Alternatives to brew-php-switcher
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. brew-php-switcher itself: install brew-php-switcher.
Xcodes
The easiest way to install and switch between multiple versions of Xcode - with a mouse click
gyb
Got Your Back (GYB) is a command line tool for backing up your Gmail messages to your computer using Gmail's API over HTTPS
cc-switch
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
posting
The modern API client that lives in your terminal
aicommits
A CLI that writes your git commit messages for you with AI
hstr
Bash and Zsh shell history TUI suggest box - easily view, navigate, search and manage your command history
z.lua
:zap: A new cd command that helps you navigate faster by learning your habits
bagels
Powerful expense tracker that lives in your terminal
xleak
A fast terminal Excel viewer with an interactive TUI. Features full-text search, formula display, lazy loading for large files, clipboard support, and
arttime
arttime is a CLI application that blends beauty of ASCII / text art with functionality of clock / timer / pattern-based time manager in terminal ⏰
pinact
pinact is a CLI to edit GitHub Workflow and Composite action files and pin versions of Actions and Reusable Workflows. pinact can also update their ve
gemini-cli
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
thefuck
Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command
ansible
Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy and maintain. Automate everything from
tmux
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
SiYuan
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
php
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
zoxide
A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells
httpie
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more
k9s
🐶 Kubernetes CLI To Manage Your Clusters In Style!
YesPlayMusic
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
cookiecutter
A cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), e.g. Python package projects, C projects
vhs
Your CLI home video recorder 📼
ccusage
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
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 brew-php-switcher — 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.
brew-php-switcher 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.