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CLI tools

Command-line tools that make everyday terminal work faster.

5 repos, sorted by GitHub stars.

uv

astral-sh/uv

Active

A fast Python package and project manager written in Rust.

★ 91.9kApache-2.0Rust

fzf

junegunn/fzf

Active

A general-purpose command-line fuzzy finder and interactive terminal toolkit.

★ 84.1kMITGo

lazygit

jesseduffield/lazygit

Active

A simple terminal UI for git commands.

★ 83.8kMITGo

ripgrep

BurntSushi/ripgrep

Active

A line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for a regex pattern.

★ 70kUnlicenseRust

bat

sharkdp/bat

Active

A cat(1) clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration.

★ 61.3kApache-2.0Rust

Compare CLI tools projects

ProjectStarsLicenceStatusLast commit
uv91.9kApache-2.0Active10 Nov 2026
fzf84.1kMITActive7 Nov 2026
lazygit83.8kMITActive10 Nov 2026
ripgrep70kUnlicenseActive9 Nov 2026
bat61.3kApache-2.0Active10 Nov 2026

Questions

What is the most popular open source project in CLI tools on Repoworthy?

Uv has the most GitHub stars in this category, with 91,854 as of 11 Nov 2026. It is followed by fzf, lazygit and ripgrep.

Which projects in CLI tools are actively maintained?

5 of 5 projects here had a commit in the last 180 days: uv, fzf, lazygit, ripgrep and bat.

Which projects in CLI tools have a permissive licence?

Uv, fzf, lazygit, ripgrep and bat use a permissive licence (such as MIT or Apache-2.0), which allows commercial use.