and some or many of the packages mentioned by u/medmedin2014

pachist - script that shows packages history - installed - removed etc with time.hosts-update - grabs an up-to-date mvp hosts file.SVPflow2 - closed-source frame rendering.SVPflow1 - motion vectors search plugin.VMCI-git - Virtual Machine Communication Interface.Überzug++ - draw images on terminals by using X11/wayland child windows, sixels, kitty and iterm2 Geogebra - Math graphing and visualizing.jamesdsp/ An audio effect processor for PipeWire clients.

Aseprite - Animated sprite editor & pixel art tool - AUR has script for compiling.

AUR / PKGBUILD ease of making or modifying packages / fixing upstream bugs in patches.

AUR ability to manage packages, uninstall with 1 click (compared to manual installations).

AUR helps automate manual github installs.

AUR Provides workarounds for unpatched issues.

AUR fills in more gaps than any other PPA.

I will, however include the non-AUR reasons given in the edits.

I will update this post daily, with your recommendations, to build a list for posterity!ĮDIT: I didn't initially expand the question to include general (Non-AUR) benefits of Arch because my curiosty was specifically about the AUR.

Please also state what the purpose of the package is.

If you want to stretch the definition of exclusive, you can list something that is only on one other repo, or in repos that are never added by default. I do expect things in the AUR will probably always be on the web. By 'exclusive', I mean not readily available in any of the other most popular repos.So, tell me, what am I missing by not jumping on the Arch? I am intrigued by the AUR, but not particularly drawn to any of the other selling points of ArchLinux.

For windows instal XnViewMP 1.5.3