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78 listings are ranked by release freshness and adoption until verified reviews arrive; then review quality, volume and vendor responsiveness join the score. Open any row to see its receipt. See the formula

  • 8 fresh released in the last 90 days
  • 4 aging no release for 90 to 179 days
  • 13 stale no release for 180 days or more

78 ranked listings

  1. PowerToys

    Set of Windows utilities such as window layouts, a launcher, color picker and bulk file renaming.

    Microsoft Corporation No reviews yet Open source Windows
    Updated 48 days ago
    1 82.5 =
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    Rank receipt: PowerToys
    #84 overall · #1 in category
    82.5/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +33.1 94.6 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +21.4 85.7 × 25%
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  2. openvpn-install

    OpenVPN road warrior installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Fedora

    Nyr No reviews yet Open source Linux Web
    Updated 50 days ago
    2 78.9 =
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    Rank receipt: openvpn-install
    #134 overall · #2 in category
    78.9/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +32.9 94.0 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +18.0 71.9 × 25%
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  3. Python-100-Days

    Python - 100天从新手到大师

    jackfrued No reviews yet Open source Linux Web
    No release for 99 days
    3 77.8 =
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    Rank receipt: Python-100-Days
    #144 overall · #3 in category
    77.8/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +27.8 79.4 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +22.0 87.9 × 25%
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  4. AdGuard Home

    Network-wide software for blocking ads and tracking, and for redirecting DNS traffic.

    AdGuard No reviews yet Open source Linux Self-hosted
    Updated 79 days ago
    4 76.9 =
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    Rank receipt: AdGuard Home
    #156 overall · #4 in category
    76.9/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +29.9 85.4 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +19.0 76.1 × 25%
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  5. laranode

    Free Hosting Panel - Easily manage your VPS/dedicated machine with Laranode (a cPanel/Plesk alternative)

    crivion No reviews yet Open source Linux Web
    Updated 46 days ago
    5 74.5 =
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    Rank receipt: laranode
    #178 overall · #5 in category
    74.5/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +33.3 95.2 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +13.2 52.9 × 25%
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  6. Pi-hole

    Network-wide ad and tracker blocker acting as a DNS sinkhole.

    Pi-hole No reviews yet Open source Linux Self-hosted
    No release for 121 days
    6 73.4 =
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    Rank receipt: Pi-hole
    #186 overall · #6 in category
    73.4/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +25.5 72.8 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +19.9 79.8 × 25%
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  7. cve-2026-41940-PoC

    A cPanel and WHM authentication bypassing tool

    ctdal No reviews yet Open source Linux Web API only
    Updated 47 days ago
    7 72.6 =
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    Rank receipt: cve-2026-41940-PoC
    #192 overall · #7 in category
    72.6/100
    1. Platform readiness +28.0 70.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +33.2 94.9 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +11.3 45.4 × 25%
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  8. Beyond Compare

    Cross-platform tool that compares, merges and synchronizes files and folders across local drives, FTP and cloud storage.

    Scooter Software No reviews yet Paid Windows macOS Linux Desktop
    No release for 94 days
    8 68.3 =
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    Rank receipt: Beyond Compare
    #203 overall · #8 in category
    68.3/100
    1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +28.3 80.9 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +0.0 0.0 × 25%
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  9. Advanced Installer

    Windows tool for authoring, packaging and updating MSI, EXE and MSIX software installers.

    Caphyon No reviews yet Free plan Windows Desktop
    Updated 64 days ago
    9 65.5 =
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    Rank receipt: Advanced Installer
    #214 overall · #9 in category
    65.5/100
    1. Platform readiness +34.0 85.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +31.5 89.9 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +0.0 0.0 × 25%
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  10. create-t3-app

    The best way to start a full-stack, typesafe Next.js app

    t3-oss No reviews yet Open source Linux Web macOS Windows API only
    Stale: 327 days without a release
    10 62.6 =
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    Rank receipt: create-t3-app
    #219 overall · #10 in category
    62.6/100
    1. Platform readiness +40.0 100.0 × 40%
    2. Release freshness +4.0 11.3 × 35%
    3. Adoption signals +18.6 74.4 × 25%
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