Alternatives to bash-snippets
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. bash-snippets itself: install bash-snippets.
terminalimageviewer
Small C++ program to display images in a (modern) terminal using RGB ANSI codes and unicode block graphics characters
bat-extras
Bash scripts that integrate bat with various command line tools
libtcod
A collection of tools and algorithms for developing traditional roguelikes. Such as field-of-view, pathfinding, and a tile-based terminal emulator
lazygit
simple terminal UI for git commands
yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
zellij
A terminal workspace with batteries included
micro
A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
Cool Retro Term
A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display..
gitui
Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀
nnn
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
posting
The modern API client that lives in your terminal
chisel
Chisel is a collection of LLDB commands to assist debugging iOS apps
yewtube
yewtube, forked from mps-youtube , is a Terminal based YouTube player and downloader. No Youtube API key required
Rio
A hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator focusing to run in desktops and browsers
terminal-notifier
Send User Notifications on macOS from the command-line
spotify_player
A Spotify player in the terminal with full feature parity
OpenInTerminal-Lite
✨ Finder Toolbar app for macOS to open the current directory in Terminal, iTerm, Hyper or Alacritty
Kaku
🎃 A fast, out-of-the-box macOS terminal built for AI coding
sc-im
sc-im - Spreadsheet Calculator Improvised -- An ncurses spreadsheet program for terminal
gitlogue
A cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal, turning your Git history into a living, animated story
youplot
A command line tool that draw plots on the terminal
hstr
Bash and Zsh shell history TUI suggest box - easily view, navigate, search and manage your command history
tmpmail
A temporary email right from your terminal written in POSIX sh
lsix
Like "ls", but for images. Shows thumbnails in terminal using sixel graphics
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than bash-snippets — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
bash-snippets is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.