Axorax

    Axorax/awesome-free-apps

    Curated list of the best free apps for PC and mobile

    8.0K stars
    611 forks
    57 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    The project lists 119 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #22 in the weekly ranking the week of Aug 9, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a curated list of the best free applications for PC and mobile platforms across various categories and operating systems.
    • Offers a comprehensive, well-organized, and regularly updated resource that simplifies discovering quality free software tailored to different OS environments.
    • Use for finding free and open-source audio production and editing tools compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux.
    • Use for discovering privacy-focused and customizable web browsers suitable for diverse user needs and platforms.
    • Use for exploring developer tools including API clients, database managers, and virtualization software to enhance software development workflows.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    About awesome-free-apps

    Curated list of the best free apps for PC and mobile

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 11: +27Aug 12: +7Aug 13: +15Aug 14: +5Aug 17: +2

    +723 stars over 90 days across 14 snapshot days; best day +27 on Aug 11.

    Forks

    611+191

    Open issues

    174+141

    Compared with peers in Android

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Nov 8, by 7-day star growth

    Axorax/awesome-free-apps compared with Android repositories by stars, 7-day star growth, health score and last release
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    rustdesk/rustdesk128.9K+859751 day ago
    google/comprehensive-rust33.5K—45—
    appium/appium22.2K—601 day ago
    bia-pain-bache/BPB-Worker-Panel13.9K—22109 days ago
    Axorax/awesome-free-apps8.0K—45—
    JetBrains/koog4.7K—5845 days ago
    Category median22.2K—58—

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