CLI — independent software & tools

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

• zlib-rs

  homebrew · Free

  C API for zlib-rs

• zlint

  homebrew · Free

  X.509 Certificate Linter focused on Web PKI standards and requirements

• zlog

  homebrew · Free

  High-performance C logging library

• zls

  homebrew · Free

  Language Server for Zig

• zmqpp

  homebrew · Free

  High-level C++ binding for zeromq

• znapzend

  homebrew · Free

  ZFS backup with remote capabilities and mbuffer integration

• znc

  homebrew · Free

  Advanced IRC bouncer

• zns

  homebrew · Free

  CLI tool for querying DNS records with readable, colored output

• zola

  homebrew · Free

  Fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in

• zookeeper

  homebrew · Free

  Centralized server for distributed coordination of services

• zopfli

  homebrew · Free

  New zlib (gzip, deflate) compatible compressor

• zork

  homebrew · Free

  Dungeon modified from FORTRAN to C

• zoro

  homebrew · Free

  Expose local server to external network

• zot

  homebrew · Free

  Lightweight coding agent harness written in Go

• zoxide

  homebrew · Free

  Shell extension to navigate your filesystem faster

• zpaq

  homebrew · Free

  Incremental, journaling command-line archiver

• zpaqfranz

  homebrew · Free

  Deduplicating command-line archiver and backup tool

• zplug

  homebrew · Free

  Next-generation plugin manager for zsh

• zrepl

  homebrew · Free

  One-stop ZFS backup & replication solution

• zrok

  homebrew · Free

  Geo-scale, next-generation sharing platform built on top of OpenZiti

• zsdx

  homebrew · Free

  Zelda Mystery of Solarus DX

• zsh

  homebrew · Free

  UNIX shell (command interpreter)

• zsh-async

  homebrew · Free

  Perform tasks asynchronously without external tools

• zsh-autocomplete

  homebrew · Free

  Real-time type-ahead completion for Zsh

• zsh-autopair

  homebrew · Free

  Auto-close and delete matching delimiters in zsh

• zsh-autosuggestions

  homebrew · Free

  Fish-like fast/unobtrusive autosuggestions for zsh

• zsh-completions

  homebrew · Free

  Additional completion definitions for zsh

• zsh-f-sy-h

  homebrew · Free

  Feature-rich Syntax Highlighting for Zsh

• zsh-fast-syntax-highlighting

  homebrew · Free

  Feature-rich syntax highlighting for Zsh

• zsh-git-prompt

  homebrew · Free

  Informative git prompt for zsh

• zsh-history-enquirer

  homebrew · Free

  Zsh plugin that enhances history search interaction

• zsh-history-substring-search

  homebrew · Free

  Zsh port of Fish shell's history search

• zsh-lovers

  homebrew · Free

  Tips, tricks, and examples for zsh

• zsh-navigation-tools

  homebrew · Free

  Zsh curses-based tools, e.g. multi-word history searcher

• zsh-syntax-highlighting

  homebrew · Free

  Fish shell like syntax highlighting for zsh

• zsh-system-clipboard

  homebrew · Free

  System clipboard key bindings for Zsh Line Editor with vi mode

• zsh-vi-mode

  homebrew · Free

  Better and friendly vi(vim) mode plugin for ZSH

• zsh-you-should-use

  homebrew · Free

  ZSH plugin that reminds you to use existing aliases for commands you just typed

• zshdb

  homebrew · Free

  Debugger for zsh

• zsign

  homebrew · Free

  Cross-platform codesigning tool for iOS apps

• zssh

  homebrew · Free

  Interactive file transfers over SSH

• zstd

  homebrew · Free

  Zstandard is a real-time compression algorithm

• zsv

  homebrew · Free

  Tabular data swiss-army knife CLI

• zsxd

  homebrew · Free

  Zelda Mystery of Solarus XD

• zsync

  homebrew · Free

  File transfer program

• zuban

  homebrew · Free

  Python language server and type checker, written in Rust

• zug

  homebrew · Free

  C++ library providing transducers

• zurl

  homebrew · Free

  HTTP and WebSocket client worker with ZeroMQ interface

• zvbi

  homebrew · Free

  Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) decoding library

• zx

  homebrew · Free

  Tool for writing better scripts

• zxc

  homebrew · Free

  High-performance asymmetric lossless compression library

• zxcc

  homebrew · Free

  CP/M 2/3 emulator for cross-compiling and CP/M tools under UNIX

• zxing-cpp

  homebrew · Free

  Multi-format barcode image processing library written in C++

• zycore-c

  homebrew · Free

  Zyan Core Library for C

• zydis

  homebrew · Free

  Fast and lightweight x86/x86_64 disassembler library

• zyre

  homebrew · Free

  Local Area Clustering for Peer-to-Peer Applications

• zzuf

  homebrew · Free

  Transparent application input fuzzer

• zzz

  homebrew · Free

  Command-line tool to put Macs to sleep

• ansi-align

  npm · Free · by nexdrew

  align-text with ANSI support for CLIs

• ansi-cyan

  npm · Free · by jonschlinkert

  The color cyan, in ansi.