Alternatives to the_platinum_searcher
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. the_platinum_searcher itself: install the_platinum_searcher.
Keyguard
A password manager that supports Bitwarden platform and KeePass (KDBX) files. It autofills your logins, supports passkeys, works offline, and runs a W
caddy
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terraformer
CLI tool to generate terraform files from existing infrastructure (reverse Terraform). Infrastructure to Code
aws-cdk
The AWS Cloud Development Kit is a framework for defining cloud infrastructure in code
aiac
Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure-as-Code Generator
erdtree
A modern, cross-platform, multi-threaded, and general purpose filesystem and disk-usage utility that is aware of .gitignore and hidden file rules
terracognita
Reads from existing public and private cloud providers (reverse Terraform) and generates your infrastructure as code on Terraform configuration
terraform-mcp-server
The Terraform MCP Server provides seamless integration with Terraform ecosystem, enabling advanced automation and interaction capabilities for Infrast
FlClashX
A fork of the multi-platform proxy client FlClash, based on original Mihomo Core, simple and easy to use, open source and ad-free
smartdns
A cross platform local DNS server (Dnsmasq like) written in rust to obtain the fastest website IP for the best Internet experience, supports DoT, DoQ,
grafana
The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki
Alacritty
A cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator
Logseq
A privacy-first, open-source platform for knowledge management and collaboration. Download link: http://github.com/logseq/logseq/releases. roadmap: ht
Spacedrive
Spacedrive is an open source cross-platform file explorer, powered by a virtual distributed filesystem written in Rust
Buzz
A hive mind communication platform
kitty-nightly
If you live in the terminal, kitty is made for you! Cross-platform, fast, feature-rich, GPU based
WindTerm
A professional cross-platform SSH/Sftp/Shell/Telnet/Tmux/Serial terminal
Consul
Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastruc
cookiecutter
A cross-platform command-line utility that creates projects from cookiecutters (project templates), e.g. Python package projects, C projects
ncnn
ncnn is a high-performance neural network inference framework optimized for the mobile platform
renovate
Home of the Renovate CLI: Cross-platform Dependency Automation by Mend.io
onnxruntime
ONNX Runtime: cross-platform, high performance ML inferencing and training accelerator
PyCharm OSS
IntelliJ IDEA & IntelliJ Platform
Universal Android Debloater
Cross-platform GUI written in Rust using ADB to debloat non-rooted android devices. Improve your privacy, the security and battery life of your device
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 the_platinum_searcher — 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.
the_platinum_searcher 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.