Alternatives to cdxgen
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. cdxgen itself: install cdxgen.
cookiecutter
A cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), e.g. Python package projects, C projects
peru
a generic package manager, for including other people's code in your projects
tern
Tern is a software composition analysis tool and Python library that generates a Software Bill of Materials for container images and Dockerfiles. The
pacapt
An ArchLinux's pacman-like shell wrapper for many package managers. 56KB and run anywhere
syft
CLI tool and library for generating a Software Bill of Materials from container images and filesystems
corepack
Package manager version manager for Node.js projects
bun
Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one
carthage
A simple, decentralized dependency manager for Cocoa
Stability Matrix
Multi-Platform Package Manager for Stable Diffusion
mint
A package manager that installs and runs executable Swift packages
cargo-crev
A cryptographically verifiable code review system for the cargo (Rust) package manager
npm-check-updates
Find newer versions of package dependencies than what your package.json allows
sidekick
Bare metal to production ready in mins; your own fly server on your VPS
mcp-publisher
A community driven registry service for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
redshift
Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of
Keyguard
A password manager that supports Bitwarden platform and KeePass (KDBX) files. It autofills your logins, supports passkeys, works offline, and runs a W
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
nrm
NPM registry manager, fast switch between different registries: npm, cnpm, nj, taobao
source-to-image
A tool for building artifacts from source and injecting into container images
kondo
Cleans dependencies and build artifacts from your projects
reg
Docker registry v2 command line client and repo listing generator with security checks
xcode-build-server
a build server protocol implementation for integrate xcode with sourcekit-lsp
grafana
The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki
caddy
Fast and extensible multi-platform HTTP/1-2-3 web server with automatic HTTPS
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 cdxgen — 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.
cdxgen 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.