1.NixOS / nixpkgs
Nix Packages collection & NixOS
+1,170 stars
from 25,532 · score 7.07
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2.nix-community / home-manager
Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@khaneliman, @rycee]
+359 stars
from 10,131 · score 5.89
+284 stars
from 5,764 · score 5.65
4.microvm-nix / microvm.nix
NixOS MicroVMs
+255 stars
from 2,800 · score 5.55
5.nix-community / NixOS-WSL
NixOS on WSL [maintainer=@nzbr]
+134 stars
from 3,015 · score 4.91
6.NixOS / nixos-hardware
A collection of NixOS modules covering hardware quirks.
+115 stars
from 3,236 · score 4.75
7.nix-community / stylix
Theming framework for NixOS, Home Manager, nix-darwin, and Nix-on-Droid [maintainers=@0xda157, @danth, @trueNAHO]
+115 stars
from 2,345 · score 4.75
8.zardus / ctf-tools
Some setup scripts for security research tools.
+112 stars
from 9,452 · score 4.73
9.henrysipp / omarchy-nix
An opinionated NixOS config based on DHH's Omarchy
+109 stars
from 722 · score 4.70
10.nix-community / nixvim
Configure Neovim with Nix! [maintainers=@GaetanLepage, @traxys, @mattsturgeon, @khaneliman]
+96 stars
from 2,882 · score 4.57
11.NotAShelf / nvf
Modular, extensible and distro-agnostic Neovim configuration framework for Nix/NixOS
+88 stars
from 1,576 · score 4.49
12.Misterio77 / nix-starter-configs
Simple and documented config templates to help you get started with NixOS + home-manager + flakes. All the boilerplate you need!
+85 stars
from 3,767 · score 4.45
13.hercules-ci / flake-parts
❄️ Simplify Nix Flakes with the module system
+80 stars
from 1,431 · score 4.39
14.nix-community / impermanence
Modules to help you handle persistent state on systems with ephemeral root storage [maintainer=@talyz]
+79 stars
from 1,852 · score 4.38
15.ipetkov / crane
A Nix library for building cargo projects. Never build twice thanks to incremental artifact caching.
+69 stars
from 1,425 · score 4.25
16.nix-community / nixbsd
An unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel [maintainer=@artemist,@rhelmot]
+68 stars
from 1,012 · score 4.23
17.oddlama / nix-topology
🍁 Generate infrastructure and network diagrams directly from your NixOS configurations
+51 stars
from 975 · score 3.95
18.cynicsketch / nix-mineral
Conveniently and reasonably harden NixOS.
+40 stars
from 536 · score 3.71
19.numtide / flake-utils
Pure Nix flake utility functions [maintainer=@zimbatm]
+33 stars
from 1,614 · score 3.53
+32 stars
from 933 · score 3.50
21.ibizaman / selfhostblocks
Modular server management based on NixOS modules and focused on best practices.
- nix
- nix-modules
- self-hosted
- server-management
+32 stars
from 483 · score 3.50
22.hall / kubenix
Kubernetes management with Nix
+28 stars
from 500 · score 3.37
23.juspay / services-flake
NixOS-like services for Nix flakes [maintainer=@shivaraj-bh,@srid]
- flake-parts
- flakes
- nix
- services
+26 stars
from 754 · score 3.30
24.nix-community / NixNG
A linux distribution based on Nix [maintainer=@MagicRB]
+26 stars
from 480 · score 3.30
25.hercules-ci / arion
Run docker-compose with help from Nix/NixOS
+18 stars
from 908 · score 2.94
+17 stars
from 905 · score 2.89
27.Dauliac / nix-oci
Flake-parts module to manage OCI repositories
- ci
- containers
- flake-parts
- nix
- nix-flake
- oci
+10 stars
from 108 · score 2.40
28.nix-community / dream2nix
Simplified nix packaging for various programming language ecosystems [maintainer=@DavHau]
+9 stars
from 1,259 · score 2.30
29.nix-community / nixpkgs-wayland
Automated, pre-built packages for Wayland (sway/wlroots) tools for NixOS. [maintainers=@colemickens, @Artturin]
- nixpkgs
- nixos
- sway
- wayland
- wlroots
- tiling-window-manager
+9 stars
from 616 · score 2.30
30.SenchoPens / base16.nix
Theme applications with your favourite base16 colorschemes in Nix
+8 stars
from 281 · score 2.20
31.fort-nix / nix-bitcoin
A collection of Nix packages and NixOS modules for easily installing full-featured Bitcoin nodes with an emphasis on security.
+6 stars
from 608 · score 1.95
32.cargo2nix / cargo2nix
Granular builds of Rust projects for Nix
+5 stars
from 465 · score 1.79
33.nix-community / haumea
Filesystem-based module system for Nix [maintainer=@figsoda]
- import
- nix
- flake
- hierarchy
- visibility
- flakes
- +1 more
+4 stars
from 415 · score 1.61
34.m15a / flake-awesome-neovim-plugins
A Nix flake providing the Awesome Neovim plugins
+4 stars
from 61 · score 1.61
35.gytis-ivaskevicius / flake-utils-plus
Use Nix flakes without any fluff.
+3 stars
from 542 · score 1.39
36.fossar / nix-phps
Repository of Nix expressions for old PHP versions
+2 stars
from 83 · score 1.10