agarrharr/awesome-cli-apps

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A curated list of command line apps.

Inspired by the awesomestars202.9k list thing.

Table of Contents

• Entertainment
  • Music
  • Social Media
  • Video
  • Movies
  • Games
  • Books
• Development
  • Text Editors
  • Web Development
  • Mobile Development
  • Database
  • Devops
  • Docker
  • Release
  • Npm
  • Boilerplate
• Productivity
  • Time Tracking
  • Note Taking and Lists
  • Finance
  • Presentations
  • Calendars
• Utilities
  • macOS
  • Terminal Sharing Utilities
  • Network Utilities
  • Theming and Customization
  • Shell Utilities
  • System Interaction Utilities
  • Markdown
  • Security
  • Math
• Command Line Learning
• Data Manipulation
  • Processors
  • JSON
  • Columns
  • Text
• Files and Directories
  • File Managers
  • Deleting, Copying, and Renaming
  • Files
  • File Sync/Sharing
  • Directory Listing
  • Directory Navigation
  • Search
• Version Control
  • Git
  • GitHub
• Images
  • Gif Creation
  • Image Conversion
• Screensavers
• Graphics
• Just for Fun
• Other
  • Emoji
• Other Awesome Lists
• License

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Entertainment

• football-clistars1k - Get live scores, fixtures, standings of almost every football competition/league.
• pockytstars463 - Read, Manage, and Automate your Pocket collection.
• newsboatstars2k - An extendable RSS feed reader for text terminals.

Music

• cmusstars4.6k - Small, fast and powerful console music player.
• Instant-Music-Downloaderstars1.4k - Instant music downloader.
• itunes-remotestars416 - Control iTunes via CLI.
• pianobar - Pandora client.
• somafm-clistars99 - Listen to SomaFM in your terminal.
• mpdstars1.6k - Music Player Daemon.
• ncmpcppstars1.5k - mpd client.
• moc - Console audio player for Linux/UNIX.
• musikcubestars3k - Cross-platform, terminal-based music player, audio engine, metadata indexer, and server.
• beetsstars10.9k - Music library manager and tagger.
• spotify-tuistars12.3k - Spotify client.
• swaglyrics-for-spotifystars285 - Spotify lyrics.
• dzrstars74 - deezer.com player.

Social Media

• facebook-clistars367 - Facebook command line interface.
• TTYtterstars337 - Twitter client.
• Rainbowstreamstars3.4k - A smart and nice Twitter client on the terminal.
• tuir - Reddit TUI.
• WeeChat - Fast, light and extensible chat client.
• irssistars2.5k - IRC chat client.
• kircstars488 - Tiny IRC client.

Video

• youtube-dlstars110.3k - Download videos from YouTube.com and many other video sites.
• streamlinkstars7.5k - Extract streams from various websites to a video player of your choosing.
• mps-youtubestars7.1k - Youtube player.
• mpv - Superior video player.
• editlystars3.4k - Declarative video editing.

Movies

• moviemonstars182 - Everything about your movies.
• moviestars124 - Get movie info or compare movies.

Games

• Dwarf Fortress - Roguelike construction and management simulation.
• Cataclysm-DDA - Turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world.

Books

• eprstars834 - epub reader.
• Bible.Js CLIstars256 - Bible.
• SpeedReadstars57 - Spritz-alike speedreader.
• medium-clistars662 - Read medium.com stories.

Development

• bcalstars548 - Byte CALculator for storage conversions and calculations.
• cgasmstars347 - Gives x86 assembly documentation.
• legitstars532 - Generate Open Source licences as files or file headers.
• mklicensestars160 - Create a custom LICENSE file painlessly with customized info.
• reboundstars3.8k - Fetch Stack Overflow results in your terminal when you get a compiler error.
• bitwisestars456 - Base conversion and bit manipulator in ncurses.
• foystars207 - Lightweight general purpose task runner/build tool.
• juststars5.7k - Modern make-like command runner.
• grexstars5.3k - Generate regular expressions from user-provided test cases.
• gdb-dashboardstars8.6k - Modular visual interface for GDB.
• iolastars89 - Socket client with REST API.

Text Editors

• emacsstars3.5k - An extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor — and more.
• vimstars27.1k - Vim - the ubiquitous text editor.
• neovimstars53.9k - Vim fork focused on extensibility and usability.
• kakounestars8.1k - Modal editor inspired by vim.
• microstars19.6k - A simple and intuitive editor.

Web Development

• caniuse-cmdstars1.5k - Search caniuse.com about browser support of feature.
• is-up-clistars329 - Check whether a website is up.
• pageres-clistars1.5k - Capture website screenshots.
• strip-css-comments-clistars35 - Strip comments from CSS.
• viewport-list-clistars50 - Return a list of devices and their viewports.
• surge - Deploy a directory to the web.
• loadteststars2.3k - Runs a load test on the selected URL. Easy to extend minimally for your own ends.
• wp-clistars4.5k - Manage WordPress installations, update plugins, set up multisite installs and much more.
• diff2html-clistars374 - Parse git diffs as JSON and generate pretty HTML.
• HTTPiestars21.7k - A user-friendly HTTP client.
• servestars7.8k - Easy to use static file server with features like https, CORS and GZIP compression.
• add-gitignorestars534 - Interactively generate a .gitignore for your project based on your needs.
• Dischargestars498 - Deploy static websites to Amazon S3.
• reachablestars16 - Check if a domain is up.
• simplehttpstars49 - Easily serve a local directory over http.
• shell2httpstars930 - Execute shell commands via HTTP server.
• HTTP Prompt - Interactive HTTP client featuring autocomplete and syntax highlighting.
• ipfs-deploystars996 - Deploy static websites to IPFSstars20.8k.
• ainstars448 - HTTP client with a simple format to organize API endpoints.

Mobile Development

• mobicon-clistars98 - Mobile app icon generator.
• mobisplash-clistars61 - Mobile app splash screen generator.
• deviceframestars530 - Put device frames around your mobile/web/progressive app screenshots.

Database

• myclistars10.4k - MySQL client with autocompletion and syntax highlighting.
• pgclistars10.4k - Postgres client with autocompletion and syntax highlighting.
• sqllinestars508 - Shell for issuing SQL via JDBC.
• iredisstars1.8k - Redis client with autocompletion and syntax highlighting.
• usqlstars7.2k - Universal SQL client with autocompletion and syntax highlighting.

Devops

• htconvertstars176 - Convert .htaccess redirects to nginx.conf redirects.
• SAWSstars5k - Supercharged AWS CLI.
• s3cmdstars3.9k - Fully-Featured S3 client.
• pm2 - Production Process Manager for Node.js.
• opsstars976 - Unikernel compilation and orchestration tool.
• flogstars682 - A fake log generator for log formats such as apache-common, apache error and RFC3164 syslog.
• isitfitstars83 - Manage AWS EC2 rightsizing.
• k9sstars16.5k - Manage Kubernetes Clusters.
• PingMestars524 - Send messages/alerts to multiple messaging platforms & email.

Docker

• lstagsstars288 - Synchronize images across registries.
• docklystars3.3k - Interactively manage containers.
• lazydockerstars22.9k - Simple docker/docker-compose interface.
• docker-shellstars341 - Simple interactive docker interface.
• docker-pushrmstars85 - Push a readme to container registries.

Release

• release-itstars5.2k - Automate releases for Git repositories and/or npm packages. Changelog generation, GitHub/GitLab releases, etc.
• clogstars756 - A conventional changelog for the rest of us.
• npstars6.6k - A better npm publish.
• releasestars3.4k - Generate changelogs with a single command.
• semantic-releasestars15.6k - Fully automated version management and package publishing.

Npm

• npm-name-clistars268 - Check whether a package name is available on npm.
• npm-user-clistars26 - Get user info of a npm user.
• npm-homestars176 - Open the npm page of the package in the current directory.
• pkg-dir-clistars18 - Find the root directory of a npm package.
• npm-check-updatesstars7k - Find newer versions of package dependencies than what your package.json allows.
• updatesstars73 - Flexible npm dependency update tool.
• wipe-modulesstars318 - Remove node_modules of inactive projects.

Boilerplate

• yostars3.5k - Scaffolding tool for running Yeoman generators.
• boilrstars1.5k - Create projects from boilerplate templates.
• cookiecutterstars17k - Create projects from templates.
• mevn-clistars784 - Light speed setup for MEVN (Mongo Express Vue Node) Apps.
• scaffold-staticstars115 - Scaffolding utility for vanilla JS.

Productivity

• AutoScreenshotUploaderstars39 - Capture and upload screenshots to imgur.
• bitly-clientstars44 - Bitly client.
• doingstars906 - Keep track of what you’re doing and track what you’ve done.
• ffscreencaststars1.6k - A ffmpeg screencast with video overlay and multi monitor support.
• imgur-uploader-clistars50 - Upload images to imgur.
• meetup-clistars41 - Meetup.com client.
• NeoMutt - Email client.
• terjirastars786 - Jira client.
• iptstars7 - Pivotal Tracker client.
• g3lstars223 - Easiest git cli in the w0rld!
• uber-clistars1.1k - Uber client.
• Bukustars5.1k - Browser-independent bookmark manager.
• papisstars808 - Extensible document and bibliography manager.
• pubsstars216 - Scientific bibliography manager.

Time Tracking

• Timetrapstars1.3k - Simple timetracker.
• morostars421 - Simple tool for tracking work hours.
• Timewarriorstars813 - Utility with simple stopwatch, calendar-based backfill and flexible reporting.
• Watsonstars2k - Generate reports for clients and manage your time.
• uttstars235 - Simple time tracking tool.
• Bartibstars255 - Easy to use time tracking tool.

Note Taking and Lists

• ideastars186 - A lightweight tool for keeping ideas in a safe place quick and easy.
• geeknotestars383 - Evernote client.
• Taskwarrior - Manage your TODO list.
• Terminal velocity - A fast note-taking app.
• eurekastars502 - Input and store your ideas.
• snclistars350 - Simplenote client.
• td-clistars146 - A TODO manager to organize and manage your TODO's across multiple projects.
• taskellstars1.4k - Interactive kanban board/task manager.
• taskbookstars8.5k - Tasks, boards & notes for the command-line habitat.
• dnotestars2.3k - A interactive, multi-device notebook.
• nbstars4.2k - A note‑taking, bookmarking, archiving, and knowledge base application.

Finance

• ledger - Powerful, double-entry accounting system on the terminal
• moedastars123 - Foreign exchange rates and currency conversion.
• cash-clistars180 - Convert Currency Rates.
• cointopstars3.2k - Track cryptocurrencies.
• tickerstars4.3k - Stock ticker.

Presentations

• WOPRstars2.9k - A simple markup language for creating rich terminal reports, presentations and infographics.
• decktapestars1.9k - PDF exporter for HTML presentations.
• mdpstars4.4k - A command-line based markdown presentation tool.
• sent - Simple plaintext presentation tool.

Calendars

• calcurse - Calendar and scheduling.
• gcalclistars2.8k - Google calendar client.
• khalstars2k - CalDAV ready CLI and TUI calendar.
• vdirsyncerstars1.1k - CalDAV sync.
• remind - A sophisticated calendar and alarm program.

Utilities

• archive-type-clistars6 - Detect archive type for a file or stdin.
• sstars2k - Open a web search in your terminal.
• aria2stars26.5k - HTTP, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink download utility.
• wegostars7.1k - Get the weather.
• weather-clistars75 - Check the weather.
• mapsciistars6.1k - Terminal Map Viewer.
• getnews.techstars124 - Fetch news headlines from various news outlets.
• carbon-now-clistars5.3k - Generate beautiful images of your code.
• awesome-finderstars236 - Search the awesome lists without a browser.
• shallow-backupstars906 - Git integrated backup tool.
• deadlinkstars72 - Find dead links in files.

macOS

• open-pip-clistars190 - Watch videos in picture-in-picture player.
• app-path-clistars47 - Get the path to an app.
• bundle-id-clistars23 - Get bundle identifier from a bundle name: Safari → com.apple.Safari.
• bundle-name-clistars15 - Get bundle name from a bundle identifier: com.apple.Safari → Safari.
• lnfs-clistars6 - Safely force create symlinks.
• osx-version-clistars19 - Get the macOS version.
• osx-wifi-clistars82 - Manage wifi connections.
• active-win-clistars44 - Get the title/id/etc of the active window.
• strongholdstars933 - Configure security settings from the terminal.
• dark-modestars608 - Toggle dark mode.

Terminal Sharing Utilities

• gottystars16.5k - Share your terminal as a web application.
• localtunnelstars14.1k - Expose your localhost to the world for easy testing and sharing.
• mosh - Remote SSH client that allows roaming with intermittent connectivity.
• ngrok - Secure introspectable tunnels to localhost.
• serveo - Expose local servers to the internet using only a SSH client.
• seashells.io - Pipe output to the web.
• teleconsole - Share your UNIX terminal.
• tmate - Instant terminal (tmux) sharing.
• warpstars1.6k - Secure and simple terminal sharing.
• OverTimestars396 - Time-overlap tables for remote teams.

Network Utilities

• get-port-clistars124 - Get an available port.
• is-reachable-clistars18 - Check if hostnames are reachable or not.
• speedtest-netstars552 - Test internet connection speed and ping using speedtest.net.
• speed-teststars3.8k - speedtest-net wrapper with different UI.
• speedtest-clistars11.9k - Test internet bandwidth using speedtest.net.
• bandwhichstars7.1k - Track bandwidth utilization by process.

Theming and Customization

• splash-clistars493 - Beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash.
• wallpaper-clistars144 - Get or set the desktop wallpaper.
• themerstars4.7k - Generate personalized themes for your editor, terminal, wallpaper, Slack, and more.
• JackPaperstars8 - Set images from Unsplash as wallpaper.
• pywalstars6.3k - Generate and change color-schemes, then apply them system-wide to all of your favourite programs.
• QuickWallstars178 - Directly set wallpapers from Unsplash.
• oh-my-posh - Prompt theme engine.

Shell Utilities

• hasstars423 - Checks for the presence of various commands and their versions on the path.
• Ultimate Plumberstars7.6k - Write Linux pipes with live previews.
• fkill-clistars6.6k - Simple cross-platform process killer.
• task-spooler - Queue jobs for linear execution.
• undollarstars96 - Strip the '$' preceding copy-pasted terminal commands.
• pipe_execstars44 - Run executables from stdin, pipes and ttys without creating a temporary file.

System Interaction Utilities

• battery-level-clistars22 - Get current battery level.
• brightness-clistars185 - Change screen brightness (windowsstars10).
• yankstars1.3k - Yank terminal output to clipboard.
• screensaverstars37 - Start the screensaver.
• google-font-installerstars153 - Download and install Google Web Fonts on your local machine.
• neofetchstars15.2k - System information tool.
• Glances - System monitoring tool.
• tiptopstars1.1k - System monitor.

Markdown

• DocTocstars3.7k - Generates table of contents for markdown files.
• gripstars5.6k - Preview markdown files as GitHub would render them.
• mdvstars1.6k - Styled terminal markdown viewer.

Security

• pass - Password manager.
• gopassstars4.6k - Fully-featured password manager.
• xiringuitostars1k - SSH-based VPN.
• acmetoolstars1.9k - Automatic certificate acquisition for ACME (Let's Encrypt).
• certificate-ripperstars38 - Extract server certificates.
• otsstars1.5k - Share secrets with others via a one-time URL.

Math

• mdltstars138 - Do quick math right from the command line.
• Qalculatestars911 - Calculate non-trival math expressions. Unit conversions, symbolic calculations and more.

Command Line Learning

• cmdchallenge - Presents small shell challenge with user submitted solutions.
• explainshell - Type a snippet to see the help text for each argument.
• howdoistars9.5k - Instant coding answers.
• how2stars5.5k - Node.js implementation of howdoi.
• The Fuckstars71.3k - Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.
• tldrstars38.8k - Simplified and community-driven man pages.
• Watstars459 - Instant, central, community-built docs.
• teachcodestars345 - Guide for the earliest lessons of coding.
• navistars11.1k - Interactive cheatsheet tool.

Data Manipulation

• visidata - Spreadsheet multitool for data discovery and arrangement.

Processors

• jqstars22.2k - JSON processor.
• yqstars1.9k - YAML processor.
• daselstars3.3k - JSON/YAML/TOML/XML processor (like jq/yq).
• yaml-clistars74 - Query/update YAML.
• ramda-clistars538 - Process data with functional pipelines.

JSON

• jpstars41 - JSON parser.
• fxstars14.4k - Command-line JSON viewer.
• vjstars66 - Makes JSON human readable.
• underscore-clistars1.7k - Utility-belt for hacking JSON and Javascript.
• strip-json-comments-clistars53 - Strip comments from JSON.
• GROQstars143 – JSON processor with queries and projections.

Columns

• parse-columns-clistars55 - Parse text columns to JSON.
• q - Execution of SQL-like queries on CSV/TSV/tabular text file.

Text

• figlet - Creates large text out of ASCII characters.
• stegcloakstars2.5k - Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely.

Files and Directories

File Managers

• rangerstars11.6k - A console file manager with VI key bindings.
• midnight-commanderstars1.7k - A feature rich visual file manager.
• Vifm - VI influnced file manager.
• nnnstars14.2k - File browser and disk usage analyzer with excellent desktop integration.
• lfstars4.4k - Fast, extensively customizable file manager.
• fffstars3.6k - Fast, simple file manager.

Deleting, Copying, and Renaming

• trash-cli - Move files and directories to the trash.
• empty-trash-clistars102 - Empty the trash.
• del-clistars250 - Delete files and folders.
• cpy-clistars253 - Copies files.
• rename-clistars134 - Rename files quickly.
• renameutils - Mass renaming in your editor.
• diskonautstars1.4k - Disk space navigator.

Files

• chokidar-clistars693 - CLI to watch file system changes.
• file-type-clistars66 - Detect the file type of a file or stdin.
• batstars34.8k - A cat clone with syntax highlighting.
• NCDu - A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface.
• unix-permissionsstars110 - Swiss Army knife for Unix permissions.
• transmission-cli - Torrent client for your command line.
• webtorrent-clistars806 – Streaming torrent client.
• entrstars2k - Run an arbitrary command when files change.
• organize-clistars284 - Organize your files automatically.
• organize-rt - organize-cli in Rust with more customization.
• RecoverPystars368 - Recover overwritten or deleted files.

File Sync/Sharing

• rclonestars33k - Sync files with various cloud providers.
• ffsendstars5.5k - Quick file share.
• share-clistars271 - Share files with your local network.
• google-drive-uploadstars577 - Upload/sync with Google Drive.
• gdrive-downloaderstars172 - Download files/folders from Google Drive.
• portalstars118 - Send files between computers.

Directory Listing

• alderstars199 - Minimal tree with colors.
• exastars17.9k - Improved version of ls.
• trestars279 - tree with git awareness, editor aliasing, and more.
• llstars36 - ls with git status.

Directory Navigation

• autojumpstars13.8k - A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line.
• fasdstars5.7k - Command-line productivity booster, offers quick access to files and directories, inspired by autojump, z and v.
• pmstars167 - The easy way to switch to your projects on the shell.
• zstars14.3k