Best open-source command-line tools

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

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AI & LLM tooling 99Agents & frameworks 33Local inference 8RAG & vector DBs 7Coding assistants 44Evals & observability 4Agent skills 10MCP servers 23Developer tools 108Web frameworks 6Databases & backends 6Editors & IDEs 6API tools 3Self-hosted apps 19Notes & docs 9Automation 16Data & analytics 8Infra & DevOps 37Security & identity 30Communication 2Media & photos 9Design & creative 3

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llamafilemozilla-ai/llamafile

Run an LLM from a single filePersonalLocal inferenceCLI★ 26kcommit 4 days ago

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anydocfirecrawl/anydoc

Convert office files and PDFs to MarkdownPersonalEnterpriseRAG & vector DBsCLILibrary / SDK★ 22kMITcommit last month

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Kopiakopia/kopia

Fast, encrypted backupsPersonalSelf-hosted appsDesktopCLI★ 14kApache-2.0commit yesterday

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jrnljrnl-org/jrnl

Journal from the command linePersonalNotes & docsCLI★ 7.3kGPL-3.0commit 2 months ago

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i2pdPurpleI2P/i2pd

I2P anonymous network routerPersonalSecurity & identityCLI★ 4.2kBSD-3-Clausecommit 7 hours ago

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DeepSeek Harnessdeepseek-ai/deepseek-harness

DeepSeek's plugin-first agent harnessPersonalEnterpriseAgents & frameworksCoding assistantsDesktopCLI★ 243kMITcommit yesterday

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CPythonpython/cpython

The Python programming languagePersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 77kcommit 10 hours ago

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ShellCheckkoalaman/shellcheck

Static analysis for shell scriptsPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLI★ 40kGPL-3.0commit 11 hours ago

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sqlmapsqlmapproject/sqlmap

Automatic SQL injection testing toolPersonalEnterpriseSecurity & identityCLI★ 39kcommit 6 days ago

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btoparistocratos/btop

Resource monitor for the terminalPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 35kApache-2.0commit 4 days ago

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PicoClawsipeed/picoclaw

Tiny assistant that runs anywherePersonalAgents & frameworksCLI★ 30kMITcommit 2 months ago

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bettercapbettercap/bettercap

Network reconnaissance toolkitPersonalEnterpriseSecurity & identityCLI★ 20kcommit 2 months ago

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xonshxonsh/xonsh

Python-powered shellPersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 9.7kcommit 5 days ago

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Grafttrailhq/Graft

Codebase context for coding agentsPersonalCoding assistantsCLI★ 9.5kMITcommit 4 days ago

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SQLitesqlite.org

The most widely deployed database engine in the worldPersonalEnterpriseDatabases & backendsCLILibrary / SDK★ 0blessing

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OpenMontagecalesthio/OpenMontage

Agentic video production systemPersonalAgents & frameworksMedia & photosCLI★ 63kAGPL-3.0commit 17 hours ago

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Powerlevel10kromkatv/powerlevel10k

Fast, flexible Zsh themePersonalDeveloper toolsCLI★ 55kMITcommit 4 weeks ago

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Czkawkaqarmin/czkawka

Find duplicates, empty folders and similar imagesPersonalDeveloper toolsDesktopCLI★ 34kcommit 3 weeks ago

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Hypithypit-ai/hypit

Remake viral videos with AI agentsPersonalAgents & frameworksMedia & photosCLI★ 19kcommit yesterday

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jckellyjonbrazil/jc

Convert command output to JSONPersonalEnterpriseDeveloper toolsCLILibrary / SDK★ 8.7kMITcommit 2 weeks ago

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AI & LLM tooling · 99Agents & frameworks · 33Local inference · 8RAG & vector DBs · 7Coding assistants · 44Evals & observability · 4Agent skills · 10MCP servers · 23Developer tools · 108Web frameworks · 6Databases & backends · 6Editors & IDEs · 6API tools · 3Self-hosted apps · 19Notes & docs · 9Automation · 16Data & analytics · 8Infra & DevOps · 37Security & identity · 30Communication · 2Media & photos · 9Design & creative · 3

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