Awesome Command Line Apps
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A curated list of useful command line apps
✦ My macOS application:
## Contents
- [Awesome Command Line Apps](#awesome-command-line-apps)
- [Contents](#contents)
- [Databases](#databases)
- [Media](#media)
- [Developer](#developer)
- [Other](#other)
- [Contributors](#contributors)
- [License](#license)
## Databases
* [mycli](https://github.com/dbcli/mycli) - CLI for MySQL that can do auto-completion and syntax highlighting. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/dbcli/mycli) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [pgcli](https://www.pgcli.com) - Pgcli is a command line interface for Postgres with auto-completion and syntax
## Media
* [cmus](https://cmus.github.io/) - Small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/cmus) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [youtube-dl](https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/) - Download videos from YouTube.com and a few more sites. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl)
## Developer
* [httpie](https://httpie.org) - Modern command line HTTP client. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jakubroztocil/httpie) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [JSON Schema CLI](https://github.com/sourcemeta/jsonschema) - The CLI for working with JSON Schema. Covers formatting, linting, testing, bundling, and more for both local development and CI/CD pipelines. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/sourcemeta/jsonschema) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [mdctl](https://github.com/samzong/mdctl) - A command-line tool for processing Markdown files. Download Images, Translate Files, etc. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [SimTool](https://github.com/azizuysal/simtool) - Terminal UI for iOS Simulator management with powerful app browsing and file viewing capabilities. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/azizuysal/simtool) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
## Other
* [ack](https://beyondgrep.com) - A tool like grep, optimized for programmers. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Airlift](https://github.com/TheAcharya/Airlift) - Upload & Merge Data with Attachments to Airtable. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/TheAcharya/Airlift) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [archey-osx](http://obihann.github.io/archey-osx/) - An archey script for OS X. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/obihann/archey-osx) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [asciinema](https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema) - Easily record terminal sessions and replay them in a terminal as well as in a web browser. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [autojump](https://github.com/wting/autojump/wiki) - Replace `cd` with intelligent autojump. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/wting/autojump) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [bash-it](https://github.com/Bash-it/bash-it) - Shameless ripoff of oh-my-zsh for bash. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat) - A `cat(1)` clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [bclm](https://github.com/zackelia/bclm) - macOS command-line utility to limit max battery charge. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zackelia/bclm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [ccat](https://github.com/jingweno/ccat) - The colorizing cat which works similar to cat but displays content with syntax highlighting. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jingweno/ccat) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [ClamAV](https://www.clamav.net/) - Cross-platform, open-source antivirus engine. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [cmatrix](https://github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix/) - Terminal screensaver inspired by "The Matrix" movie. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrix/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [cool-retro-term](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term) - Good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/Swordfish90/cool-retro-term)
* [CSV2Notion Neo](https://github.com/TheAcharya/csv2notion-neo) - Upload & Merge CSV or JSON Data with Images to Notion Database. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/TheAcharya/csv2notion-neo) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [dark-mode](https://github.com/sindresorhus/dark-mode) - Control dark mode from the command-line. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [eureka](https://github.com/simeg/eureka) - CLI tool to input and store your ideas without leaving the terminal. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Fish](https://fishshell.com/) - Smart and user-friendly shell, which is similar with zsh. [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/fisherman/awesome-fish-shell#readme)
* [fselect](https://github.com/jhspetersson/fselect) - Find files with SQL-like queries. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/jhspetersson/fselect)
* [GitHub CLI](https://github.com/cli/cli) - gh is GitHub on the command line. It brings pull requests, issues, and other GitHub concepts to the terminal next to where you are already working with git and your code. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Glances](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances) - Glances is a cross-platform curses-based system monitoring tool. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances)
* [Go2Shell](https://itunes.apple.com/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12) - Go2Shell opens a terminal window to the current directory in Finder. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://itunes.apple.com/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12)
* [hns](https://github.com/primaprashant/hns) - Speech-to-text tool to transcribe your voice from microphone directly to clipboard. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/primaprashant/hns)
* [htop](https://github.com/hishamhm/htop) - htop is an interactive text-mode process viewer for Unix systems. It aims to be a better 'top'. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/hishamhm/htop)
* [job](https://github.com/liujianping/job) - JOB, make your short-term command as a long-term job. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/liujianping/job) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [lnav](http://lnav.org) - A log file navigator. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/tstack/lnav) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [m-cli](https://github.com/rgcr/m-cli) - Swiss Army Knife for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/rgcr/m-cli) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Mac-CLI](https://github.com/guarinogabriel/Mac-CLI) - The ultimate tool to manage your Mac. Automatize the usage of your OS X system. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/guarinogabriel/Mac-CLI) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Magic Wormhole](https://magic-wormhole.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Get Things From One Computer To Another, Safely. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/guarinogabriel/Mac-CLI) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [MarkersExtractor](https://github.com/TheAcharya/MarkersExtractor) - Marker metadata extraction and conversion tool and library for Final Cut Pro. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/TheAcharya/MarkersExtractor) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [mas](https://github.com/mas-cli/mas) - Simple command line interface for the Mac App Store. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/mas-cli/mas) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Miller](https://miller.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) - Like awk, sed, cut, join, and sort for name-indexed data such as CSV, TSV, and tabular JSON. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/johnkerl/miller) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [ndm](https://720kb.github.io/ndm/) - Manage [npm](http://npmjs.org/) straight from the couch. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/720kb/ndm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [nushell](https://github.com/nushell/nushell) - nushell is a modern, GitHub-era shell written in Rust. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/zsh/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [OpenRecall](https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall) - Access your digital history, enhance memory and productivity, while maintaining privacy. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/openrecall/openrecall) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
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* [Rebound](https://github.com/shobrook/rebound/) - Instantly browse Stack Overflow results in your terminal when you get a compiler error. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [ripgrep (rg)](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep) - Very fast text searching tool similar to (but faster than) ack, ag or grep ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Serial](https://www.decisivetactics.com/products/serial/) - Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac.
* [shallow-backup](https://github.com/alichtman/shallow-backup) - Easily create text documentation of installed applications, dotfiles, and more. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [ShellHistory](https://loshadki.app/shellhistory/) - Backup, sync and organize your shell history [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shellhistory/id1564015476?mt=12)
* [silver searcher (ag)](https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher) - A code searching tool similar to ack, with a focus on speed. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ggreer/the_silver_searcher) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [spaceship](https://github.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt) - A Zsh prompt for Astronauts. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/denysdovhan/spaceship-prompt) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Taskbook](https://github.com/klaussinani/taskbook) - Tasks, boards & notes for the command-line habitat. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/klaussinani/taskbook) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Television](https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television) - A very fast general purpose fuzzy finder TUI. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/alexpasmantier/television) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [TextQL](https://github.com/dinedal/textql) - Execute SQL against structured text like CSV or TSV. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/dinedal/textql) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [thefuck](https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck) - A interesting software that corrects errors in previous console commands. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck)
* [tldr](https://tldr.sh/) - Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [tmux](https://github.com/tmux/tmux) - Terminal multiplexer to manage multiple terminals from a single terminal. [![OSS][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/tmux/tmux)
* [tmuxinator](https://github.com/tmuxinator/tmuxinator) - Manage complex tmux sessions easily. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/tmuxinator/tmuxinator)
* [trash](https://github.com/sindresorhus/trash) - Move files and directories to the trash. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
* [VisiData](https://visidata.org) - Terminal spreadsheet multitool for discovering and arranging data. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [xonsh](https://xon.sh/contents.html) - Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Zsh](https://www.zsh.org) - Zsh is a shell designed for interactive use, although it is also a powerful scripting language. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://sourceforge.net/projects/zsh/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/unixorn/awesome-zsh-plugins#readme)
* [ohmyzsh](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh) - A delightful community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [xcodes](https://github.com/RobotsAndPencils/xcodes) - A command-line tool to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]](https://github.com/RobotsAndPencils/xcodes)
* [xxh](https://github.com/xxh/xxh) - Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the SSH. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/xxh/xxh) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [x-cmd](https://github.com/x-cmd/x-cmd) - x-cmd is a vast and interesting collection of tools guided by the Unix philosophy.[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/x-cmd/x-cmd) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [zellij](https://zellij.dev) - A terminal workspace with batteries included (modern replacement for tmux and more).[![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
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## Contributors
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