awesome-cli-apps/README.md

# Awesome CLI

> A curated list of command line interfaces, or command line tools.

Inspired by the [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) list thing.

## Entertainment

* [Instant-Music-Downloader](https://github.com/yask123/Instant-Music-Downloader) - Instant Music Downloader
* [pianobar](http://6xq.net/projects/pianobar/)- Pandora client

* [TTYtter](https://github.com/atomicules/TTYtter)- Twitter client- ([original](http://www.floodgap.com/software/ttytter/))

## Web Development

* [caniuse-cmd](https://github.com/sgentle/caniuse-cmd)- Caniuse command line tool

* [pageres-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pageres-cli)- Capture website screenshots

* [strip-css-comments-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-css-comments-cli)- Strip comments from CSS

* [viewport-list-cli](https://github.com/kevva/viewport-list-cli)- Return a list of devices and their viewports

* [surge](https://surge.sh) - deploy directory to the web.

## Database

* [mycli](https://github.com/dbcli/mycli)- A Terminal Client for MySQL with AutoCompletion and Syntax Highlighting.

## Productivity

* [AutoScreenshotUploader](https://github.com/yask123/AutoScreenshotUploader)- Instantly capture and upload screenshot to [imgur](https://imgur.com)

* [idea](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/idea)- A lightweight CLI tool and module for keeping ideas in a safe place quick and easy.

* [geeknote](https://github.com/VitaliyRodnenko/geeknote)- Console client for Evernote.

* [The Mutt E-Mail Client](http://www.mutt.org/)

* [Timetrap](https://github.com/samg/timetrap)- Simple command line timetracker

## Utilities

* [brightness-cli](https://github.com/kevva/brightness-cli)- Change screen brightness- [windows version](https://github.com/sondreb/win-brightness)

* [empty-trash-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/empty-trash-cli)- Empty the trash

* [wallpaper-ci](https://github.com/sindresorhus/wallpaper-cli)- Get or set the desktop wallpaper

### OS X

* [bundle-id-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bundle-id-cli)- Get bundle identifier from a bundle name (OS X): Safari → com.apple.Safari

* [bundle-name-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bundle-name-cli)- Get bundle name from a bundle identifier (OS X): com.apple.Safari → Safari

* [osx-version-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/osx-version-cli)- Get the OS X version of the current system

* [osx-wifi-cli](https://github.com/danyshaanan/osx-wifi-cli)- A cli for managing wifi connections on OSX

## Command Line Tools

* [The Fuck](https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck)- Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.

* [happyfinder](https://github.com/hugows/hf)- (another) Fuzzy file finder for the command line

* [tldr](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr)- Simplified and community-driven man pages

## Data Manipulation

* [jq](https://github.com/stedolan/jq)- Command-line JSON processor [http://stedolan.github.io/jq/](http://stedolan.github.io/jq/)

* [underscore-cli](https://github.com/ddopson/underscore-cli)- Command-line utility-belt for hacking JSON and Javascript.

## Directory Navigation

* [autojump](https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump)- A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line- [http://wiki.github.com/joelthelion/autojump/](http://wiki.github.com/joelthelion/autojump/)

* [fasd](https://github.com/clvv/fasd)- Command-line productivity booster, offers quick access to files and directories, inspired by autojump, z and v.

* [j](https://github.com/rupa/j)- semi clone of autojump ([http://github.com/joelthelion/autojump](http://github.com/joelthelion/autojump)) in shell/awk

* [pm](https://github.com/Angelmmiguel/pm)- The easy way to switch to your projects on the shell

* [z](https://github.com/rupa/z)- z is the new j, yo

## Git

* [CLI GitHub](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/cli-github)- :tv: A fancy GitHub client for command line.- http://ionicabizau.net/blog/15

* [Gistup](https://github.com/mbostock/gistup)- Create a gist from terminal, then use git to update it.

* [git commander](https://github.com/golbin/git-commander)- A git tool with a easy terminal interface.

* [git-stats](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/git-stats)- :four_leaf_clover: A GitHub-like contributions calendar, but locally, with all your git commits.

## Terminal Gif Creation

* [ttygif](https://github.com/icholy/ttygif)- Convert terminal recordings to animated gifs

* [ttygif](https://github.com/sugyan/ttygif)- ttyrec to gif

* [ttystudio](https://github.com/chjj/ttystudio)- A terminal-to-gif recorder minus the headaches.

## Text Manipulation

* [parse-columns-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/parse-columns-cli)- Parse text columns, like the output of unix commands. Returns JSON that you can manipulate with tools like jq or underscore-cli.

## Screensavers

* [cmatrix](https://github.com/Treri/cmatrix)- show a scrolling 'Matrix' like screen- ([original](http://www.asty.org/cmatrix/))

* [pipes.sh](https://github.com/pipeseroni/pipes.sh)

## Other

* [app-path-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/app-path-cli)- Get the path to an app (OS X)

* [Bible.Js CLI client](https://github.com/BibleJS/BibleApp)- :book: Bible.JS CLI client. Read the Holy Bible via the command line.

* [birthday](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/birthday)- Know when a friend's birthday is coming.

* [cowsay and cowthink](https://web.archive.org/web/20120225123719/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml)- You can [install with homebrew](http://brew-formulas.com/formula/cowsay)

* [detect-indent-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/detect-indent-cli)- Detect the indentation of code

* [find-up-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/find-up-cli)- Find a file by walking up parent directories

* [fortune](http://brew-formulas.com/formula/fortune)

* [gzip-size-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/gzip-size-cli)- Get the gzipped size of a file or stdin

* [HASA -cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hasha-cli)- Hashing made simple. Get the hash of text or stdin.

* [indent-string-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/indent-string-cli)- Indent each line in a string

* [is-reachable-cli](https://github.com/beatfreaker/is-reachable-cli)- Check if hostnames are reachable or not

* [kill-tabs](https://github.com/sindresorhus/kill-tabs)- Kill all Chrome tabs to improve performance, decrease battery usage, and save memory

* [leven-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/leven-cli)- Measure the difference between two strings using the Levenshtein distance algorithm

* [open-shortcut-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/open-shortcut-cli)- Open the URL from a web shortcut file in the browser

* [pkg-dir-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pkg-dir-cli)- Find the root directory of a npm package

* [pretty-ms-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-ms-cli)- Convert milliseconds to a human readable string: 1337000000 → 15d 11h 23m 20s

* [repeating-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/repeating-cli)- Repeat a string - fast

* [speed-test](https://github.com/sindresorhus/speed-test)- Test your internet connection speed and ping using speedtest.net from the CLI

* [shortcut-url-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/shortcut-url-cli)- Get the URL from a web shortcut file

* [string-width-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/string-width-cli)- Get the visual width of a string - the number of columns required to display it

* [to-double-quotes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/to-double-quotes-cli)- Convert matching single-quotes to double-quotes: I 'love' unicorns => I "love" unicorns

* [to-single-quotes](https://github.com/sindresorhus/to-single-quotes-cli)- Convert matching double-quotes to single-quotes: I "love" unicorns → I 'love' unicorns

* [yosay](https://github.com/yeoman/yosay)