139 open-source archivers and system utilities
Open Source File Archivers & System Utilities
The most popular open-source archivers and system utilities for Windows, macOS and Linux on GitHub are PowerToys, Netdata and Mole. appsgit lists 139, including free alternatives to Snagit, CCleaner and WinRAR, each with its platforms, license and install commands.
Updated Oct 8, 2026
Open Source File Archivers & System Utilities
PowerToys
microsoft/PowerToys
Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsNetdata
netdata/netdata
The fastest path to AI-powered full stack observability, even for lean teams.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxMole
tw93/Mole
Clean, uninstall, analyze, optimize, and monitor your Mac.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSStats
exelban/stats
macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSShareX
ShareX/ShareX
ShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsMonitorControl
MonitorControl/MonitorControl
Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSCzkawka
qarmin/czkawka
Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxFlameshot
flameshot-org/flameshot
Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxRectangle
rxhanson/Rectangle
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSYabai
asmvik/yabai
A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSWox
Wox-launcher/Wox
A cross-platform launcher that simply works.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxSwitchHosts
oldj/SwitchHosts
SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Tauri, React, Jotai, Mantine, etc.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxVorssaint Utils
vorssaint/vorssaint-utils
Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSBongoCat
ayangweb/BongoCat
BongoCat — A cross-platform interactive desktop pet that brings fun to your desktop!
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxAeroSpace
nikitabobko/AeroSpace
AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSKarabiner Elements
pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements
Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSMaccy
p0deje/Maccy
Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSTranslucentTB
TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB
A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsKomi Store
komi-store/komi-store
A free, open-source app store for developers' releases on GitHub, Codeberg & Forgejo — browse, discover, and install apps with one click.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxSeelen UI
eythaann/Seelen-UI
The Fully Customizable Desktop Environment for Windows 10/11.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsAmethyst
ianyh/Amethyst
Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSFlow.Launcher
Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher
Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsHidden
dwarvesf/hidden
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSGlazewm
glzr-io/glazewm
GlazeWM is a tiling window manager for macOS and Windows inspired by i3wm.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSEww
elkowar/eww
Elkowars Wacky Widgets is a standalone widget system made in Rust that allows you to implement your own, custom widgets in any window manager.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesLinuxMas
mas-cli/mas
Mac App Store command-line interface.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSCopyQ
hluk/CopyQ
Clipboard manager with advanced features.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxThaw
thaw-app/Thaw
The open source menu bar manager.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSLoop
mrkai77/Loop
Window management made elegant.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSBoring.notch
TheBoredTeam/boring.notch
TheBoringNotch: Not so boring notch That Rocks.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSVicinae
vicinaehq/vicinae
A focused launcher for your desktop - native, fast, extensible.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxImageOptim
ImageOptim/ImageOptim
ImageOptim is a GUI for lossless image optimization tools: Zopfli, PNGOUT, OxiPNG, AdvPNG, PNGCrush, JPEGOptim, Jpegtran, Guetzli, Gifsicle, SVGO, svgcleaner and MozJPEG.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSSophia Script For Windows
farag2/Sophia-Script-for-Windows
The most powerful PowerShell module for fine-tuning Windows 10 & Windows 11 on GitHub.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsFineTune
ronitsingh10/FineTune
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSWindhawk
ramensoftware/windhawk
The customization marketplace for Windows programs: https://windhawk.net/.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsTwinkle Tray
xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray
Easily manage the brightness of your monitors in Windows from the system tray.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsXcodesApp
XcodesOrg/XcodesApp
The easiest way to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode - with a mouse click.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSCerebro
cerebroapp/cerebro
Cerebro is an open-source launcher to improve your productivity and efficiency.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxAppImageLauncher
TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher
Helper application for Linux distributions serving as a kind of "entry point" for running and integrating AppImages.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesLinuxPeaZip
peazip/PeaZip
Free Zip / Unzip software and Rar file extractor.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxApp Store Connect CLI
rorkai/App-Store-Connect-CLI
Fast, scriptable CLI for the App Store Connect API.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxEcoPaste
EcoPasteHub/EcoPaste
跨平台的剪贴板管理工具 | Cross-platform clipboard management tool.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxApplite
milanvarady/Applite
A native macOS app store for software that isn't on the App Store, backed by Homebrew Cask.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSBleachBit
bleachbit/bleachbit
BleachBit system cleaner for Windows and Linux.
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsLinuxPureMac
momenbasel/PureMac
Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSKeepingYouAwake
newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake
Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSLinearmouse
linearmouse/linearmouse
The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSDeskBox
Tianyu199509/DeskBox
A free, open-source Windows desktop organizer with native-feeling WinUI 3 widgets.
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindows
Showing the top 48 of 139 by GitHub stars. Every entry is listed in the sitemap and the JSON API.
What are the best open-source archivers and system utilities?
By GitHub stars, PowerToys is the most popular (139,295 stars), followed by Netdata and Mole. People often use these instead of Snagit, CCleaner and WinRAR. Each page lists the platforms, license and last commit.
Which of these run on Windows, Mac and Linux?
77 of the 139 open-source archivers and system utilities listed here run on Windows, 108 on macOS and 52 on Linux; on a Mac, the most starred is Netdata. 74 can be installed with a package manager such as Flathub, Homebrew, winget or Chocolatey.
Are these open-source archivers and system utilities free?
Yes. All 139 use an open-source license (OSI-approved or FSF-free), so you can use, copy and change them for free.
How are these open-source archivers and system utilities chosen?
Apps come from desktop awesome lists (Awesome Linux Software, awesome-mac, awesome-windows, awesome-electron and the media and file sections of awesome-cli-apps), more than 70 GitHub topics such as desktop-app, electron-app, tauri-app, gtk, qt, macos-app, pdf-editor, cad and remote-desktop, and a hand-picked list of flagship apps. An app is listed only if it has a license (one GitHub detects, or one appsgit checked by hand), a README and a commit in the last six months, is not archived or a fork, and has 1000+ GitHub stars (topics), 500+ (awesome lists) or 100+ (hand-picked). It must also be an end-user application with a desktop signal: installers in its releases, install instructions for Windows, macOS or Linux, or a Flathub, Homebrew, winget, Chocolatey, Snap or AUR package. Libraries, frameworks, themes, plugins and servers are left out, and source-available apps are labelled as such.