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View 1540 business solutionsBrowse free open source Command Line Tools and projects for Mac 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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Build Agents and Models on One PlatformGemini Enterprise Agent Platform is Google Cloud's comprehensive platform for developers to build, scale, govern, and optimize agents and models. Choose from Google's most advanced models and third-party models like Anthropic's Claude Model Family.
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MongoDB Atlas runs apps anywhereMongoDB Atlas gives you the freedom to build and run modern applications anywhere—across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. With global availability in over 115 regions, Atlas lets you deploy close to your users, meet compliance needs, and scale with confidence across any geography.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Swagger 2.0
Swagger 2.0 implementation for go
This package contains a golang implementation of Swagger 2.0 (aka OpenAPI 2.0), it knows how to serialize and deserialize swagger specifications. With the largest ecosystem of API tooling on the planet, thousands of developers are supporting Swagger in almost every modern programming language and deployment environment. With a Swagger-enabled API, you get interactive documentation, client SDK generation and discoverability. We created Swagger to help fulfill the promise of APIs. Swagger helps companies like Apigee, Getty Images, Intuit, LivingSocial, McKesson, Microsoft, Morningstar, and PayPal build the best possible services with RESTful APIs. Now in version 2.0, Swagger is more enabling than ever. And it's 100% open-source software. go-swagger brings to the go community a complete suite of fully-featured, high-performance, API components to work with a Swagger API, server, client, and data model. -
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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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SIGAR (System Information Gatherer and Reporter) is a cross-platform, cross-language library and command-line tool for accessing operating system and hardware level information in Java, Perl and .NET.
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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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Gum
A tool for glamorous shell scripts
A tool for glamorous shell scripts. Leverage the power of Bubbles and Lip Gloss in your scripts and aliases without writing any Go code! Gum provides highly configurable, ready-to-use utilities to help you write useful shell scripts and dotfiles aliases with just a few lines of code. Let's build a simple script to help you write Conventional Commits for your dotfiles. Use a package manager. gum is designed to be embedded in scripts and supports all sorts of use cases. Components are configurable and customizable to fit your theme and use case. You can customize with --flags. See gum <command> --help for a full view of each command's customization and configuration options. You can also use ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES to customize gum by default, this is useful to keep a consistent theme for all your gum commands. -
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fzf
A command-line fuzzy finder
fzf is a general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder. It's an interactive Unix filter for command-line that can be used with any list; files, command history, processes, hostnames, bookmarks, git commits, etc. fzf will launch an interactive finder, read the list from STDIN, and write the selected item to STDOUT. Without STDIN pipe, fzf will use find command to fetch the list of files excluding hidden ones. (You can override the default command with FZF_DEFAULT_COMMAND). fzf by default starts in fullscreen mode, but you can make it start below the cursor with the height option. Unless otherwise specified, fzf starts in "extended-search mode" where you can type in multiple search terms delimited by spaces. Fuzzy completion for files and directories can be triggered if the word before the cursor ends with the trigger sequence, which is by default **. Fuzzy completion for PIDs is provided for the kill command. In this case, there is no trigger sequence. -
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miniserve
For when you really just want to serve some files over HTTP right now
miniserve is a compact command-line utility for sharing files and directories over HTTP. It is written in Rust and distributed as a self-contained binary for major desktop and server platforms. Users can serve one file, expose a browsable directory, host a static site, or route missing paths to a single-page application. Optional authentication, TLS, random routes, and custom headers help control access. The browser interface supports search, themed listings, QR codes, uploads, directory creation, deletion, and compressed folder downloads. It also handles range requests, README rendering, WebDAV, health checks, and correct MIME types. miniserve is designed for situations where starting a full web server would be unnecessary or too slow. -
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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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lark-cli
A command-line tool for Lark/Feishu Open Platform
lark-cli is a command-line tool designed to interact with the Lark (Feishu) ecosystem, enabling developers to manage and automate workflows within the platform directly from the terminal. It provides utilities for handling applications, bots, messaging, and other services offered by Lark, making it easier to integrate enterprise collaboration features into development pipelines. The tool is designed for efficiency, allowing users to perform operations quickly without relying on graphical interfaces. It supports authentication, configuration management, and API interactions, streamlining the process of building and deploying Lark-based applications. The CLI also facilitates automation by enabling scripting and integration with CI/CD workflows. It is particularly useful for teams that rely on Lark for communication and want to extend its functionality programmatically. -
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Nativefier
Make any web page a desktop application
Tired of having to search through numerous open tabs on your browser just to view a web page that you regularly view? Make things easier and more convenient for yourself with Nativefier! Nativefier is a command-line tool that easily creates a desktop app for any web site with minimal configuration. It creates an Electron (which uses Chromium under the hood) based native wrapper in an OS executable (.app, .exe, etc) for use on Windows, macOS and Linux. Using Nativefier is absurdly simple. Just type in: nativefier "web site address" to create a native desktop app for your chosen web site, and Nativefier does the rest. It will automatically retrieve the app icon and name, which you can overwrite. -
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Nushell
A new type of shell
NuShell (often shortened to “Nu”) is a modern, cross-platform shell written in Rust that treats all data as structured tables rather than plain text. It supports pipelines on rich typed data, has built-in commands for JSON/CSV/SQL/excel, and offers scripting, autocompletion, scoped variables, and strong error handling—bridging the gap between shell scripting and programming. -
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gallery-dl
Command-line program to download image galleries and collections
gallery-dl is a powerful command-line tool designed to download image galleries and collections from a wide range of image hosting and media websites. Built with Python, it works across multiple operating systems including Windows, Linux, and macOS. The program allows users to download images, manga chapters, or media collections by simply providing a supported website URL. It includes extensive configuration options that allow users to control download behavior, file naming, and directory structure. gallery-dl also supports authentication methods such as usernames, cookies, and OAuth to access restricted or private content. With its broad site compatibility and flexible configuration system, it is widely used for automating large-scale gallery downloads. -
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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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Duplicati
Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!
Duplicati is a free and open source backup client for securely storing your data. Duplicati stores encrypted, incremental, compressed backups on cloud storage services and remote file servers using AES-256 encryption, keeping your data safe and always updated. It works with most storage services, including Google Cloud and Drive, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and OneDrive, Dropbox, FTPOpenStack Storage (Swift), SSH (SFTP), WebDAV, Tencent Cloud Object Storage (COS), and more! Duplicati also works on all major platforms (Windows, Linux and OSX). Unlike many other backup solutions, Duplicati ensures that your data is stored securely far away and updated regularly. Incremental updates means it saves on bandwidth and storage space, with a scheduler that automatically keeps your backups up to date. -
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Meta Package Manager
Wraps all package managers with a unifying CLI
Meta Package Manager wraps all package managers with a unifying CLI, and provides the MPM CLI, a wrapper around all package managers. MPM is like yt-dlp, but for package managers instead of videos. MPM solves XKCD #1654 - Universal Install Script. List installed packages. List duplicate installed packages. Search for packages. Install a package, remove a package, and list outdated packages. Sync local package infos. Upgrade all outdated packages. Backup list of installed packages to TOML file. Restore/install list of packages from TOML files. Pin-point commands to a subset of package managers (include/exclude selectors). Support plain, versioned, and purl package specifiers. Export output to JSON or print user-friendly tables. Shell auto-completion for Bash, Zsh and Fish. Provides an Xbar/SwiftBar plugin for friendly macOS integration. -
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signal-cli
signal-cli provides a commandline, dbus and JSON-RPC interface
signal-cli is a command line interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code. For registering you need a phone number where you can receive SMS or incoming calls. signal-cli is primarily intended to be used on servers to notify admins of important events. For this use-case, it has a daemon mode with D-BUS interface (man page) and JSON-RPC interface (documentation). For the JSON-RPC interface, there's also a simple example client, written in Rust. -
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GAM
Command line management for Google Workspace
GAM is a command line tool that allows administrators to manage many aspects of their Google Workspace (formerly G Suite / Google Apps) Account. This page provides simple instructions for downloading, installing and starting to use GAM. GAM requires paid (or Education/non-profit) editions of Google Workspace. G Suite Legacy Free Edition has limited API support and not all GAM commands work. While many GAM functions do not require domain administrative privileges, the setup does. Download GAM, then run the MSI installer. By default, GAM will install to C:\GAM but you can change this to wherever you prefer. GAM will also be added to your path so you can run GAM even if you're not in the GAM folder. At the end of the MSI install process, GAM will open a command prompt to allow you to setup a project and authorize GAM for admin management and user data/config access. -
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NextDNS
NextDNS CLI client (DoH Proxy)
NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids, on all devices and on all networks. Determine your threat model and fine-tune your security strategy by enabling 10+ different types of protections. Use the most trusted threat intelligence feeds containing millions of malicious domains, all updated in real-time. Go beyond the domain, we analyze DNS questions and answers on-the-fly (in a matter of nanoseconds) in order to detect and block malicious behavior. With usually only a few hours between domain registration and the start of an attack, our threat intelligence system is built to catch malicious domains earlier than classic security solutions. Block ads and trackers on websites and in apps, including the most devious ones. Use the most popular ads & trackers blocklists, millions of domains all updated in real-time.
