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ohmyzsh

185.7k26.3k

🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,400+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes…

Shell

n8n

n8n-io

183.5k56.7k

Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code,…

TypeScript

yt-dlp

156.1k12.8k

A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

Python

$pip install -U

claude-code

anthropics

112.4k18.8k

Anthropic's agentic coding assistant — AI pair programming in your terminal

Shell

$npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

terminal

microsoft

102.7k9.2k

The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!

C++

$https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/releases

gemini-cli

google-gemini

101.1k13.1k

An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.

TypeScript

$brew install gemini-cli

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drwxr-xr-xdeveloper-tools/366Build tools, compilers, linters, and dev utilities drwxr-xr-xshell-terminal/239Shell utilities, prompts, multiplexers, and terminal apps drwxr-xr-xfile-management/16File search, navigation, viewers, and managers drwxr-xr-xgit-version-control/40Git utilities, diff tools, and VCS helpers drwxr-xr-xtext-processing/52Search, replace, format, and transform text drwxr-xr-xnetworking/32HTTP clients, DNS tools, proxies, and network utilities drwxr-xr-xsystem-monitoring/15Process viewers, resource monitors, and system info drwxr-xr-xdata-databases/26Database clients, data processing, and query tools drwxr-xr-xcloud-devops/50Cloud CLI tools, containers, and infrastructure drwxr-xr-xai-llm/67AI assistants, LLM tools, and machine learning CLIs drwxr-xr-xsecurity/16Security scanners, password managers, and crypto tools drwxr-xr-xproductivity/29Task managers, note-taking, and workflow tools drwxr-xr-xmedia-images/27Image processing, video tools, and media converters drwxr-xr-xpackage-managers/15Package managers, version managers, and installers drwxr-xr-xdocumentation/10Documentation generators, man pages, and help tools

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jq-zsh-plugin

reegnz

35821

jq zsh plugin

Shell

greedytile

GeEom

Random greedy pixel pattern generation algorithm

Rust

$cargo install greedytile

mcp-cli

apify

45940

mcpc is a CLI client for MCP. It supports persistent sessions, stdio/HTTP, OAuth 2.1, JSON output for code mode, proxy…

TypeScript

$npm install -g @apify/mcpc

clients

bitwarden

12.6k1.7k

Bitwarden client apps (web, browser extension, desktop, and cli).

TypeScript

Shelly-ALPM

ZoeyErinBauer

27121

Pacman alternative for ArchLinux, designed with you in mind.

htop

htop-dev

8.0k577

An interactive process viewer for Unix systems

$brew install htop

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