Alternatives to mask
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. mask itself: install mask.
dstask
Git powered terminal-based todo/note manager -- markdown note page per task. Single binary!
yazi
💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O
glow
Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz! 💅🏻
nnn
n³ The unorthodox terminal file manager
swagger2markup-cli
A Swagger to AsciiDoc or Markdown converter to simplify the generation of an up-to-date RESTful API documentation by combining documentation that’s be
portal
Portal is a quick and easy command-line file transfer utility from any computer to another 🌌 ✨
markdown-toc
API and CLI for generating a markdown TOC (table of contents) for a README or any markdown files. Uses Remarkable to parse markdown. Used by NASA/open
clifm
💾 The shell-like, command-line terminal file manager
podlet
Generate Podman Quadlet files from a Podman command, compose file, or existing object
openapi-tui
Terminal UI to list, browse and run APIs defined with openapi spec
wormhole-william
End-to-end encrypted file transfer. A magic wormhole CLI and API in Go (golang)
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.
php
Installed with brew. Open source, with a documented one-command setup.
zoxide
A smarter cd command. Supports all major shells
httpie
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more
jq
Command-line JSON processor
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 mask — 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.
mask 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.