Best open-source desktop apps for personal use

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AI & LLM tooling 42Chat UIs 9Agents & frameworks 9Local inference 6RAG & vector DBs 2Coding assistants 15Agent skills 1MCP servers 2Developer tools 53Web frameworks 1Databases & backends 3Editors & IDEs 6API tools 3Self-hosted apps 25Notes & docs 15Automation 4Data & analytics 2Infra & DevOps 3Security & identity 13Communication 7Media & photos 42Design & creative 17

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Web 131Docker / self-host 220Desktop 173Mobile 45CLI 259Library / SDK 338Extension / plugin 66

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stashstashapp/stash

Self-hosted media organizer and metadata scraperPersonalSelf-hosted appsMedia & photosWebDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 13kAGPL-3.0commit 4 days ago

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DSH Desktopdataelement/dsh-desktop

Desktop app for DeepSeek HarnessPersonalAgents & frameworksCoding assistantsDesktop★ 12kMITcommit 3 days ago

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Stability MatrixLykosAI/StabilityMatrix

Package manager for Stable Diffusion UIsPersonalLocal inferenceMedia & photosDesktop★ 8.9kAGPL-3.0commit 5 days ago

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AppFlowyAppFlowy-IO/AppFlowy

Open-source Notion alternative with AIPersonalEnterpriseNotes & docsDesktopMobile★ 77kAGPL-3.0commit 3 months ago

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Ghosttyghostty-org/ghostty

Fast, native, GPU-accelerated terminalPersonalDeveloper toolsDesktop★ 62kMITcommit 2 days ago

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GDevelop4ian/GDevelop

No-code 2D and 3D game enginePersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 27kcommit 2 days ago

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Ruffleruffle-rs/ruffle

Flash Player emulator in RustPersonalMedia & photosWebDesktop★ 19kcommit yesterday

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Neovideneovide/neovide

GPU Neovim clientPersonalEditors & IDEsDesktop★ 15kMITcommit last week

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Kopiakopia/kopia

Fast, encrypted backupsPersonalSelf-hosted appsDesktopCLI★ 14kApache-2.0commit 3 days ago

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DeepSeek Harnessdeepseek-ai/deepseek-harness

DeepSeek's plugin-first agent harnessPersonalEnterpriseAgents & frameworksCoding assistantsDesktopCLI★ 243kMITcommit 3 days ago

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Duplicatiduplicati/duplicati

Encrypted cloud backupsPersonalSelf-hosted appsDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 15kcommit 3 days ago

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Rnoteflxzt/rnote

Sketch and take handwritten notesPersonalNotes & docsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 12kGPL-3.0commit yesterday

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Fira Codetonsky/FiraCode

Monospaced font with programming ligaturesPersonalDeveloper toolsDesign & creativeDesktop★ 82kOFL-1.1commit 2 months ago

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Text Generation WebUIoobabooga/textgen

Desktop app for running local LLMsPersonalChat UIsLocal inferenceWebDesktop★ 48kAGPL-3.0commit 2 months ago

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Czkawkaqarmin/czkawka

Find duplicates, empty folders and similar imagesPersonalDeveloper toolsDesktopCLI★ 34kcommit 3 weeks ago

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NextAI Translatornextai-translator/nextai-translator

AI translation extension and desktop appPersonalAI & LLM toolingDesktopExtension / plugin★ 25kAGPL-3.0commit last month

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OpenRAOpenRA/OpenRA

Open-source RTS enginePersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 17kGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago

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NW.jsnwjs/nw.js

Desktop apps with Node.js and web techPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsDesktopLibrary / SDK★ 41kMITcommit 2 days ago

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LLM Wikinashsu/llm_wiki

Turn documents into an interlinked knowledge basePersonalNotes & docsRAG & vector DBsDesktop★ 20kcommit last week

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Leptonhackjutsu/Lepton

Snippet managerPersonalDeveloper toolsDesktop★ 10kMITcommit 3 weeks ago

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AI & LLM tooling · 42Chat UIs · 9Agents & frameworks · 9Local inference · 6RAG & vector DBs · 2Coding assistants · 15Agent skills · 1MCP servers · 2Developer tools · 53Web frameworks · 1Databases & backends · 3Editors & IDEs · 6API tools · 3Self-hosted apps · 25Notes & docs · 15Automation · 4Data & analytics · 2Infra & DevOps · 3Security & identity · 13Communication · 7Media & photos · 42Design & creative · 17