# herrbischoff/awesome-command-line-apps

:shell: Use your terminal shell to do awesome things.

Repository: https://github.com/herrbischoff/awesome-command-line-apps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-command-line-apps
License Family: other
Topics: shell, unix, software, apps, awesome, list, awesome-list
Archived: true
Last push: 2026-03-04T11:04:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3953, "days_push": 182, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4210, forks 298 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:39.078504+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome-list of command-line applications for macOS and Unix shells, cataloging terminal tools for doing useful things from the shell. The GitHub repository is now a mirror; development has moved to the author's personal Git instance.

## Use cases
- discover useful command-line apps for macOS
- find terminal tools to replace GUI software
- curated list of unix shell utilities
- learn what can be done from the terminal
- find CLI alternatives for everyday tasks

## When to choose
- you want a curated catalog of terminal applications for macOS or Unix
- you prefer working in the shell and want tool discovery
- you need a reference of CLI software by category

## When to avoid
- you want to contribute via GitHub pull requests - contributions are email patches only
- you need actively maintained GitHub-hosted content - the repo is a frozen mirror
- you need a tool rather than a list of tools

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, awesome-lists, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: awesome-list, curated-list, shell-tools, terminal-apps, unix, command-line, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- herrbischoff/awesome-command-line-apps (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.078504+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:22:29.829367+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/herrbischoff/awesome-command-line-apps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:39.078504+00:00, sha 9159ff44e4f1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.