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View 1346 business solutionsBrowse free open source Command Line Tools and projects for Linux below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Command Line Tools by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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Comgt is a command line tool for controlling, configuring and interacting with Option Wireless 3G and 2G ( HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM) data devices within the Linux environment.
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cc-switch
A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant tool for Claude Code
cc-switch is a cross-platform desktop assistant designed to unify and streamline the management of multiple AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Gemini CLI within a single interface. The application focuses on improving developer productivity by providing centralized configuration, provider switching, and workflow orchestration across different AI backends. Built as a modern desktop app using Tauri and web technologies, it enables users to manage credentials, sessions, and tool settings without manually editing configuration files. The project also includes advanced reliability features such as automatic failover, local proxy routing, and usage monitoring to help maintain stable AI tool operations. With ongoing updates adding session management, backup controls, and expanded provider support, cc-switch is positioned as a power-user control center for AI-assisted development environments. -
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Spicetify
Command-line tool to customize Spotify client
Command-line tool to customize the official Spotify client. Supports Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Change the colors whole UI. Inject CSS for advanced customization. Inject Extensions (Javascript script) to extend functionalities, manipulate UI, and control the player. Inject Custom apps. Remove bloated components to improve performance. -
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Pop
Send emails from your terminal
Pop is a terminal-based tool for sending emails from the command line. It lets users write messages in Markdown, attach files, and send mail through Resend or a custom SMTP setup. The project is useful for developers who want email sending to fit naturally into scripts, shell workflows, release processes, or automated notifications. Pop can be used as a direct CLI command, and it also supports a terminal interface for a more interactive experience. It reads message content from standard input, which makes it easy to combine with other command-line tools. Its main value is making email composition and delivery scriptable, flexible, and pleasant inside the terminal. -
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Freeze
Generate images of code and terminal output
Freeze is a command-line tool for generating polished images from code and terminal output. It helps developers create clean visual assets for README files, documentation, tutorials, social posts, and product demos. Instead of taking manual screenshots, users can generate consistent images directly from source files or terminal content. The tool supports multiple output formats, making it useful across web pages, presentations, and repository assets. Freeze is especially helpful for CLI projects where terminal output needs to look clear, styled, and repeatable. Its main value is turning code snippets and command-line sessions into shareable visuals with a simple developer workflow. -
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VHS
Your CLI home video recorder
VHS is a command-line tool for recording terminal sessions as reproducible demos. It uses scriptable tape files that describe terminal actions, timing, dimensions, typing speed, and output settings. Developers can use it to create GIFs, videos, screenshots, or terminal recordings for documentation, README files, tutorials, and product demos. Instead of manually recording a screen, VHS makes terminal demonstrations repeatable and easier to update when a project changes. It is especially useful for CLI tools because it turns terminal behavior into a source-controlled artifact. Its main value is making polished command-line demos easier to create, maintain, and regenerate. -
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ipatool
Command-line tool that allows searching and downloading app packages
ipatool is a command line tool that allows you to search for iOS apps on the App Store and download a copy of the app package, known as an ipa file. Supported operating system (Windows, Linux or macOS). Apple ID is set up to use the App Store. To authenticate with the App Store, use the auth command. To search for apps on the App Store, use the search command. To obtain a license for an app, use the purchase command. To download a copy of the ipa file, use the download command. -
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GitHub CLI
GitHub’s official command line tool
GitHub CLI is a free and open-source tool that brings GitHub functionality directly to the command line. It allows developers to manage repositories, pull requests, issues, and releases without leaving the terminal. With simple commands, users can perform common GitHub tasks such as checking out pull requests or creating issues locally. The CLI helps eliminate context switching by enabling a full GitHub workflow from the terminal environment. Developers can also interact with the GitHub API to automate tasks and create custom scripts or command aliases. Additionally, GitHub CLI supports connections to both GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise Server for enterprise-ready workflows. -
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s3cmd
Command line tool for managing Amazon S3 and CloudFront services
Open-source tool to access Amazon S3 file storage. S3cmd is a free command line tool and client for uploading, retrieving and managing data in Amazon S3 and other cloud storage service providers that use the S3 protocol, such as Google Cloud Storage. Lots of features and options have been added to s3cmd since its very first release in 2008.... we recently counted more than 60 command line options, including multipart uploads, encryption, incremental backup, s3 sync, ACL and Metadata management, S3 bucket size, bucket policies, and more! -
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Ganache
Personal blockchain for Ethereum development
Quickly fire up a personal Ethereum blockchain which you can use to run tests, execute commands, and inspect state while controlling how the chain operates. Quickly see the current status of all accounts, including their addresses, private keys, transactions and balances. See the log output of Ganache’s internal blockchain, including responses and other vital debugging information. Configure advanced mining with a single click, setting block times to best suit your development needs. Examine all blocks and transactions to gain insight about what’s happening under the hood. Byzantium comes standard, giving you the latest Ethereum features needed for modern app development. Each platform has an associated npm run configuration to help you build on each platform more easily. Because each platform has different (but similar) build processes, they require different configurations. -
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sq data wrangler
sq data wrangler
sq is a command line tool that provides jq-style access to structured data sources: SQL databases, or document formats like CSV or Excel. sq executes jq-like queries, or database-native SQL. It can join across sources: join a CSV file to a Postgres table, or MySQL with Excel. sq outputs to a multitude of formats including JSON, Excel, CSV, HTML, Markdown and XML, and can insert query results directly to a SQL database. sq can also inspect sources to view metadata about the source structure (tables, columns, size). You can use sq diff to compare tables, or entire databases. sq has commands for common database operations to copy, truncate, and drop tables. -
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DB Browser for SQLite
The DB Browser for SQLite
DB Browser for SQLite (DB4S) is a high quality, visual, open source tool to create, design, and edit database files compatible with SQLite. DB4S is for users and developers who want to create, search, and edit databases. DB4S uses a familiar spreadsheet-like interface, and complicated SQL commands do not have to be learned. This program is not a visual shell for the sqlite command line tool, and does not require familiarity with SQL commands. It is a tool to be used by both developers and end users, and must remain as simple to use as possible in order to achieve these goals. Import and export records as text, import and export tables from/to CSV files, import and export databases from/to SQL dump files, issue SQL queries and inspect the results, examine a log of all SQL commands issued by the application, plot simple graphs based on table or query data. -
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ttyd
Share your terminal over the web
ttyd is a command-line tool that shares a terminal session through a web browser. It runs on Unix-like systems and Windows, making it useful for remote administration, browser-based development environments, demos, lab machines, and containerized tools. The project is built on libuv and WebGL2 to provide a responsive browser terminal experience. It can run custom commands with options, support authentication, and expose shell access over HTTP or HTTPS. ttyd also includes practical terminal features such as CJK and IME input, ZMODEM and trzsz file transfer, Sixel image output, SSL support, and reverse proxy compatibility. It is best suited for users who want a lightweight way to access command-line programs from any modern browser. -
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hyperfine
A command-line benchmarking tool
A command-line benchmarking tool. Statistical analysis across multiple runs. Support for arbitrary shell commands. Constant feedback about the benchmark progress and current estimates. Warmup runs can be executed before the actual benchmark. Cache-clearing commands can be set up before each timing run. Statistical outlier detection to detect interference from other programs and caching effects. Export results to various formats: CSV, JSON, Markdown, AsciiDoc. Parameterized benchmarks (e.g. vary the number of threads). Cross-platform. Hyperfine will automatically determine the number of runs to perform for each command. By default, it will perform at least 10 benchmarking runs and measure for at least 3 seconds. For programs that perform a lot of disk I/O, the benchmarking results can be heavily influenced by disk caches and whether they are cold or warm. If you want to run the benchmark on a warm cache, you can use the -w/--warmup option. -
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wx-cli
WeChat local data CLI with daemon architecture
wx-cli is a command-line tool for querying local WeChat data directly from a user’s machine. It is built as a Rust binary with a daemon architecture that keeps decrypted database data cached for fast repeated access. The tool can inspect conversations, chat history, unread messages, contacts, group members, group nicknames, favorites, statistics, exports, SNS feed items, public account articles, and image attachments. It is designed to be AI-agent friendly, with YAML output by default and optional JSON output for automation or downstream processing. The project keeps data local, decrypts in real time, and avoids full pre-decryption workflows. It is useful for users who need searchable, scriptable access to their own WeChat records while preserving local control over the data. -
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hollows_hunter
Recognizes and dumps a variety of potentially malicious implants
Hollows Hunter is a command-line malware analysis tool based on the PE-sieve passive memory scanner. It scans running processes, or even the full system, to identify potentially malicious implants. The tool can recognize and dump suspicious artifacts such as replaced PEs, injected PEs, shellcode, hooks, and in-memory patches. Unlike PE-sieve’s more process-specific workflow, Hollows Hunter can select targets using broader criteria such as process IDs, process names, or creation time. This makes it useful for incident response, memory triage, and forensic investigation of suspicious Windows systems. Its purpose is defensive analysis, helping researchers extract suspicious memory artifacts for deeper review. -
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RMUX
Universal Rust multiplexer with a typed SDK
RMUX is a Rust-based terminal multiplexer designed for humans, agents, and headless command-line workflows. It provides tmux-style detachable terminal sessions while adding a typed SDK and structured snapshots for programmatic control. Users can run terminal or TUI applications, detach from them, reconnect later, and inspect their state from code. The project is built to work natively across Linux, macOS, and Windows, including support for Windows Named Pipes. rmux is especially useful for AI agents that need to drive command-line tools reliably without losing session context. Its main value is combining traditional terminal multiplexing with modern automation-friendly APIs. -
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xurl CLI
The official CLI for the X API
xurl is a modern command-line HTTP client designed to provide a flexible and developer-friendly alternative to traditional tools like curl. It introduces a simplified syntax and enhanced usability, making it easier to construct and execute HTTP requests without memorizing complex command structures. The tool supports a wide range of HTTP operations, including GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE, while also providing features such as request templating and reusable configurations. It is designed for efficiency, allowing developers to quickly test APIs, debug endpoints, and automate network interactions directly from the terminal. xurl also includes support for structured output formats, making it easier to inspect responses and integrate with scripts or pipelines. Its lightweight design ensures that it can be easily installed and used across different environments. Overall, xurl enhances the developer experience for API testing and interaction by combining simplicity with powerful functionality. -
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stefanstools
A collection of various tools
This is a collection of various open source tools: StExBar: The ultimate extensions for Windows Explorer or: what Microsoft forgot to implement in the explorer. SKTimeStamp: Adds a new page to the Windows explorer properties where you can manipulate file times AAClr: change Aero colors to match the wallpaper FileTool: a small utility to create files with random data for testing tabspace: a command line tool to change all tabs/spaces to tabs/spaces and vice versa in text/code files. Note: projects moved to GitHub https://github.com/stefankueng/tools -
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wacli
WhatsApp CLI
wacli is a command-line interface for WhatsApp that focuses on syncing, searching, and sending messages through the WhatsApp Web protocol. It is designed as a third-party CLI built on top of whatsmeow, giving developers and power users a local-first way to work with WhatsApp data outside the standard app interface. The project supports interactive authentication through a QR-based login flow and then transitions into a non-interactive sync mode for ongoing message capture. It stores data locally, which enables fast offline search across previously synced conversations and makes it useful for automation, archiving, and analysis workflows. Beyond basic messaging, it also includes tools for backfilling older history on a best-effort basis, downloading media, and managing groups. The overall design emphasizes human-readable terminal output by default, with optional JSON output for scripting and machine-readable pipelines. -
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pdfsandwich generates "sandwich" OCR pdf files, i.e. pdf files which contain only images (but no editable text) will be processed by optical character recognition (OCR) and the text will be added to each page invisibly "behind" the images. pdfsandwich is a command line tool which is supposed to be useful to OCR scanned books or journals. It is able to recognize the page layout even for multicolumn text. Essentially, pdfsandwich is a wrapper script which calls the following binaries: convert, unpaper, tesseract, gs, and hocr2pdf (if tesseract < 3.03). It is known to run on Unix systems and has been tested on Linux and MacOS X. It supports parallel processing on multiprocessor systems. In contrast to most competing sandwich programs, it performs preprocessing of the scanned images, such as de-skewing or removal of dark edges etc. For further information please read the manual: http://www.tobias-elze.de/pdfsandwich/index.html
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Spring Boot
Easily create Spring-powered, production-grade applications
Spring Boot lets you create stand-alone, production-grade, Spring-based applications and services with minimal fuss. It offers a radically faster and highly accessible manner for starting all Spring development. By taking an opinionated view of the Spring platform, it enables you to quickly and easily get to the bits you need. Most Spring Boot applications need minimal Spring configuration. You can use it to create a stand-alone Java application or more traditional WAR deployments. A command line tool is also provided that allows you to run spring scripts. -
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PDF4QT
Open source PDF editor
PDF4QT is open source PDF editor based on Qt framework. It contains a C++ library, applications for viewing/editing PDF documents, and a command line tool. PDF4QT is an open-source PDF editor for Windows/Linux. It is a modern solution for viewing/editing/rendering PDF documents, for users and developers alike. For developers, there is a C++ library and a command line tool for use in scripts. For users, there are four applications offering many features. The project is hosted on Github and uses the license LGPLv3. The applications are primarily used by target users to view, edit, manipulate or compare PDF documents. Users can preview these applications in the screenshots section of this webpage. Basic browsing and lots of other functionalities, such as encryption, reading a document, verification of digital signatures, editing of annotations, searching for text using regular expressions, drawing pages into an image, and much more. Several plug-ins are available. -
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discrawl
cli for Discord with sqlite backend
discrawl is a command-line and database-driven tool for archiving, syncing, and searching Discord server content locally using a SQLite backend. The project allows users to mirror Discord conversations and metadata into a searchable offline database, making it useful for analytics, moderation, research, and long-term archival workflows. It supports synchronization through both Discord bot APIs and local desktop cache imports, giving users flexibility in how data is collected and updated. The system includes commands for searching messages, tailing live updates, and maintaining synchronized archives through incremental sync operations. Designed for developers and advanced users, discrawl emphasizes portability, local ownership of data, and efficient querying of large Discord histories. Its integration with the OpenClaw ecosystem positions it as a powerful utility for AI-assisted communication analysis and searchable knowledge retention. -
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A command line tool to create C files from binary files. It can be used to embed the contents of external files to a C or C++ program.
