Top #linux Tools & Software

Explore 98 hand-picked tools and software tagged with linux — ranked by popularity and community signals.

the-book-of-secret-knowledge

github

A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools and more.

Security
★ 215,284

clash-verge-rev

github

A modern GUI client based on Tauri, designed to run in Windows, macOS and Linux for tailored proxy experience

Developer Tools TypeScript
★ 120,374

rustdesk

github

An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.

Developer Tools Rust
★ 113,235

sherlock

github

Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks

Security Python
★ 81,183

alacritty

github

A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator.

CLI Tools Rust
★ 63,790

mkcert

github

A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like.

Developer Tools Go
★ 58,588

hackingtool

github

ALL IN ONE Hacking Tool For Hackers

Developer Tools Python
★ 58,157

marktext

github

📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

Developer Tools TypeScript
★ 56,331

Pake

github

🤱🏻 Turn any webpage into a desktop app with one command.

Developer Tools Rust
★ 48,250

hyper

github

A terminal built on web technologies

CLI Tools TypeScript
★ 44,592

sniffnet

github

Comfortably monitor your Internet traffic 🕵️‍♂️

Security Rust
★ 36,905

1Panel

github

🔥 1Panel is a modern, open-source VPS control panel — and the only one with native AI agent support. Run Ollama models, deploy OpenClaw agents, and manage your entire server stack from one clean web interface.

DevOps Go
★ 35,021

wails

github

Create beautiful applications using Go

Frameworks Go
★ 33,745

linux-insides

github

A book-in-progress about the Linux kernel and its insides.

Developer Tools Python
★ 32,479

podman

github

Podman: A tool for managing OCI containers and pods.

DevOps Go
★ 31,431

setup-ipsec-vpn

github

Set up your own IPsec VPN server in just a few minutes, with IPsec/L2TP, Cisco IPsec and IKEv2. Supports Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS/RHEL, Amazon Linux, Alpine and Raspberry Pi. Includes client config and management scripts.

Security Shell
★ 27,752

keepassxc

github

KeePassXC is a cross-platform community-driven port of the Windows application “KeePass Password Safe”.

Security C++
★ 26,915

CS-Books

github

🔥🔥超过1000本的计算机经典书籍、个人笔记资料以及本人在各平台发表文章中所涉及的资源等。书籍资源包括C/C++、Java、Python、Go语言、数据结构与算法、操作系统、后端架构、计算机系统知识、数据库、计算机网络、设计模式、前端、汇编以及校招社招各种面经~

Database
★ 26,746

Wox

github

A cross-platform launcher that simply works

Developer Tools Go
★ 26,679

How-To-Secure-A-Linux-Server

github

An evolving how-to guide for securing a Linux server.

Security
★ 25,977

docker_practice

github

最新Docker容器技术,从真实案例中学习最佳实践!| Learn and understand Docker&Container technologies, with real DevOps practice!

DevOps Go
★ 25,969

nylas-mail

github

:love_letter: An extensible desktop mail app built on the modern web. Forks welcome!

Productivity JavaScript
★ 24,750

beekeeper-studio

github

Modern and easy to use SQL client for MySQL, Postgres, SQLite, SQL Server, and more. Linux, MacOS, and Windows.

Database TypeScript
★ 22,748

Self-Hosting-Guide

github

Self-Hosting Guide. Learn all about locally hosting (on premises & private web servers) and managing software applications by yourself or your organization. Including Cloud, LLMs, WireGuard, Automation, Home Assistant, and Networking.

Self-hosted
★ 20,073