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Appimage projects on GitHub

Linux application packaging format running as portable, distribution-independent executables.

As of , the most-starred Appimage projects on GitHub are openscreen (39.9K stars), cool-retro-term (26.5K stars) and winboat (23.2K stars). GitHub.Locker tracks 31 Appimage repositories with 238K stars combined. The fastest-growing on October 19 was xodus-nexus, with +249 stars in a day.

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238KStars in total
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Most stars gained in a day · Oct 19

+249

xodus-nexus

domsvoboda/xodus-nexus · ★ 375

Xodus Nexus is an unofficial Xbox-inspired desktop launcher for Linux that lets you browse the Microsoft Store, install Xbox PC games you own or can access via subscription, and play them through a shared, patched runtime.

+182

SpartanPort

FelipePrado0/SpartanPort · ★ 3.6K

A Windows (and experimental Linux) port of God of War III Remastered, a PlayStation 4 game, that lets you run your own legally-owned copy of the game on a PC with a launcher, in-game menu, cheats and performance patches.

+156

quiver-launcher

tgeorgiadis/quiver-launcher · ★ 2.5K

Quiver Launcher is a desktop app for downloading, installing, and running apps and games from GitHub and GitLab releases, backed by a personal library, a community app catalog, and mod management support.

+87

bloodborne_pc

deadinside28/bloodborne_pc · ★ 3.3K

bbport is a native Linux port of Bloodborne (CUSA03173, v1.09) that runs the original PS4 executable directly on an x86-64 Linux PC. It isn't a general emulator — the game's own code executes natively, a small custom runtime replaces the PS4 system libraries, and a Vulkan renderer derived from shadPS4 handles the GPU side, including temporal upscaling with FSR 3.1/4/4.1.1.

The all-time top

31 projects · by stars

  1. #1 · siddharthvaddem/openscreen

    openscreen

    OpenScreen is a free, open-source alternative to Screen Studio for making polished screen-recording demos and walkthroughs, with no subscriptions or watermarks.

    39.9K
  2. #2 · Swordfish90/cool-retro-term

    cool-retro-term

    A terminal emulator that mimics the look and feel of old cathode tube screens — a retro-styled terminal designed to be eye-candy, customizable, and reasonably lightweight.

    26.5K
  3. #3 · winboat-org/winboat

    winboat

    WinBoat is a free, open-source Linux app that runs Windows applications with seamless desktop integration — each Windows app appears as a native OS-level window next to your Linux apps.

    23.2K
  1. 4

    video2x

    22.3Kk4yt3x/video2x · C++

    Video2X is an open-source video super resolution and frame interpolation tool: it uses machine learning to upscale low-resolution videos to higher quality and to add interpolated frames for smoother motion.

  2. 5

    buzz

    22.1Kchidiwilliams/buzz · Python

    Buzz is a free, open-source desktop app that transcribes and translates audio offline on your personal computer, powered by OpenAI's Whisper.

  3. 6

    wekan

    21.1Kwekan/wekan · JavaScript

    WeKan is a completely open-source and free collaborative kanban board: boards with lists and cards for personal todos, trip planning or team projects, with a real-time user interface.

  4. 7

    tiled

    13Kmapeditor/tiled · C++

    Tiled is a free, general-purpose tile map editor for tile-based games such as RPGs, platformers, or Breakout clones. It is highly flexible and runs on all major operating systems.

  5. 8

    duckstation

    10.9Kstenzek/duckstation · C++

    DuckStation is a PlayStation 1 (PSX) emulator focused on playability, speed, and long-term maintainability, with CPU recompilers for x86-64, ARM32/64 and RISC-V and hardware renderers (D3D11/D3D12, OpenGL, Vulkan, Metal).

  6. 9

    peek

    10.5Kphw/peek · Vala

    Peek is a simple screen recorder for Linux with an easy to use interface: you place its window over a screen area, press Record, and get an animated GIF. It can also record directly to WebM.

  7. 10

    ytDownloader

    10.5Kaandrew-me/ytDownloader · JavaScript

    ytDownloader is a desktop app with a graphical interface for downloading video and audio from the web — no command line needed.

  8. 11

    lutris

    10.3Klutris/lutris · Python

    Lutris is a free, open-source desktop client that helps you install and play video games from all eras and most gaming systems, all from one central interface.

  9. 12

    gen1recomp

    4Kbryanthaboi/gen1recomp · Lua

    A native LÖVE2D recreation of Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver and Crystal: the engine and map behavior are hand-written Lua, while game data and graphics are decoded from a ROM you supply at import.

  10. 13

    codex-desktop-linux

    3.9Kilysenko/codex-desktop-linux · JavaScript

    codex-desktop is an unofficial, community-maintained distribution of OpenAI's official Linux ChatGPT desktop app. It repackages the signed upstream payload into native deb, RPM, pacman, AppImage, and Nix outputs, adds optional Linux-only features, and installs as a separate 'ChatGPT Community' app alongside the official one.

  11. 14

    SpartanPort

    3.6KFelipePrado0/SpartanPort · C++

    A Windows (and experimental Linux) port of God of War III Remastered, a PlayStation 4 game, that lets you run your own legally-owned copy of the game on a PC with a launcher, in-game menu, cheats and performance patches.

  12. 15

    bloodborne_pc

    3.3Kdeadinside28/bloodborne_pc · C++

    bbport is a native Linux port of Bloodborne (CUSA03173, v1.09) that runs the original PS4 executable directly on an x86-64 Linux PC. It isn't a general emulator — the game's own code executes natively, a small custom runtime replaces the PS4 system libraries, and a Vulkan renderer derived from shadPS4 handles the GPU side, including temporal upscaling with FSR 3.1/4/4.1.1.

  13. 16

    quiver-launcher

    2.5Ktgeorgiadis/quiver-launcher · C#

    Quiver Launcher is a desktop app for downloading, installing, and running apps and games from GitHub and GitLab releases, backed by a personal library, a community app catalog, and mod management support.

  14. 17

    SFF

    1.9KMidrags/SFF · Python

    SteaMidra is a Steam game setup and management tool: it writes Lua scripts, manifests, and depot keys into your Steam folder so games and DLC run through Steam. It does not crack Steam itself, and the author positions it for educational use only.

  15. 18

    spotatui

    1.7KLargeModGames/spotatui · Rust

    spotatui is a fast, standalone terminal music player written in Rust. It can stream from Spotify natively, or from Local Files, a Subsonic/Navidrome server, Internet Radio, YouTube, Qobuz, and Apple Music on macOS, with Spotify being entirely optional.

  16. 19

    LASRecomp

    1.3Kpeiikai/LASRecomp · C

    LAS Recomp statically recompiles The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch, 2019) into a native application for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a built-in randomizer.

  17. 20

    ingetrazo

    1.1Kingelibre/ingetrazo · Python

    IngeTrazo is a free, GPL-3.0 3D modeler for architecture, engineering and 3D design, built natively for Linux (also running on Windows and macOS). It uses push/pull sketch-based modeling similar to SketchUp, can open .skp files, and adds an optional BIM tagging layer that exports IFC quantities for its sister budgeting tool IngePresupuestos.

  18. 21

    LostOdysseyRecomp

    743freefrank/LostOdysseyRecomp · C++

    Lost Odyssey Recomp is an experimental native PC/console port of the Xbox 360 JRPG Lost Odyssey, built using static recompilation. It does not include any game assets, so you need your own legal copy of the game.

  19. 22

    QymCAD

    738QymIs-Tech/QymCAD · Rust

    QymCAD is a desktop parametric CAD application for mechanical parts and assemblies, built on a real B-rep kernel (OpenCASCADE). Sketches become solids via extrude, revolve or sweep, and parts combine into assemblies through joints.

  20. 23

    fluxcast

    447IlyaP358/fluxcast · Python

    FluxCast streams a Linux desktop to a smart TV, TV box, or projector using Wi-Fi Direct/Miracast (WFD), DLNA, or Google Cast.

  21. 24

    xodus-nexus

    375domsvoboda/xodus-nexus · TypeScript

    Xodus Nexus is an unofficial Xbox-inspired desktop launcher for Linux that lets you browse the Microsoft Store, install Xbox PC games you own or can access via subscription, and play them through a shared, patched runtime.

  22. 25

    shift

    359shift-editor/shift · TypeScript

    Shift is a modern, cross-platform font editor for type designers and developers, built with TypeScript and Rust to bring contemporary technologies and design principles to type design.

  23. 26

    mocktail

    346komaruworld/mocktail · C++

    Mocktail is an experimental compatibility runtime that runs the Android x86-64 Roblox client on Linux, and even on FreeBSD via its Linuxulator. It implements the Android ABI/JNI pieces the client needs and hooks them up to SDL3 and Vulkan or OpenGL on the host side.

  24. 27

    exodium

    337tvollstaedt/exodium · Rust

    Exodium is a cross-platform native frontend for the eXoDOS DOS game collection, letting you browse and stream over 9,000 preserved DOS games without downloading the full ~500GB torrent upfront.

  25. 28

    GoLiveBypass

    276bezumiya/GoLiveBypass · TypeScript

    GoLiveBypass is a tool that restores Discord's Go Live screen share and camera for users connecting from Brazil, by routing the Discord process through a non-Brazilian exit (Tor, a tested free proxy, or a private WireGuard/ProtonVPN tunnel) so Discord's servers no longer see a Brazilian IP.

  26. 29

    hearthstone-linux-gui

    217DawnMagnet/hearthstone-linux-gui · Rust

    It is a native GTK4 desktop manager for installing, updating, logging into, and launching Hearthstone on Linux, written in Rust.

  27. 30

    veet

    153swadhinbiswas/veet · Go

    VEET is a TUI and CLI uninstallation suite for Linux that removes not just the app binary but all the leftover config, cache, and sandbox data most package managers leave behind.

  28. 31

    widemelon

    104pruefsumme/widemelon · C++

    WideMelon is a Nintendo DS emulator forked from melonDS that renders supported games' 3D scenes in true widescreen (native 4:3 up to 32:9) while keeping 2D menus, sprites, videos, and the touchscreen at their original proportions.

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