Alternatives to llnode
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. llnode itself: install llnode.
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
Core Data Editor
Core Data Editor lets you easily view, edit and analyze applications‘ data. Core Data Editor is compatible with Mac and iOS applications and supports
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
ncc
Compile a Node.js project into a single file. Supports TypeScript, binary addons, dynamic requires
core-lightning
Core Lightning — Lightning Network implementation focusing on spec compliance and performance
deno
A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
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://
eslint
Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code
fnm
🚀 Fast and simple Node.js version manager, built in Rust
BitBar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
git-secrets
Prevents you from committing secrets and credentials into git repositories
chakra
ChakraCore is an open source Javascript engine with a C API
WhatCable
macOS menu bar app that tells you, in plain English, what each USB-C cable plugged into your Mac can actually do
autocannon
fast HTTP/1.1 benchmarking tool written in Node.js
boa
Boa is an embeddable Javascript engine written in Rust
Dayflow
The automatic work journal/time tracker. Privately turns your screen into a timeline of what you actually accomplished. Open-source and local-first
gops
A tool to list and diagnose Go processes currently running on your system
pyenv-virtualenv
a pyenv plugin to manage virtualenv (a.k.a. python-virtualenv)
Finicky
A macOS app for customizing which browser to start
pidcat
Colored logcat script which only shows log entries for a specific application package
autorest
OpenAPI (f.k.a Swagger) Specification code generator. Supports C#, PowerShell, Go, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Python
Phoenix
A lightweight macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript
zsh-vi-mode
💻 A better and friendly vi(vim) mode plugin for ZSH
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 llnode — 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.
llnode 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.