Alternatives to LBRY Desktop
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. LBRY Desktop itself: install LBRY Desktop.
IPFS Desktop
An unobtrusive and user-friendly desktop application for IPFS on Windows, Mac and Linux
Gmail Desktop
:postbox: Gmail desktop app for macOS, Windows & Linux (formerly Gmail Desktop)
hack-browser-data
Extract and decrypt browser data, supporting multiple data types, runnable on various operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux)
AriaNg Native
A better aria2 desktop frontend than AriaNg, with all features of AriaNg and providing more features for desktop usage
Wasabi Wallet
Open-source, non-custodial, privacy preserving Bitcoin wallet for Windows, Linux, and Mac
fd
A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
skopeo
Work with remote images registries - retrieving information, images, signing content
Finicky
A macOS app for customizing which browser to start
Git-it
:computer: :mortar_board: Git-it is a (Mac, Win, Linux) Desktop App for Learning Git and GitHub
JupyterLab App
JupyterLab desktop application, based on Electron
Crystal
(Crystal is now Nimbalyst) Run multiple Codex and Claude Code AI sessions in parallel git worktrees. Test, compare approaches & manage AI-assisted dev
dnsx
dnsx is a fast and multi-purpose DNS toolkit allow to run multiple DNS queries of your choice with a list of user-supplied resolvers
reattach-to-user-namespace
Notes and workarounds for accessing the Mac OS X pasteboard in tmux sessions. Note: The pu branch (“Proposed Updates”) may be rewound without notice
gcsfuse
A user-space file system for interacting with Google Cloud Storage
landrun
Run any Linux process in a secure, unprivileged sandbox using Landlock. Think firejail, but lightweight, user-friendly, and baked into the kernel
Mindwtr
Get tasks and ideas out of your head. A free GTD to-do app for desktop and mobile. Works offline, no account needed
TidGi
TidGi is an privacy · automated · deployed knowledge management Desktop note app · based on Tiddlywiki · with REST API for web
Jitsi Meet
Jitsi Meet desktop application powered by :electron:
Orchard
The native UI for Apple Containers and (o)MLX sandboxes, written in swift as a replacement for docker desktop
Restic Browser
A GUI to browse and restore restic backup repositories
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
go
The Go programming language
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than LBRY Desktop — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
LBRY Desktop is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.