147 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 147, including free alternatives to Snagit, CCleaner and WinRAR, each with its platforms, license and install commands.
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Open Source File Archivers & System Utilities
PowerToys
microsoft/PowerToys
Microsoft PowerToys is a collection of utilities that supercharge productivity and customization on Windows.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsNetdata
netdata/netdata
The fastest path to AI-powered full stack observability, even for lean teams.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxMole
tw93/Mole
Keep your Mac and PC clean, light, and running like new.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSStats
exelban/stats
macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
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.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsCzkawka
qarmin/czkawka
Multi functional app to find duplicates, empty folders, similar images etc.
Active · last commit Sep 16, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxMonitorControl
MonitorControl/MonitorControl
Control your display's brightness & volume on your Mac as if it was a native Apple Display.
Active · last commit Oct 14, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSFlameshot
flameshot-org/flameshot
Powerful yet simple to use screenshot software.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxVorssaint Utils
vorssaint/vorssaint-utils
Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSRectangle
rxhanson/Rectangle
Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSYabai
asmvik/yabai
A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning.
Maintained · last commit Jun 14, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSWox
Wox-launcher/Wox
A cross-platform launcher that simply works.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxSwitchHosts
oldj/SwitchHosts
SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Tauri, React, Jotai, Mantine, etc.
Active · last commit Oct 21, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxBongoCat
ayangweb/BongoCat
BongoCat — A cross-platform interactive desktop pet that brings fun to your desktop!
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxAeroSpace
nikitabobko/AeroSpace
AeroSpace is an i3-like tiling window manager for macOS.
Maintained · last commit Oct 1, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSKarabiner Elements
pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements
Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSMaccy
p0deje/Maccy
Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSTranslucentTB
TranslucentTB/TranslucentTB
A lightweight utility that makes the Windows taskbar translucent/transparent.
Active · last commit Aug 31, 2026
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.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxSeelen UI
eythaann/Seelen-UI
The Fully Customizable Desktop Environment for Windows 10/11.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsAltTab
lwouis/alt-tab-macos
AltTab brings Windows-style alt-tab window switching to macOS, with a preview of every open window.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSAmethyst
ianyh/Amethyst
Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.
Maintained · last commit Oct 20, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSFlow.Launcher
Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher
Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins.
Active · last commit Oct 24, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsHidden
dwarvesf/hidden
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons.
Active · last commit Sep 19, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSEww
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.
Maintained · last commit Jul 17, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesLinuxCopyQ
hluk/CopyQ
Clipboard manager with advanced features.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxSketchyBar
FelixKratz/SketchyBar
A highly customizable macOS status bar replacement.
Active · last commit Oct 14, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSMas
mas-cli/mas
Mac App Store command-line interface.
Active · last commit Aug 25, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSThaw
thaw-app/Thaw
The open source menu bar manager.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSLoop
mrkai77/Loop
Window management made elegant.
Maintained · last commit Oct 13, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSBoring.notch
TheBoredTeam/boring.notch
TheBoringNotch: Not so boring notch That Rocks.
Maintained · last commit Oct 18, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSVicinae
vicinaehq/vicinae
A focused launcher for your desktop - native, fast, extensible.
Active · last commit Oct 27, 2026
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.
Maintained · last commit Jul 13, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSFineTune
ronitsingh10/FineTune
FineTune, a macOS menu bar app for per-app volume control, multi-device output, audio routing, and 10-band EQ.
Maintained · last commit Jul 9, 2026
Archivers, 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.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsWindhawk
ramensoftware/windhawk
The customization marketplace for Windows programs: https://windhawk.net/.
Maintained · last commit Oct 25, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsTwinkle Tray
xanderfrangos/twinkle-tray
Easily manage the brightness of your monitors in Windows from the system tray.
Maintained · last commit Oct 21, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsClipy
Clipy/Clipy
Clipboard extension app for macOS.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSXcodesApp
XcodesOrg/XcodesApp
The easiest way to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode - with a mouse click.
Active · last commit Oct 13, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSCerebro
cerebroapp/cerebro
Cerebro is an open-source launcher to improve your productivity and efficiency.
Maintained · last commit Oct 15, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxAppImageLauncher
TheAssassin/AppImageLauncher
Helper application for Linux distributions serving as a kind of "entry point" for running and integrating AppImages.
Maintained · last commit Oct 4, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesLinuxApp Store Connect CLI
rorkai/App-Store-Connect-CLI
Fast, scriptable CLI for the App Store Connect API.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxPeaZip
peazip/PeaZip
Free Zip / Unzip software and Rar file extractor.
Active · last commit Oct 21, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxDeskBox
Tianyu199509/DeskBox
A free, open-source Windows desktop organizer with native-feeling WinUI 3 widgets.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsEcoPaste
EcoPasteHub/EcoPaste
跨平台的剪贴板管理工具 | Cross-platform clipboard management tool.
Active · last commit Aug 12, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSLinuxPureMac
momenbasel/PureMac
Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOSBleachBit
bleachbit/bleachbit
BleachBit system cleaner for Windows and Linux.
Active · last commit Oct 28, 2026
OfficialArchivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsLinuxApplite
milanvarady/Applite
A native macOS app store for software that isn't on the App Store, backed by Homebrew Cask.
Active · last commit Sep 12, 2026
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesmacOS
Showing 1-48 of 147 by GitHub stars. All desktop apps A to Z · JSON API
What are the best open-source archivers and system utilities?
By GitHub stars, PowerToys is the most popular (140,108 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?
79 of the 147 open-source archivers and system utilities listed here run on Windows, 114 on macOS and 55 on Linux; on a Mac, the most starred is Netdata. 78 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 147 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.