Alternatives to selecta
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. selecta itself: install selecta.
autojump
A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line
apkeep
A command-line tool for downloading APK files from various sources
tag
A command line tool to manipulate tags on Mac OS X files, and to query for files with those tags
fzf
:cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder
icloudpd
A command-line tool to download photos from iCloud
terminal-notifier
Send User Notifications on macOS from the command-line
ios-deploy
Install and debug iPhone apps from the command line, without using Xcode
betty
Friendly English-like interface for your command line. Don't remember a command? Ask Betty
duti
A command-line tool to select default applications for document types and URL schemes on Mac OS X
portal
Portal is a quick and easy command-line file transfer utility from any computer to another 🌌 ✨
clifm
💾 The shell-like, command-line terminal file manager
podlet
Generate Podman Quadlet files from a Podman command, compose file, or existing object
switchaudio-osx
Change the audio source for Mac OS X from the command line
git-xargs
git-xargs is a command-line tool (CLI) for making updates across multiple Github repositories with a single command
yt-dlp
A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
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
hyperfine
A command-line benchmarking tool
navi
An interactive cheatsheet tool for the command-line
awscli
Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services
yq
yq is a portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML, HCL and properties processor
speedtest-cli
Command line interface for testing internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
cheat
cheat allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line. It was designed to help remind *nix system administrators of options
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
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 selecta — 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.
selecta 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.