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Terminals Are Sexy

A curated list of Terminal frameworks, plugins & resources for CLI lovers.

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Table of Contents

1. Shells
   • Base Shells
   • ZSH
   • Bash
   • Git
   • Fish
2. Terminal Emulation Applications
3. Package Managers
   • Universal
   • macOS
   • Linux
   • Windows
4. Text Editors
5. Tools and Plugins
6. Communication
7. Other
   • Community
   • Other Sexy Lists
     • Awesome
     • Misc
   • Contributing

Shells

Sexy frameworks, plugins and resources for your sexy shell.

Base Shells

• Ammonite-Shell (⭐2.5k) - An object shell with a Scala-like scripting language.
• bash - GNU Project's shell (Bourne Again SHell).
• fish - Smart and user-friendly command line shell.
• PowerShell (⭐36k) - Automation and configuration tool/framework that is optimized for dealing with structured data.
• xonsh - Python-ish, BASHwards-looking shell language and command prompt.
• zsh - Powerful shell with scripting language.

ZSH

• alf (⭐94) - Out of this world super fast and configurable framework for zsh.
• ant-zsh (⭐29) - Tiny and lightweight ZSH configuration environment for special customization needs.
• antibody (⭐1.7k) - Faster and simpler antigen written in Golang.
• antigen (⭐7.3k) - Plugin manager for zsh, inspired by oh-my-zsh and vundle.
• dotzsh (⭐210) - Community driven framework for zsh.
• liquidprompt (⭐4.2k) - Full-featured & carefully designed adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh.
• oh-my-zsh (⭐151k) - Delightful community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.
• powerlevel9k (⭐13k) - Super flexible awesome powerline ZSH theme.
• prezto (⭐13k) - Configuration framework for Zsh.
• pumice (⭐8) - Lightweight plugin manager for zsh.
• pure (⭐12k) - Pretty, minimal and fast ZSH prompt.
• slimzsh (⭐576) - Small, usable configuration for ZSH.
• zeesh (⭐41) - Cross-platform Zsh framework.
• zgen (⭐1.4k) - Lightweight and simple plugin manager for ZSH.
• zilsh (⭐31) - Zsh config system that aims to appeal more to power-users and follow the simplistic approach of vim-pathogen.
• zim (⭐2.8k) - Zsh configuration framework with blazing speed and modular extensions.
• zinit (⭐25) - Flexible Zsh plugin manager with clean fpath, reports, completion management, turbo mode, services.
• zoppo (⭐32) - Crippled configuration framework for Zsh.
• zplug (⭐5.2k) - Next-generation plugin manager for zsh.
• zpm (⭐252) - Plugin manager for zsh similar to vim-plug.
• zsh-autosuggestions (⭐24k) - Fish-like autosuggestions for zsh.
• zsh-pony (⭐169) - Covers customizing ZSH without a framework.
• zsh-quickstart-kit (⭐579) - Simple zsh quickstart for using zsh and zgen.
• zsh-syntax-highlighting (⭐16k) - Fish shell like syntax highlighting for Zsh.
• zshdb (⭐249) - ZSH debugger.
• ztanesh (⭐264) - Aims to improve your UNIX command line experience and productivity with the the configuration provided by the ztanesh project.
• zulu (⭐141) - Total environment manager for ZSH 5+.
• zunit (⭐173) - Powerful unit testing framework for ZSH.

Bash

• aliases (⭐439) - Contextual, dynamic, organized aliases for the bash shell.
• bash-it (⭐13k) - Collection of community Bash commands and scripts.
• bash-powerline (⭐839) - Powerline-style Bash prompt in pure Bash script.
• bash-sensible (⭐1.9k) - Attempt at saner Bash defaults.
• bashtrap (⭐1.6k) - Quick way to spruce up OSX terminal.
• hstr (⭐3.3k) - Bash History Suggest Box.
• liquidprompt (⭐4.2k) - Full-featured & carefully designed adaptive prompt for Bash & Zsh.

Git

• bash-git-prompt (⭐6.3k) - Informative and fancy Bash prompt for Git users.
• git-extra-commands (⭐816) - Collection of useful extra commands for git
• git-prompt (⭐324) - Bash prompt with Git, SVN and HG modules.
• git-radar (⭐2.6k) - Heads up display for git
• git-sh (⭐725) - Customized Bash environment suitable for Git work.
• gittify (⭐60) - Colorful Bash prompt + customized Git aliases.
• oh-my-git (⭐3.6k) - Opinionated git prompt for bash and zsh.
• sexy-bash-prompt (⭐1.1k) - Bash prompt with colors, Git statuses, and Git branches.

Fish

• Fisher (⭐6.1k) - Package manager for the fish shell.
• oh-my-fish (⭐8.9k) - The Fishshell Framework.

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Terminal Emulation Applications

Sexy 3rd party terminal emulation applications.

• Alacritty (⭐42k) - Cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.
• Cmder (⭐24k) - Lovely console emulator package for Windows.
• ConEmu (⭐7.9k) - Customizable Windows terminal with tabs, splits, quake-style and more.
• ConsoleZ (⭐2.9k) - Windows console window enhancement. It is a fork of Console project.
• FluentTerminal (⭐8.5k) - A Terminal Emulator based on UWP and web technologies.
• GNOME Terminal - Terminal emulator for GNOME.
• GNU Screen - Full-screen window manager that multiplexes a physical terminal between several processes.
• Go2Shell - Opens a terminal window to the current directory in Finder.
• Hyper (⭐39k) - Terminal built on web technologies.
• iTerm2 (⭐13k) - Terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
• KiTTY - Fork from version 0.70 of PuTTY, the best telnet / SSH client in the world.
• Konsole - Terminal emulator for the K Desktop Environment.
• MacTerm - Powerful replacement for macOS Terminal.
• Mosh (⭐11k) - Remote terminal application that allows roaming and supports intermittent connectivity.
• PuTTY - SSH and telnet client, developed originally by Simon Tatham for the Windows platform.
• Terminator (⭐1.4k) - Multiple GNOME terminals in one window.
• Terminology (⭐536) - The best terminal emulator based on the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries.
• Terminus (⭐39k) - Cross-platform terminal for a more modern age, based on web technologies.
• Termite (⭐2.8k) - Keyboard-centric terminal, aimed at use within a tiling window manager.
• Tilda (⭐1.1k) - Gtk based drop down terminal for Linux and Unix.
• Tilix - Advanced GTK3 tiling terminal emulator that follows the Gnome Human Interface Guidelines.
• Xfce Terminal - Modern terminal emulator primarily for the Xfce desktop environment.
• xterm - Terminal emulator for the X Window System.
• ZOC - SSH/Telnet Client and Terminal Emulator for macOS and Windows.

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Package Managers

Sexy package managers for your macOS, Linux & Windows CLIs.

Universal

• asdf (⭐16k) - Extendable version manager with support for Ruby, Node.js, Elixir, Erlang & more
• basher (⭐971) - Package manager for shell scripts.
• bpkg - JavaScript has npm, Ruby has Gems, Python has pip and now Shell has bpkg.
• composer - Composer is a package manager for PHP.
• guix - Functional package manager for installed software packages and versions.
• nix - Powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible.
• npmjs - Package manager for JavaScript.
• pip - Package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python.
• rubygems - The Ruby community’s gem hosting service.
• yarn - New package and dependency manager for javascript.

macOS

• fink - Wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and macOS.
• homebrew - Missing package manager for macOS.
• macports - Package manager that simplifies the installation of software on the macOS and Darwin operating systems.
• mas (⭐9.3k) - Mac App Store command line interface.

Linux

• linuxbrew - The Homebrew package manager for Linux.
• pkgin - Aimed at being an apt / yum like tool for managing pkgsrc binary packages.

ChromeOS

• chromebrew (⭐2k) - Package manager for Chrome OS.

Windows

• chocolatey - Package manager for Windows.
• cygwin - Linux-like environment for Windows making it possible to port software running on POSIX systems to Windows.
• ninite - Install and Update All Your Programs at Once.
• oneget (⭐2.3k) - PackageManagement (aka OneGet) is a package manager for Windows.
• ruckzuck - Software Package Manager for Windows, a quick way to install and update Software.
• scoop - Package manager for Windows.
• wpkg - Automated software deployment, upgrade and removal program for Windows.

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Text Editors

Sexy text editors for your Command Line Interface.

• emacs - Cross-platform text-editor that has both command-line and graphical user interface.
  • spacemacs - Community-driven emacs distribution.
• jed - Freely available text editor for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, BeOS, QNX, and win9X/NT platforms.
• kakoune - Modal editor with multiple selections and orthogonal design.
• micro (⭐20k) - Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor.
• nano - Text editor for Unix-like computing systems or operating environments using a command line interface.
• slap (⭐6.1k) - Sublime-like terminal-based text editor.
• vim - Extensively configurable, cross-platform and highly efficient text editor.
  • SpaceVim - Community-driven vim distribution.
  • neovim - Literally the future of vim.
• vis (⭐3.9k) - Highly efficient text editor.

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Tools and Plugins

Sexy Applications for your Command Line Interface.

• ack3 (⭐533) - Greplike tool, optimized for programmers.
• add-gitignore (⭐549) - An interactive CLI that generates a .gitignore for your project based on your needs.
• asciinema (⭐11k) - Terminal session recorder.
• autojump (⭐14k) - cd command that learns
• bcal (⭐565) - Storage conversion and expression calculator.
• buku (⭐5.3k) - command-line bookmark manager.
• byobu - Byobu is an open source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer.
• cointop (⭐3.4k) - The fastest and most interactive terminal based UI application for tracking cryptocurrencies.
• colorls (⭐4.2k) - Beautify the terminal's ls command, with color and font-awesome icons.
• ddgr (⭐2.4k) - DuckDuckGo from the terminal.
• df-show (⭐43) - Interactive directory and file browser with a similar feel to the ls command.
• dockly (⭐3.4k) - Docker console UI and Dashboard for quickly managing and inspecting Containers and Services.
• dry (⭐2.6k) - Docker manager for the terminal.
• exa (⭐20k) - Replacement for 'ls' written in Rust.
• fselect (⭐3.3k) - 'find' replacement with SQL-like syntax.
• fx (⭐15k) - Command-line JSON viewer.
• fzf (⭐48k) - Command-line fuzzy finder.
• gcalcli (⭐2.9k) - Google Calendar command line interface.
• getnews.tech (⭐132) - Checking the latest news headlines from various news outlets on the web.
• glances (⭐22k) - top/htop alternative.
• googler (⭐5.8k) - Search Google from your terminal.
• haxor-news (⭐3.8k) - Browse Hacker News like a haxor.
• homebrew-cask (⭐20k) - CLI workflow for the administration of macOS applications distributed as binaries.
• howdoi (⭐9.7k) - Instant code answers and examples from the command line
• htop - Cool looking and interactive process viewer 'replacement' for the top command.
• hub - Command-line wrapper for git that makes working with GitHub easy.
• imgp (⭐901) - Multi-core batch image resizer and rotator.
• jaymock-cli (⭐13) - Mock an API and generate fake JSON test data, right from the terminal.
• jq.node (⭐402) - Command-line JSON/string processor, JavaScript and Lodash in your shell.
• jrnl (⭐30) - Simple command line journal application that stores your journal in a plain text file.
• k (⭐1.7k) - Directory listings for zsh with git features.
• kubebox (⭐2k) - Terminal console for Kubernetes.
• lexis (⭐8) - word counting made easy. Retrieve the number of words in a string or stdin.
• lf (⭐5k) - Terminal file manager.
• lolcat (⭐5.2k) - Rainbows and unicorns!
• lunchy (⭐2.9k) - Friendly wrapper for launchctl.
• mps-youtube (⭐7.2k) - Terminal based YouTube player and downloader
• navi (⭐12k) - An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line.
• neofetch (⭐16k) - Fetches system/theme information in terminal for Linux desktop screenshots. Alternative to screenfetch.
• nnn (⭐15k) - Tiny, lightning fast, feature-packed file manager.
• ranger - Console file manager with vi key bindings.
• rebound (⭐3.9k) - Command-line debugger that instantly fetches Stack Overflow results when you get a compiler error.
• reddit terminal viewer (⭐4.6k) - Browse Reddit from your terminal.
• ripgrep (⭐34k) - Code-searching tool like ack and the_silver_searcher, but faster.
• screenfetch (⭐3.5k) - Fetches system/theme information in terminal for Linux desktop screenshots.
• shell2http (⭐1k) - HTTP-server to execute shell commands. Designed for development, prototyping or remote control.
• streamlink (⭐8k) - CLI for extracting streams from various websites to a video player of your choosing.
• taskell - Command-line Trello-like kanban-board/TODO lists.
• taskwarrior - Command-line TODO list manager.
• the_silver_searcher (⭐24k) - Code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster.
• tig (⭐11k) - Text mode interface for git.
• tiv (⭐1.2k) - Text mode terminal image viewer.
• tldr (⭐41k) - Simplified and community-driven man pages.
• tmux - Terminal multiplexer.
• tmuxinator (⭐12k) - Manage complex tmux sessions easily.
• transfer.sh - Quickly upload and share files from your shell.
• tre (⭐344) - Improved tree command that knows git, creates shell alias for quick opening, and more!
• vifm - Console file manager with vi key bindings and some ideas from mutt.
• wal (⭐721) - generate and change colorschemes on the fly.
• whereami (⭐151) - Get your geolocation information from the CLI.
• wttr.in (⭐20k) - The right way to check the weather.
• yadm - Seamless git-based management of your dotfiles.
• youtube-dl - download videos from YouTube
• z (⭐15k) - Tool to jump to folders based on history matching a given regex
• z.lua (⭐2.4k) - New cd command that helps you navigate faster by learning your habits.
• zoxide (⭐8k) - cd anywhere without typing in long paths.

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Communication

Sexy Tools for communicating through the Command Line Interface.

• bitchx - Feature-rich and highly configurable, terminal based IRC client based on ircII.
• centerim - Terminal based, multi-protocol Instant Messaging client with support for IRC.
• epic - IRC client that has been under active development for 20+ years in 5 generations.
• go-jira (⭐2.6k) - Simple jira command line client in Go.
• irssi - Self proclaimed client of the future and my favorite IRC client.
• slack-term (⭐6.1k) - Slack client for your terminal.
• Slackadaisical (⭐273) - Simple Slack client for the CLI.
• weechat - Fast, light and extensible chat client.

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Other

Community

Join the CLI lover community.

• /r/commandline - This is for anything regarding the command line, in any operating system.
• /r/osxterminal - Tips for using terminal.app in macOS.
• /r/zsh/ - Everything on zsh.
• /r/unixporn/ - Everything on unix.
• #bash - Bash IRC channel on freenode.
• Stack Overflow - Terminal tagged questions.

Other Sexy Lists

Here are some more sexy lists.

Awesome

• awesome-devenv (⭐2.4k) - Curated list of delightful Bash scripts and resources.
• awesome-emacs (⭐7.3k) - Community driven list of useful Emacs packages, libraries and others.
• awesome-sysadmin (⭐22k) - Curated list of amazingly awesome open source sysadmin resources.
• awesome-zsh-plugins (⭐12k) - Collection of ZSH frameworks, plugins & themes inspired by the various awesome list collections out there.

Misc

• bash-guide (⭐11k) - Guide to learn bash.
• the-art-of-command-line (⭐112k) - Master the command line, in one page.

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Contributing

Your contributions are always welcome! Please take a look at our contribution guidelines (⭐11k) and code of conduct (⭐9.3k) first.

Pull requests might be kept open if it hasn't been decided whether additions are sexy enough.