Based on growth since launch
Trending Open Source Desktop Apps
The desktop apps gaining GitHub stars fastest right now, led by Photocraft, Orca and VoiceStudio. Ranked by growth since launch: average GitHub stars per day since the repository was created, weighted toward projects launched in the last 180 days. appsgit now records daily star snapshots, and this list switches to stars gained this week once a week of history exists.
Updated Oct 8, 2026
Trending Open Source Desktop Apps
Photocraft
storytold/photocraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Photoshop in pure Rust.
~1,329 stars/day since launch
Image editing & photoWindowsmacOSLinuxOrca
stablyai/orca
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents.
~426 stars/day since launch
OfficialCode editors & developer toolsWindowsmacOSLinuxVoiceStudio
debpalash/VoiceStudio
VoiceStudio is the open-source, fully-local ElevenLabs alternative — voice cloning, voice design, video dubbing, dictation, transcription & audiobook creation in 646 languages.
~302 stars/day since launch
Audio & music productionWindowsmacOSLinuxCoucou
Louis-CFM/coucou
A tiny friend in your Mac's notch and on your iPhone that keeps an eye on your AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Antigravity and more.
~289 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSLinuxFilmcraft
storytold/filmcraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Premiere Pro built in pure Rust.
~255 stars/day since launch
Video editing & screen recordingWindowsmacOSLinuxVorssaint Utils
vorssaint/vorssaint-utils
Free and open-source macOS menu bar toolkit.
~208 stars/day since launch
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSPdfcraft
storytold/pdfcraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Acrobat built in pure Rust.
~189 stars/day since launch
PDF editors & toolsWindowsmacOSLinuxVectorcraft
storytold/vectorcraft
An open-source, clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Illustrator, built in pure Rust.
~175 stars/day since launch
Vector, design & publishingWindowsmacOSLinuxQingjian
qingjian-team/qingjian
青简 Qingjian:用 Rust 写的拼音输入法,候选词旁多一条正在学的语言的译词.
~169 stars/day since launch
Education, flashcards & referenceWindowsmacOSLinuxSpotifast
crmne/spotifast
Spotify, native and fast. One lightweight Rust app for your whole library, local playback, and Spotify Connect on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
~161 stars/day since launch
Media playersWindowsmacOSLinuxDbx
t8y2/dbx
25 MB lightweight cross-platform database client for 100+ databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MongoDB, DuckDB, SQL Server, and Dameng.
~155 stars/day since launch
Code editors & developer toolsWindowsmacOSLinuxOpenhuman
tinyhumansai/openhuman
OpenHuman is the fastest, cheapest, most efficient open-source agent harness.
~180 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSLinuxCc Switch
farion1231/cc-switch
A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Grok Build & Hermes Agent.
~328 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSLinuxGenoffice
genspark-ai/genoffice
Free, open-source AI Office suite: Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDF, Markdown and HTML editors with a built-in AI agent, plus a genoffice CLI and agent skill so Claude Code, Codex and Cursor can create and…
~129 stars/day since launch
Office & spreadsheetsWindowsmacOSLinuxISpotify
RubinLabs26/ISpotify
Local-first desktop music search, playlist, download, and playback app for Windows and Linux.
~106 stars/day since launch
Media playersWindowsLinuxConcat
jub0t/concat
Beta: The truly free, and open-source cross-platform CapCut replacement (supports MCPs).
~97 stars/day since launch
Video editing & screen recordingWindowsmacOSLinuxChat On Steroids
totec448-spec/chat-on-steroids
Cross-platform local MCP capabilities for ChatGPT with Chrome integration, Goal, Compact & Resume, and durable multi-agent workflows.
~91 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSLinuxMole
tw93/Mole
Clean, uninstall, analyze, optimize, and monitor your Mac.
~183 stars/day since launch
Archivers, cleaners & system utilitiesWindowsmacOSPalmier Pro
palmier-io/palmier-pro
macOS video editor built for AI.
~79 stars/day since launch
Video editing & screen recordingmacOSCc Haha
NanmiCoder/cc-haha
Local-first cross-platform desktop workspace for Claude Code / agents: multi-agent, Git worktrees, code diffs, skill marketplace, multi-model, Computer Use, task-aware desktop pets, with WeChat…
~78 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSLinuxOmlx
jundot/omlx
LLM inference server with continuous batching & SSD caching for Apple Silicon — managed from the macOS menu bar.
~96 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsmacOSOpenMausBot
milind-soni/OpenMausBot
Open-source Grok Bot alternative with a virtual machine that bots can use.
~73 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSLinuxWeChatBridge
freestylefly/WeChatBridge
微信聊天记录一键转发到 AI Agent 与 Obsidian 的原生 macOS 工具.
~71 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSMunder Difflin
HarnessMD/munder-difflin
an open-source alternative to the dots, bots and muses of the world, run an office of claude code/codex like agents on your laptop, sandboxes or anywhere, uses your existing subscriptions.
~66 stars/day since launch
AI desktop appsWindowsmacOSLinux
How is the trending desktop app list calculated?
Ranked by growth since launch: average GitHub stars per day since the repository was created, weighted toward projects launched in the last 180 days. appsgit now records daily star snapshots, and this list switches to stars gained this week once a week of history exists.
Which desktop apps are trending right now?
The fastest-growing desktop apps today are Photocraft, Orca and VoiceStudio.