Alternatives to slackcat
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. slackcat itself: install slackcat.
tag
A command line tool to manipulate tags on Mac OS X files, and to query for files with those tags
selecta
A fuzzy text selector for files and anything else you need to select. Use it from vim, from the command line, or anywhere you can run a shell command
autojump
A cd command that learns - easily navigate directories from the command line
displayplacer
macOS command line utility to configure multi-display resolutions and arrangements. Essentially XRandR for macOS
pipdeptree
A command line utility to display dependency tree of the installed Python packages
gamdl
A command-line app for downloading Apple Music songs, music videos and post videos
betty
Friendly English-like interface for your command line. Don't remember a command? Ask Betty
apkeep
A command-line tool for downloading APK files from various sources
spacer
CLI tool to insert spacers when command output stops
portal
Portal is a quick and easy command-line file transfer utility from any computer to another 🌌 ✨
podlet
Generate Podman Quadlet files from a Podman command, compose file, or existing object
cf-terraforming
A command line utility to facilitate terraforming your existing Cloudflare resources
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
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
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
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 slackcat — 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.
slackcat 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.