Top NIX GitHub Repositories & Tools (2026)

:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

Every binary nixpkgs ever shipped, on your PATH.

Yet another Nix CLI helper. [Maintainers=@NotAShelf, @faukah]

Nix Packages collection & NixOS

Unofficial ChatGPT desktop app for Linux (formerly the Codex app), built locally from OpenAI’s official macOS app. Includes Chat, Work, and Codex. Packages for Debian/Ubuntu (.deb), Fedora/openSUSE (.rpm), Arch (pacman), Nix/NixOS, and AppImage, with Wayland and X11 support.

The free AI already on your Mac. CLI tool, OpenAI-compatible server, and interactive chat — all on-device via Apple Intelligence. No API keys, no cloud, no downloads.

Fast, Declarative, Reproducible, and Composable Developer Environments using Nix

The trust-minimized, zero-knowledge bridging protocol, designed for censorship resistance, extremely high security, and usage in decentralized finance.

A simple, stateless NixOS deployment tool [maintainer=@stepbrobd, @NickCao, @zhaofengli]

Nix User Repository: User contributed nix packages [maintainer=@Pandapip1]

Secure Boot & Measured Boot for NixOS [maintainers=@blitz @raitobezarius @nikstur]

Yazelix Nova is a Nix-packaged terminal workspace built from focused first-party components, including Mars, Nova Zellij, Nova Helix, Yazi, Nushell, Ratconfig, popups, status widgets, cursors, and Anima.

A web browser that adheres to the unix philosophy.

An aesthetics-first wallpaper selector and engine with extreme performance that supports images, videos and Wallpaper Engine Scenes. Wallpaper-based theming with Matugen and granular colour fixing as well! Also has a built in Wallhaven.cc & Steam browser because why not. Join us on discord - https://discord.gg/cgxy8EEVmz

Single dependency Kubernetes clusters for local testing, experimenting and development.

Experimental free and open-source PlayStation 4 kernel

My NixOS dotfiles

[MIRROR, PRs ok! Issues: https://git.lix.systems/lix-project/lix/issues] A modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager, focused on correctness, usability, and growth — and committed to doing right by its community

🎨 A design system for Swift CLIs and Phoenix apps

Utility to optimize media files for Direct Play in Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, etc.