Linux tools

The mainline desktop and server Unix — every distribution.

dust

Instantly visualize disk space usage with intelligent directory analysis

★ 12k · v1.2.4 · rust

dua

Find and delete large files in seconds with parallel scanning

★ 6.0k · v2.37.1 · rust

lnav

Advanced terminal log viewer with search, filter, and SQL queries

★ 10k · v0.14.0 · c++

kakoune

Modal editor with multiple selections for faster terminal-based coding

★ 11k · v2026.05.21 · c++

irssi

Lightweight terminal chat client with IRC, themes, and scripting

★ 3.1k · v1.4.5 · c

ddgr

Search DuckDuckGo from your terminal with privacy and speed

★ 3.5k · v2.2 · python

rga

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

★ 9.7k · v0.10.10 · rust

ouch

Compress and decompress files with simple, intuitive commands

★ 3.7k · v0.8.1 · rust

gitu

Git operations in your terminal, inspired by Magit for non-Emacs users

★ 2.8k · v0.43.0 · rust

tiptop

Real-time system monitoring with beautiful terminal graphs

★ 2.1k · v0.2.8 · python

dry

Interactive terminal UI for managing Docker containers effortlessly

★ 3.3k · v0.13.0 · go

nping

Monitor network latency across multiple addresses with real-time visualizations

★ 2.2k · v0.7.1 · rust

grex

Generate precise regular expressions from test cases instantly

★ 8.2k · v1.4.6 · rust

jnv

Navigate and filter JSON interactively in your terminal

★ 6.1k · v0.7.1 · rust

tealdeer

Lightning-fast command examples at your fingertips

★ 6.4k · v1.8.1 · rust

duf

View disk usage with color-coded clarity and instant insights

★ 15k · v0.9.1 · go

bacon

Real-time Rust code checking with zero friction

★ 3.3k · v3.23.0 · rust

vhs

Record terminal sessions as code, generate shareable GIFs and videos

★ 20k · v0.11.0 · go

wtf

Monitor systems and services directly from your terminal

★ 17k · v0.50.0 · go

ranger

Navigate your filesystem with VI commands and keyboard efficiency

★ 17k · python

harlequin

Verify browser security before accessing Vercel deployments

★ 6.3k · v2.5.2 · python

miller

Command-line tool for querying, shaping, and reformatting data files

★ 9.9k · v6.20.2 · go

termscp

Terminal file transfer and explorer supporting SCP, SFTP, FTP, S3, and more

★ 3.0k · v1.1.1 · rust

surge

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

★ 3.4k · v0.10.0 · go

kb

Terminal-based knowledge base for developers and students

★ 3.4k · v0.1.8 · python

nvtop

Monitor NVIDIA GPUs with htop-like simplicity

★ 11k · v3.3.2 · c

impala

Terminal-based WiFi management with iwd integration for Linux

★ 2.7k · v0.7.4 · rust

binsider

Inspect ELF binaries with static and dynamic analysis in your terminal

★ 4.3k · v0.3.2 · rust

doggo

Modern DNS lookups with intuitive output and advanced protocol support

★ 4.4k · v1.2.0 · go

gh-dash

Rich terminal UI for GitHub that keeps you in the command line

★ 12k · v4.25.2 · go

navi

Execute terminal commands from interactive cheatsheets with smart argument suggestions

★ 17k · v2.24.0 · rust

jrnl

Write and search journal entries directly from your terminal

★ 7.3k · v4.2 · python

trippy

Advanced network diagnostics combining traceroute and ping capabilities

★ 7.0k · v0.13.0 · rust

curl

Transfer data across protocols from the command line

★ 42k · vcurl-8_21_0 · c

ali

Real-time HTTP load testing with interactive terminal charts

★ 3.9k · v0.8.0 · go

gitui

Fast, intuitive git operations in your terminal

★ 22k · v0.28.1 · rust