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Top 10 C++ Unix Projects

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  1. serenity

    The Serenity Operating System 🐞

    Project mention: SkiftOS: A hobby OS built from scratch using C/C++ for ARM, x86, and RISC-V | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-09-12

    You might enjoy reading the SerentiyOS progress reports

    https://serenityos.org/

  2. InfluxDB

    InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

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  3. LibrePCB

    A powerful, innovative and intuitive EDA suite for everyone!

  4. freac

    The fre:ac audio converter project

  5. hwinfo

    cross platform C++ library for hardware information (CPU, RAM, GPU, ...)

  6. PurritoBin

    fast, minimalistic, encrypted command line paste-bin

  7. osIROSE-new

    Open Source ROSE online server

  8. CJsShell

    CJ's Shell (cjsh) POSIX shell scripting meets modern shell features

    Project mention: I created my own POSIX compatible shell – cjsh | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-10-26

  9. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  10. ErriezDS3231

    DS3213 high precision RTC (Real Time Clock) library for Arduino

  11. monomux

    Monophone Terminal Multiplexer - Less intrusive than tmux, smarter than screen

  12. sockpuppet

    C++ socket and address library

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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What are some of the best open-source Unix projects in C++? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 serenity 32,705
2 LibrePCB 2,755
3 freac 1,714
4 hwinfo 638
5 PurritoBin 192
6 osIROSE-new 66
7 CJsShell 43
8 ErriezDS3231 26
9 monomux 20
10 sockpuppet 17

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