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🖥 📊 🕹 🛠 A curated list of command line apps
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yt-dlp/yt-dlp
A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
Python
pytest
uv
#cli#downloader#python#sponsorblock
pushed 2026-05-25
23,830 commits
first commit 2008-07-21
3 list mentions
ytdl-org/youtube-dl
Command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites
Python
pushed 2026-02-19
18,977 commits
first commit 2008-07-21
3 list mentions
neovim/neovim
Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
Vim Script
#api#c#lua#neovim
pushed 2026-05-27
36,692 commits
first commit 2014-01-31
4 list mentions
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nvbn/thefuck
Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.
Python
#python#shell
pushed 2024-07-19
1,651 commits
first commit 2015-04-08
3 list mentions
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★ 97,162
junegunn/fzf
:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
Go
#bash#cli#fish#fzf
pushed 2026-05-25
3,639 commits
3 list mentions
jesseduffield/lazygit
simple terminal UI for git commands
Go
#cli#git#terminal
pushed 2026-05-26
7,543 commits
2 list mentions
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BurntSushi/ripgrep
ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore
Rust
Cargo
#cli#command-line#command-line-tool#gitignore
pushed 2026-06-01
2,211 commits
first commit 2016-02-27
2 list mentions
tldr-pages/tldr
Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.
Markdown
#android#bsd#cheatsheet#cheatsheets
pushed 2026-05-28
22,691 commits
first commit 2013-12-08
2 list mentions
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sharkdp/bat
A cat(1) clone with wings.
Rust
#cli#command-line#git#hacktoberfest
pushed 2026-05-20
3,914 commits
first commit 2018-04-21
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★ 59,054
starship/starship
☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!
Rust
#bash#fish#fish-prompt#fish-theme
pushed 2026-05-26
4,270 commits
first commit 2019-04-02
3 list mentions
rclone/rclone
"rsync for cloud storage" - Google Drive, S3, Dropbox, Backblaze B2, One Drive, Swift, Hubic, Wasabi, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob, Azure Files, Yandex Files
Go
#azure-blob#azure-blob-storage#azure-files#backblaze-b2
pushed 2026-05-26
9,773 commits
first commit 2012-11-18
4 list mentions
jesseduffield/lazydocker
The lazier way to manage everything docker
Go
pushed 2026-04-19
892 commits
2 list mentions
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helix-editor/helix
A post-modern modal text editor.
Rust
#kakoune#rust#text-editor#vim
pushed 2026-05-27
7,434 commits
first commit 2020-05-20
5 list mentions
Unitech/pm2
Node.js Production Process Manager with a built-in Load Balancer.
JavaScript
#command-line#command-line-tool#deploy#load-balancer
pushed 2026-05-21
5,218 commits
first commit 2013-05-21
1 list mention
sharkdp/fd
A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
Rust
#cli#command-line#filesystem#hacktoberfest
pushed 2026-05-20
1,924 commits
first commit 2017-05-09
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★ 43,128
aria2/aria2
aria2 is a lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source, cross platform download utility operated in command-line. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink.
C++
#bittorrent#cpp11#download#ftp
pushed 2026-05-15
5,445 commits
first commit 2006-02-17
1 list mention
vim/vim
The official Vim repository
Vim Script
#c#cross-platform#text-editor#vim
pushed 2026-05-26
23,702 commits
first commit 2004-06-13
5 list mentions
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sxyazi/yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.
Rust
#android#asyncio#cli#command-line
pushed 2026-05-28
1,415 commits
first commit 2023-07-08
4 list mentions
httpie/cli
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.
Python
#api#api-client#api-testing#cli
pushed 2024-12-17
1,797 commits
first commit 2012-02-25
3 list mentions
ajeetdsouza/zoxide
A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells.
Rust
Cargo
#autojump#bash#cli#command-line
pushed 2026-05-21
601 commits
first commit 2020-03-05
4 list mentions
schollz/croc
Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:
Go
#data-transfer#file-sharing#golang#pake
pushed 2026-05-27
2,210 commits
first commit 2017-10-17
2 list mentions
jqlang/jq
Command-line JSON processor
C
#jq
pushed 2026-05-24
1,919 commits
first commit 2012-07-18
2 list mentions
derailed/k9s
🐶 Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!
Go
#go#golang#k8s#k8s-cluster
pushed 2026-05-26
2,104 commits
3 list mentions
chubin/wttr.in
:partly_sunny: The right way to check the weather
Go
#ascii-art#curl#terminal#weather
pushed 2026-05-26
2,049 commits
2 list mentions
micro-editor/micro
A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
Go
Go modules
#command-line#cross-platform#editor#go
pushed 2026-06-02
3,521 commits
first commit 2016-03-11
3 list mentions
charmbracelet/glow
Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz! 💅🏻
Go
Cobra
Go modules
#cli#excitement#hacktoberfest#markdown
pushed 2026-04-26
866 commits
first commit 2019-11-04
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cookiecutter/cookiecutter
A cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), e.g. Python package projects, C projects.
Python
pytestStarlette
pipuv
#cookiecutter#python
pushed 2026-04-01
3,143 commits
first commit 2013-07-14
3 list mentions
semantic-release/semantic-release
:package::rocket: Fully automated version management and package publishing
JavaScript
#automation#changelog#package#publish
pushed 2026-05-26
2,126 commits
first commit 2015-06-13
1 list mention
ipfs/ipfs
Peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol
#ipfs#ipfs-protocol#ipfs-web#ipld
pushed 2025-05-01
412 commits
1 list mention
fastfetch-cli/fastfetch
A maintained, feature-rich and performance oriented, neofetch like system information tool.
C
CMake
#bsdfetch#command-line#fastfetch#fetch
pushed 2026-06-02
7,364 commits
first commit 2021-02-18
2 list mentions
mislav/hub
A command-line tool that makes git easier to use with GitHub.
Go
#git#github-api#go#homebrew
pushed 2024-02-02
3,337 commits
first commit 2009-12-05
3 list mentions
svg/svgo
⚙️ Node.js tool for optimizing SVG files
JavaScript
#cli#javascript#minification#nodejs
pushed 2026-04-17
1,614 commits
first commit 2012-08-22
1 list mention
localtunnel/localtunnel
expose yourself
JavaScript
pushed 2025-08-29
169 commits
first commit 2012-06-18
2 list mentions
gitui-org/gitui
Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀
Rust
#async#bash#command-line-interface#command-line-tool
pushed 2026-05-27
2,614 commits
first commit 2020-03-15
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★ 21,995
eza-community/eza
A modern alternative to ls
Rust
#color#command-line#files#hacktoberfest
pushed 2026-04-10
3,361 commits
2 list mentions
jarun/nnn
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
C
#android#batch-rename#c#cli
pushed 2026-05-28
4,601 commits
first commit 2014-10-07
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★ 21,606
antonmedv/fx
Terminal JSON viewer & processor
Go
#cli#command-line#json#tui
pushed 2026-05-11
790 commits
3 list mentions
yudai/gotty
Share your terminal as a web application
Go
#browser#go#javascript#terminal
pushed 2024-08-01
230 commits
first commit 2015-08-16
1 list mention
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★ 19,479
tj/git-extras
GIT utilities -- repo summary, repl, changelog population, author commit percentages and more
Shell
#git
pushed 2026-05-26
1,841 commits
first commit 2010-08-04
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★ 18,081
bcicen/ctop
Top-like interface for container metrics
Go
#command-line#commandline#containers#docker
pushed 2024-07-08
628 commits
3 list mentions
asciinema/asciinema
Terminal session recorder, streamer and player 📹
Rust
#asciicast#asciinema#cli#recording
pushed 2026-05-12
1,688 commits
1 list mention
ranger/ranger
A VIM-inspired filemanager for the console
Python
#console#file-launcher#file-manager#file-preview
pushed 2026-05-23
5,263 commits
first commit 2009-11-16
2 list mentions
denisidoro/navi
An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line
Rust
#bash#cheatsheets#cli#command-line
pushed 2026-04-13
1,070 commits
1 list mention
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★ 17,168
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★ 17,001
wting/autojump
A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line
Python
#autojump#command-line-tool#filesystem#python
pushed 2025-02-27
845 commits
first commit 2008-04-21
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★ 16,920
lsd-rs/lsd
The next gen ls command
Rust
#color#hacktoberfest#icons#ls
pushed 2026-04-09
1,113 commits
first commit 2018-11-12
3 list mentions
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★ 16,041
beetbox/beets
music library manager and MusicBrainz tagger
Python
Flaskpytest
pipPoetry
#cli#hacktoberfest#music#music-library
pushed 2026-06-02
14,550 commits
first commit 2008-05-14
4 list mentions
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muesli/duf
Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative
Go
#cli#df#disk-space#disk-usage
pushed 2026-01-13
281 commits
1 list mention
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★ 15,070
tomnomnom/gron
Make JSON greppable!
Go
#cli#json
pushed 2025-05-31
223 commits
first commit 2012-09-08
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★ 14,442