# Impedimenta/Suitcase

A flexible command line tool for instantly deploying user interfaces for simple commands and scripts.

Repository: https://github.com/Impedimenta/Suitcase
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/suitcase
Homepage: https://impedimenta.github.io
License Family: other
Topics: command-line-tool, swiftui, xcode, macos, developer-tools
Last push: 2020-06-13T17:29:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2324, "days_push": 2272, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1318, forks 21 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.142624+00:00)

## What it is
Suitcase is a macOS command line tool that instantly deploys SwiftUI-based user interfaces for simple commands and scripts. It lets users wrap shell commands in native Mac UIs, similar to Shortcuts but driven from the terminal, and export them as shareable .command files.

## Use cases
- give my shell scripts a gui
- build a mac app from a command line command
- create clickable buttons that run terminal commands
- share scripts with a ui with my team
- macos alternative to shortcuts for cli commands
- wrap cli tools in a native macos interface

## When to choose
- you want a native SwiftUI interface for shell commands on macOS
- you need to package and share scripts as .command files
- you prefer terminal-driven tooling with a lightweight UI layer

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform GUI tooling
- you need complex app logic beyond triggering commands and scripts
- you need a project with an explicit license or active recent development

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, gui, developer-tools, workflow-automation
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: swiftui, script-ui, macos-app, command-wrapper, shortcuts-alternative, command-line, automation, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- Impedimenta/Suitcase (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.142624+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 2026-08-30T04:47:56.602501+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Impedimenta/Suitcase (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.142624+00:00, sha d5666df22f54)
  - homepage: https://impedimenta.github.io (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:50.323160+00:00, sha 2bd6a58f4a49)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.