Alternatives to jj
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. jj itself: install jj.
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
Ultimate Vocal Remover
GUI for a Vocal Remover that uses Deep Neural Networks
Postgres
Mirror of the official PostgreSQL GIT repository. Note that this is just a *mirror* - we don't work with pull requests on github. To contribute, pleas
sonic
🦔 Fast, lightweight & schema-less search backend. An alternative to Elasticsearch that runs on a few MBs of RAM
Hidden Bar
An ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons
WhatCable
macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do
espeak-ng
eSpeak NG is an open source speech synthesizer that supports more than hundred languages and accents
noTunes
A simple macOS application that will prevent iTunes or Apple Music from launching
shimmy
⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary
Mist
A Mac utility that automatically downloads macOS Firmwares / Installers
autopep8
A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide
AutoSubs
On-device subtitle generation that connects directly to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere, and After Effects
Boostnote.Next
Boost Note is a document driven project management tool that maximizes remote DevOps team velocity
ansible-lint
ansible-lint checks playbooks for practices and behavior that could potentially be improved and can fix some of the most common ones for you
mago
Mago is a toolchain for PHP that aims to provide a set of tools to help developers write better code
hl
A fast and powerful log viewer and processor that converts JSON logs or logfmt logs into a clear human-readable format
Cleartext
A text editor that will help you write clearer and simpler
bluepill
Bluepill is a reliable iOS testing tool that runs UI tests using multiple simulators on a single machine
s3scanner
Scan for misconfigured S3 buckets across S3-compatible APIs!
Hot
Hot is macOS menu bar application that displays the CPU speed limit due to thermal issues
jclasslib bytecode viewer
jclasslib bytecode editor is a tool that visualizes all aspects of compiled Java class files and the contained bytecode
Asset Catalog Tinkerer
An app that lets you open .car files and browse/extract their images
erg
A statically typed language compatible with Python
go-rice
go.rice is a Go package that makes working with resources such as html,js,css,images,templates, etc very easy
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 jj — 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.
jj 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.