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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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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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Watchexec
Executes commands in response to file modifications
Software development often involves running the same commands over and over. Watchexec is a simple, standalone tool that watches a path and runs a command whenever it detects modifications. -
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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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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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Destructive Command Guard
The Destructive Command Guard (dcg) is for blocking dangerous git
Destructive Command Guard is a high-performance safety hook for AI coding agents and command-line workflows. It intercepts shell commands before execution and blocks operations that could erase files, rewrite Git history, destroy infrastructure, or remove data. The Rust implementation uses fast filtering and context-aware rules to distinguish dangerous execution from harmless text matches. Its modular security packs cover Git, filesystems, databases, containers, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, Terraform, and other tools. Users can inspect denials, enable agent-specific profiles, add allowlist entries, or temporarily bypass a rule when necessary. It also provides scan modes for CI and pre-commit checks, while a fail-open design avoids stopping work because of parser errors or timeouts. -
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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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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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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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GeoIP
This project automatically generates GeoIP files in multiple formats
GeoIP is a community-maintained project that generates and publishes enhanced GeoIP/Geo-database and IP-location/routing data in multiple formats (e.g. V2Ray .dat, MaxMind .mmdb, and others) to support proxy, VPN, or routing tools requiring IP-to-country/region resolution. Rather than depending solely on the official GeoLite2 data, geoip augments and merges data sources (especially for certain regions) to improve coverage or tailor by use-case (e.g. proxy-specific rules, private networks, or region-based classification). The repo provides automated, periodic releases (e.g. weekly or on schedule) and also offers a CLI tool so users can regenerate or customize geo data in the format they need — for example, producing a .dat file for V2Ray / Xray-core, or a MaxMind-compatible .mmdb. -
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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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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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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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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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Chart Testing
CLI tool for linting and testing Helm charts
ct is the tool for testing Helm charts. It is meant to be used for linting and testing pull requests. It automatically detects charts changed against the target branch. -
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Gemini API CLI
An (experimental) CLI for the Gemini API
Gemini API CLI is an open-source, experimental command-line utility that gives AI coding agents, shell scripts, and developers direct access to Google's Gemini API. Written in Go, it runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux as a standalone binary. It supports text generation, reasoning, image editing, music creation, video generation, and text-to-speech synthesis. Users can analyze PDFs, images, audio, videos, and YouTube content or generate transcripts and subtitles. The software also launches managed AI agents for asynchronous research and other complex tasks. Built-in commands manage models, uploaded files, credentials, and agent environments. Structured JSON output, dry-run validation, and automatic command discovery simplify integration with Codex, Claude Code, and other AI assistants. The project is currently in beta. -
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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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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.
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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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CodeGPT
A CLI written in Go language that writes git commit messages
CodeGPT is a Go-based command-line tool that uses AI to create Git commit messages and brief code review summaries. It reads staged Git changes and turns them into structured, human-readable commit text. The tool can be used directly from the CLI or integrated into Git through a prepare-commit-msg hook. It supports multiple AI providers, including OpenAI-compatible endpoints, Azure OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Groq, Ollama, and OpenRouter. Developers can customize prompts, diff context, excluded files, language output, proxies, and streaming behavior. Overall, it is built for teams that want faster, cleaner, and more consistent Git communication. -
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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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SketchyVim
Adds all vim moves and modes to macOS text fields
SketchyVim brings Vim editing behavior to accessible text fields throughout macOS. Instead of reimplementing Vim keybindings manually, it synchronizes the active text field with a real Vim buffer through libvim. Users can access normal, insert, visual, command-line, and other Vim modes together with standard Vim commands. A custom svimrc file can define personal mappings and configuration. Applications that conflict with the behavior can be excluded through a blacklist. Mode and command-line changes can trigger a shell script, making it possible to display status information through tools such as SketchyBar, although compatibility depends on each application’s accessibility support.
