x## Awesome Command-Line Apps!

A curated list of fantastically awesome command-line software for Linux and MacOS.

• Academics
• Audio
• Automation
• Backups
• Communication
• Databases
• DevOps
• File Managers
• Graphics
• Networking
• Password Managers
• Programming
• Searching
• Security
• Shell Utilities
• System
• Text Editors
• Unix Shells
• Version Control
• Virtualization

Academics

Misc academic tools and utilities

• jrnl - Collect your thoughts and notes.
• Insect - High precision scientific calculator.

Audio

Audio players, editors, and converters.

• mpd - A flexible, powerful, server-side application for playing music.
• mpc - A solid, lightweight, simple mpd client, written in C.
• ncmpc - ncmpc is a fully featured MPD client.
• switchaudio - Change the audio source for macOS.

Automation

• Capistrano - Remote multi-server automation tool.
• Molecule - Automated testing for Ansible roles.
• Posixcube - Shell script-based server automation framework.

Backups

Backup software.

• Rclone - A command line program to sync files and directories to the cloud.
• Rsync Time - Time Machine style backup with rsync.
• restic - Backups done right!
• s3cmd - Command Line S3 Client Software and S3 Backup.

Communication

• mastodon - Self-hosted, globally interconnected microblogging community.
• RaspChat - A chat server that can run on Raspberry Pi.
• The Lounge - Self-hosted web IRC client.
• tg - Command Line Telegram.

Databases

Databases and database utilities

• mycli - A Terminal Client for MySQL.
• Pex - Light-weight package manager for PostgreSQL.
• pgcli - Postgres CLI with autocompletion.
• Postgrest - REST API for any Postgres database.
• RethinkDB - The open-source database for the realtime web.

DevOps

DevOps tools and utilities

• Minikube - Run Kubernetes locally.
• Minishift - Run OpenShift locally.

File Managers

File management tools and utilities

• nnn - The missing terminal file browser.
• Ranger - A console file manager with VI key bindings.
• modd - A flexible tool for responding to filesystem changes.ƒ

Graphics

• imgp - Multi-core batch image resizer and rotator.

Networking

Networking tools and utilities

• Armor - Uncomplicated, modern HTTP server.
• caddy - Caddy is the HTTP/2 web server with automatic HTTPS.
• Duck - Cyberduck for the command line interface (CLI).
• Hget - Rocket fast download accelerator.
• hippo - Host configuration file management based on git.
• homebridge - HomeKit support for the impatient.
• hss - An interactive parallel ssh client.
• MacOS VPN - Create macOS VPNs programmatically.
• manssh - Manage your ssh alias configs easily.
• Storm - Manage your SSH hosts like a boss.
• Transfer - Easy file sharing from the command line.
• You-Get - Tiny download utility.
• youtube-dl - Download videos from YouTube.com and other video sites.

Password Managers

• 1pass - A command line interface for 1Password.
• Ironclad - A command line password manager.
• pass - The standard unix password manager.
• pass-tomb - Store password encrypted inside a tomb.
• pick - Minimal password manager for OS X and Linux.
• onepw - A command line tool for managing passwords.
• Tomb - The Crypto Undertaker.

Programming

Various tools to aid in programming.

• Alcatraz - The package manager for Xcode.
• devd - A local webserver for developers.
• Echo - High performance, minimalist Go web framework.
• Go - The Go programming language.
• Glide - Package Management for Golang.
• Grumpy - A Python to Go source code transcompiler and runtime.
• Kitura - A Swift web framework and HTTP server.
• Legit - Legit is a complementary command-line interface for Git.
• Marathon - Run and manage your Swift scripts.
• Paket - A dependency manager for .NET and mono projects.
• Refined - Browser extension that simplifies the GitHub interface.
• Perfect - Modern web framework for Swift.
• rbenv - Groom your app’s Ruby environment.
• Stencil - A simple and powerful template language for Swift.
• Sup - Super simple deployment tool.
• Swift - The Swift Programming Language.
• swiftenv - Swift Version Manager.
• SwiftLint - A tool to enforce Swift style and conventions.
• Tailor - Cross-platform static analyzer and linter for Swift.
• Vapor - A web framework and server for Swift that works on macOS and Ubuntu.
• Zewo - Build server software in Swift.

Searching

Tools to help you find stuff

• fzy - A better fuzzy finder.
• Peco - Simplistic interactive filtering tool.
• ripgrep - Combines the usability of The Silver Searcher with the raw speed of grep.

Shell Utilities

• alacritty - A cross-platform, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator.
• colorls - Beautify the terminal ls command.
• Dat - Distributed data sharing tool.
• dvm - Install and switch between Docker clients.
• exa - exa is a modern replacement for ls.
• fd - Simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find.
• pv - Monitor the progress of data through a pipeline.
• Terminal Velocity - A fast note-taking app for the UNIX terminal.
• tmate - Instant terminal sharing.
• upterm - A terminal emulator for the 21st century.
• Watchman - A file watching service.
• Wiki - Self-hosted wiki engine.

Security

Various security tools

• hashcat - World's fastest password cracker.
• Knox - A secret management service.
• MacOS Auditor - A free MacOS computer forensics tool.
• Spoof - Change your MAC address for debugging.
• Vault - A tool for managing secrets.
• Vaulted - Spawning and storage of secure environments.
• vuls - Go-based, agentless vulnerability scanner.

System

• CollectD - System statistics collection daemon.
• Conky - Light-weight system monitor for X.
• Email Archiver Pro - Archiving made simple.
• fDupes - Identifying and/or deleting duplicate files.
• fzf - A command-line fuzzy finder written in Go.
• mas-cli - Mac App Store command line interface.
• progress - Tool to show progress for cp, mv, dd.
• rmlint - Remove duplicates and other lint from your filesystem.
• statik - Static web site generator.
• zazu - An open source app launcher.

Text Editors

• Micro - A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor.

Unix Shells

Command-line Interpreters

• Elvish - A friendly and expressive Unix shell.
• Fish - The user-friendly command line shell.
• zsh - A shell designed for interactive use.

Version Control

Version Control utilites

• Gitless - A simple version control system built on top of Git.

Virtualization

Virtualization tools.

• Kimchi - An HTML5 management interface for KVM.
• Mech - Easy command-line virtual machines.
• vagrant-veertu - Vagrant plugin for veertu.
• xhyve - Lightweight OS X virtualization solution.