# Awesome CLI Apps [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) > A curated list of command line apps. Inspired by the [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) list thing. ## Table of Contents **Table of Contents** *generated with [DocToc](https://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc)* - [Entertainment](#entertainment) - [Video](#video) - [Development](#development) - [Web Development](#web-development) - [Mobile Development](#mobile-development) - [Database](#database) - [Productivity](#productivity) - [Utilities](#utilities) - [OS X](#os-x) - [Command Line Tools](#command-line-tools) - [Data Manipulation](#data-manipulation) - [Files and Directories](#files-and-directories) - [Deleting and Copying](#deleting-and-copying) - [Files](#files) - [Directory Navigation](#directory-navigation) - [Version Control](#version-control) - [Git](#git) - [Changelogs](#changelogs) - [Images](#images) - [Gif Creation](#gif-creation) - [SVG](#svg) - [Text Manipulation](#text-manipulation) - [Screensavers](#screensavers) - [Graphics](#graphics) - [Resources](#resources) - [Node frameworks and packages](#node-frameworks-and-packages) - [Node Command-line utilities](#node-command-line-utilities) - [String Manipulation](#string-manipulation) - [Other](#other) - [License](#license) --- ## Entertainment - [cmus](https://github.com/cmus/cmus) - Small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems. - [Instant-Music-Downloader](https://github.com/yask123/Instant-Music-Downloader) - Instant music downloader. - [itunes-remote](https://github.com/mischah/itunes-remote) - It’s about listening to music without leaving the terminal. OS X only. - [pianobar](https://6xq.net/pianobar/) - Pandora client. - [TTYtter](https://github.com/oysttyer/oysttyer) - Twitter client- ([original](http://www.floodgap.com/software/ttytter/)). - [quote-cli](https://github.com/riyadhalnur/quote-cli) - Get a random quote or the quote of the day in your CLI. - [movie] (https://github.com/mayankchd/movie) - Get movie info or compare movies in terminal. - [somafm-cli](https://github.com/rockymadden/somafm-cli) - Listen to SomaFM in your terminal. ### Video - [youtube-dl](http://rg3.github.io/youtube-dl/) - a small command-line program to download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. You can install with `brew install youtube-dl`. ## Development - [Wat](https://github.com/dthree/wat) - Instant, central, community-built docs. ### Web Development - [bower-name-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bower-name-cli) - Check whether a package name is available on bower. - [caniuse-cmd](https://github.com/sgentle/caniuse-cmd) - Searches [caniuse.com](caniuse.com) about browser support of feature. - [is-up-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-up-cli) - Check whether a website is up or down. - [npm-name-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/npm-name-cli) - Check whether a package name is available on npm. - [npm-user-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/npm-user-cli) - Get user info of a npm user. - [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. - [acmetool](https://github.com/hlandau/acme) - An easy-to-use command line tool for automatically acquiring certificates from ACME servers. - [loadtest](https://github.com/alexfernandez/loadtest) - Runs a load test on the selected URL. Easy to extend minimally for your own ends. - [wp-cli](https://github.com/wp-cli/wp-cli) - Manage WordPress installations, update plugins, set up multisite installs and much more, without using a web browser. - [diff2html-cli](https://github.com/rtfpessoa/diff2html-cli) - Command-line tool to parse git diffs as JSON and generate pretty HTML. - [npm-home](https://github.com/sindresorhus/npm-home) - Open the npm page of the package in the current directory. - [HTTPie](https://github.com/jkbrzt/httpie) - A user-friendly HTTP client. ### Mobile Development - [mobicon-cli](https://github.com/SamVerschueren/mobicon-cli) - Mobile app icon generator. - [mobisplash-cli](https://github.com/SamVerschueren/mobisplash-cli) - Mobile app splash screen generator. ## Database - [mycli](https://github.com/dbcli/mycli) - A Terminal Client for MySQL with AutoCompletion and Syntax Highlighting. - [cycli](https://github.com/nicolewhite/cycli) - A terminal client for Neo4j with autocompletion and syntax highlighting. ## Productivity - [AutoScreenshotUploader](https://github.com/yask123/AutoScreenshotUploader) - Instantly capture and upload screenshot to [imgur](https://imgur.com). - [doing](http://brettterpstra.com/projects/doing/) - A command line tool for keeping track of what you’re doing and tracking what you’ve done. - [ffscreencast](https://github.com/cytopia/ffscreencast) - ffmpeg screencast with video overlay and multi monitor support. - [idea](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/idea) - A lightweight CLI tool and module for keeping ideas in a safe place quick and easy. - [imgur-uploader-cli](https://github.com/kevva/imgur-uploader-cli) - Upload images to imgur. - [geeknote](https://github.com/VitaliyRodnenko/geeknote) - Console client for Evernote. - [localtunnel](https://github.com/localtunnel/localtunnel) - Exposes your localhost to the world for easy testing and sharing. - [ledger](http://ledger-cli.org) - Powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed from the UNIX command-line. - [The Mutt E-Mail Client](http://www.mutt.org/) - Email client. - [Taskwarrior](http://taskwarrior.org) - Free and Open Source Software that manages your TODO list from your command line. - [Timetrap](https://github.com/samg/timetrap) - Simple command line timetracker. ## Utilities - [archive-type-cli](https://github.com/kevva/archive-type-cli) - Detect the archive type of a Buffer/Uint8Array. - [battery-level](https://github.com/gillstrom/battery-level) - Get current battery level. - [brightness-cli](https://github.com/kevva/brightness-cli) - Change screen brightness- [windows version](https://github.com/sondreb/win-brightness). - [gotty](https://github.com/yudai/gotty) - Share your terminal as a web application. - [screensaver](https://github.com/gillstrom/screensaver) - Start the screensaver. - [wallpaper-ci](https://github.com/sindresorhus/wallpaper-cli) - Get or set the desktop wallpaper. - [yank](https://github.com/mptre/yank) - Yank terminal output to clipboard. - [text-meme](https://github.com/beatfreaker/text-meme-cli) - Generate text meme. - [s](https://github.com/zquestz/s) - Open a web search in your terminal. Supports multiple search providers. - [google-font-installer](https://github.com/lordgiotto/google-font-installer) - Search, download, and install any Google Font on your local machine. - [aria2](https://github.com/tatsuhiro-t/aria2) - Lightweight multi-protocol and multi-source, cross platform download utility. It supports HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink. - [mklicense](https://github.com/cezaraugusto/mklicense) - Create a custom LICENSE file painlessly with customized info. Busy people & beginner's friendly. ### 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. - [lnfs-cli](https://github.com/kevva/lnfs-cli) - Safely force create symlinks. - [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. - [active-win-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/active-win-cli) - Get the title/id/etc of the active window ## Command Line Tools - [The Fuck](https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck) - Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command. - [tldr](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr) - Simplified and community-driven man pages. - [howdoi](https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi) - Instant coding answers via the command line. - [how2](https://github.com/santinic/how2) - Finds the simplest way to do something on a unix bash command line (Nodejs implementation of howdoi). - [Cash](https://github.com/dthree/cash) - Cross-platform Linux commands in pure ES6. ## 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. - [ramda-cli](https://github.com/raine/ramda-cli) - A CLI tool for processing data with functional pipelines. ## Files and Directories ### Deleting and Copying - [trash-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/trash-cli) - Move files and directories to the trash. - [empty-trash-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/empty-trash-cli) - Empty the trash. - [trashss](https://github.com/sotojuan/trashss) - ( only) Trash screenshots on desktop. - [del-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/del-cli) - Delete files and folders. - [cpy-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/cpy-cli) - Copies files. ### Files - [file-type-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type-cli) - Detect the file type of a file or stdin. - [strip-json-comments-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-json-comments-cli) - Strip comments from JSON. Lets you use comments in your JSON files! - [DocToc](https://github.com/thlorenz/doctoc) - Generates table of contents for markdown files inside local git repository. Links are compatible with anchors generated by github or other sites. ### Directory Navigation - [autojump](https://github.com/wting/autojump) - A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line- [https://github.com/wting/autojump/wiki](https://github.com/wting/autojump/wiki). - [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 ([https://github.com/wting/autojump](https://github.com/wting/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. - [happyfinder](https://github.com/hugows/hf) - (another) Fuzzy file finder for the command line. - [PathPicker](https://facebook.github.io/PathPicker/) - After parsing the output from a command, PathPicker presents you with a nice UI to select which files you're interested in. - [find-up-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/find-up-cli) - Find a file by walking up parent directories. ## Version Control ### Git - [CLI GitHub](https://github.com/IonicaBizau/cli-github) - :tv: A fancy GitHub client for command line. - [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. - [hub](https://github.com/github/hub) - A command-line wrapper for git that makes you better at GitHub. - [dev-time](https://github.com/samverschueren/dev-time-cli) - Get the current local time of a GitHub user. - [awesome-git-addons](https://github.com/stevemao/awesome-git-addons) - A curated list of addons that extends git cli. - [git-labelmaker](https://github.com/himynameisdave/git-labelmaker) - Edit GitHub labels from the command line. - [tig](https://github.com/jonas/tig) - Text-mode interface for Git. ### Changelogs - [clog](https://github.com/kentcdodds/clog-cli) - A conventional changelog for the rest of us. ## Images ### Gif Creation - [gifsicle](https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle) - Create, manipulate, and optimize GIF images and animations. - [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. - [asciinema](https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema) - Terminal session recorder and the best companion of asciinema.org. - [givegif](https://github.com/passy/givegif) - GIFs on the command line. ## SVG - [SVGO](https://github.com/svg/svgo) - SVG Optimizer is a Nodejs-based tool for optimizing SVG vector graphics files. ## 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) - Shows random pipes that grow across the screen. ## Graphics - [cli-mandelbrot](https://github.com/danyshaanan/cli-mandelbrot) - A cli for traversing the Mandelbrot fractal. - [WOPR](https://github.com/yaronn/wopr) - A simple markup language for creating rich terminal reports, presentations and infographics. - [sparkly-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/sparkly-cli) - Generate sparklines ▁▂▃▅▂▇.. ## Resources Some fine resources to write your own CLI App. ### Node frameworks and packages - [meow](https://github.com/sindresorhus/meow) - The most simple way to write small CLI modules including argument parsing. - [Inquirer](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js) - A collection of common interactive command line user interfaces like checkboxes, radio buttons etc. with a simple but powerful API. - [Vorpal](https://github.com/dthree/vorpal) - Complete solution for creating interactive apps. Includes UI features from [Inquirer.](https://github.com/SBoudrias/Inquirer.js). ### Node Command-line utilities - [Chalk](https://github.com/chalk/chalk) - Beautiful API to have beautiful terminal string styling. - [log-symbols](https://github.com/sindresorhus/log-symbols) - Colored symbols to differentiate output messages with a blink of an eye. - [log-update](https://github.com/sindresorhus/log-update) – Useful for ASCII animation. For example loading indicators. ### String Manipulation - [indent-string-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/indent-string-cli) - Indent each line in a string. - [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. - [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. - [find-versions-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/find-versions-cli) - Find semver versions in a string: unicorn v1.2.3 → 1.2.3. - [pretty-bytes-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/pretty-bytes-cli) - Convert bytes to a human readable string: 1337 → 1.34 kB. - [normalize-newline-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/normalize-newline-cli) - Normalize the newline characters in a string to \n. ## 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://brewformulas.org/Cowsay). - [cgasm](https://github.com/bnagy/cgasm) - A tool that gives x86 assembly documentation. It is pronounced "SeekAzzem". - [detect-indent-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/detect-indent-cli) - Detect the indentation of code. - [fortune](http://brewformulas.org/Fortune) - Shows a random fortune. - [fullname-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/fullname-cli) - Get the fullname of the current user. - [get-port-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/get-port-cli) - Get an available port. - [gzip-size-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/gzip-size-cli) - Get the gzipped size of a file or stdin. - [HASHA -cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/hasha-cli) - Hashing made simple. Get the hash of text or stdin. - [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. - [maybe](https://github.com/p-e-w/maybe) - See what a program does before deciding whether you really want it to happen. - [medium-cli](https://github.com/djadmin/medium-cli) - Read [medium.com](https://medium.com/) stories within your terminal, also gives top stories. - [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. - [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. - [SpeedRead](https://github.com/sunsations/speed_read) - A simple terminal-based open source Spritz-alike. - [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) - Like cowsay, but for yeoman. - [gdb-dashboard](https://github.com/cyrus-and/gdb-dashboard) - Modular visual interface for GDB in Python. - [weather-cli](https://github.com/riyadhalnur/weather-cli) - Check the weather for your city from your terminal. - [hget](https://github.com/bevacqua/hget) - Render websites in plain text from your terminal. - [ponysay](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay) - Pony rewrite of cowsay. -[emoj](https://github.com/sindresorhus/emoj) - Find relevant emoji from text on the command-line. ## License [](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) To the extent possible under law, [Adam Harris](https://twitter.com/adamCoder) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.