:23–10:13 UTC, ≈ 14 by evening
1.6
Supermedo/uncharted_pc
Native Windows port of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (PS4) that runs the original game code and translates graphics to Vulkan. Requires your own decrypted game dump; no game files included.

CoolingAppsC+++3 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:13 UTC, ≈ 13 by evening
1.6
Wunsch2048/codex-bailong-desktop-pet
A Windows desktop pet (white dragon) that shows Codex task status, completion reminders, and tracks account quota and token usage. It runs locally by reading Codex data on the machine.

SteadyAppsPython+7 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:21–10:13 UTC, ≈ 15 by evening
1.5
xbmc/xbmc
Free open-source media center and home theater software available for Android, Linux, BSD, macOS, iOS, tvOS and Windows. It plays nearly all popular audio and video formats and builds a personalized library with…

SteadyAppsC+++1 star measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:13 UTC, ≈ 3 by evening
1.5
streetcomplete/StreetComplete
An OpenStreetMap data editor for Android that finds nearby places needing verification and asks simple questions, automatically uploading answers to OSM. Aimed at users without knowledge of OSM tagging schemes.

SteadyAppsKotlin+0 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:19–10:13 UTC, ≈ 4 by evening
1.5
Razdva122/clean-your-tv-lg-webos
A custom home screen for LG webOS: a dock and app grid without sponsored rows, with a way back to LG Home. No-root and Root editions, installed via the cytv wizard.

SteadyAppsPython+3 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:20–10:13 UTC, ≈ 9 by evening
1.5
mesamirh/MovieBox-Tui
A Rust terminal client for finding, downloading, and streaming movies, TV shows, anime, and IPTV through local players like mpv, VLC, or IINA.

SteadyAppsRust+3 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:13 UTC, ≈ 9 by evening
1.5
prototux/AARE
An open-source reimplementation of the phone side of Android Auto: the phone projects its interface to the car head unit and runs navigation, media, messaging and voice assistant apps without Google Play Services.

CoolingAppsKotlin+4 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:21–10:13 UTC, ≈ 9 by evening
1.5
Mak5er/AirCard
A macOS tool that customizes Apple Wallet cards and lockscreen passcode keypad themes on iOS 18+ without jailbreak via the airlift exploit. It lets you assign custom artwork to Apple Pay cards and apply .passthm themes.

SteadyAppsSwift+4 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:13 UTC, ≈ 10 by evening
1.5
dsmurrell/onkey
A free, open-source singing trainer for Mac: it listens to music from Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube, learns the singer's melody and shows your live pitch against it with a per-line score.

CoolingAppsRust+3 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:14 UTC, ≈ 6 by evening
1.5
tshi-dev/UrTV
An Arabic home screen and a Saudi screensaver for Android TV / Google TV, plus a safe speed-up; an AI agent sets it all up with one command.

SteadyAppsJava+2 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:23–10:14 UTC, ≈ 7 by evening
1.4
dev2ex/twig
A dual-pane Android file manager that shows local storage, archives, FTP, SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, S3, restic repositories and Jellyfin/Emby libraries in a single expandable tree. Written in Kotlin with minimal dependencies…

SteadyAppsKotlin+3 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:23–10:14 UTC, ≈ 6 by evening
1.4
SehajveerSingh2005/bloom
A Windows desktop app that replaces the taskbar with an animated dock and adds a top-screen notch with music, settings, status, and calendar modes.

SteadyAppsTypeScript+0 stars measured 2026-10-30, 00:22–10:14 UTC, ≈ 4 by evening