Alternatives to cf-terraforming
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. cf-terraforming itself: install cf-terraforming.
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
Mac-CLI
macOS command line tool for developers – The ultimate tool to manage your Mac. It provides a huge set of command line commands that automatize the u
betty
Friendly English-like interface for your command line. Don't remember a command? Ask Betty
autojump
A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line
xcodegen
A Swift command line tool for generating your Xcode project
displayplacer
macOS command line utility to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements. Essentially XRandR for macOS
teller
Cloud native secrets management for developers - never leave your command line for secrets
pipdeptree
A command line utility to display dependency tree of the installed Python packages
astroterm
A planetarium for your terminal! Explore stars, planets, constellations, and more, all rendered right in the command line—no telescope required. ✨🪐
portal
Portal is a quick and easy command-line file transfer utility from any computer to another 🌌 ✨
selecta
A fuzzy text selector for files and anything else you need to select. Use it from vim, from the command line, or anywhere you can run a shell command
git-xargs
git-xargs is a command-line tool (CLI) for making updates across multiple Github repositories with a single command
yt-dlp
A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
thefuck
Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command
fzf
:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
httpie
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more
jq
Command-line JSON processor
hyperfine
A command-line benchmarking tool
navi
An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line
awscli
Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services
yq
yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML, HCL and properties processor
speedtest-cli
Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
cheat
cheat allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line. It was designed to help remind *nix system administrators of options
icloudpd
A command-line tool to download photos from iCloud
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 cf-terraforming — 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.
cf-terraforming 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.