Alternatives to Crystal
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Crystal itself: install Crystal.
cliproxyapi
Wrap Antigravity, ChatGPT Codex, Claude Code, Grok Build, Muse Code, Davin as an OpenAI/Gemini/Claude/Codex compatible API service, allowing you to en
Gmail Desktop
:postbox: Gmail desktop app for macOS, Windows & Linux (formerly Gmail Desktop)
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
scc
Sloc, Cloc and Code: scc is a very fast accurate code counter with complexity calculations and COCOMO estimates written in pure Go
IPFS Desktop
An unobtrusive and user-friendly desktop application for IPFS on Windows, Mac and Linux
gotests
Automatically generate Go test boilerplate from your source code
credo
A static code analysis tool for the Elixir language with a focus on code consistency and teaching
Skills Manager
A lightweight desktop app to manage, sync, and organize AI agent skills across 50+ coding tools — Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and
aoe
Manage multiple Claude Code, OpenCode agents from either TUI or Web for easy access on mobile. Also supports Mistral Vibe, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Pi.d
gotestsum
'go test' runner with output optimized for humans, JUnit XML for CI integration, and a summary of the test results
AriaNg Native
A better aria2 desktop frontend than AriaNg, with all features of AriaNg and providing more features for desktop usage
dep-tree
Tool for helping developers keep their code bases clean and decoupled. It allows visualising a code base complexity using a 3d force-directed graph of
ghr
Upload multiple artifacts to GitHub Release in parallel
git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://
mkcert
A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like
prettier
Prettier is an opinionated code formatter
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
black
The uncompromising Python code formatter
trivy
Find vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, SBOM in containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds and more
VSCodium
binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing
eslint
Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code
pipenv
Python Development Workflow for Humans
cloc
cloc counts blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines of source code in many programming languages
diff-so-fancy
Make your diffs human readable for improved code quality and faster defect detection. :tada:
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 Crystal — 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.
Crystal 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.