Alternatives to cookiecutter-data-science
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. cookiecutter-data-science itself: install cookiecutter-data-science.
spec-kit
Installed with uv. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
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.
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.
LightRAG
Installed with uv. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
YesPlayMusic
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ccusage
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
dust
Installed with cargo. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
destructive_command_guard
Installed with a shell one-liner. Open source, with a documented setup.
ncmdump
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
nali
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
OSS Browser
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
cargo-binstall
Installed with cargo. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
rmux
Installed with cargo. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
ykdl
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
t-rec-rs
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
cargo-mommy
Installed with cargo. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
baiyue_onekey
Installed with go. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
nocodb
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
helm
Installed with choco. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
LinuxMirrors
Open-source developer tool with a documented one-command setup.
terraform-docs
Installed with scoop. 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 cookiecutter-data-science — 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.
cookiecutter-data-science 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.