1.NixOS / nixpkgs
Nix Packages collection & NixOS
+2,316 stars
from 24,405 · score 7.75
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2.numtide / llm-agents.nix
Nix packages for AI coding agents and development tools. Automatically updated daily.
+1,067 stars
from 1,174 · score 6.97
3.nix-community / home-manager
Manage a user environment using Nix [maintainer=@khaneliman, @rycee]
+830 stars
from 9,661 · score 6.72
4.nix-darwin / nix-darwin
Manage your macOS using Nix
+689 stars
from 5,366 · score 6.54
5.microvm-nix / microvm.nix
NixOS MicroVMs
+542 stars
from 2,519 · score 6.30
6.nlewo / comin
GitOps For NixOS Servers and Laptops
+314 stars
from 860 · score 5.75
7.nix-community / colmena
A simple, stateless NixOS deployment tool [maintainer=@stepbrobd, @NickCao, @zhaofengli]
+291 stars
from 2,142 · score 5.68
8.nix-community / stylix
Theming framework for NixOS, Home Manager, nix-darwin, and Nix-on-Droid [maintainers=@0xda157, @danth, @trueNAHO]
+235 stars
from 2,228 · score 5.46
9.nix-community / nixvim
Configure Neovim with Nix! [maintainers=@GaetanLepage, @traxys, @mattsturgeon, @khaneliman]
+229 stars
from 2,752 · score 5.44
10.NotAShelf / nvf
Modular, extensible and distro-agnostic Neovim configuration framework for Nix/NixOS
+203 stars
from 1,462 · score 5.32
11.nix-community / nix-direnv
A fast, persistent use_nix/use_flake implementation for direnv [maintainer=@Mic92 / @bbenne10]
- hacktoberfest
- managed-by-renovate
+189 stars
from 2,624 · score 5.25
12.nix-community / impermanence
Modules to help you handle persistent state on systems with ephemeral root storage [maintainer=@talyz]
+181 stars
from 1,755 · score 5.20
13.hercules-ci / flake-parts
❄️ Simplify Nix Flakes with the module system
+180 stars
from 1,331 · score 5.20
14.nix-community / comma
Comma runs software without installing it. [maintainers=@Artturin,@burke,@DavHau]
+170 stars
from 1,634 · score 5.14
15.nix-community / NUR
Nix User Repository: User contributed nix packages [maintainer=@Pandapip1]
- nur
- nixpkgs
- overlays
- nix-packages
+166 stars
from 1,818 · score 5.12
16.nix-community / nixbsd
An unofficial NixOS fork with a FreeBSD kernel [maintainer=@artemist,@rhelmot]
+150 stars
from 931 · score 5.02
17.ipetkov / crane
A Nix library for building cargo projects. Never build twice thanks to incremental artifact caching.
+148 stars
from 1,348 · score 5.00
+128 stars
from 768 · score 4.86
19.oxalica / rust-overlay
Pure and reproducible nix overlay of binary distributed rust toolchains
- rust
- nix
- nix-flakes
+125 stars
from 1,454 · score 4.84
20.oddlama / nix-topology
🍁 Generate infrastructure and network diagrams directly from your NixOS configurations
+105 stars
from 923 · score 4.66
21.arnarg / nixidy
Kubernetes GitOps with nix and Argo CD.
+95 stars
from 311 · score 4.56
22.thiagokokada / nix-alien
Run unpatched binaries on Nix/NixOS
+86 stars
from 801 · score 4.47
23.aksiksi / compose2nix
Generate a NixOS config from a Docker Compose project.
+84 stars
from 829 · score 4.44
24.pyproject-nix / uv2nix
Uv2nix - Ingest uv workspaces using Nix [maintainer=@adisbladis]
+84 stars
from 710 · score 4.44
25.oppiliappan / statix
lints and suggestions for the nix programming language
+82 stars
from 881 · score 4.42
+76 stars
from 587 · score 4.34
27.numtide / flake-utils
Pure Nix flake utility functions [maintainer=@zimbatm]
+74 stars
from 1,574 · score 4.32
+66 stars
from 494 · score 4.20
29.juspay / services-flake
NixOS-like services for Nix flakes [maintainer=@shivaraj-bh,@srid]
- flake-parts
- flakes
- nix
- services
+57 stars
from 724 · score 4.06
+56 stars
from 1,513 · score 4.04
31.Mic92 / nixpkgs-review
Review pull-requests on https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs
- hacktoberfest
- build-with-buildbot
- managed-by-renovate
+56 stars
from 592 · score 4.04
+53 stars
from 1,816 · score 3.99
+53 stars
from 870 · score 3.99
34.nix-community / naersk
Build Rust projects in Nix - no configuration, no code generation, no IFD, sandbox friendly.
- rust-lang
- cargo
- nix
- crates
+43 stars
from 973 · score 3.78
+43 stars
from 163 · score 3.78
+36 stars
from 1,031 · score 3.61
37.nix-community / flakelight
Framework for simplifying flake setup [maintainer=@accelbread]
+30 stars
from 385 · score 3.43
38.nix-community / dream2nix
Simplified nix packaging for various programming language ecosystems [maintainer=@DavHau]
+29 stars
from 1,240 · score 3.40
39.Cloudef / zig2nix
Flake for packaging, building and running Zig projects.
- automation
- build
- ci
- dependencies
- developer-tools
- nix
- +6 more
+24 stars
from 171 · score 3.22
40.nix-community / templates
Nix flake templates managed by the community [maintainer=@IogaMaster]
- flake
- nix
- template
- nix-community
+22 stars
from 135 · score 3.14
+21 stars
from 127 · score 3.09
42.Dauliac / nix-oci
Flake-parts module to manage OCI repositories
- ci
- containers
- flake-parts
- nix
- nix-flake
- oci
+21 stars
from 97 · score 3.09
43.cargo2nix / cargo2nix
Granular builds of Rust projects for Nix
+20 stars
from 450 · score 3.04
44.SenchoPens / base16.nix
Theme applications with your favourite base16 colorschemes in Nix
+16 stars
from 273 · score 2.83
45.fort-nix / nix-bitcoin
A collection of Nix packages and NixOS modules for easily installing full-featured Bitcoin nodes with an emphasis on security.
+15 stars
from 599 · score 2.77
46.rapenne-s / bento
A KISS deployment tool to keep your NixOS fleet (servers & workstations) up to date.
+15 stars
from 316 · score 2.77
47.erikarvstedt / extra-container
Run declarative NixOS containers without full system rebuilds
+15 stars
from 291 · score 2.77
+14 stars
from 58 · score 2.71
+11 stars
from 230 · score 2.48
50.gytis-ivaskevicius / flake-utils-plus
Use Nix flakes without any fluff.
+10 stars
from 535 · score 2.40
+10 stars
from 330 · score 2.40
+8 stars
from 585 · score 2.20
53.tweag / jupyenv
Declarative and reproducible Jupyter environments - powered by Nix
- jupyterlab
- nix
- jupyter
- jupyter-notebooks
- reproducibility
+7 stars
from 739 · score 2.08
+6 stars
from 571 · score 1.95
55.rocq-community / coq-nix-toolbox
Nix helper scripts to automate local builds and CI [maintainers=@CohenCyril,@Zimmi48]
+5 stars
from 52 · score 1.79
56.msteen / nix-prefetch
Prefetch any fetcher function call, e.g. a package source
+4 stars
from 147 · score 1.61
57.fossar / nix-phps
Repository of Nix expressions for old PHP versions
+4 stars
from 81 · score 1.61
58.inscapist / ruby-nix
Generates reproducible ruby/bundler app environment with Nix
+3 stars
from 149 · score 1.39
59.MatthewCroughan / nixinate
Another NixOS Deployment Tool - Nixinate your systems 🕶️
+2 stars
from 285 · score 1.10
+2 stars
from 80 · score 1.10