Top 10 C++ Debian Projects

DevilutionX

1 336 9,539 9.4 C++

Diablo build for modern operating systems
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btfs

2 7 3,945 4.1 C++

A bittorrent filesystem based on FUSE.

Project mention: Mounting tar archives as a filesystem in WebAssembly | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-24

Now I want to try how does that work with BTFS which in a similar vein mounts a torrent file or magnet link as a read only directory https://github.com/johang/btfs
mindforger

3 12 2,702 5.1 C++

Thinking notebook and Markdown editor.

Project mention: All Data and AI Weekly #220: 15 Dec 2025 | dev.to | 2025-12-15

GitHub: dvorka/mindforger
vlc-bittorrent

4 2 486 5.1 C++

A bittorrent plugin for VLC.
radiotray-ng

5 1 294 4.9 C++

An Internet radio player for Linux
Vitruvian

6 1 220 - C++

Vitruvian is the human-centric Operating System.

Project mention: Haiku | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-05-13
nvidia-system-monitor-qt

7 5 177 6.1 C++

Task Manager for Linux for Nvidia graphics cards
schnelle-umlaute

8 1 26 - C++

Linux alternative to Windows PowerToys Quick Accent - Fast accent input using hold+space gesture. Supports umlauts, accents, emojis, symbols, and text snippets with accent cycling. Native Fcitx5 addon, no clipboard interference. X11 & Wayland.

Project mention: I built a PowerToys Quick Accent alternative for Linux | dev.to | 2026-05-12

Available on the AUR, source install for other distros — setup in the README.
kality

9 1 12 6.2 C++

A script to manage Kali Linux packages in Debian systems
qnetload

10 1 4 7.3 C++

qnetload is a replacement of xnetload: similar UI. Measures network bandwidth, upload and download, etc. graphically. Useful for metered connections or debugging network problems, measuring speed, etc.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

C++ Debian discussion

C++ Debian related posts

Diablo Resurrected: DevilutionX Brings the Classic to Modern OS

1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 16 Aug 2024
I'm shrarch for a mod who changes the language to Spanish but not changed anything more

1 project | /r/Diablo | 17 Sep 2023
Diablo

1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Jul 2023
Games like POE/Diablo Immortal but offline

1 project | /r/AndroidGaming | 13 Jul 2023
ARPGs where you don't need build guides to progress

1 project | /r/ARPG | 10 Jul 2023
Anyone still doing ports for the Xbox?

1 project | /r/originalxbox | 10 Jul 2023
What's the oldest game that has aged best in every way?

1 project | /r/gaming | 30 Jun 2023
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Index

What are some of the best open-source Debian projects in C++? This list will help you:

#	Project	Stars
1	DevilutionX	9,539
2	btfs	3,945
3	mindforger	2,702
4	vlc-bittorrent	486
5	radiotray-ng	294
6	Vitruvian	220
7	nvidia-system-monitor-qt	177
8	schnelle-umlaute	26
9	kality	12
10	qnetload	4

C++ Debian

Top 10 C++ Debian Projects

C++ Debian discussion

C++ Debian related posts

Diablo Resurrected: DevilutionX Brings the Classic to Modern OS

I'm shrarch for a mod who changes the language to Spanish but not changed anything more

Diablo

Games like POE/Diablo Immortal but offline

ARPGs where you don't need build guides to progress

Anyone still doing ports for the Xbox?

What's the oldest game that has aged best in every way?

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