Apps with 'Unix-like' feature

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  1. Linux Mint icon
     1187 likes

    Desktop-focused Linux system offering custom menus, multimedia codecs, browser plugins, native DVD playback, and integrated software manager with user-friendly tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara"
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    +4
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    188 alternatives
    4.7
    Excellent76 reviews
  2. Fedora icon
     611 likes

    Fedora creates an innovative, free, and open source platform for hardware, clouds, and containers that enables software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Fedora 38
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    +9
    XFCE spin
    189 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent46 reviews
  3. macOS icon
     567 likes

    Unix-based operating system for Macs, excels with an intuitive UI, robust built-in apps like Safari, and strong security via FileVault, Gatekeeper, and SIP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    +4
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    179 alternatives
    3.2
    Fair17 reviews
  4. FreeBSD icon
     269 likes

    FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. A large community has continually developed it for more than thirty years. Its advanced networking, security, and storage features have made FreeBSD the platform of choice for many of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
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    199 alternatives
  5. NixOS icon
     70 likes

    NixOS is a GNU/Linux distribution that aims to improve the state of the art in system configuration management. In existing distributions, actions such as upgrades are dangerous: upgrading a package can cause other packages to break, upgrading an entire system is much less...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    NixOS screenshot 1
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    194 alternatives
  6. Lubuntu icon
     247 likes

    Lubuntu is a fast and lightweight operating system with a clean and easy-to-use user interface. It is a Linux system, that uses the minimal desktop LXDE/LXQT.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    The new LXQt desktop.
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    +5
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    184 alternatives
  7. OpenBSD icon
     68 likes

    The OpenBSD project produces a FREE, multi-platform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. Our efforts emphasize portability, standardization, correctness, proactive security and integrated cryptography.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    Example OpenBSD 5.2 desktop using Gnome 3.4.2 desktop environment
    Example OpenBSD 6.9 desktop using Xfce 4.16 desktop environment
    194 alternatives
  8. Termius icon
     38 likes

    Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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    +9
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    62 alternatives
  9. Redox icon
     10 likes

    Redox is a Unix-like Operating System written in Rust, aiming to bring the innovations of Rust to a modern microkernel and full set of applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Redox OS running COSMIC Editor
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    +1
    Redox running Orbital
    73 alternatives
  10. SUSE is the original provider of the enterprise Linux distribution and the most interoperable platform for mission-critical computing. It's the only Linux recommended by VMware, Microsoft and SAP. And it's supported on more hardware and software than any other enterprise...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    +16
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    148 alternatives
  11. Window Maker icon
     10 likes

    Window Maker has a reputation for being fast, efficient and highly stable. Window Maker has been characterized as reproducing "the elegant look and feel of the NeXTstep GUI" and is noted as "easy to configure and easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Window Maker, from www.windowmaker.org
    WPrefs graphical configuration tool
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    +8
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    43 alternatives
  12. MINIX 3 icon
     10 likes

    MINIX is a POSIX-compliant Unix-like operating system based on a tiny microkernel running in kernel mode with the rest of the operating system running as a number of isolated, protected, processes in user mode.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    MINIX 3 screenshot 1
    151 alternatives
  13. Oracle Solaris icon
     12 likes

    Oracle Solaris is the #1 enterprise OS, delivering breakthrough high-availability, security, efficiency, and industry-leading scalability/performance.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    Oracle Solaris screenshot 1
    152 alternatives
  14. NetBSD icon
     15 likes

    NetBSD is a free, fast, secure, and highly portable Unix-like Open Source operating system. It is available for a wide range of platforms, from large-scale servers and powerful desktop systems to handheld and embedded devices.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
    NetBSD screenshot 1
    16 alternatives
  15. OpenIndiana icon
     14 likes

    OpenIndiana is a robust enterprise operating system, based on the illumos kernel. It is open source, free to use, community developed, and suitable for servers and desktops.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • OpenSolaris
    OpenIndiana screenshot 1
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    +3
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    97 alternatives
  16. GNUstep icon
     6 likes

    GNUstep's core framework provides open source version of the Cocoa's (formerly known as OpenStep from NeXT) APIs and tools for as many platforms as possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    GNUstep screenshot 1
    25 alternatives
  17. MidnightBSD icon
     6 likes

    BSD-derived desktop operating system with graphical ports management, GNUstep-based configuration tools, standard desktop apps, and multiple open-source licenses.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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    169 alternatives
  18. ToaruOS icon
     2 likes

    ToaruOS is a completely-from-scratch hobby operating system: bootloader, kernel, drivers, C library, and user space including a composited graphical UI, dynamic linker, syntax-highlighting text editor, network stack, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    ToaruOS screenshot 1
    61 alternatives
  19. DragonFly BSD icon
     9 likes

    DragonFly belongs to the same class of operating systems as other BSD-derived systems and Linux. It is based on the same UNIX ideals and APIs and shares ancestor code with other BSD operating systems. DragonFly provides an opportunity for the BSD base to grow in an entirely...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • BSD
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    17 alternatives
  20. Launchd icon
     3 likes

    a free system array created by Apple inc. For BSD - including macOS as macOS is based on the Darwin kernel of BSD

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • BSD
    • PC-BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • DragonFly BSD
    • FreeNAS
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
    10 alternatives
  21. MacroGamer icon
     11 likes

    MacroGamer gives the tools to write a macro. This is done through recording keystrokes in real-time as they are pressed. Each of the keystroke is recorded exactly as is. The owner can bind each macro to any key based on the user’s preference.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Toggle your macros on/off manually or with a hotkey.
    Fully functional editor to record or customize a macro.
    Customize your macros by inserting delays and events.
    +1
    For the advanced gamer, make the macro smart by using pixel events!
    28 alternatives
  22. This site was created to help sort through the many LiveCDs available. It currently tracks LiveCDs, LiveDVDs, and LiveUSB operating systems.

    If you see anything that needs to be updated or changed, please email me at nick@frozentech.com.

    -Nick

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    4 alternatives