Tools with JSON output

General

Can emit structured JSON for machine-readable pipelines.

Tabby

A terminal for a more modern age.

★ 74k · v1.0.235 · typescript

dirsearch

Discover hidden web paths with intelligent brute-force scanning

★ 15k · v0.4.3 · python

gum

Create beautiful, interactive shell scripts without writing Go code

★ 24k · v0.17.0 · go

hyperfine

Measure command performance with statistical precision and detailed analysis

★ 29k · v1.20.0 · rust

Gemini CLI

AI-powered terminal for building, debugging, and deploying code instantly

★ 106k · v0.53.1 · typescript

shellcheck

Catch shell script errors before they cause problems

★ 40k · v0.11.0 · haskell

rga

Search text across PDFs, archives, databases, and 20+ file formats

★ 9.8k · v0.10.10 · rust

jira-cli

Manage Jira issues directly from your terminal without the UI

★ 5.9k · v1.7.0 · go

Goose CLI

Native open source AI agent for code, workflows, and automation

★ 52k · v1.45.0 · rust

gowall

Transform images to match any color scheme instantly

★ 2.3k · v0.2.4 · go

fastfetch

Lightning-fast system information display for modern terminals

★ 24k · v2.66.0 · c

talos linux

Secure, immutable Linux OS purpose-built for Kubernetes

★ 11k · v1.13.8 · go

carbon-now-cli

Transform code into stunning visual presentations from your terminal

★ 6.0k · v2.1.0 · typescript

below

View and replay historical Linux system performance data

★ 2.5k · v0.11.0 · rust

csysdig

Deep system visibility with native container support

★ 8.3k · v0.41.4 · c++

taws

Browse and manage AWS resources directly from your terminal

★ 2.2k · v1.3.0-rc.8 · rust

rizin

Analyze binaries at lightning speed with a Unix-friendly reverse engineering framework

★ 3.8k · v0.9.1 · c

goose

Database migrations made simple with SQL scripts and the terminal

★ 11k · v3.27.3 · go

doxx

View and search Word documents directly in your terminal

★ 3.7k · v0.1.4 · rust

Backlog.md

Markdown-native task manager built for AI-assisted development in Git repos

★ 6.4k · v1.49.3 · typescript

qsv

Process massive CSV files with 50+ blazing-fast command-line operations

★ 3.7k · v21.1.0 · rust

gdu

Fast disk usage analyzer with interactive terminal interface

★ 5.9k · v5.36.1 · go

yt-dlp

Download videos from thousands of sites with advanced format control

★ 182k · v2026.07.04 · python

oterm

Chat with local LLMs directly from your terminal

★ 2.4k · v0.23.0 · python

git-cliff

Automatically generate changelogs from git commit history

★ 12k · v2.13.1 · rust

process-compose

Orchestrate non-containerized applications with simple YAML configuration

★ 2.6k · v1.120.0 · go

xsv

Fast CSV processing from the command line with indexing and instant queries

★ 11k · v0.13.0 · rust

Codebuff

AI-powered terminal coding that understands your entire codebase

★ 8.3k · typescript

cloc

Analyze code metrics across 600+ programming languages instantly

★ 23k · v2.10 · perl

dry

Interactive terminal UI for managing Docker containers effortlessly

★ 3.3k · v0.13.0 · go

fd

Find files faster with intuitive syntax and parallel search

★ 44k · v10.4.2 · rust

atuin

Sync, search, and backup shell history with end-to-end encryption

★ 31k · v18.19.0 · rust

kdash

Real-time Kubernetes monitoring directly from your terminal

★ 2.5k · v2.1.1 · rust

OpenHands CLI

Run AI coding agents directly from your terminal

★ 83k · v1.9.0 · python

lazysql

SQL database management directly in your terminal with Vim keybindings

★ 4.2k · v0.5.5 · go

fq

Query and transform binary data with jq-like syntax

★ 11k · v0.17.0 · go