Top CLI repositories on GitHub
Command-line tools, terminal UIs, and shell utilities.
Ranked by stars across 5,527 repositories tagged cli. Refreshed daily.
- 1n8n-io/n8n★ 186,912 · ⑂ 57,412
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
- 2ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh★ 186,776 · ⑂ 26,356
🙃 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
- 3yt-dlp/yt-dlp★ 160,872 · ⑂ 13,352
A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader
- youtube-dl
- python
- sponsorblock
- yt-dlp
- youtube-downloader
- cli
- 4google-gemini/gemini-cli★ 103,300 · ⑂ 13,524
An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.
- gemini
- gemini-api
- ai
- ai-agents
- cli
- mcp-client
- 5sherlock-project/sherlock★ 83,011 · ⑂ 9,680
Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks
- osint
- reconnaissance
- linux
- cli
- sherlock
- python3
- 6
- 7
- 8OpenHands/OpenHands★ 72,775 · ⑂ 9,215
🙌 OpenHands: AI-Driven Development
- agent
- artificial-intelligence
- llm
- chatgpt
- claude-ai
- cli
- 9BurntSushi/ripgrep★ 63,404 · ⑂ 2,542
ripgrep recursively searches directories for a regex pattern while respecting your gitignore
- ripgrep
- recursively-search
- search
- regex
- gitignore
- grep
- 10sharkdp/bat★ 58,754 · ⑂ 1,548
A cat(1) clone with wings.
- command-line
- tool
- syntax-highlighting
- git
- terminal
- cli
- 11ultralytics/ultralytics★ 56,820 · ⑂ 10,921
Ultralytics YOLO 🚀
- hub
- ultralytics
- yolov8
- yolo
- deep-learning
- image-classification
- 12wagoodman/dive★ 53,882 · ⑂ 1,993
A tool for exploring each layer in a docker image
- docker
- docker-image
- inspector
- explorer
- cli
- tui
- 13jeecgboot/JeecgBoot★ 46,100 · ⑂ 15,968
AI低代码平台,支持「低代码 + 零代码」双模式:零代码 5 分钟搭建业务系统,低代码模式一键生成前后端代码。 内置AI 应用,支持AI聊天、知识库、流程编排、MCP与插件,支持各种模型。Skills能力实现:一句话画流程图、设计表单、生成系统。 引领 AI生成→在线配置→代码生成→手工合并的开发模式,解决Java项目80%的重复工作,快速提高效率,又不失灵活性。
- antd
- activiti
- codegenerator
- springcloud
- springboot
- low-code
- 14Raphire/Win11Debloat★ 45,910 · ⑂ 1,875
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
- 15google/zx★ 45,477 · ⑂ 1,263
A tool for writing better scripts
- javascript
- nodejs
- shell
- bash
- cli
- child-process
- 16Aider-AI/aider★ 44,435 · ⑂ 4,365
aider is AI pair programming in your terminal
- chatgpt
- cli
- command-line
- gpt-4
- openai
- gpt-3
- 17
- 18spf13/cobra★ 43,864 · ⑂ 3,137
A Commander for modern Go CLI interactions
- cobra
- cobra-library
- cobra-generator
- posix-compliant-flags
- command-cobra
- cli-app
- 19rtk-ai/rtk★ 43,198 · ⑂ 2,611
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
- 20santifer/career-ops★ 43,167 · ⑂ 9,026
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
- 21sharkdp/fd★ 42,872 · ⑂ 1,060
A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find'
- command-line
- tool
- filesystem
- search
- regex
- rust
- 22charmbracelet/bubbletea★ 42,149 · ⑂ 1,203
A powerful little TUI framework 🏗
- cli
- framework
- elm-architecture
- tui
- functional
- golang
- 23chubin/cheat.sh★ 41,342 · ⑂ 1,921
the only cheat sheet you need
- cheatsheet
- curl
- terminal
- command-line
- cli
- examples
- 24vadimdemedes/ink★ 38,217 · ⑂ 978
🌈 React for interactive command-line apps
- react
- cli
- command-line
- interactive
- flexbox
- javascript
- 25httpie/cli★ 38,052 · ⑂ 3,934
🥧 HTTPie CLI — modern, user-friendly command-line HTTP client for the API era. JSON support, colors, sessions, downloads, plugins & more.
- http
- cli
- client
- terminal
- web
- json
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