Alternatives to clifm
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. clifm itself: install clifm.
websocat
Command-line client for WebSockets, like netcat (or curl) for ws:// with advanced socat-like functions
betty
Friendly English-like interface for your command line. Don't remember a command? Ask Betty
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
yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
nnn
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
autojump
A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line
terminal-notifier
Send User Notifications on macOS from the command-line
youplot
A command line tool that draw plots on the terminal
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 🌌 ✨
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
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
Another Redis Desktop Manager
🚀🚀🚀A faster, better and more stable Redis desktop manager [GUI client], compatible with Linux, Windows, Mac
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
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
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 clifm — 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.
clifm 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.