Best open-source media & photo apps for desktop, personal use

Open-source photo libraries, media servers and image tools.

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OBS Studioobsproject/obs-studio

Live streaming and screen recordingPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 77kGPL-2.0commit 10 hours ago

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Godot Enginegodotengine/godot

Free 2D and 3D game enginePersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeDesktop★ 118kMITcommit 18 hours ago

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Readestreadest/readest

Modern ebook readerPersonalMedia & photosWebDesktopMobile★ 25kAGPL-3.0commit 14 hours ago

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VoiceStudiodebpalash/VoiceStudio

Fully local ElevenLabs alternativePersonalAI & LLM toolingMedia & photosDesktop★ 52kAGPL-3.0commit 7 hours ago

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InvokeAIinvoke-ai/InvokeAI

Creative engine for Stable Diffusion modelsPersonalMedia & photosDesign & creativeWebDesktop★ 28kApache-2.0commit 19 hours ago

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calibrekovidgoyal/calibre

Ebook managerPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 26kGPL-3.0commit 5 hours ago

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OpenCutOpenCut-app/OpenCut

Open-source CapCut alternativePersonalMedia & photosWebDesktop★ 91kMITcommit last week

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Enteente/ente

End-to-end encrypted photos and 2FA authenticatorPersonalSecurity & identityMedia & photosWebDesktopMobile★ 29kAGPL-3.0commit 17 hours ago

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Koodo Readerkoodo-reader/koodo-reader

Modern ebook manager and readerPersonalMedia & photosWebDesktop★ 28kAGPL-3.0commit yesterday

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MindustryAnuken/Mindustry

Automation tower defense gamePersonalMedia & photosDesktopMobile★ 29kGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago

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Voiceboxjamiepine/voicebox

Open-source AI voice studioPersonalAI & LLM toolingMedia & photosDesktop★ 56kMITcommit 2 months ago

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IINAiina/iina

Modern video player for macOSPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 47kGPL-3.0commit yesterday

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SunshineLizardByte/Sunshine

Self-hosted game streaming hostPersonalSelf-hosted appsMedia & photosDocker / self-hostDesktop★ 42kGPL-3.0commit 2 days ago

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qBittorrentqbittorrent/qBittorrent

Open-source BitTorrent clientPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 41kcommit 3 days ago

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ShareXShareX/ShareX

Screen capture and sharing for WindowsPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 40kGPL-3.0commit 14 hours ago

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shadPS4shadps4-emu/shadPS4

PlayStation 4 emulatorPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 33kGPL-2.0commit 12 hours ago

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Handycjpais/Handy

Offline speech-to-text appPersonalAI & LLM toolingMedia & photosDesktop★ 33kMITcommit 5 hours ago

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RPCS3RPCS3/rpcs3

PlayStation 3 emulatorPersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 20kGPL-2.0commit 11 hours ago

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osu!ppy/osu

Free rhythm gamePersonalMedia & photosDesktopMobile★ 19kMITcommit 20 hours ago

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OpenRCT2OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2

Re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2PersonalMedia & photosDesktop★ 16kGPL-3.0commit 12 hours ago

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