Alternatives to xdg-ninja
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. xdg-ninja itself: install xdg-ninja.
redshift
Redshift adjusts the color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of
xxh
🚀 Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell, fish, zsh, osquery and so on
logrotate
The logrotate utility is designed to simplify the administration of log files on a system which generates a lot of log files
bartycrouch
Localization/I18n: Incrementally update/translate your Strings files from .swift, .h, .m(m), .storyboard or .xib files
ripgrep
ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore
BitBar
Put the output from any script or program into your macOS Menu Bar (the BitBar reboot)
Secretive
Protect your SSH keys with your Mac's Secure Enclave
MeetingBar
🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar
pidcat
Colored logcat script which only shows log entries for a specific application package
BLEUnlock
Lock/unlock your Mac with your iPhone, Apple Watch, or any other Bluetooth LE devices
LidAngleSensor
tfw when you when your lid when uhh angle your lid sensor
Textream
Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app for streamers, interviewers, and presenters. It highlights your script in real-time as you speak, displayed
fdupes
FDUPES is a program for identifying or deleting duplicate files residing within specified directories
powerline-go
A beautiful and useful low-latency prompt for your shell, written in go
slackdump
Save or export your private and public Slack messages, threads, files, and users locally without admin privileges
hcxtools
A small set of tools to convert packets from capture files to hash files for use with Hashcat or John the Ripper
massren
massren - easily rename multiple files using your text editor
scrcpy
Display and control your Android device
nvm
Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions
git
Git Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository but pull requests can be turned into patches to the mailing list via GitGitGadget (https://
starship
☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!
shellcheck
ShellCheck, a static analysis tool for shell scripts
eslint
Find and fix problems in your JavaScript code
gum
A tool for glamorous shell scripts 🎀
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 xdg-ninja — 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.
xdg-ninja 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.