Tools with Plugin system

General

Exposes a plugin / extension API for third-party functionality.

Hyper

A terminal built on web technologies.

★ 45k · v3.4.1 · typescript

Tabby

A terminal for a more modern age.

★ 75k · v1.0.238 · typescript

yazi

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

★ 43k · v26.9.1 · rust

Gemini CLI

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

★ 109k · v0.66.0 · typescript

beets

Organize and tag your music collection automatically

★ 16k · v2.14.1 · python

semantic-release

Automate version management and package publishing with semantic versioning

★ 24k · v25.0.9 · javascript

micro

A lightweight terminal editor with modern features and zero dependencies

★ 30k · v2.0.15 · go

Goose CLI

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

★ 56k · v1.56.0 · rust

agent-deck

Control center for managing multiple AI coding agent sessions

★ 1.2k · v1.16.34 · go

superfile

Terminal file manager with clipboard viewer and Vim keybindings

★ 24k · v1.6.0 · go

textual

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

★ 38k · v8.2.8 · python

SVGO

Remove bloat from SVG files automatically

★ 23k · v4.1.0 · javascript

rizin

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

★ 4.1k · v0.9.1 · c

streamlink

Watch streams without bloated websites or ads

★ 12k · v8.6.2 · python

yt-dlp

Download videos from thousands of sites with advanced format control

★ 203k · v2026.10.26 · python

cmus

Lightweight console music player with powerful features and format support

★ 6.3k · v2.12.0 · c

Pi

Minimal terminal coding agent that adapts to your workflow

★ 118k · v1.4.0 · typescript

weechat

Fast, lightweight IRC client with 8 scripting languages and remote access

★ 3.4k · v4.10.1 · c

nb

Command-line knowledge base with encryption, versioning, and web browsing

★ 8.5k · v7.25.5 · shell

glances

Real-time system monitoring with comprehensive insights across all platforms

★ 34k · v4.5.8 · python

vim

Master text editing with modal efficiency and deep customization

★ 41k · c

yo

Kickstart projects with best practices and proven tools

★ 4.0k · v7.0.1 · javascript

far2l

Powerful terminal file manager with plugins and multi-platform support

★ 2.2k · v_2.9.1 · c++

vlc

Play virtually any media file on any device, anywhere

★ 20k · c

nnn

Lightning-fast terminal file manager with minimal footprint

★ 22k · v5.3 · c

irssi

Lightweight terminal chat client with IRC, themes, and scripting

★ 3.2k · v1.4.5 · c

openclaw

Run your personal AI assistant locally across all your messaging apps

★ 393k · v2026.10.8 · typescript

age

Minimal, secure file encryption with UNIX composability

★ 24k · v1.3.2 · go

mitmproxy

Intercept, inspect, and modify HTTP traffic in real-time

★ 46k · v12.3.1 · python

vis

Modal editing meets structural regular expressions for powerful text manipulation

★ 5.2k · v0.9 · c

xxh

Take your customized shell environment anywhere via SSH

★ 6.1k · v0.8.16 · python

ox

Lightweight terminal editor built in Rust for efficient coding

★ 3.7k · v0.7.7 · rust

radare2

Reverse engineer binaries with powerful open-source tools

★ 25k · v6.2.4 · c

fresh

Modern terminal editor with IDE features, zero configuration required

★ 9.3k · v0.5.4 · rust

zellij

Organize your terminal into flexible layouts and panes

★ 36k · v0.45.1 · rust

newsboat

RSS/Atom feed reader for the terminal with powerful filtering and customization

★ 3.9k · c++