Netcat (nc) is a networking tool available on Linux, Windows, macOS and BSD. It can be used for port scanning, file transfers, simple servers, reverse shells and debugging. The page also lists installation commands for several distributions and example commands.
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Nushell is a cross-platform shell that works on Linux, macOS, BSD, and Windows. Its pipelines use structured data, and it reads formats including JSON, YAML, SQLite, and Excel. It operates on typed data and offers a plugin system for extension. Nushell is available as downloadable binaries, through package managers, in a GitHub Action, and as source code.
Oh My Posh is a prompt engine for shells, with one configuration intended to work across PowerShell, Bash, Zsh, Fish, Nu and others on Windows, macOS, Linux, WSL, containers and SSH. It is written in Go, and its segments run concurrently and cache results so prompts render in milliseconds. Around 120 segments cover git status, cloud context, language versions and system metrics.
Open Android Backup is a shell script and Flutter app for locally backing up and restoring Android devices. It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, uses 7-Zip archives, and encrypts and compresses backups by default. SMS messages and call logs cannot currently be restored, and app data is not saved due to Android restrictions.
Ova Games is a site for downloading PC games, with sections for GOG games, repack games and scene games. Listings include titles such as DriveClub Recompiled, Mortal Shell II Devout Edition and SnowRunner A MudRunner Game Premium. The site describes offering scene releases, GOG, repack, torrent and direct links.
OverTheWire is a community offering wargames intended to help people learn and practice security concepts through games. Its suggested order begins with Bandit for Unix/Linux basics, followed by a choice among Natas for web security, Krypton for cryptography or Leviathan for reverse engineering, then binary exploitation games. Each shell game uses its own SSH port.
PiVPN is a set of shell scripts designed to set up and manage a VPN on a Raspberry Pi, and the installer also works on Ubuntu or Debian. It allows customization of the VPN port, key encryption strength and client DNS server, and provides a pivpn command for adding or revoking client profiles.
Plan 9 from User Space, also called plan9port, is a port of many Plan 9 programs from their native Plan 9 environment to Unix-like operating systems. The supported systems listed are Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS and Dragonfly BSD. The source is available through git.
pngquant is a command-line utility and library for lossy compression of PNG images. The conversion reduces file sizes significantly and preserves full alpha transparency. Generated images are compatible with all web browsers and operating systems. It offers a fast mode for real-time processing and integrates with shell scripts, GUIs and server-side software.
Quickshell is a toolkit for building status bars, widgets, lockscreens and other desktop components using QtQuick, usable alongside a Wayland compositor or window manager. It is configured in QML, loads changes as they are saved, and ships integrations including networking, notifications, system tray and Pipewire modules.
Rizin is a free and Open Source Reverse Engineering Framework. It uses a shell-like command-line environment for analyzing binaries, with automatic signature detection to match unnamed functions against FLIRT signatures. Projects for saving and loading Rizin sessions are in beta, and Cutter is Rizin's official graphical user interface. A package manager for downloading, compiling and installing plugins is still in early development.
The WHOI Seafloor Samples Laboratory is a repository that curates marine geological samples, including rocks, lake and marine sediment, corals, shells, peat and wood. It distributes geological subsamples for research and education and provides technical and analytical expertise, instrumentation and field equipment. All repository samples must be requested via the request form.
st is a simple terminal implementation for X from suckless.org. Its page lists implemented features including most VT10X escape sequences, UTF-8 wide-character support, resize, 256 colors and true colors, and clipboard handling. Configuration is done through config.h, with defaults stored in config.def.h.
SKTimeStamp is a Windows shell extension that adds a tab to the Explorer properties dialog. The tab allows changing the date and time of files and folders. It requires Windows 10 22H2 or later.
Apache Spark is a multi-language engine for executing data engineering, data science, and machine learning on single-node machines or clusters. It provides high-level APIs in Java, Scala, Python and R, and supports Spark SQL, pandas API on Spark, MLlib, GraphX and Structured Streaming. The documentation covers downloads, the shell and client applications.
An A-Z index of the Linux command line, covering bash and related utilities. The page alphabetically lists commands with short descriptions, such as alias for creating aliases, apt for installing software packages, and chmod for changing access permissions.
Stan is software for Bayesian data analysis that combines statistical modeling capabilities with user-friendly interfaces and open-source development. Its probabilistic programming language supports applications from simple linear regression to multi-level models and time-series analysis. Interfaces exist for Python, Julia, R, and the Unix shell, usable on laptops, clusters, or in the cloud. Official documentation covers the language, inference algorithms, and built-in functions.
Starship is a minimal and customizable prompt for any shell that shows the information the user needs. Quick installation is available for Bash, Fish, ZSH, Ion, Tcsh, Elvish, Nu, Xonsh, Cmd, and PowerShell. It is written in Rust and works on the most common shells and operating systems.
StartIsBack is a shell enhancement that returns a start menu and start button to Windows 8 and Windows 10, behaving as in Windows 7. It also offers taskbar skinning, jump list replacement, centered taskbar icons and Start menu customization. Versions exist for Windows 8, 8.1 and 10, with StartAllBack for Windows 11. A trial is available and a license key costs $4.99.
A curated list of terminal frameworks, plugins and resources for command-line users. It collects shells, ZSH and Bash frameworks, plugin managers, prompts, terminal emulation applications, package managers, text editors, tools and plugins, grouped by category.
TermOne Plus is an Android terminal emulator that turns an Android device into a computer terminal for accessing a command line shell and running command line utilities. It is an open source project under Apache License 2.0 and the successor of Jack Palevich's Terminal Emulator for Android. Features include multiple windows, a navigation drawer, launcher shortcuts, UTF-8 console, and VT-100 emulation.
Tomb is a free and open source tool for folder encryption on GNU/Linux, creating encrypted storage folders opened and closed with associated key files protected by a user-chosen password. It uses dm-crypt and LUKS via cryptsetup and is a shell script. Tomb works only on GNU/Linux systems and WSL2 starting with Windows11.
Unixporn is an open source command-line or Unix tool for terminal workflows and system use.
Windage is a free browser remake of the classic Scorched Earth artillery game. Players take turns firing shells across destructible terrain, account for shifting wind, and buy weapons from an arms shop. Battles support 2–6 players online, hot-seat pass-and-play, or CPU tanks, with no download or sign-up.