shell — independent software & tools

32 independent shell listings the big search engines bury.

• zigpty

  github · Free · by Banor7300

  Provide a tiny cross-platform PTY for Node.js and Zig with native terminal support, ConPTY on Windows, and no node-gyp or C++ build step

• tillm

  github · Free · by semcod

  Text-interface LLM control plane for semcod/coru shell automation (pair with gillm for GUI).

• ghostty-agent-forge

  github · Free · by sheawinkler

  Terminal visibility, zsh/Homebrew bootstrap, and ContextLattice hooks for local AI agents on macOS.

• terminal-fish

  github · Free · by tactical-basidiomycetes9418

  Catch, collect, and display virtual fish in your terminal with this Python and Bash gaming suite.

• cli-truncate

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Truncate a string to a specific width in the terminal

• @hypabolic/hypa

  npm · Free · by GitHub Actions

  Local context runtime for coding agents: compress shell output, query code, and proxy MCP tools

• nb.sh

  npm · Free · by xwmx

  CLI and local web note-taking, bookmarking, and archiving with encryption, search, Git-backed versioning and syncing, tagging, and more in a single portable script.

• Cmdix

  github · Free · by ANONIMO1234576856

  🖥️ Run scripts and manage commands easily with Cmdix, a user-friendly Android terminal app designed for Android 9+ devices.

• lush

  github · Free · by berrym

  A Unix shell with developer-first design

• know-bash

  github · Free · by BlackIQ

  A practical, example-driven guide to Bash scripting and command-line essentials.

• know-bash

  github · Free · by BlackIQ

  A practical, example-driven guide to Bash scripting and command-line essentials.

• Build-your-own-shell

  github · Free · by Destides

  Build-your-own-shell is a Unix shell in C with piping, I/O redirection, and background jobs, offering a robust, command line experience for learners and beginners 🐙

• oh-my-iflow

  github · Free · by ibahgat

  Provide intelligent command-line workflows using multi-agent automation with built-in support for Python, Rust, Go, and shell languages.

• how-to

  github · Free · by julyfun

  personal notes (30k loc)

• macos-scripts

  github · Free · by MCamner

  A modular CLI for structured terminal workflows, automation, and system tools on macOS.

• ilo

  github · Free · by metio

  manage reproducible build environments

• ts-term

  github · Free · by Sammy-T

  Browser-based SSH sessions using ephemeral Tailscale nodes.

• ClaudeCodeStatusLine

  github · Free · by Scorpiolover

  Display real-time Claude Code model info, token usage, and rate limits in a compact status line without affecting performance or token counts.

• ansi-escapes

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  ANSI escape codes for manipulating the terminal

• canvas-app

  npm · Free · by mattdesl

  sets up a retina-scaled canvas with render loop

• cli-color

  npm · Free · by medikoo

  Colors, formatting and other tools for the console

• cli-cursor

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Toggle the CLI cursor

• exec-sh

  npm · Free · by tsertkov

  Execute shell command forwarding all stdio.

• gradient-string

  npm · Free · by bokub

  Beautiful color gradients in terminal output

• has-ansi

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Check if a string has ANSI escape codes

• is-interactive

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Check if stdout or stderr is interactive

• is-unicode-supported

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Detect whether the terminal supports Unicode

• log-update

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Log by overwriting the previous output in the terminal. Useful for rendering progress bars, animations, etc.

• powershell-utils

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Utilities for executing PowerShell commands

• stdout-update

  npm · Free · by keindev

  Updates the previous output in the terminal. Useful for correct rendering progress bars, animations, etc.

• supports-color

  npm · Free · by sindresorhus

  Detect whether a terminal supports color

• @xterm/xterm

  npm · Free · by tyriar

  Full xterm terminal, in your browser