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24 alternatives to Bud – Command Runner inspired by Make

Makefile inspired Command Runner. Contribute to dohsimpson/bud development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Bud – Command Runner inspired by Make launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Making GNU Make a better Task Runner▲98
I know this could be considered blasphemous, but I constantly find myself using Make as a task runner. I have written my own task runner in the past, but somehow I always end up using make. I went, and I put together 3 quality of life snippets I use all the time and put it in a single makext.mk file that can be included in other Makefiles and wrote a basic readme for it. This is not meant to be a replacement for other task runners, but I do think it can be useful to some of you. https://github.com/mitjafelicijan/makext Check it out and see if it makes sense to you. Thanks…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Bud – A new build tool for C# projects▲37
2015 · bud.urbas.si · its alternatives →
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Gum▲152
A tool for building glamorous shell scripts
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Makefile.test for running your test executables▲7
A makefile used for running test executables. Contribute to box/Makefile.test development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Terminal Gif Maker▲97
Creating code samples in simple terminal interface
2022 · terminalgif.com · its alternatives →
6
One makefile to rule them all▲57
Generic drop in Makefile. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2023 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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Bud – Django project template for quick deployment (Vagrant, Ansible)▲9
A Django project template with automation. Contribute to LucianU/bud development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Bash Framework Written for Fun▲9
Bash With Nails. Contribute to mindaugasbarysas/bashwithnails development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sane, a single file, super flexible, Python command runner▲5
make, but sane. Contribute to mikeevmm/sane development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
10
Experimental Directory and File Creator▲5
Experimental directory and file creator. Contribute to madprops/dirfun development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Bash Web Framework▲7
Yoctu Bash Framework. Contribute to yoctu/yosh development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Execute command when file changes▲8
👁️Executes commands for you. Contribute to wtetsu/gaze development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hack your GitHub green lawn and get a job▲11
Get your lawn bushy. Contribute to qb0C80aE/jobhunting development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Wrote a Child Friendly OS for Kids to Learn Linux▲7
Sugar GTK shell. Contribute to sugarlabs/sugar development by creating an account on GitHub.
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
Task – A task runner / simpler Make alternative written in Go▲13
A fast, cross-platform build tool inspired by Make, designed for modern workflows. - task/README.md at main · go-task/task
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Zero-install task/command runner implemented in Awk▲6
Simple task/command runner with declarative goals and dependencies - xonixx/makesure
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Ansible Playground▲5
Contribute to sureshn/ansible-playground development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Created open source projects on Github? Great! Time to service them▲7
construct — terminal native agentic development environment
2019 · zarvis.ai · its alternatives →
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Viberunner – build personal desktop apps in seconds▲5
I kept seeing people making macOS apps for their one-off use cases and automations. I thought surely the hassle of paying for an Apple dev account and fighting with code signing and notarization would be a deterrent for most people. Viberunner is a container environment that lets you build macOS apps with simple prompts. You can run the apps in a new tab, a new window, or even as a system menu bar app. You can create things like: - a clipboard manager - an image redactor - a note-taking tool that saves a daily note to a folder on your desktop - a desktop organizer that cleans up your…
2025 · viberunner.me · its alternatives →
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First embeddable script language/VM in C i made▲8
Contribute to riicchhaarrd/deprecated-cgsc development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Command line motivation▲7
Ruby gem for command line motivation. Contribute to hugorut/motivation development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Pyke – A tiny Python clone of Make based on checksums▲6
A small clone of GNU Make based on file checksums. Contribute to aziis98/pyke development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Cirun.iofree tier, from $29/mo▲5
Managed Github Action runners on your Cloud Platform
2021 · cirun.io · its alternatives →
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rpg-cli – your filesystem as a dungeon▲6
Your filesystem as a dungeon! Contribute to facundoolano/rpg-cli development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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