Alternatives to sherif
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. sherif itself: install sherif.
typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output
deno
A modern runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript
mkcert
A simple zero-config tool to make locally trusted development certificates with any names you'd like
node
Node.js JavaScript runtime ✨🐢🚀✨
prettier
Prettier is an opinionated code formatter
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
eslint
Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code
hadolint
Dockerfile linter, validate inline bash, written in Haskell
ncc
Compile a Node.js project into a single file. Supports TypeScript, binary addons, dynamic requires
chakra
ChakraCore is an open source Javascript engine with a C API
boa
Boa is an embeddable Javascript engine written in Rust
PureMac
Free, open-source macOS cleaner. CleanMyMac alternative with zero telemetry. Native SwiftUI, scheduled auto-cleaning, Xcode/Homebrew/system cache clea
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
json2ts
Compile JSON Schema to TypeScript type declarations
reshape
An easy-to-use, zero-downtime schema migration tool for Postgres
gdtoolkit
Independent set of GDScript tools - parser, linter, formatter, and more
rumdl
Fast Markdown linter and formatter written in Rust
llnode
An lldb plugin for Node.js and V8, which enables inspection of JavaScript states for insights into Node.js processes and their core dumps
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
go
The Go programming language
rust
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software
openai-whisper
Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision
neovim
Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
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 sherif — 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.
sherif 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.