Cross‑platform USB/SD card image flasher with a clean UI and smart safety features.

⚡ Fast, minimal interface

🗜️ Handles writing compressed images (ZIP, GZ, BZ2, XZ) directly unlike Refus

🛡️ Validates writes to avoid corrupted media

🚫 Hides system drives to prevent accidental nuking

🧩 Works on Windows, macOS (Intel/ARM), and Linux

👐 Open‑source and actively maintained

Ideal for prepping bootable ISOs, installers, and homelab recovery media.

A clean, no‑nonsense way to run modern LLMs entirely on your own hardware.

• Run modern LLMs (gpt‑oss, Qwen3, Gemma3, DeepSeek, etc.) locally

• Fully private: no cloud, no telemetry

• Free for home and work use

• Cross‑platform: Windows, macOS, Linux

• OpenAI‑compatible API for drop‑in integration

• CLI (lms) + JS & Python SDKs

• Supports Apple MLX models

Great for self‑hosted workflows, offline coding assistants, and experimentation

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and wondered “What star is that?”, Stellarium answers it beautifully.

🪐 Realistic sky rendering
🔭 Telescope control support
🌙 Perfect for the curious, casual stargazers and serious astronomy nerds
💻 Runs on desktop, mobile, and even in the browser

It’s clean, powerful, and completely free

VirtualBox remains one of the most capable and flexible virtualization platforms out there — fully open‑source, cross‑platform, and backed by a massive community. Whether you're running a homelab, testing OS builds, or isolating workloads, it delivers a clean, reliable experience.

Why it stands out:

🚀 Full virtualization for x86_64, plus macOS/Arm (7.1) and Windows/Arm (7.2) support

🧩 Works across laptops, desktops, servers, and embedded systems

📚 Excellent documentation, tutorials, and training resources

🛠️ Active community with forums, test builds, and contribution opportunities

🆕 Frequent updates

If you need a dependable VM solution without vendor lock‑in, VirtualBox is still a rock‑solid choice.

A lightweight, all‑in‑one stack for spinning up a local PHP environment in minutes. XAMPP bundles Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl into a single installer, giving you a fast, frictionless way to test, prototype, or run local tools without touching system configs. Ideal for anyone who wants a simple, predictable dev setup that just works.

Highlights

• Apache, MariaDB, PHP, and Perl packaged together

• Cross‑platform installers (Windows, Linux, macOS)

• Minimal configuration; great for quick testing

• Open‑source and maintained by Apache Friends

• Reliable option for local development and demos

KMyMoney is a free, open‑source personal finance manager built on KDE technologies, offering a familiar and accurate way to track accounts, budgets, and transactions without relying on proprietary cloud services.

It’s available across major platforms and designed for users who want clarity and control over their financial data.

Highlights

🧮 Accurate & familiar — Double‑entry accounting with a clean, intuitive interface.

💻 Cross‑platform — Runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

🔒 Privacy‑respecting — No forced cloud sync; your data stays local.

🛠️ KDE frameworks — Stable, well‑maintained, and community‑driven.

📊 Feature‑rich — Categories, budgets, reports, reconciliation, and more.

Why it matters
If you want a dependable finance tool without subscriptions, tracking, or vendor lock‑in, KMyMoney delivers a solid, transparent alternative that fits perfectly into a privacy‑focused workflow.

Ollama makes it easy to run large language models (LLMs) locally on your computer. It provides a lightweight runtime with an OpenAI-compatible API, model library, and simple installation process.

With Ollama, you can download and run models like LLaMA, Mistral, Gemma, Phi, and more directly on macOS, Linux, or Windows.

It supports GPU acceleration, custom model creation, and integration with developer tools. Designed for privacy and control, Ollama keeps all data on your machine while enabling powerful AI workflows without relying on cloud services.

Notes:

🖥️ Run LLMs locally with minimal setup.

📦 Includes a growing library of prebuilt models.

⚡ Supports GPU acceleration for faster inference.

🔒 Privacy-first: data stays on your device.

🔧 Developer-friendly with OpenAI-compatible API.

🌍 Cross-platform: macOS, Linux, Windows

Flying Carpet is an open‑source project that makes file transfer across devices simple and secure. Think of it as a cross‑platform alternative to AirDrop: no central server, no complicated setup, just two devices in close range using WiFi (and optionally Bluetooth). It’s designed to work seamlessly across Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Key Features

📱 Cross‑platform support – Works on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows.

📡 Ad hoc WiFi transfers – No network infrastructure required; devices connect directly.

🔒 Optional Bluetooth negotiation – Adds flexibility for initiating transfers.

⚡ Fast & lightweight – Simple interface, efficient transfer speeds.

🛠️ Open source – Built in Rust and Kotlin, available on GitHub for contributions.

🎥 Demo video & installers – Easy to get started with prebuilt binaries and clear documentation.

Quick links to app stores are on the github page. For Windows, Linux and MacOS look under "Releases" under the "About" section.

Wealthfolio is a beautiful, open-source portfolio tracker that runs locally on your devices. It helps you monitor all your accounts in one place, analyze performance, track dividends and fees, and set financial goals — all while keeping your data private and under your control.

⭐ Features

🔒 Privacy-first — Runs locally, keeping your financial data secure and offline.

📂 Account aggregation — Import CSV statements and view all accounts together.

📊 Analytics — Track asset allocation, fees, dividends, and interest earnings.

📈 Performance insights — Compare accounts against indexes and ETFs, view past trends.

🎯 Goal tracking — Define financial goals and monitor progress visually.

📅 Trading tracker — Simple swing stock trading with calendar views and performance analytics.

🛠️ Open-source — Transparent, community-driven development.

Break free of automatically storing word documents in OneDrive and the risks it poses to privacy and security.

🖋️ Writer: Powerful word processor with styles, templates, and export to PDF.

📊 Calc: Full‑featured spreadsheet with advanced formulas, pivot tables, and charting.

🎨 Impress: Create presentations with animations, transitions, and multimedia support.

🖼️ Draw: Vector graphics editor for diagrams, flowcharts, and technical illustrations.

📚 Base: Database front‑end with support for multiple backends (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).

🔤 Math: Tool for editing and displaying mathematical formulas.

🌍 Cross‑platform: Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

🔓 Open formats: Native support for ODF, plus compatibility with Microsoft Office files.

🤝 Community‑driven: Developed by The Document Foundation with global contributors.

Perfect for anyone who wants a free, powerful alternative to Microsoft Office with full document control.

Freeter is a free, open‑source productivity tool that helps you organize tasks, apps, and files into project‑based workflows. It’s designed to keep everything you need in one place, reducing distractions and boosting focus.

✨ Key Features

🖥️ Project isolation – switch between projects without clutter

🔗 Widgets – embed web apps, open files, run commands, add notes, timers, and to‑do lists

🌐 Webpage widget – stay signed into multiple accounts per project/workflow

📂 File opener widget – launch project files/folders with one click

🔍 Web query widget – perform templated searches instantly

📝 Note & to‑do widgets – keep quick ideas and lists visible

🎨 Dark theme – customizable UI for comfort

🛡️ Privacy‑friendly – no telemetry or tracking

🆓 Open‑source (GPL) – forever free

Perfect for: Developers, creators, and multitaskers who want a supercharged project dashboard to streamline work.

Blender is a powerful, community‑driven 3D creation tool that covers the entire pipeline: modeling, sculpting, animation, rendering, compositing, video editing, and even game creation. It’s trusted by professionals and hobbyists alike for its flexibility and zero cost.

✨ Key Features

🛠️ Full 3D pipeline: modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing

🎬 Built‑in video editor for cutting, transitions, and effects

⚡ GPU & CPU rendering with Cycles and Eevee engines

🖌️ Advanced sculpting and texture painting tools

🌍 Cross‑platform (Windows, macOS, Linux)

🤝 Open‑source, backed by a huge global community

Perfect for: Artists, designers, animators, and anyone who wants professional‑grade 3D tools without licensing fees.

Destiny is an open-source secure file transfer application built on the Magic Wormhole protocol. It allows users to send files in real time without revealing identities or storing data on servers. Key features:

🔒 End‑to‑end encryption for safe delivery

🌐 Peer‑to‑peer connections with no central storage

🧩 Short, human‑memorable codes for quick and secure transfers

🛡️ Designed with human rights organizations in mind

✅ Independently audited for security assurance

💻 Cross‑platform support: Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux

Perfect for anyone who needs fast, private, and trustworthy file sharing without compromising on security.

Floorp is a fast, open-source browser built on Firefox with a strong focus on user customization and privacy. Developed in Japan, it offers:

🧩 Highly customizable UI with workspace and container support

🖥️ Web panels for quick access to chats and social media

🖱️ Mouse gestures and shortcut control for power users

🔬 Experimental features and active community-driven development

🛡️ Privacy-first philosophy with no telemetry and open-source transparency

Ideal for users who want a flexible, secure, and modern browsing experience without sacrificing control.

Flameshot is a free, open-source screenshot utility that combines simplicity with advanced features. It’s designed for developers, designers, and anyone who needs more than just “Print Screen.” Key features:

✏️ In-app editing: annotate, blur, highlight, and add shapes immediately after capture

🎨 Customizable UI: tweak colors, shortcuts, and save behavior to fit your workflow

☁️ One-click upload to Imgur for easy sharing

⚙️ Command-line interface for scripting and automation

💻 Cross-platform support: Windows, Linux, macOS

🌍 Community-driven, open-source transparency

Perfect for anyone who wants fast, flexible, and feature-rich screen captures.

BrowserOS is an open-source, AI-powered browser that turns your words into actions. Just describe your task in plain language — it handles all the clicking, typing, and navigating for you. Key highlights:

🤖 Natural language control: automate browsing without manual clicks

🔒 Privacy-first alternative to mainstream browsers, no hidden telemetry

💻 Cross-platform support: Windows, Linux, macOS

🧩 Chrome-based foundation with reimagined UI for the AI era

🚀 Designed for efficiency, productivity, and user empowerment

Perfect for users who want a secure, modern browsing experience with AI-driven convenience.

PhotoRec is a free, open-source data recovery tool designed to recover lost files including videos, documents, and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and memory cards. Key highlights:

🔍 Ignores the file system, recovering underlying data even if severely damaged or reformatted

💾 Works across multiple platforms: Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD

🛡️ Read-only access ensures safe recovery without overwriting lost data

📂 Recovers a wide range of file types (pictures, documents, archives, and more)

🧩 Companion program to TestDisk for partition recovery and boot repair

✅ Distributed under GNU GPL v2+, fully open-source and community-trusted

Perfect for anyone who needs reliable recovery of accidentally deleted or lost files across diverse storage media.

Honeygain is a free friendly app that lets you earn money by sharing unused internet bandwidth. It connects your device to the Honeygain network, helping businesses access web intelligence while you get paid. Key features:

🌐 Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS

💰 Earn credits for every MB of traffic shared, cash out via PayPal or crypto

🔒 Secure: no access to personal files or data, only bandwidth is used

⚙️ Simple setup: install, sign in, and start earning instantly

🎁 Referral program to boost earnings with friends

🚀 Passive income stream with minimal effort

Perfect for anyone who wants to monetize their idle internet connection and turn spare bandwidth into extra cash.

ActivityWatch is a free, open-source app that automatically tracks how you spend time on your devices. It’s privacy-first, cross-platform, and a great alternative to RescueTime, ManicTime, or WakaTime. Key features:

📊 Tracks app usage, websites, and overall activity automatically

🔒 Privacy-focused: all data stored locally, no external servers

💻 Cross-platform support: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android

⚙️ Highly extensible with modules and custom watchers

📈 Insightful stats and visualizations to improve productivity or spot bad screen habits

🌍 Community-driven, transparent, and free forever

Perfect for anyone who wants clear insights into their digital habits without sacrificing privacy.

A simple, fast and free app to remove unnecessary files from your computer.

Features

• Written in memory-safe Rust - almost 100% unsafe code free
• Amazingly fast - due to using more or less advanced algorithms and multithreading
• Free, Open Source without ads
• Cache support - second and further scans should be much faster than the first one
• CLI frontend - for easy automation
• GUI frontend
• No spying - Czkawka does not have access to the Internet, nor does it collect any user information or statistics
• Multilingual - support multiple languages like Polish, English or Italian

Multiple tools to use:

• Duplicates - Finds duplicates based on file name, size or hash
  Empty Folders - Finds empty folders with the help of an advanced algorithm
• Big Files - Finds the provided number of the biggest files in given location
• Empty Files - Looks for empty files across the drive
• Temporary Files - Finds temporary files
• Similar Images - Finds images which are not exactly the same (different resolution, watermarks)
• Similar Videos - Looks for visually similar videos
• Same Music - Searches for similar music by tags or by reading content and comparing it
• Invalid Symbolic Links - Shows symbolic links which point to non-existent files/directories
• Broken Files - Finds files that are invalid or corrupted
• Bad Extensions - Lists files whose content not match with their extension

Perfect for anyone who wants a lightweight, reliable, and transparent way to declutter their system.