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16 catalogue entries use this topic; each Project's license policy is labeled separately.
Free 2D and 3D game engine with no royalties
Godot ships a complete engine, editor, and export pipeline under the MIT licence, which means no royalties, no revenue thresholds, and no licensing conversation before a project starts.
Share files to nearby devices.
LocalSend is a free, open-source app that sends files and text directly between nearby devices over the local network, with no account, cloud, or internet needed.
GPU-accelerated terminal emulator configured in plain-text TOML
Alacritty is a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator for BSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows that keeps its settings in a plain-text TOML file.
Fast, native, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator
Ghostty is a free, open source terminal emulator for macOS and Linux that pairs platform-native windows with GPU-accelerated rendering.
Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU-based terminal emulator
Kitty is a free, open source, GPU-based terminal emulator for Linux and macOS that combines fast rendering with tabs, windows, and multiple layouts in a single app.
Free open-source offline dictation that types speech into any app
Handy is a free, open-source dictation app that transcribes speech fully offline with local Whisper or Parakeet models and types it into any focused app.
GPU-accelerated terminal emulator and multiplexer with Lua config
WezTerm is a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator and multiplexer for Linux, macOS, Windows 10/11, FreeBSD, and NetBSD, written in Rust and configured through Lua.
An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows
WaveTerm is an open-source, AI-integrated terminal for macOS, Windows, and Linux that organizes the command line into persistent workspaces with sessions, panes, and blocks.
Free open-source time tracker with local-first activity records
ActivityWatch is a free open-source time tracker that records app, window, and website use on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
Free open-source cross-platform video editor
Shotcut is a free, open-source video editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux with native timeline editing, broad FFmpeg format support, and 4K output.
Free C# framework for cross-platform 2D and 3D games
MonoGame is a free, open-source .NET framework for building desktop, console, and mobile games in C#, re-implementing the discontinued Microsoft XNA API as code-first building blocks with no scene editor.
Share files between devices in your browser.
PairDrop is a free, open-source web app that sends files and text directly between devices over the local network, with no account or setup needed.
Cross-platform keystroke launcher for apps and files
Ueli is a free, open source keystroke launcher for Windows, macOS, and Linux that opens apps, files, and commands from an Alt+Space palette.
Free and open source office suite for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
LibreOffice is a free open source desktop office suite with Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Base, and Math for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Remote desktop access with very low latency
AnyDesk built its own codec for screen transport, and it shows: sessions over ordinary connections feel closer to local than most competitors manage. For support work where someone is watching you move their cursor, that latency difference matters.
Commercial game engine with the widest platform reach
Unity's advantage is distribution. Console certification, mobile export, XR headsets, and the middleware ecosystem around them are all solved problems, which is why studios keep choosing it even after several rounds of unpopular licensing changes.