OSApps

The Open Source No Garbage App Store for Windows. A modern Electron-based application store that provides easy discovery and management of the best open source software available.

🎯 Features

• Browse Open Source Apps: Discover hundreds of vetted open source applications
• Search & Filter: Powerful search with category filtering
• One-Click Installation: Easy app installation and management
• Modern UI: Beautiful, responsive interface built with React
• No Bloatware: Curated collection of quality open source tools
• Multiple Categories:
  • Development tools (VS Code, Git, Node.js, etc.)
  • Productivity (LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Nextcloud, etc.)
  • Graphics & Design (Blender, Inkscape, GIMP, Krita)
  • Media & Audio (VLC, Audacity, FFmpeg, OBS)
  • Utilities (Firefox, 7-Zip, WireGuard)
  • Education (Anki, Moodle, Greenfoot)
  • System Tools (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenSSH)
  • Games (Godot Engine)

📋 Requirements

• Node.js 14+ and npm
• Windows 7 or later (for installer)
• 200MB disk space for installation

🚀 Getting Started

Installation

Download the latest release from GitHub Releases:

• OSApps-X.X.X-Setup.exe - NSIS Installer (recommended)

  • Professional setup wizard
  • Desktop shortcut creation
  • Start menu integration
  • Automatic uninstall support

• OSApps-X.X.X-Portable.exe - Portable Version

  • No installation required
  • Run directly from download
  • Great for USB drives

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mpets1/OSApps.git
cd OSApps

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development
npm start

Building the Installer

# Build both installer and portable versions
npm run build

# Build only NSIS installer
npm run build:nsis

# Build only portable executable
npm run build:portable

See BUILD.md for detailed building instructions.

📁 Project Structure

OSApps/
├── electron/              # Electron main process
│   ├── main.js           # App entry point
│   └── preload.js        # IPC bridge
├── src/                  # React app source
│   ├── components/       # React components
│   ├── App.js           # Main App component
│   ├── App.css          # Main styles
│   └── index.js         # React entry point
├── public/              # Static assets
│   └── index.html       # HTML template
├── data/                # App database
│   └── apps.json        # Open source apps catalog
└── package.json         # Project configuration

🧩 Available Components

• Header: Search bar and app title
• Sidebar: Category navigation
• MainContent: App grid display
• AppCard: Individual app card with install/uninstall buttons

📦 Available Apps

The catalog includes 40+ popular open source applications including:

Development

• Visual Studio Code
• Python
• Node.js
• Git
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• GCC
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Apache HTTP Server
• Nginx

Graphics & Design

• Blender
• Inkscape
• GIMP
• Krita
• FreeCAD

Media & Audio

• VLC Media Player
• Audacity
• FFmpeg
• OBS Studio

Productivity

• LibreOffice
• Thunderbird
• Logseq
• Nextcloud
• Zotero
• Calibre
• WordPress

And many more...

🔧 Tech Stack

• Frontend: React 18
• Desktop: Electron 27
• Styling: CSS3
• Icons: React Icons
• Build Tool: Electron Builder
• Backend: IPC (Inter-Process Communication)

📝 Adding New Apps

To add new apps to the catalog, edit data/apps.json:

{
  "id": "unique-app-id",
  "name": "App Name",
  "description": "Brief description of the app",
  "category": "category-name",
  "url": "https://github.com/...",
  "rating": "4.8",
  "license": "MIT",
  "downloads": "10M+"
}

Supported Categories

• development
• productivity
• graphics
• media
• utilities
• games
• education
• system

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues for bugs and feature requests.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

⭐ Support

If you find this project useful, please consider giving it a star on GitHub!

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