Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to CodeOpen

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

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CodeOpen launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   GitHub CLI▲408

   GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool

   2020 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   DEV CLI▲132

   Access dev.to right from your terminal

   2019 · teamxenox.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Project Idea CLI▲87

   Find project ideas easily

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shell GPT▲62

   CLI tool for developers, helps you accomplish tasks faster

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CodePicnic CLI▲137

   Remote development environments right from your terminal

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TermHere▲147

   “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

   2016 · hashbang.productions · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Codebuff▲268

   Better code generation than Cursor, from your CLI

   2024 · codebuff.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Git Begin▲236

   Start contributing to open source projects with ease

   2024 · gitbegin.theenthusiast.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Medium CLI▲244

    A command line Interface for reading Medium stories

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Open Interpreter▲182

    Control your computer with natural language

    2023 · openinterpreter.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Rich-CLI – A CLI toolbox for highlighting, Markdown, JSON and rich text▲126

    Rich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminal - Textualize/rich-cli

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    CodeGroupie▲135

    Find your next coding project

    2024 · codegroupie.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Box CLI▲97

    An open source command line interface from Box

    2017 · developer.box.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    N▲75

    A cli tool that notifies when programs executions complete

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    CLI for Toptal Developer Blogs▲73

    Command line interface to read developer and designer blogs

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TechCrunch CLI▲113

    A command line Interface for reading TechCrunch articles

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    BAHAS▲16

    Cli tools for developers

    2025 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Lit – a modern literate programming tool▲95

    A modern tool for literate programming. Contribute to cdosborn/lit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    lnk▲73

    Cli tool to save useful links for later

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    cli-typer▲100

    Practice touch typing in the command line

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Coderrr▲96

    Open source CLI-first AI coding companion

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

24. 24
    Open Source Guides▲29

    Learn how to launch and grow your project.

    2017 · opensource.guide · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →