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carloscuesta/gitmoji-cli

A gitmoji interactive cli tool for using emojis on commits. 💻

Stack

JavaScript Yarn

GitHub topics

#cli #emoji #gitmoji #gitmoji-cli

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-11-17
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 22 open

4,830

stars

Forks: 212
Commits: 1,271 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

charmbracelet/freeze

Generate images of code and terminal output 📸

Stack

Go Go modules

Updated: 2026-09-01
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2024-01-09
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 80 open

4,824

stars

Forks: 105
Commits: 417 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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x-cmd/x-cmd

Shell Superpowers for AI Agents.

AI dev

Stack

Awk

GitHub topics

#agent #ai #bash #cli #cloud #shell

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2022-10-01
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 106 open

4,653

stars

Forks: 165
Commits: 681 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

thlorenz/doctoc

📜 Generates table of contents for markdown files inside local git repository. Links are compatible with anchors generated by github or other sites.

AI dev

Stack

JavaScript React npm

Updated: 2026-09-30
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-05-27
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 28 open

4,468

stars

Forks: 482
Commits: 273 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

jhspetersson/fselect

Find files with SQL-like queries

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cli #command-line #files #filesystem #find #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-09-05
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2018-01-26
History: 12 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 6 open

4,464

stars

Forks: 87
Commits: 1,446 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

cointop-sh/cointop

A fast and lightweight interactive terminal based UI application for tracking cryptocurrencies 🚀 by @miguelmota

Archived

Stack

Go Cobra gRPC Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#bitcoin #blockchain #cli #coin #coingecko #coinmarketcap

Updated: 2024-04-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-29
History: 10 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 54 open

4,387

stars

Forks: 350
Commits: 880 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

kohler/gifsicle

Create, manipulate, and optimize GIF images and animations

Stack

Updated: 2026-01-31
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 1998-03-01
History: 8 history points
License: GPL-2.0
Issues: 29 open

4,320

stars

Forks: 256
Commits: 899 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

ChrisBuilds/terminaltexteffects

TerminalTextEffects (TTE) is a terminal visual effects engine, application, and Python library.

AI dev

Stack

Python pytest uv

GitHub topics

#ascii-art #terminal-based #visual-effects #visualisation

Updated: 2026-09-22
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2023-07-24
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 9 open

4,263

stars

Forks: 94
Commits: 1,903 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

peak/s5cmd

Parallel S3 and local filesystem execution tool.

Stack

Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#aws #cli #filesystem #go #s3 #s5cmd

Updated: 2025-06-13
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2016-11-15
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 200 open

4,208

stars

Forks: 349
Commits: 548 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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shobrook/rebound

Instant Stack Overflow results whenever an exception is thrown

Stack

Python pip

GitHub topics

#command-line-interface #command-line-tool #error-messages #python #stackoverflow #terminal-app

Updated: 2022-02-16
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-02-28
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 24 open

4,115

stars

Forks: 381
Commits: 168 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rgburke/grv

GRV is a terminal interface for viewing git repositories

Stack

GitHub topics

#git #go #golang #ncurses-tui #terminal-based

Updated: 2019-05-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2017-01-29
History: 9 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 31 open

4,090

stars

Forks: 98
Commits: 593 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

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sobolevn/git-secret

:busts_in_silhouette: A bash-tool to store your private data inside a git repository.

Stack

Shell Bundler

GitHub topics

#encryption #git #git-addons #git-secret #gpg #secret-management

Updated: 2026-09-28
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-12-20
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 153 open

4,048

stars

Forks: 213
Commits: 1,029 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

lirantal/dockly

Immersive terminal interface for managing docker containers and services

Stack

JavaScript React npm

GitHub topics

#cli #command-line-tool #console #containers #docker #hacktoberfest

Updated: 2026-07-23
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2016-10-22
History: 9 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 5 open

4,034

stars

Forks: 162
Commits: 331 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

icholy/ttygif

Convert terminal recordings to animated gifs

Stack

GitHub topics

#gifs #terminal

Updated: 2025-08-02
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2010-08-22
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 17 open

4,012

stars

Forks: 247
Commits: 231 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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yeoman/yo

CLI tool for running Yeoman generators

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#generator #javascript #nodejs #scaffolding #templates #yeoman

Updated: 2026-08-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2013-02-11
History: 8 history points
License: BSD-2-Clause
Issues: 39 open

3,965

stars

Forks: 406
Commits: 622 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

sindresorhus/speed-test

Test your internet connection speed and ping using speedtest.net from the CLI

Stack

JavaScript npm

GitHub topics

#cli-app #command-line-tool #download-speed #nodejs #npm-package #speed-test

Updated: 2021-12-03
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-08-13
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 4 open

3,950

stars

Forks: 171
Commits: 45 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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newsboat/newsboat

An RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals

Stack

C++ Cargo

GitHub topics

#atom-feed-reader #newsbeuter #rss-feed-reader

Updated: 2026-10-04
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2006-11-09
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 413 open

3,916

stars

Forks: 252
Commits: 9,006 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

KuroLabs/stegcloak

Hide secrets with invisible characters in plain text securely using passwords 🧙🏻‍♂️⭐

Stack

JavaScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#cipher #compression #cryptography #data-exfiltration #functional-programming #hacking

Updated: 2024-10-01
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-04-28
History: 12 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 15 open

3,904

stars

Forks: 251
Commits: 162 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: 0 0.0%
Commit velocity, last 7 days: 0 0.0%

Website GitHub

yvgude/lean-ctx

LeanCTX — Context Gateway for AI Systems. Control what your AI can see. Open-source Engine for context selection, supported controls, and evidence.

AI dev

Stack

Rust Axum Express pytest React Cargo Go modules Gradle

GitHub topics

#agentic-coding #ai #ai-agents #ai-coding #ai-governance #claude-code

Updated: 2026-10-07
Lists: 4 list mentions
First commit: 2026-03-23
History: 8 history points
License: Apache-2.0
Issues: 17 open

3,865

stars

Forks: 350
Commits: 8,380 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

marp-team/marp-cli

A CLI interface for Marp and Marpit based converters

Stack

TypeScript Express npm

GitHub topics

#cli #deck #markdown #marp #marpit #presentation

Updated: 2026-09-08
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-08-09
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 18 open

3,829

stars

Forks: 194
Commits: 2,535 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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insanum/gcalcli

Google Calendar Command Line Interface

Stack

Python PEP 517 pip

Updated: 2025-10-25
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2012-04-25
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 170 open

3,765

stars

Forks: 338
Commits: 616 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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rs/curlie

The power of curl, the ease of use of httpie.

Stack

Go Go modules

GitHub topics

#api-client #cli #curl #developer-tools #go #http-client

Updated: 2025-12-07
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-05-26
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 27 open

3,731

stars

Forks: 114
Commits: 91 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

Julien-cpsn/ATAC

A simple API client (postman like) in your terminal

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#api #api-client #insomnia #postman #ratatui #rust

Updated: 2026-09-03
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2024-02-05
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 20 open

3,728

stars

Forks: 137
Commits: 499 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

vercel/release

Generate changelogs with a single command

Stack

JavaScript npm Yarn

GitHub topics

#github #npm #releases #vercel

Updated: 2026-05-21
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2016-12-22
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 46 open

3,584

stars

Forks: 117
Commits: 406 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

chjj/ttystudio

A terminal-to-gif recorder minus the headaches.

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2017-07-10
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2015-07-07
History: 9 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 20 open

3,232

stars

Forks: 92
Commits: 76 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

lxgr-linux/pokete

A terminal based Pokemon like game

Stack

Python Go modules PEP 517

GitHub topics

#cli-game #console-game #game #linux #pokemon #python

Updated: 2026-05-22
Lists: 2 list mentions
First commit: 2021-01-19
History: 10 history points
License: GPL-3.0
Issues: 30 open

3,157

stars

Forks: 254
Commits: 2,427 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

skywind3000/z.lua

:zap: A new cd command that helps you navigate faster by learning your habits.

Stack

Lua

GitHub topics

#autojump #bash #cd #fasd #fish #fishshell

Updated: 2026-08-10
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2018-03-21
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 75 open

3,149

stars

Forks: 149
Commits: 524 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

irssi/irssi

The client of the future

Stack

C Meson

GitHub topics

#irc #irc-client #irc-protocol #irssi

Updated: 2026-02-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 1999-09-03
History: 8 history points
License: NOASSERTION
Issues: 235 open

3,138

stars

Forks: 396
Commits: 6,931 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

Website GitHub

imsnif/diskonaut

Terminal disk space navigator 🔭

Stack

Rust Cargo

GitHub topics

#cli #disk-space #navigator #terminal #visualization

Updated: 2024-03-07
Lists: 3 list mentions
First commit: 2020-02-22
History: 8 history points
License: MIT
Issues: 45 open

3,133

stars

Forks: 96
Commits: 207 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

GitHub

yaronn/wopr

A simple markup language for creating rich terminal reports, presentations and infographics

Stack

JavaScript npm

Updated: 2024-04-01
Lists: 1 list mention
First commit: 2015-05-28
History: 8 history points
License: Unknown
Issues: 7 open

3,085

stars

Forks: 81
Commits: 83 commits
Star growth, last 7 days: No 7-day history
Commit velocity, last 7 days: No 7-day history

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