Alternatives to chisel
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. chisel itself: install chisel.
lazygit
simple terminal UI for git commands
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
ipatool
Command-line tool that allows you to search for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and macOS apps on the App Store, and download .ipa or macOS .pkg app pack
bash-snippets
A collection of small bash scripts for heavy terminal users
bear
Generate compile_commands.json for any C or C++ build
zplug
A next-generation plugin manager for zsh — manage plugins, commands, and themes from GitHub, Bitbucket, oh-my-zsh, prezto, and more with parallel inst
ios-deploy
Install and debug iPhone apps from the command line, without using Xcode
zsh-you-should-use
📎 ZSH plugin that reminds you to use existing aliases for commands you just typed
libtcod
A collection of tools and algorithms for developing traditional roguelikes. Such as field-of-view, pathfinding, and a tile-based terminal emulator
yt-dlp
A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
cc-switch
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
gemini-cli
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
thefuck
Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command
fzf
:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
pake
🤱🏻 Turn any webpage into a desktop app with one command
tmux
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
SiYuan
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
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
jq
Command-line JSON processor
zellij
A terminal workspace with batteries included
Another Redis Desktop Manager
🚀🚀🚀A faster, better and more stable Redis desktop manager [GUI client], compatible with Linux, Windows, Mac
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 chisel — 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.
chisel 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.