Best open-source command-line tools for personal use

Open-source command-line tools you run from a terminal.

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AI & LLM tooling 94Agents & frameworks 31Local inference 8RAG & vector DBs 7Coding assistants 42Evals & observability 3Agent skills 10MCP servers 22Developer tools 106Web frameworks 6Databases & backends 6Editors & IDEs 6API tools 3Self-hosted apps 19Notes & docs 9Automation 13Data & analytics 8Infra & DevOps 24Security & identity 25Communication 2Media & photos 9Design & creative 3

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Web 131Docker / self-host 220Desktop 173Mobile 45CLI 259Library / SDK 338Extension / plugin 66

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resticrestic/restic

Fast, secure backup programPersonalSelf-hosted appsSecurity & identityCLI★ 36kBSD-2-Clausecommit last week

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Continuecontinuedev/continue

Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrainsPersonalEnterpriseCoding assistantsCLIExtension / plugin★ 36kApache-2.0commit 3 months ago

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ffufffuf/ffuf

Fast web fuzzerPersonalEnterpriseSecurity & identityCLI★ 17kMITcommit last week

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Bitwardenbitwarden/clients

Bitwarden password manager appsPersonalEnterpriseSecurity & identityWebDesktopCLI★ 14kcommit 3 days ago

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ouroborosQ00/ouroboros

Agent OS and specification runtime for AI coding workflowsPersonalMCP serversCoding assistantsEvals & observabilityCLIExtension / plugin★ 6.2kMITcommit yesterday

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bernsteinsipyourdrink-ltd/bernstein

Deterministic AI agent governance and orchestration frameworkPersonalEnterpriseAgents & frameworksDeveloper toolsAutomationWeb★ 1.4kApache-2.0commit 15 hours ago

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ripgrepBurntSushi/ripgrep

Very fast recursive search that respects .gitignorePersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 69kUnlicensecommit 2 months ago

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Jekylljekyll/jekyll

Blog-aware static site generatorPersonalWeb frameworksNotes & docsCLI★ 52kMITcommit 3 weeks ago

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Certbotcertbot/certbot

Get Let's Encrypt certificatesPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsSecurity & identityCLI★ 33kcommit 5 days ago

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tursotursodatabase/turso

In-process SQL database written in Rust compatible with SQLitePersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsMCP serversCLILibrary / SDK★ 25kMITcommit 3 days ago

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ezaeza-community/eza

Modern alternative to lsPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 23kEUPL-1.2commit 3 months ago

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BorgBackupborgbackup/borg

Deduplicating encrypted backupsPersonalSelf-hosted appsCLI★ 14kcommit 15 hours ago

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mopidymopidy/mopidy

Extensible music server written in PythonPersonalSelf-hosted appsMedia & photosCLI★ 8.6kApache-2.0commit 23 hours ago

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PM2Unitech/pm2

Production process manager for Node.jsPersonalEnterpriseInfra & DevOpsCLI★ 43kcommit last month

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Vimvim/vim

The ubiquitous modal text editorPersonalEditors & IDEsCLI★ 41kVimcommit 2 days ago

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esbuildevanw/esbuild

Extremely fast web bundlerPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 40kMITcommit 2 months ago

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zoxideajeetdsouza/zoxide

A smarter cd commandPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 40kMITcommit 2 days ago

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mpvmpv-player/mpv

Command-line media playerPersonalMedia & photosDesktopCLI★ 37kcommit 20 hours ago

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qmdtobi/qmd

Local search engine for your docsPersonalDeveloper toolsRAG & vector DBsCLI★ 30kMITcommit 4 days ago

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nnnjarun/nnn

Tiny, fast terminal file managerPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 22kBSD-2-Clausecommit 2 days ago

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AI & LLM tooling · 94Agents & frameworks · 31Local inference · 8RAG & vector DBs · 7Coding assistants · 42Evals & observability · 3Agent skills · 10MCP servers · 22Developer tools · 106Web frameworks · 6Databases & backends · 6Editors & IDEs · 6API tools · 3Self-hosted apps · 19Notes & docs · 9Automation · 13Data & analytics · 8Infra & DevOps · 24Security & identity · 25Communication · 2Media & photos · 9Design & creative · 3