CLI Tools
149 tool guides with install commands, demos, and tips
Search & Grep (8)
ack
OtherA grep-like tool designed for searching source code
replaces grepast-grep
RustA fast and polyglot tool for code structural search and rewriting
replaces grep (structural)grep
CThe classic Unix pattern matching utility
ripgrep
RustBlazingly fast recursive search tool that respects gitignore
replaces grep, ag, acksad
PythonCLI search and replace with preview, powered by diff
replaces sedsd
RustIntuitive find & replace CLI, a sed alternative
replaces sedThe Silver Searcher
CA code searching tool similar to ack, but faster
replaces grep, ackugrep
C++Ultra fast grep with interactive TUI, fuzzy search, and more
replaces grepSecurity & Secrets (2)
Editor & IDE (5)
amp
RustA complete text editor for your terminal inspired by Vim
Helix
RustA post-modern modal text editor with built-in LSP support
Kakoune
C++A modal editor with multi-selection as a first-class concept
micro
GoA modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
replaces nanoNeovim
CHyperextensible Vim-based text editor focused on extensibility
replaces vimMiscellaneous (49)
asciiquarium
OtherAn aquarium/sea animation in ASCII art for your terminal
Bun
ZigAll-in-one JavaScript runtime, bundler, transpiler, and package manager
replaces node, npm, yarn, jest, esbuildcalcurse
CA calendar and scheduling application for the command line
Cargo
RustThe Rust package manager and build system
catimg
CDisplay images in the terminal using Unicode characters
cbonsai
CGrow bonsai trees in your terminal
chafa
CVersatile image-to-text converter for terminal graphics
cmatrix
CTerminal-based Matrix rain animation
cowsay
OtherA configurable talking cow that generates ASCII art speech bubbles
cpufetch
CSimple yet fancy CPU architecture fetching tool
croc
GoEasily and securely send things from one computer to another
dblab
GoInteractive database TUI client for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite
entr
CRun arbitrary commands when files change
fastfetch
CLike neofetch but much faster — written in C
replaces neofetchFIGlet
CGenerate ASCII art text banners in the terminal
Go
GoThe Go programming language and toolchain
Homebrew
RubyThe missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)
imgcat
ShellDisplay images inline in the iTerm2 terminal
just
RustA handy way to save and run project-specific commands
replaces makelitecli
PythonA SQLite CLI with auto-completion and syntax highlighting
replaces sqlite3lolcat
RubyRainbows and unicorns — colorize terminal output
macchina
RustA system information fetcher with an emphasis on performance
replaces neofetchMagic Wormhole
PythonGet things from one computer to another safely with wormhole codes
mise
RustDev tools, env vars, and task runner — polyglot rtx replacement
replaces asdf, nvm, pyenv, rbenvmycli
PythonA MySQL CLI with auto-completion and syntax highlighting
replaces mysqlneofetch
ShellA command-line system information tool with ASCII art logos
Nix
C++The purely functional package manager for reproducible builds
nyancat
CNyancat in the terminal — the classic meme animated in ANSI
pfetch
ShellA pretty system information tool written in POSIX sh
pgcli
PythonA PostgreSQL CLI with auto-completion and syntax highlighting
replaces psqlpipes.sh
ShellAnimated pipes terminal screensaver
pixi
RustA fast, conda-compatible package manager written in Rust
replaces conda, mambapnpm
TypeScriptFast, disk space efficient package manager for Node.js
replaces npm, yarnproto
RustA pluggable multi-language version manager written in Rust
replaces nvm, asdf, fnmRye
RustA comprehensive project and package management solution for Python
replaces pip, poetryscreenFetch
ShellFetches system/theme information in terminal for screenshots
ShellCheck
HaskellA static analysis tool for shell scripts
shfmt
GoA shell script formatter supporting POSIX sh, Bash, and mksh
sl
CA steam locomotive runs when you mistype ls
taskell
HaskellCommand-line Kanban board / task manager written in Haskell
Taskwarrior
C++Command-line task manager with powerful filtering and reporting
termpdf.py
PythonA graphical PDF/EPUB/CBZ viewer in the terminal using Kitty graphics
timg
C++Display images and videos in the terminal using various protocols
TOIlet
CFIGlet-compatible ASCII art text generator with color support
typos
RustSource code spell checker that catches typos in code and docs
usql
GoA universal command-line interface for SQL databases
replaces psql, mysql, sqlite3uv
RustAn extremely fast Python package installer and resolver written in Rust
replaces pip, pip-tools, poetry, pyenv, virtualenvviu
RustTerminal image viewer with native support for various protocols
watchexec
RustExecute commands when watched files change
replaces inotifywait, fswatchShell & Terminal (14)
Atuin
RustMagical shell history with sync, search, and statistics
replaces Ctrl+R, historydirenv
GoUnclutter your .profile with per-directory environment variables
GNU Screen
CThe original terminal multiplexer for detaching sessions
McFly
RustFly through your shell history with intelligent search
replaces Ctrl+Rnavi
RustAn interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line
Oh My Posh
GoA prompt theme engine for any shell with hundreds of themes
Starship
RustMinimal, blazing-fast cross-shell prompt with smart defaults
thefuck
PythonCorrect your previous console command with one word
tldr
RustSimplified and community-driven man pages
replaces mantmux
CTerminal multiplexer — manage multiple terminal sessions
WezTerm
RustA GPU-accelerated terminal emulator with built-in multiplexing
zellij
RustA terminal workspace with batteries included — multiplexer reimagined
replaces tmux, screenzsh-autosuggestions
ShellFish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zsh
zsh-syntax-highlighting
ShellFish shell-like syntax highlighting for zsh
System Monitoring (12)
bandwhich
RustTerminal bandwidth utilization tool showing per-process usage
replaces iftop, nethogsbottom
RustYet another cross-platform graphical process/system monitor
replaces top, htopbtop
C++A resource monitor with a beautiful terminal UI
replaces top, htopdog
RustA command-line DNS client like dig but with colorful output
replaces digglances
PythonA top/htop alternative with a cross-platform curses and web UI
replaces topgping
RustPing with a graph in the terminal
replaces pinghtop
CAn interactive process viewer for Unix systems
replaces topmtr
CA network diagnostic tool combining ping and traceroute
replaces tracerouteprocs
RustA modern replacement for ps written in Rust
replaces psspeedtest-cli
PythonCommand-line interface for testing internet bandwidth
trippy
RustA network diagnostic tool combining traceroute and ping
replaces traceroute, mtrzenith
RustTerminal-based system monitor with historical data and graphs
replaces topText & File Viewing (7)
bat
RustA cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration
replaces cat, lessCharm
GoThe Charm Tool — a set of tools to make the command line glamorous
freeze
GoGenerate images of code and terminal output — by Charm
glow
GoRender Markdown on the CLI with glamour and style
mdcat
Rustcat for Markdown — render Markdown documents in the terminal
silicon
RustCreate beautiful image of your source code from the terminal
slides
GoTerminal-based presentation tool using Markdown
File Management & Navigation (18)
broot
RustA new way to see and navigate directory trees
replaces tree, finddiskonaut
RustTerminal disk space navigator with a visual map
replaces ncduduf
GoDisk Usage/Free utility with a colorful, modern interface
replaces dfdust
RustA more intuitive version of du written in Rust
replaces duerdtree
RustA multi-threaded file-tree visualizer and disk usage analyzer
replaces tree, dueza
RustA modern replacement for ls with icons and git integration
replaces ls, exafd
RustA simple, fast, and user-friendly alternative to find
replaces findfzf
GoA command-line fuzzy finder that works with any list
gdu
GoFast disk usage analyzer with console interface written in Go
replaces ncdu, dulsd
RustThe next-gen ls command with colorful output and icons
replaces lsncdu
CNCurses disk usage analyzer for finding space hogs
replaces dunnn
CBlazing fast terminal file manager with near-zero resource usage
replaces rangerranger
PythonA VIM-inspired file manager for the console
tre
RustA modern alternative to the tree command with git awareness
replaces treewalk
GoTerminal navigator that replaces cd and ls
replaces cd, lsxplr
RustA hackable, minimal, fast TUI file explorer
yazi
RustBlazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust with async I/O
replaces ranger, nnnzoxide
RustA smarter cd command that learns your habits
replaces cd, autojump, zJSON & Data Processing (10)
csvlens
RustCommand-line CSV viewer with vim-like controls
dasel
GoSelect, put, and delete data from JSON, TOML, YAML, XML, and CSV
fx
GoTerminal JSON viewer with interactive exploration
htmlq
RustLike jq, but for HTML — uses CSS selectors to extract data
jless
RustA command-line JSON viewer designed for reading, exploring, and searching
jq
CCommand-line JSON processor like sed for JSON data
Miller
GoLike awk, sed, cut, join, and sort for name-indexed data (CSV, JSON, etc.)
pup
GoParsing HTML at the command line with CSS selectors
xsv
RustA fast CSV command-line toolkit written in Rust
yq
GoA portable command-line YAML, JSON, and XML processor
Container & Cloud (8)
ctop
GoTop-like interface for container metrics
replaces docker statsdive
GoA tool for exploring a Docker image, layer contents, and wasted space
Helm
GoThe package manager for Kubernetes
k9s
GoKubernetes CLI to manage clusters in style
kubectl
GoThe Kubernetes command-line tool for cluster management
kubectx
GoFaster way to switch between Kubernetes contexts and namespaces
lazydocker
GoA simple terminal UI for Docker and Docker Compose
stern
GoMulti-pod and multi-container log tailing for Kubernetes
HTTP & API Testing (3)
Git & Version Control (10)
delta
RustA syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff, and grep output
replaces diff, lessdifftastic
RustA structural diff that understands syntax
replaces diffforgit
ShellA utility tool powered by fzf for using git interactively
git-graph
RustCommand-line tool to show clear git graphs in your terminal
GitHub CLI
GoGitHub's official command-line tool for PRs, issues, and repos
gitleaks
GoProtect and discover secrets in your code repositories
GitUI
RustBlazing fast terminal-ui for git written in Rust
lazygit
GoSimple terminal UI for git commands
onefetch
RustCommand-line Git information tool showing repo summary
tig
CText-mode interface for Git with log, blame, and status views