Command Line Softwares and Apps

MPlayer is a highly versatile, free, and open-source multimedia player renowned for its extensive codec support and powerful command-line interface. It can handle a wide array of media formats with minimal system resources. ...more

Unison is a robust, open-source file synchronization tool for macOS, Unix, and Windows. It enables reliable bidirectional synchronization between two replicas of files and directories across different hosts or disks, ensuring both locations are kept up-to-date with changes. ...more

Areca Backup is a free, open-source file backup tool developed in Java. It provides powerful backup capabilities including incremental, differential, and delta backups, with support for encryption, compression, and various storage destinations like FTP and local drives. Designed for personal use, it offers flexibility through backup profiles and command-line access. ...more

Todo.txt is a simple yet powerful command-line task management system. It leverages a plain text file to store your to-do list, making it highly portable, easily searchable, and compatible with numerous tools and operating systems. Its minimalism offers a clean separation from complex feature sets, focusing purely on task management. ...more

Zsh, or the Z shell, is a powerful command-line interpreter and scripting language for Unix-like operating systems. It builds upon the features of other popular shells while introducing significant enhancements for interactivity and customization, making it a favorite among developers and power users. ...more

Bash is the GNU operating system's shell, a command language interpreter. It is widely used as the default shell on many Unix-like systems, providing a powerful environment for command-line interaction and scripting. ...more

youtube-dl is a versatile command-line program designed for downloading videos from YouTube and a multitude of other video hosting websites. It supports downloading individual videos, entire playlists, and even extracting audio. ...more

NirCmd is a powerful and incredibly compact command-line utility for Windows. It provides a vast array of commands to perform system control and automation tasks directly from the command prompt, scripts, or batch files, without any graphical interface. ...more

Links is a versatile and lightweight web browser designed for environments where graphical interfaces are not preferred or available. It operates effectively in both text-mode and graphical modes, providing a fast and efficient browsing experience with a strong focus on privacy and customization. ...more

NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2) is a free and open-source document scanning application. It simplifies the process of scanning documents into various formats, primarily PDF, with support for OCR. ...more