Alternatives to bilix
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. bilix itself: install bilix.
core-lightning
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trivy
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git-extras
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entt
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async-profiler
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matterbridge
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pywhat
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gopass
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espeak-ng
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macshot Offline
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AriaNg Native
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async_simple
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ghorg
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gdtoolkit
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sofka
A Kubernetes TUI, reimagined in Rust - built on kube-rs and ratatui, async-first from the ground up
generate-json-schema
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scrcpy
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go
The Go programming language
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
rust
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typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
openai-whisper
Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision
deno
A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
neovim
Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
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 bilix — 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.
bilix 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.