Trending Nix Projects

This page lists the top trending Nix projects based on the growth of GitHub stars.
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Top 50 Trending Nix Projects

  1. securix

    SécurixOS is a NixOS-based secure operating system tailored for small to medium-sized teams. It provides a minimal, hardened environment with strong isolation, reproducibility, and policy-driven configurations to ensure operational security and compliance.

  2. awesome-niri

    An awesome list for niri related projects [Maintainer - @Vortriz]

  3. proxmox-nixos

    The Proxmox Hypervisor, on NixOS [maintainers=@camillemndn @julienmalka]

  4. sops-nix

    Atomic secret provisioning for NixOS based on sops

  5. zig-overlay

    Nix flake for the Zig compiler.

  6. microvm.nix

    NixOS MicroVMs

  7. flake-parts

    ❄️ Simplify Nix Flakes with the module system

  8. uv2nix

    Uv2nix - Ingest uv workspaces using Nix [maintainer=@adisbladis]

  9. omarchy-nix

    An opinionated NixOS config based on DHH's Omarchy

  10. musnix

    Real-time audio in NixOS

  11. system-manager

    Manage system config using nix on any distro

  12. nixbsd

    An unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel

  13. disko

    Declarative disk partitioning and formatting using nix [maintainers=@Lassulus @Enzime @iFreilicht @Mic92 @phaer]

  14. nixpak

    Runtime sandboxing for Nix

  15. nix-index-database

    Weekly updated nix-index database [maintainer=@Mic92]

  16. treefmt-nix

    treefmt nix configuration

  17. nvf

    Modular, extensible and distro-agnostic Neovim configuration framework for Nix/NixOS

  18. dotfiles

    NixOS system config & Home-Manager user config (by fufexan)

  19. nix-openclaw

    Packages OpenClaw for nix.

  20. plasma-manager

    Manage KDE Plasma with Home Manager [maintainer=@HeitorAugustoLN]

  21. nix-darwin

    Manage your macOS using Nix

  22. awesome-music-production

    A curated list of software, services, and resources to create and distribute music

  23. nixos-hardware

    A collection of NixOS modules covering hardware quirks.

  24. NixOS-WSL

    NixOS on WSL [maintainer=@nzbr]

  25. nixvim

    Configure Neovim with Nix! [maintainers=@GaetanLepage, @traxys, @mattsturgeon, @khaneliman]

  26. impermanence

    Modules to help you handle persistent state on systems with ephemeral root storage [maintainer=@talyz]

  27. fenix

    Rust toolchains and rust-analyzer nightly for Nix [maintainers=@figsoda, @eureka-cpu] (by figsoda)

  28. nixpkgs

    Nix Packages collection & NixOS

  29. crane

    A Nix library for building cargo projects. Never build twice thanks to incremental artifact caching.

  30. nixos-apple-silicon

    Resources to install NixOS bare metal on Apple Silicon Macs [maintainers=@tpwrules,@flokli,@yuyuyureka]

  31. srvos

    NixOS profiles for servers [maintainer=@numtide]

  32. flake-utils

    Pure Nix flake utility functions [maintainer=@zimbatm]

  33. agenix

    age-encrypted secrets for NixOS and Home manager

  34. nix-config

    Personal nixos and home-manager configurations. (by Misterio77)

  35. nix-topology

    🍁 Generate infrastructure and network diagrams directly from your NixOS configurations

  36. git-hooks.nix

    Seamless integration of https://pre-commit.com git hooks with Nix.

  37. nixGL

    A wrapper tool for nix OpenGL application [maintainer=@guibou]

  38. nix-gaming

    Gaming on Nix

  39. Home Manager using Nix

    Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@khaneliman, @rycee]

  40. nix.dev

    Official documentation for getting things done with Nix.

  41. nixos-shell

    Spawns lightweight nixos vms in a shell

  42. rust-overlay

    Pure and reproducible nix overlay of binary distributed rust toolchains

  43. arion-compose

    Run docker-compose with help from Nix/NixOS

  44. nix-config

    ❄️ My nix config for both desktops(NixOS+macOS) and homelab servers(NixOS). (by ryan4yin)

  45. alejandra

    The Uncompromising Nix Code Formatter

  46. Jovian-NixOS

    Discussions: https://matrix.to/#/#Jovian-Experiments:matrix.org

  47. system

    Declarative system configurations using nixOS, nix-darwin, and home-manager

  48. nixos-config

    General purpose Nix starter template for macOS or NixOS w/ step-by-step instructions (by dustinlyons)

  49. awesome-sheet-music

    A curated list of awesome sheet music software, libraries and resources.

  50. dev-templates

    Dev environments for numerous languages based on Nix flakes [maintainer=@lucperkins]

ABOUT: The growth percentage is calculated as the increase in the number of stars compared to the previous month. We list only projects that have at least 500 stars and a GitHub organization logo set.

Index

What are some of the trending open-source Nix projects? This list will help you:

Project Growth
1 securix 18.0%
2 awesome-niri 16.1%
3 proxmox-nixos 4.9%
4 sops-nix 4.8%
5 zig-overlay 4.4%
6 microvm.nix 4.2%
7 flake-parts 4.2%
8 uv2nix 4.2%
9 omarchy-nix 4.0%
10 musnix 3.8%
11 system-manager 3.6%
12 nixbsd 3.6%
13 disko 3.6%
14 nixpak 3.5%
15 nix-index-database 3.3%
16 treefmt-nix 3.3%
17 nvf 3.2%
18 dotfiles 3.1%
19 nix-openclaw 3.0%
20 plasma-manager 3.0%
21 nix-darwin 3.0%
22 awesome-music-production 3.0%
23 nixos-hardware 2.9%
24 NixOS-WSL 2.9%
25 nixvim 2.8%
26 impermanence 2.8%
27 fenix 2.7%
28 nixpkgs 2.7%
29 crane 2.7%
30 nixos-apple-silicon 2.6%
31 srvos 2.6%
32 flake-utils 2.6%
33 agenix 2.6%
34 nix-config 2.5%
35 nix-topology 2.5%
36 git-hooks.nix 2.4%
37 nixGL 2.4%
38 nix-gaming 2.3%
39 Home Manager using Nix 2.3%
40 nix.dev 2.2%
41 nixos-shell 2.1%
42 rust-overlay 2.0%
43 arion-compose 1.9%
44 nix-config 1.9%
45 alejandra 1.8%
46 Jovian-NixOS 1.8%
47 system 1.7%
48 nixos-config 1.6%
49 awesome-sheet-music 1.6%
50 dev-templates 1.6%

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