Alternatives to Printrun
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Printrun itself: install Printrun.
shimmy
⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
uv
An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
pyenv
Simple Python version management
black
The uncompromising Python code formatter
poetry
Python packaging and dependency management made easy
pipenv
Python Development Workflow for Humans
mypy
Optional static typing for Python
pybind11
Seamless operability between C++11 and Python
pyright
Static Type Checker for Python
py-spy
Sampling profiler for Python programs
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
pipx
Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments
gitoxide
An idiomatic, lean, fast & safe pure Rust implementation of Git
scc
Sloc, Cloc and Code: scc is a very fast accurate code counter with complexity calculations and COCOMO estimates written in pure Go
bandit
Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python code
pyenv-virtualenv
a pyenv plugin to manage virtualenv (a.k.a. python-virtualenv)
pyoxidizer
A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool
maturin
Build and publish crates with pyo3, cffi and uniffi bindings as well as rust binaries as python packages
bumblebee
Read-only developer endpoint scanner for on-disk package, extension, and developer-tool metadata, built to check exposure to known software supply-cha
autorest
OpenAPI (f.k.a Swagger) Specification code generator. Supports C#, PowerShell, Go, Java, Node.js, TypeScript, Python
autopep8
A tool that automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide
minica
minica is a small, simple CA intended for use in situations where the CA operator also operates each host where a certificate will be used
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 Printrun — 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.
Printrun 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.