Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to GitHub CLI Beta

Take GitHub to the command line

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. GitHub CLI Beta launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
GitHub CLI▲408
GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool
2020 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →
2
GitHub for Mac▲130
The easiest way to use GitHub on Mac (new update)
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
3
Mac CLi▲226
OS X command line tools for developers
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Github Copilot CLI▲419
Copilot's response to Claude Code and Codex CLI
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
GitHub Desktop▲252
The New Native
2017 · desktop.github.com · its alternatives →
6
github-pewpew▲174
Pew pew needless GitHub repos, clean up your repos via CLI
2022 · adrianmato.com · its alternatives →
7
Explorer for GitHub▲148
Explore GitHub from your Mac menubar or iPhone
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Github XP▲202
Give Github some Windows XP flare 🔥
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
Surf▲111
Open repositories in a VSCode environment in your browser
2021 · its alternatives →
10
Repl from Repo▲190
Run any GitHub repository in the click of a button
2019 · replit.com · its alternatives →
11
DEV CLI▲132
Access dev.to right from your terminal
2019 · teamxenox.github.io · its alternatives →
12
Install GitHub release binaries from the CLI▲8
install GitHub release binaries from the CLI interactively - redraw/gh-install
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
13OG
OS – GitHub issues to help beginners make their first pull request▲97
2017 · open-source.now.sh · its alternatives →
14
Free GitHub Copilot CLI with your own model or API▲5
We developed an open-source command line tool just like Github Copilot CLI. Please check it up and boost your CLI productivity.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
15
git0▲8
💻⚒️ CLI tool to search Git, download source & releases
2025 · git0.js.org · its alternatives →
16
GitHub Copilot in the CLI▲1
A brand new GitHub CLI extension
2023 · cli.github.com · its alternatives →
17
Command Line Interface for GitHub▲5
CLI for checking GitHub users and repositories information
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
Github feed CLI▲2
Brings your Github feed right to your terminal.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
19
Gitjob▲68
Look for Github jobs right from your terminal. 👀
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, other sites from the terminal▲73
Open a web search in your terminal. Contribute to zquestz/s development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
Cross-Platform GitHub Action▲76
I've created a GitHub Action for running commands on multiple platforms. This includes platforms that GitHub Actions don't natively support. It currently supports FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD. OpenBSD can run on x86-64 and ARM64, the other operating systems run on x86-64. Some of the features that are supported include: * Multiple operating system with one single action * Multiple versions of each operating system * Allows to use default shell or Bash shell * Low boot overhead * Fast execution * Runs on both macOS and Linux runners Compared to similar solutions like…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Now + Github▲16
Deploy your apps from GitHub pull requests as you push!
2018 · vercel.com · its alternatives →
23
GitHub Actions▲5
GitHub is introducing a built-in CI/CD solution with Actions
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
24
GitHub Desktop▲29
A new way to contribute from your desktop
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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