| sowam | 10 | any | sysadmin | yes | | A command line software tracking utility |
| claude | 7 | any | cli AI | yes | winget=Anthropic.ClaudeCode, url=https://claude.ai/install.ps1, brew=claude-code | Anthropic's agentic coding tool for developers |
| veracrypt | 5 | any | encryption cryptography | no | git=https://github.com/veracrypt/VeraCrypt.git, url=https://veracrypt.io/en/Downloads.html | Free Open source disk encryption with strong security |
| obsidian | 4 | any | notebook | no | url=https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/releases/download/v1.12.7/Obsidian-1.12.7.AppImage, git=https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases.git | A proprietary personal knowledge base and note-taking application |
| joplin | 5 | any | notebook | no | url=https://objects.joplinusercontent.com/v3.6.15/Joplin-Setup-3.6.15.exe?source=JoplinWebsite&type=New | A free and secure app that lets you capture and access your notes from any device |
| vt-cli | 3 | any | security cli | no | choco=vt-cli, winget=VirusTotal.vt-cli, brew=virustotal-cli, git=https://github.com/VirusTotal/vt-cli.git | A command line interface for VirusTotal |
| nerd-fonts-cli | 2 | any | devops cli | yes | git=https://github.com/jam-ware/nerd-fonts-cli.git | A terminal-based utility to interface with Nerd Fonts |
| gnupg | 6 | posix, linux, darwin, bsd, 390 | encryption security cli | yes | dnf=gnupg, apt=gnupg, git=https://github.com/gpg/gnupg.git | A GNU utility for secure communication and data storage |
| glow | 6 | any | cli | no | dnf=glow, choco=glow, brew=glow, winget=charmbracelet.glow, yum=glow, go=github.com/charmbracelet/glow/v2@latest, git=https://github.com/charmbracelet/glow.git | Render markdown on the CLI, with pizzazz |
| 7zip | 4 | any | sysadmin compression | yes | url=https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/download/26.02/7z2602-x64.exe, dnf=p7zip | A free and open-source file archiver with very high compression ratios |
| xz | 5 | any | sysadmin compression | yes | apt=xz, dnf=xz, git=https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz.git | A set of free-software command-line lossless data compressors, including lzma and xz |
| gzip | 6 | any | sysadmin compression | yes | apt=gzip, dnf=gzip | GNU data compression program |
| Sysinternals | 6 | windows | sysadmin | no | url=https://download.sysinternals.com/files/SysinternalsSuite.zip, choco=sysinternals, git=https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/sysinternals.git | A suite of utilities to perform advanced troubleshooting and diagnostics within a Microsoft Windows environment |
| ansible | 7 | any | sysadmin devops | no | apt, choco, pip, dnf, git=https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git | A suite of software tools that enables infrastructure as code |
| curl | 10 | any | sysadmin | yes | apt, dnf, git=https://github.com/curl/curl.git | A utility for getting files from remote servers (FTP, HTTP, and others) |
| trurl | 7 | any | sysadmin | no | apt, dnf, git=https://github.com/curl/trurl.git | A command-line tool that parses, modifies, and outputs URLs and their components |
| wget | 10 | any | sysadmin | no | apt, dnf, choco, winget | A command-line tool that can download files using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS protocols |
| john | 4 | posix, linux, bsd | security passwords | no | apt, dnf, git=https://github.com/openwall/john.git | John the Ripper password cracker, an open-source password security auditing and password recovery tool |
| opencode | 8 | any | AI devops | no | url=https://opencode.ai/install, npm=opencode-ai, brew=opencode-ai, git=https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode.git | An open source agent that helps you write and run code with any AI model |
| vhs | 3 | any | devops | yes | go=github.com/charmbracelet/vhs@latest, dnf, brew, git=https://github.com/charmbracelet/vhs.git, pacman | Write terminal GIFs as code for integration testing and demoing your CLI tools |
| filezilla | 1 | any | server sysadmin | no | dnf, url=https://dl2.cdn.filezilla-project.org/client/FileZilla_3.70.6_x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.xz?h=DlQNl6LAlfV4qdkwMjpsww&x=1785622202 | A free and open-source FTP server and client software |
| powershell | 8 | any | shell | no | dnf, apt, winget=Microsoft.PowerShell, url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/install-powershell-on-windows?view=powershell-7.6#zip, git=https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell.git | A cross-platform task automation solution made up of a command-line shell, a scripting language, and a configuration management framework |
| bash | 10 | any | shell | yes | dnf, apt, pacman, apk, yum, zypper, url=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/bash-5.3.tar.gz, git=https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/bash.git | A free software shell that supports command-line editing, job control, shell functions, arrays, and more |
| nginx | 5 | any | server | no | dnf, apt, pacman, apk, yum, zypper, git=https://github.com/nginx/nginx.git, url=https://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.31.3.tar.gz | A flexible and high-performance server that can handle HTTP, mail, TCP, and UDP traffic |
| jellyfin | 9 | any | server media | no | git=https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin.git | A volunteer-built media solution that lets you stream your own media to any device, supporting movies, shows, music, live TV, books, photos, and more |
| immich | 8 | any | server media | no | git=https://github.com/immich-app/immich.git, apk=https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases/latest | High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution |
| apparmor | 2 | any | sysadmin security | no | dnf, apt, yum, pacman, zypper, snap | A Linux kernel security module that allows system administrators to restrict programs capabilities with per-program profiles |
| asciinema | 1 | posix | devops | no | dnf, apt, yum, git=https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema.git | A free and open-source tool for recording and sharing terminal sessions as text-based videos |
| cointop | 7 | any | cryptocurrency | no | go=github.com/cointop-sh/cointop@latest, url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cointop-sh/cointop/master/install.sh, git=https://github.com/cointop-sh/cointop.git | A fast and lightweight interactive terminal based UI application for tracking and monitoring cryptocurrency stats in real-time, inspired by htop |
| dictd | 9 | posix, linux, bsd | server client | no | dnf, apt, git=https://github.com/cheusov/dictd.git | Server and command-line client software, human language dictionary databases, and tools supporting the DICT protocol (RFC 2229) |
| trans | 3 | posix, linux, bsd | sysadmin | no | dnf, apt, apk, git=https://github.com/soimort/translate-shell.git | A command-line translator powered by Google Translate, Bing Translator, Yandex Translate, and Apertium |
| aircrack-ng | 1 | any | security wireless | no | dnf, apt, yum, pacman, url=https://download.aircrack-ng.org/aircrack-ng-1.7.tar.gz, brew, git=https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng.git | A complete suite of tools to assess WiFi network security, tools for auditing 802.11 (wireless) networks |
| wireshark | 4 | any | networking security | no | dnf, apt, yum, pacman, url=https://2.na.dl.wireshark.org/win64/WiresharkPortable64_4.6.7.paf.exe, brew, git=https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark.git | A free and open-source network protocol and traffic analyzer |
| tcpdump | 4 | any | networking sysadmin | no | dnf, apt, yum, pacman, url=https://www.tcpdump.org/release/tcpdump-4.99.6.tar.xz, git=https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/tcpdump | A network traffic monitoring tool and a data-network packet analyzer computer program that runs under a command line interface |
| libpcap | 4 | any | networking library | no | dnf, apt, yum, pacman, url=https://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-1.10.6.tar.xz, git=https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap.git | A system-independent interface for user-level packet capture |
| moreutils | 5 | posix, linux, bsd | sysadmin | no | dnf, apt, yum, pacman, git=https://github.com/pgdr/moreutils.git | Additional unix utilities |
| electrum | 6 | any | cryptocurrency finance | no | git=https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum.git, apt, dnf, pacman, yum, pip, brew, apk, url=https://electrum.org/#download, snap | A lightweight Bitcoin Client, self-custodial with support for the Lightning Network |
| ripgrep | 7 | linux | searching | ? | | Line-oriented search tool |
| taskwarrior | 9 | | productivity | ? | dnf | a command-line TODO list manager |