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Top CLI repositories on GitHub

Command-line tools, terminal UIs, and shell utilities.

Ranked by stars across 5,851 repositories tagged cli. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    n8n-io/n8n193,398 · ⑂ 58,708

    Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.

    • automation
    • ipaas
    • n8n
    • workflow
    • typescript
    • self-hosted
  2. 2
    ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh188,160 · ⑂ 26,375

    🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,500+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

    • shell
    • zsh-configuration
    • theme
    • terminal
    • productivity
    • zsh
  3. 3
    yt-dlp/yt-dlp172,174 · ⑂ 14,515

    A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

    • youtube-dl
    • python
    • sponsorblock
    • yt-dlp
    • youtube-downloader
    • cli
  4. 4
    google-gemini/gemini-cli105,457 · ⑂ 14,144

    An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.

    • gemini
    • gemini-api
    • ai
    • ai-agents
    • cli
    • mcp-client
  5. 5
    sherlock-project/sherlock85,247 · ⑂ 9,969

    Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks

    • osint
    • reconnaissance
    • linux
    • cli
    • sherlock
    • python3
  6. 6
    junegunn/fzf81,080 · ⑂ 2,799

    :cherry_blossom: A command-line fuzzy finder

    • fzf
    • go
    • bash
    • zsh
    • fish
    • vim
  7. 7
    jesseduffield/lazygit79,465 · ⑂ 2,873

    simple terminal UI for git commands

    • cli
    • git
    • terminal
  8. 8
    OpenHands/OpenHands77,879 · ⑂ 9,901

    🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development

    • agent
    • artificial-intelligence
    • llm
    • chatgpt
    • claude-ai
    • cli
  9. 9
    BurntSushi/ripgrep65,281 · ⑂ 2,602

    ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore

    • ripgrep
    • recursively-search
    • search
    • regex
    • gitignore
    • grep
  10. 10
    rtk-ai/rtk64,315 · ⑂ 3,963

    CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

    • agentic-coding
    • ai-coding
    • anthropic
    • claude-code
    • cli
    • command-line-tool
  11. 11
    tldr-pages/tldr62,903 · ⑂ 5,312

    Collaborative cheatsheets for console commands 📚.

    • shell
    • man-page
    • tldr
    • documentation
    • terminal
    • command-line
  12. 12
    sharkdp/bat59,324 · ⑂ 1,571

    A cat(1) clone with wings.

    • command-line
    • tool
    • syntax-highlighting
    • git
    • terminal
    • cli
  13. 13
    ultralytics/ultralytics58,616 · ⑂ 11,233

    Ultralytics YOLO 🚀

    • hub
    • ultralytics
    • yolov8
    • yolo
    • deep-learning
    • image-classification
  14. 14
    santifer/career-ops54,958 · ⑂ 10,881

    AI-powered job search system built on Claude Code. 14 skill modes, Go dashboard, PDF generation, batch processing.

    • ai-agent
    • anthropic
    • automation
    • career
    • claude
    • claude-code
  15. 15
    wagoodman/dive54,243 · ⑂ 1,985

    A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image

    • docker
    • docker-image
    • inspector
    • explorer
    • cli
    • tui
  16. 16
    Raphire/Win11Debloat49,101 · ⑂ 1,981

    A simple, lightweight PowerShell script that allows you to remove pre-installed apps, disable telemetry, as well as perform various other changes to declutter and customize your Windows experience. Win11Debloat works for both Windows 10 and Windows 11.

    • windows
    • windows-10
    • windows10
    • powershell
    • ps1
    • bloatware
  17. 17
    jeecgboot/JeecgBoot46,809 · ⑂ 16,055

    AI 低代码平台「低代码 + 零代码」双驱动!低代码可一键生成前后端代码;零代码可 5 分钟搭建系统;AI Skills 一句话画流程、设计表单、生成整套系统。内置 AI聊天、知识库、流程编排、MCP插件等,兼容主流大模型。引领「AI 生成 → 在线配置 → 代码生成 → 手工合并->AI修改」开发模式,消除 Java 项目 80% 的重复工作,提效而不失灵活。

    • antd
    • activiti
    • codegenerator
    • springcloud
    • springboot
    • low-code
  18. 18
    Aider-AI/aider46,519 · ⑂ 4,632

    aider is AI pair programming in your terminal

    • chatgpt
    • cli
    • command-line
    • gpt-4
    • openai
    • gpt-3
  19. 19
    google/zx45,550 · ⑂ 1,268

    A tool for writing better scripts

    • javascript
    • nodejs
    • shell
    • bash
    • cli
    • child-process
  20. 20
    cli/cli44,933 · ⑂ 8,582

    GitHub’s official command line tool

    • github-api-v4
    • cli
    • git
    • golang
  21. 21
    spf13/cobra44,135 · ⑂ 3,151

    A Commander for modern Go CLI interactions

    • cobra
    • cobra-library
    • cobra-generator
    • posix-compliant-flags
    • command-cobra
    • cli-app
  22. 22
    sharkdp/fd43,403 · ⑂ 1,071

    A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'

    • command-line
    • tool
    • filesystem
    • search
    • regex
    • rust
  23. 23
    charmbracelet/bubbletea43,261 · ⑂ 1,241

    A powerful little TUI framework 🏗

    • cli
    • framework
    • elm-architecture
    • tui
    • functional
    • golang
  24. 24
    chubin/cheat.sh41,471 · ⑂ 1,916

    the only cheat sheet you need

    • cheatsheet
    • curl
    • terminal
    • command-line
    • cli
    • examples
  25. 25
    sxyazi/yazi39,600 · ⑂ 904

    💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.

    • asyncio
    • concurrency
    • file-manager
    • linux
    • macos
    • rust

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