Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Crsh – A JavaScript based command line shell launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

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   Idio, a Programmable Shell▲6

   2021 · idio-lang.org · its alternatives →

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   Node-cli-proxy: web front end for interactive command-line programs▲8

   2014 · tmskfk.com · its alternatives →

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   Naarchy▲69

   A little island for everything on your Linux desktop

   17d ago · michaelchurley.com · its alternatives →

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   Butler – a tool for people too lazy to remeber long shell commands▲5

   2015 · michaelallen.io · its alternatives →

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   Encrusted – A Zork Interpreter Written in Rust / WebAssembly▲6

   2018 · sterlingdemille.com · its alternatives →

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   The Linux Command Line▲6

   A Complete Introduction

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

8. 8TC
   The CLI Book – Writing Successful Command Line Clients with Node.js▲7

   2016 · theclibook.com · its alternatives →

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   Fallen: A simpler daemon library for Ruby processes.▲6

   2012 · inkel.github.com · its alternatives →

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    Wish - A command line enhancement for Windows (Kickstarter)▲7

    2012 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Linux-based OS with HTML, CSS, JS, and JSON environment▲8

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Clause: an expressive JavaScript contract system, inspired by clojure.spec▲8

    2017 · clause.js.org · its alternatives →

13. 13PA
    Ply – a dynamic tracer for Linux▲7

    2017 · wkz.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14CO
    Coast on Clojure: A full stack framework with a catchy name▲8

    2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    MyShell – Python library for creating shells/menus▲5

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Ikkekernel – The Fork of Linux▲7

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Bosh▲5

    An open source tool for distributed systems

    2016 · bosh.io · its alternatives →

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    Adas.ana – clojure productivity macros, a novel take on anaphoras▲5

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    An REPL oriented testing framework for Clojure(script)▲7

    2021 · fctorial.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Ronin – a toolkit for building CLI apps in Node.js easy and fast▲5

    2014 · vdemedes.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Lightmod, an all-in-one tool for full stack Clojure▲7

    2017 · sekao.net · its alternatives →

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    engine262 - the self-hosted JavaScript engine▲5

    2019 · engine262.js.org · its alternatives →

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    Space Rock, a realtime JavaScript framework▲7

    2015 · space-rock.meteor.com · its alternatives →

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    jq, a lightweight commandline JSON processor▲5

    2012 · stedolan.github.com · 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 →