Alternatives to Kaku
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Kaku itself: install Kaku.
Retroactive
Run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and mac
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
terminal-notifier
Send User Notifications on macOS from the command-line
OpenInTerminal-Lite
✨ Finder Toolbar app for macOS to open the current directory in Terminal, iTerm, Hyper or Alacritty
displayplacer
macOS command line utility to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements. Essentially XRandR for macOS
Termora
Termora is a terminal emulator and SSH client for Windows, macOS and Linux
xleak
A fast terminal Excel viewer with an interactive TUI. Features full-text search, formula display, lazy loading for large files, clipboard support, and
lazygit
simple terminal UI for git commands
yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
zellij
A terminal workspace with batteries included
micro
A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor
Cool Retro Term
A good looking terminal emulator which mimics the old cathode display..
gitui
Blazing 💥 fast terminal-ui for git written in rust 🦀
nnn
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
posting
The modern API client that lives in your terminal
bash-snippets
A collection of small bash scripts for heavy terminal users
yewtube
yewtube, forked from mps-youtube , is a Terminal based YouTube player and downloader. No Youtube API key required
Rio
A hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator focusing to run in desktops and browsers
spotify_player
A Spotify player in the terminal with full feature parity
sc-im
sc-im - Spreadsheet Calculator Improvised -- An ncurses spreadsheet program for terminal
GalaxyBudsClient
Unofficial Galaxy Buds Manager for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android
gitlogue
A cinematic Git commit replay tool for the terminal, turning your Git history into a living, animated story
youplot
A command line tool that draw plots on the terminal
samply
Command-line sampling profiler for macOS, Linux, and Windows
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 Kaku — 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.
Kaku 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.