Terminal Utility Apps and Services

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Vifm

Vifm

File Management File Manager
Vifm is a ncurses-based file manager with Vim-like keybindings, designed for efficiency in terminal environments. It offers a dual-pane interface, tab support, and extensive customization options, making it a powerful tool for users comfortable with command-line workflows and seeking a highly keyboard-driven file management experience.
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Open Source
Extremely fast and lightweight
byobu

byobu

OS & Utilities Terminal Utility
Byobu is a powerful open-source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer designed to enhance the command-line experience, allowing users to manage multiple terminal sessions within a single window.
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Open Source
Simplifies management of multiple terminal sessions.
ELinks

ELinks

Web Browsers Web Browser
ELinks is a free, open-source text-based web browser designed for Unix-like operating systems. Operating entirely within a terminal emulator, it provides a lightweight and efficient method for browsing the web.
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Open Source
Extremely fast and lightweight
W3M

W3M

OS & Utilities Terminal Utility
w3m is a highly efficient, text-based web browser designed for use within a terminal emulator. It offers a minimalist browsing experience, focusing on speed and resource efficiency, making it ideal for low-bandwidth connections or environments where a graphical browser is impractical.
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Open Source
Extremely fast browsing speed due to text-only rendering.
aptitude

aptitude

OS & Utilities Package Manager
aptitude is a robust, terminal-based package manager and frontend for systems using the APT package management system. It offers advanced features like flexible package searching, dselect-like state management for user actions, and the ability to view Debian changelogs.
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Open Source
Advanced and flexible package searching
tmux

tmux

OS & Utilities Terminal Utility
tmux is a highly configurable and portable terminal multiplexer that allows users to create and manage multiple terminal sessions within a single window. It enables seamless switching between different command-line tasks and provides session persistence, preventing work loss even if the connection is interrupted.
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Open Source
Prevents loss of work due to dropped connections.
GNU nano

GNU nano

Development Text Editor
GNU nano is a user-friendly command-line text editor widely used on Unix-like systems. Known for its simplicity and quick startup, it provides basic editing functionalities for configuration files, scripts, and general text manipulation directly within the terminal environment.
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Open Source
Very easy to learn and use, even for beginners.
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Recently Added Terminal Utility Apps and Services

Vifm

Vifm

File Management File Manager
Vifm is a ncurses-based file manager with Vim-like keybindings, designed for efficiency in terminal environments. It offers a dual-pane interface, tab support, and extensive customization options, making it a powerful tool for users comfortable with command-line workflows and seeking a highly keyboard-driven file management experience.
more
Open Source
Extremely fast and lightweight
byobu

byobu

OS & Utilities Terminal Utility
Byobu is a powerful open-source text-based window manager and terminal multiplexer designed to enhance the command-line experience, allowing users to manage multiple terminal sessions within a single window.
more
Open Source
Simplifies management of multiple terminal sessions.
ELinks

ELinks

Web Browsers Web Browser
ELinks is a free, open-source text-based web browser designed for Unix-like operating systems. Operating entirely within a terminal emulator, it provides a lightweight and efficient method for browsing the web.
more
Open Source
Extremely fast and lightweight
W3M

W3M

OS & Utilities Terminal Utility
w3m is a highly efficient, text-based web browser designed for use within a terminal emulator. It offers a minimalist browsing experience, focusing on speed and resource efficiency, making it ideal for low-bandwidth connections or environments where a graphical browser is impractical.
more
Open Source
Extremely fast browsing speed due to text-only rendering.
aptitude

aptitude

OS & Utilities Package Manager
aptitude is a robust, terminal-based package manager and frontend for systems using the APT package management system. It offers advanced features like flexible package searching, dselect-like state management for user actions, and the ability to view Debian changelogs.
more
Open Source
Advanced and flexible package searching
tmux

tmux

OS & Utilities Terminal Utility
tmux is a highly configurable and portable terminal multiplexer that allows users to create and manage multiple terminal sessions within a single window. It enables seamless switching between different command-line tasks and provides session persistence, preventing work loss even if the connection is interrupted.
more
Open Source
Prevents loss of work due to dropped connections.
GNU nano

GNU nano

Development Text Editor
GNU nano is a user-friendly command-line text editor widely used on Unix-like systems. Known for its simplicity and quick startup, it provides basic editing functionalities for configuration files, scripts, and general text manipulation directly within the terminal environment.
more
Open Source
Very easy to learn and use, even for beginners.