Alternatives to cri-tools
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. cri-tools itself: install cri-tools.
adr-tools
Command-line tools for working with Architecture Decision Records
awscli
Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services
speedtest-cli
Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
signal-cli
signal-cli provides an unofficial commandline, JSON-RPC and dbus interface for the Signal messenger
trash-cli
Command line interface to the freedesktop.org trashcan
Finch
The Finch CLI is an open source client for container development
marp-cli
A CLI interface for Marp and Marpit based converters
betty
Friendly English-like interface for your command line. Don't remember a command? Ask Betty
whosthere
Local Area Network discovery tool with an interactive Terminal User Interface (TUI) written in Go. Discover, explore, and understand your LAN in an in
internetarchive
A Python and Command-Line Interface to Archive.org
wasm-tools
CLI and Rust libraries for low-level manipulation of WebAssembly modules
bat-extras
Bash scripts that integrate bat with various command line tools
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
lazygit
simple terminal UI for git commands
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.
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 cri-tools — 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.
cri-tools 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.