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24 alternatives to A modern du replacement written in Rust

A modern du replacement, with new features and a better output - Angelmmiguel/fu

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A modern du replacement written in Rust launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Using Rust to write shell-script like tasks▲231
Common rust command-line macros and utilities, to write shell-script like tasks in a clean, natural and rusty way - rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Write generative fine art in Rust▲306
2020 · paytonturnage.gitbook.io · its alternatives →
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A Rust macro that parses Java-like syntax and runs it as a Rust program▲195
A Rust macro that parses Java-like syntax and runs it as a Rust program
2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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Asdf Clone Written in Rust▲79
I think that asdf (https://asdf-vm.com) was a great idea for a project. It helps consolidate installing and running different programming languages into a similar UX. It also is built with a plugin interface that makes it easy to build support for new languages. However it is so slow. I was just testing `node -v` and it was taking ~900ms. That kind of overhead is completely unusable. My shell prompt uses runtimes inside of it for various things so this effectively makes every command take multiple seconds to complete. So I rebuilt it in Rust but using the same plugin ecosystem so…
2023 · its alternatives →
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Fresh – A new terminal editor built in Rust▲187
I built Fresh to challenge the status quo that terminal editing must require a steep learning curve or endless configuration. My goal was to create a fast, resource-efficient TUI editor with the usability and features of a modern GUI editor (like a command palette, mouse support, and LSP integration). Core Philosophy: - Ease-of-Use: Fundamentally non-modal. Prioritizes standard keybindings and a minimal learning curve. - Efficiency: Uses a lazy-loading piece tree to avoid loading huge files into RAM - reads only what's needed for user interactions. Coded in Rust. - Extensibility: Uses…
Dec 2025 · sinelaw.github.io · its alternatives →
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Unbug – Rust macros for programmatically invoking breakpoints▲96
This project is inspired by some of the asserts in Unreal engine. Due to reliance on core_intrinsics it is necessary to develop using nightly Rust, but there are stubs in place so a production build will not require nightly. I recently released version 0.2 which includes no_std support and adds optional log message arguments to the ensure macro.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Rust framework for advanced file recognition and identification▲46
Alternative to magic.h and infer. Zero dependencies. Fully extensible. Works in no_std, async, and embedded contexts.
2025 · crates.io · its alternatives →
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I'm rewriting a web server written in Rust for speed and ease of use▲68
Hello! I got quite some feedback on a web server I'm building, so I'm rewriting the server to be faster and easier to use. I (and maybe some other contributors?) have optimized the web server performance, especially for static file serving and reverse proxying (the last use case I optimized for very recently). I also picked a different configuration format and specification, what I believe is easier to write. Automatic TLS is also enabled by default out of the box, you don't need to even enable it manually, like it was in the original server I was building. Yesterday, I released the first…
2025 · ferron.sh · its alternatives →
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Minimal Rust-inspired C++20 STL Replacement▲20
Minimal Rust-inspired C++20 STL replacement. Contribute to TheNumbat/rpp development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Modular audio synthesizer written in Rust▲41
Ever since childhood I've wanted to play around with modular synthesis, so now I'm building an application to do just that!
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Letlang, written in Rust, targeting Rust, now has a specification▲8
2024 · david-delassus.medium.com · its alternatives →
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German Translation of the Rust Book▲6
I have just published a paperback and an e-book of the German translation of the Rust book from Steve Klabnik and Carol Nichols: Die Programmiersprache Rust https://rust-lernen.de/ The translation itself is available for free on GitHub.
2023 · rust-lernen.de · its alternatives →
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Learning Rust by writing a Markdown to HTML compiler▲25
Hi HN, I'm new to Rust and, after half of `The Rust Programming Language` I decided to delve into a project I would actually use: a markdown to html compiler that actually serves my micro-blog (I started just right after publishing the project hehe). The project is intentionally small and one-file contained: I wanted to have the full picture in mind. I'm open to comments, suggestions and PRs. If you asked me more convincing arguments to "why did you do it?" rather than "to learn Rust" I would respond with: LLMs are effectively a new type of web users today and will be more and more present…
Jul 2026 · andreadimatteo.com · its alternatives →
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I rebuilt the only parts of my IDE I use, in Rust, over a weekend▲50
I don't know Rust. Friday after work I realised that 90% of my IDE time now is just the commit/diff view — and even good IDEs feel heavy for that. So over the weekend I built a dedicated native tool for just that. Kyde is a macOS git commit + diff editor with one goal: be fast, do Git well. I'm curious whether anyone else mostly opens their IDE for git operations these days. It's open source, and there's a signed app in Releases.
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Rust vs. Go – What are your thoughts?▲10
I personally haven't event used or looked at Rust so I don't have an opinion. So now I'm interested hearing what others think? I think the syntax of Rust isn't very appealing, but that's not a good reason to /not/ look at it. Convince me? :)
2018 · its alternatives →
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A Wordle clone for the terminal. Written in Rust▲7
A Wordle clone for the terminal. Written in Rust. Contribute to H4kor/rordle development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Get CRON translation in your terminal – Written in Rust▲11
CRON translation utility. Contribute to bufrsh/cron development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Rewriting our engine on Rust and going open source▲12
The Local-First Kubernetes successor for Developers. - doseidotio/dosei
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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RustFS – Migrate from MinIO via simple binary replacement▲10
Today we are excited to announce that RustFS has introduced a key feature in the latest release (1.0.0-alpha.89):...
Mar 2026 · rustfs.dev · its alternatives →
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Tricorder – Automation the KISS way, no YAML involved, written in Rust▲7
2022 · linkdd.github.io · its alternatives →
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A fast hex dumper, written in Rust▲6
fasthex - a very optimized hex dumper with all the features other hex dumpers have too
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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OJ – A drop-in replacement for Vite in Rust▲18
An experimental Rust-native build tool for React apps. - lovablelabs/oj
Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Lambash, a WIP λ-Calculus Unix Shell Written in Rust▲7
A λ-calculus shell (because I love writing shells). - nixpulvis/lambash
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A tiny brainfuck interpreter written in Rust▲8
Brainfuck Interpreter written in Rust. Contribute to garritfra/rustfuck development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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