Tools with Async I/O

General

Non-blocking network / filesystem I/O for responsiveness at scale.

textual

Build terminal and web UIs with Python's modern web-inspired API

★ 37k · v8.2.8 · python

dockly

Terminal UI for Docker container management

★ 4.0k · v3.24.5 · javascript

surge

Multi-connection terminal download manager with real-time progress tracking

★ 3.3k · v0.10.0 · go

croc

Secure file transfers between computers with simple code phrases

★ 36k · v10.4.13 · go

joshuto

Rust-powered terminal file manager with tabs and bulk rename

★ 3.7k · rust

s3scanner

Detect misconfigured cloud storage buckets across AWS, GCP, and more

★ 3.1k · v3.1.1 · go

entr

Trigger commands instantly when files change, no polling needed

★ 5.6k · c

oterm

Chat with local LLMs directly from your terminal

★ 2.4k · v0.20.0 · python

bubbletea

Build interactive terminal apps with functional Go architecture

★ 44k · v2.0.8 · go

mpd

Lightweight daemon for remote music playback and library management

★ 2.7k · c++

Mistral Vibe

Autonomous coding agents that understand your entire codebase

★ 4.7k · v2.19.1 · python

kdash

Real-time Kubernetes monitoring directly from your terminal

★ 2.5k · v2.1.0 · rust

libuv

Handle asynchronous I/O across all platforms with a single C library

★ 27k · v1.52.1 · c

ink

Build interactive CLIs with React components and Flexbox layouts

★ 39k · v7.1.0 · typescript

notcurses

Create stunning terminal UIs with vivid colors, multimedia, and Unicode support

★ 4.6k · v3.0.17 · c

gitui

Fast, intuitive git operations in your terminal

★ 22k · v0.28.1 · rust

aria2

Download files faster with multi-source parallel downloads

★ 41k · vrelease-1.37.0 · c++

oha

Real-time HTTP load testing with live performance metrics

★ 10k · v1.15.0 · rust

nping

Monitor network latency across multiple addresses with real-time visualizations

★ 2.2k · v0.7.1 · rust

lf

Fast, lightweight terminal file manager with vi keybindings and shell integration

★ 9.4k · vr41 · go

rustnet

Real-time network monitoring with deep packet inspection in your terminal

★ 4.7k · v1.4.0 · rust

localtunnel

Share localhost publicly without DNS or deployment hassle

★ 22k · javascript

lychee

Lightning-fast link validation for any document format

★ 3.8k · vlychee-v0.24.2 · rust

tproxy

Monitor network traffic with real-time TCP and UDP insights

★ 3.7k · v0.9.2 · go

yazi

Blazing fast terminal file manager with async I/O and Lua plugins

★ 40k · v26.5.6 · rust

uvw

Modern C++ wrapper for libuv with event-based architecture

★ 2.1k · c++