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24 alternatives to block-cli

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. block-cli launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

  1. 1
    GitHub CLI▲411

    GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool

    2020 · its alternatives →

  2. 2
    Bearer CLI▲174

    Free & open source security scanner for developers

    2023 · its alternatives →

  3. 3
    Blockchain CLI▲98

    A minimal blockchain command-line interface.

    2017 · its alternatives →

  4. 4
    Box CLI▲97

    An open source command line interface from Box

    2017 · its alternatives →

  5. 5
    PerfOps CLI▲91

    A global server network in your command line

    2018 · its alternatives →

  6. 6
    Mac CLi▲226

    OS X command line tools for developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

  7. 7
    Cline CLI 2.0▲298

    Parallel agents & headless CI/CD in your terminal

    Feb 2026 · cline.bot · its alternatives →

  8. 8MC
    Magic-cli – A copilot for your command line▲158

    Blog post: https://guywaldman.com/posts/introducing-magic-cli

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  9. 9
    CodeOpen▲88

    An easy way to open programming projects, from the CLI!

    2021 · its alternatives →

  10. 10FS
    Fence – Sandbox CLI commands with network/filesystem restrictions▲78

    Hi HN! Fence wraps any command in a sandbox that blocks network by default and restricts filesystem writes. Useful for running semi-trusted code (package installs, build scripts, unfamiliar repos) with controlled side effects, or even just blocking tools that phone home. > fence curl https://example.com # -> blocked > fence -t code -- npm install # -> template with registries allowed > fence -m -- npm install # -> monitor mode: see what gets blocked One use-case is to use it with AI coding agents to reduce the risk of running agents with fewer interactive permission prompts: >…

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

  11. 11RC
    Rich-CLI – A CLI toolbox for highlighting, Markdown, JSON and rich text▲126

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    Clide ▲93

    Grid-layout terminal with an AI that drives your shells.

    Apr 2026 · clide.app · its alternatives →

  13. 13CP
    CLI plain-text notes & bookmarks with Git, sync, encryption, and more▲240

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

  14. 14
    m-cli▲153

    Swiss command line army knife for Mac OS X

    2016 · its alternatives →

  15. 15HR
    Hurl – Run and test HTTP requests with plain text, curl and Rust▲223

    2021 · hurl.dev · its alternatives →

  16. 16AC
    A CLI tool that enables you to remove files easily and safely▲37

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  17. 17OS
    Open-source CLI coding framework using Claude▲84

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

  18. 18
    DEV CLI▲132

    Access dev.to right from your terminal

    2019 · its alternatives →

  19. 19RA
    Run – a CLI universal code runner I built while learning Rust▲96

    Hi HN — I’m learning Rust and decided to build a universal CLI for running code in many languages. The tool, Run, aims to be a single, minimal dependency utility for: running one-off snippets (from CLI flags), running files, reading and executing piped stdin, and providing language-specific REPLs that you can switch between interactively. I designed it to support both interpreted languages (Python, JS, Ruby, etc.) and compiled languages (Rust, Go, C/C++). It detects languages from flags or file extensions, can compile temporary files for compiled languages, and exposes a unified REPL…

    Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

  20. 20
    Tempo▲118

    Replace the Git CLI with a clear UI and AI assist

    2024 · its alternatives →

  21. 21
    Coderrr▲96

    Open source CLI-first AI coding companion

    Jan 2026 · coderrr.aksn.lol · its alternatives →

  22. 22
    cli-typer▲100

    Practice touch typing in the command line

    2018 · its alternatives →

  23. 23
    Todo for hackers▲101

    CLI Todo app for hackers

    2015 · its alternatives →

  24. 24AS
    A shell script to search multiple torrent sites from CLI▲18

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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