Terminal Utility Mega list!
[Browsers]
Browsh
old school looking terminal web browser with image support that runs on a modified version of Firefox www.brow.sh
Lynx
Terminal web browser (can configure to use MPV or YouTube-dl for videos) lynx.browser.org
Links
Terminal based web browser a lot like lynx links.twibright.com
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Buck@lemmy.world
[System Monitoring]
uptimed
System uptime record daemon that keeps track of your highest uptimes github.com/rpodgorny/uptimed/
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Steamymoomilk
TTYload
color-coded graph of load averages over time zhar.net/projects/shell/terminal-colors
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Steamymoomilk
Bottom
shows CPU cores, CPU usage, Memory usage, Disks, Disk usage, Processes, Network, Temperature. github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
gdu
Pretty fast disk usage analyzer written in Go.
Gdu is intended primarily for SSD disks where it can fully utilize parallel processing. However HDDs work as well, but the performance gain is not so huge.
suggested by @stepanzak
neofetch
display your *NIX and system info with one command! github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch
nvtop
Shows Program usage, GPU usage, GPU memory, Clock speeds, Power, Temperature, github.com/Syllo/nvtop
Htop
generic terminal system monitor and is very basic Shows CPU core util, Memory, Swap, Uptime, Load avrage, Tasks htop.dev
duf
Shows disks space, Mounted point, File system type, Size github.com/muesli/duf
Pydf
Check disk space usage with colored output geeksforgeeks.org/pydf-check-disk-space-usage-wit…
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/easeKItMAn@lemmy.world
Glacees
A lot like Htop or top but looks different and is cross platform. github.com/nicolargo/glances
Btop
Btop is like Htop but with customizability cranked to 11, it shows by default, Memory load, Available Memory, Cached Memory, Free Memory, Network interface, Network Download, Network Upload, IP address, Running Programs, How much memory the Programs are using as well as CPU, CPU cores, CPU util, CPU Temperature, and the time. github.com/aristocratos/btop
Suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/floofloof@lemmy.ca
[Text Editors and file location]
fd
Superfast file finder Via cmd line. github.com/sharkdp/fd
Autojump
autojump is a faster way to navigate your filesystem. It works by maintaining a database of the directories you use the most from the command line. github.com/wting/autojump
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/chasingtheflow@lemmy.world
fzf
Fuzzy command line finder github.com/junegunn/fzf
mcfly
quickly look through your shell history, to find that one command you’re too lazy to type again (I do it as well LMAO) github.com/cantino/mcfly
Atuin
Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database, and records additional context for your commands. Additionally, it provides optional and fully encrypted synchronisation of your history between machines, via an Atuin server. (its like mcfly but better objectively)
github.com/atuinsh/atuinsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
TLDR
a community driven easy man page finder. (life saver) github.com/tldr-pages/tldr
Nano
The default text editor, not stupid complicated not. not very configurable but does the job www.nano-editor.org
Micro
it’s like Nano but is static and has no dependency as well as plugin support. micro-editor.github.io
Suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/jelloeater85@lemmy.world
Helix
It’s a post-modern text editor that is similar to VIM or Neovim the main difference is it runs on Rust meaning No JavaScript, Electron or Vim Script and is highly customizable!
helix-editor.comSuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ultra@feddit.ro
Emacs
Behold the Church of Emacs, its like nano and vim had a child. its configurable and somewhat simple www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
Kakoune
A modal terminal text editor based on Vi. Kakoune is based on selection before action and is committed to the unix Philosophy github.com/mawww/kakoune
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/RAM@discuss.tchncs.de
Bim
Bim aims to be lightweight and featureful with no external* dependencies, providing a modern editing experience in a lightweight, extensible package and is based on VIM github.com/klange/bim
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/neurospice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Vim
The master-race of text editors that has a learning curve but is very configurable as well as plugins, to the point so people argue why need anything other than VIM www.vim.org
Neovim
it’s like vim and Oh my ZSH had a child, its got a lot of configurability and is ment to be more user-friendly neovim.io
[Command utilities]
Tmux
its a CLI window, manager with a lot of bits and bobs. its actually a terminal multiplexer which is a fancy word i don’t understand :D Also the keybindings are hard to remember and would highly recommend github.com/tmux-plugins/tmux-pain-controlsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
tmate
its a fork of tmux that lets your share your terminal over LAN or the internet tmate.ioSuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Steamymoomilk
Terminal colors
<span style="color:#323232;">It automatically detects 8, 16, 88, 256 color capabilities (via ncurses)
</span><span style="color:#323232;">and displays the appropriate color charts.
</span>
zhar.net/projects/shell/terminal-colorssuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Steamymoomilk
byobu
its alot like tmux with added features www.byobu.orgsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Geert@lemmy.world
zellij
Alot like Tmux and has plugin support github.com/zellij-org/zellijsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
jq
jq is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor akin to sed,awk,grep, and friends for JSON data. It’s written in portable C and has zero runtime dependencies, allowing you to easily slice, filter, map, and transform structured data. github.com/jqlang/jqsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
zoxide
faster/easier cd lets you quickly jump to places in your filesystem. E.g. z pic will put you in ~/Pictures. github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/flamingos@feddit.uk
ncdu
shows how much disk space is used by each directory, can also explore subdirectories and delete files suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Hexagon@feddit.it
neomutt
email via cli! neomutt.org
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/gaael@lemmy.world
tig
interactive terminal UI for git with lots of functionality github.com/jonas/tig
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Hexagon@feddit.it
pass
the standard Unix password manager www.passwordstore.orgsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
Starship
The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell! (its lets you customize your shell) github.com/starship/starshipsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
Lazygit
Terminal UI for git github.com/jesseduffield/lazygitSuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
Lazydocker
Terminal ui for docker, Shows CPU and memory, and what’s running and where its pulled from. github.com/jesseduffield/lazydocker
Suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
RM-improved/RIP
Use RM but everything goes to /tmp folder github.com/nivekuil/rip
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
Trashy
fast and light weight RM that moves items to trash folder and has colorized outputs like FD. github.com/oberblastmeister/trashy
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
tealdear
tldr but in rust (tldr lets your easily find manpages/examples and usage for terminal command) github.com/dbrgn/tealdeer
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/ptrckstr@lemmy.world
Navi
navi allows you to browse through cheatsheets (that you may write yourself or download from maintainers) and execute commands. Suggested values for arguments are dynamically displayed in a list. github.com/denisidoro/navi
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/stepanzak@iusearchlinux.fyi
Cheat
this program allows you to create and view interactive cheatsheets on the command-line. github.com/cheat/cheatsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id
gomi
its RM except has a trash can so you don’t permitly delete something by accident
github.com/babarot/gomisuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id
broot
a different than ranger/lf approach to navigating folders github.com/Canop/brootsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id
mdr
a markdown viewer github.com/michaelmure/mdrsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id
eza
modern ls, with cool features like file icons github.com/eza-community/ezasuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id
Rtorrent
a terminal based torrent client rakshasa.github.io/rtorrent/
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/gunpachi@lemmings.world
ouch
It’s a CLI tool for compressing and decompressing for various formats. such as .tar .zip 7z .gz .xz .lzma .bz .bz2 .lz4 .sz .zst .rar github.com/ouch-org/ouch
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/crunchpaste@lemmy.dbzer0.com
bat
modern cat, with features like syntax highlighting, line numbers, etc github.com/sharkdp/batsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/2kool4idkwhat@lemdro.id
thefuck
hey you!, yeah you I DIDNT TYPE THAT COMMAND WRONG! with thefuck it fixes when you type a prevoius command wrong github.com/nvbn/thefuck
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/tourist@lemmy.world
[Shells]
Nushell
it is a new type of shell that has some really cool features such as more detailed error messages and displays licenses via HTTP get, git or curl As well as a more clean UI for ls. www.nushell.shsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/callyral@pawb.social
Bash
its the default and lots of programs use it, www.gnu.org/software/bash/
ble.sh
Bash Line Editor, bash Shell with a few tweaks github.com/akinomyoga/ble.shsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/iusearchbtw@lemmy.sdf.org
Mosh
Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes. (sadly there is no pit) mosh.org
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Bitflip@lemmy.ml
DASH
a POSIX-compliant /bin/sh that is fast and simple gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/dash/
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/callyral@pawb.social
Fish
its like bash but has auto correct for typing fishshell.com
Zsh
its like vim for a shell, it has lots of bells and whistles and is very customizable. github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/wiki/Installing-ZSH
[File Browsers]
Midnight Commander
Midnight commander is a file Browser that has 2 panes where you can do basic file manager stuff such as Copy, Pasting, moving files, and Deleting all Via Terminal!
Suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/logir@feddit.it
Fm.awk
File manager written in awk github.com/huijunchen9260/fm.awk/Suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Steamymoomilk
lmf
st File Manager is a powerful file manager for the UNIX console. It has a curses interface and it’s written in Python v3.4+. inigo.katxi.org/devel/lfm/
Rover
Rover is a small file browser that aims to be simple, fast and portable. lecram.github.io/p/rover/suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Steamymoomilk
LF
lf (as in “list files”) is a terminal file manager written in Go with a heavy inspiration from ranger file manager. github.com/gokcehan/lf
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/callyral@pawb.social
Ranger
Alot like Midnight Commander but running on VIM, and just like VIM it is highly customizable
github.com/ranger/ranger
----added note ranger should be installed via git most distros have 4+ older versions and lots of bugs
Suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/logir@feddit.it
nnn
nnn (n³) is a full-featured terminal file manager. It’s tiny, nearly 0-config and incredibly fast. github.com/jarun/nnnsuggest by sh.itjust.works/u/gunpachi@lemmings.world
[Fun/games]
lolcat
make your terminal rainbow github.com/busyloop/lolcat
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/GentooIsBased@lemmy.ml
Cowsay
make a cow say something in Terminal! github.com/piuccio/cowsay
Suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/bizdelnick@lemmy.ml
Bastet
Tetris clone via terminal github.com/fph/bastet/suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/pastaPersona@lemmy.world
Cmatrix
make your terminal look like your mr.hacker man github.com/abishekvashok/cmatrixsuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/tourist@lemmy.world
spotify-tui
Spotify CLI frontend (Spotify via terminal) github.com/Rigellute/spotify-tui
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/tourist@lemmy.world
cacademo
plays a bunch of neat ASCII animations linux.die.net/man/1/cacademo
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/tourist@lemmy.world
figlet
ASCII text art. www.figlet.org
toilet
turn text into ASCII art. caca.zoy.org/wiki/toilet
Yewtube
a cli youtube piped client, stream, download and play audio from YouTube piped. github.com/mps-youtube/yewtube
suggested by sh.itjust.works/u/Steamymoomilk
cbonsai
Little ASCII art bonsai tree that can be animated with the -l flag gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsaisuggested by sh.itjust.works/u/tourist@lemmy.world
tty-clock
a digital clock via your terminal! github.com/xorg62/tty-clock
I would love to add more useful and cool programs to this list! Feel free to leave suggestions to add! I really want to make this post a really good place to find cool new programs
I would love to add more useful and cool programs to this list! Feel free to leave suggestions to add! I really want to make this post a really good place to find cool new programs
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