CLI — independent software & tools

8,413 independent CLI listings the big search engines bury.

• nlopt

  homebrew · Free

  Free/open-source library for nonlinear optimization

• nmail

  homebrew · Free

  Terminal-based email client for Linux and macOS

• nmap

  homebrew · Free

  Port scanning utility for large networks

• nmh

  homebrew · Free

  New version of the MH mail handler

• nmrpflash

  homebrew · Free

  Netgear Unbrick Utility

• nmstatectl

  homebrew · Free

  Command-line tool that manages host networking settings in a declarative manner

• nng

  homebrew · Free

  Nanomsg-next-generation -- light-weight brokerless messaging

• nnn

  homebrew · Free

  Tiny, lightning fast, feature-packed file manager

• no-more-secrets

  homebrew · Free

  Recreates the SETEC ASTRONOMY effect from 'Sneakers'

• node

  homebrew · Free

  Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment

• node-build

  homebrew · Free

  Install NodeJS versions

• node_exporter

  homebrew · Free

  Prometheus exporter for machine metrics

• node-red

  homebrew · Free

  Low-code programming for event-driven applications

• node-sass

  homebrew · Free

  JavaScript implementation of a Sass compiler

• nodebrew

  homebrew · Free

  Node.js version manager

• nodeenv

  homebrew · Free

  Node.js virtual environment builder

• nodenv

  homebrew · Free

  Node.js version manager

• noir

  homebrew · Free

  Attack surface detector that identifies endpoints by static analysis

• nom

  homebrew · Free

  RSS reader for the terminal

• nomad-pack

  homebrew · Free

  Templating and packaging tool used with HashiCorp Nomad

• nomino

  homebrew · Free

  Batch rename utility

• nono

  homebrew · Free

  Capability-based sandbox shell for AI agents with OS-enforced isolation

• nopoll

  homebrew · Free

  Open-source C WebSocket toolkit

• norm

  homebrew · Free

  NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast

• normalize

  homebrew · Free

  Adjust volume of audio files to a standard level

• noseyparker

  homebrew · Free

  Finds secrets and sensitive information in textual data and Git history

• notation

  homebrew · Free

  CLI tool to sign and verify OCI artifacts and container images

• notcurses

  homebrew · Free

  Blingful character graphics/TUI library

• noti

  homebrew · Free

  Trigger notifications when a process completes

• notifiers

  homebrew · Free

  Easy way to send notifications

• notify

  homebrew · Free

  Stream the output of any CLI and publish it to a variety of supported platforms

• notmuch

  homebrew · Free

  Thread-based email index, search, and tagging

• nova-fairwinds

  homebrew · Free

  Find outdated or deprecated Helm charts running in your cluster

• noweb

  homebrew · Free

  WEB-like literate-programming tool

• nowplaying-cli

  homebrew · Free

  Retrieves currently playing media, and simulates media actions

• nox

  homebrew · Free

  Flexible test automation for Python

• npm-check-updates

  homebrew · Free

  Find newer versions of dependencies than what your package.json allows

• npq

  homebrew · Free

  Audit npm packages before you install them

• npush

  homebrew · Free

  Logic game similar to Sokoban and Boulder Dash

• nq

  homebrew · Free

  Unix command-line queue utility

• nqp

  homebrew · Free

  Lightweight Raku-like environment for virtual machines

• nrg2iso

  homebrew · Free

  Extract ISO9660 data from Nero nrg files

• nrm

  homebrew · Free

  NPM registry manager, fast switch between different registries

• ns-3

  homebrew · Free

  Discrete-event network simulator

• nsd

  homebrew · Free

  Name server daemon

• nsh

  homebrew · Free

  Fish-like, POSIX-compatible shell

• nsnake

  homebrew · Free

  Classic snake game with textual interface

• nspr

  homebrew · Free

  Platform-neutral API for system-level and libc-like functions

• nsq

  homebrew · Free

  Realtime distributed messaging platform

• nss

  homebrew · Free

  Libraries for security-enabled client and server applications

• nsuds

  homebrew · Free

  Ncurses Sudoku system

• nsync

  homebrew · Free

  C library that exports various synchronization primitives

• ntfs-3g

  homebrew · Free

  Read-write NTFS driver for FUSE

• ntfy

  homebrew · Free

  Send push notifications to your phone or desktop via PUT/POST

• ntl

  homebrew · Free

  C++ number theory library

• ntopng

  homebrew · Free

  Next generation version of the original ntop

• ntp

  homebrew · Free

  Network Time Protocol (NTP) Distribution

• nu

  homebrew · Free

  Object-oriented, Lisp-like programming language

• nuclei

  homebrew · Free

  HTTP/DNS scanner configurable via YAML templates

• nudoku

  homebrew · Free

  Ncurses based sudoku game