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Products that do what Hi-shell – type commands in English, get ghost text in zsh does

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   nlsh▲220

   talk to your terminal in natural language

   Jan 2026

2. 2SA
   Sol – A de-minifier for shell programs▲147

   I've built a tool called sol (like "soul") that helps you inspect and format complex shell one-liners. Features: - Choose which transformations you want (break on pipe, args, redirect, whatever) - "Peeks" into stringified commands (think xargs, parallel) and formats those, too - Auto-breaks at a given width (e.g., 80 characters) - Shows you non-standard aliases, functions, files, etc. that you might not have in your shell environment - Breaks up long jq lines with jqfmt because—let's be honest—they're getting out of hand As a security researcher and tool developer, I often encounter (or…

   2024 · github.com

3. 3GS
   GitHub style split diffs in your terminal▲178

   2021 · github.com

4. 4BS
   Blink Shell for iOS, an Open-Source, Mosh and SSH Terminal for Pros▲219

   2016 · blink.sh

5. 5UT
   Unix tool that visualizes shell commands usage▲98

   2021 · github.com

6. 6LT
   Llm2sh – Translate plain-language requests into shell commands▲67

   This is my take on the common "use llms to generate shell commands" utility. Emphasis is placed on good CLI UX, simplicity, and flexibility. `llm2sh` supports multiple LLM providers and lets LLMs generate multi-command sequences to handle complex tasks. There is also limited support for commands requiring `sudo` and other basic input. I recommend using Groq llama3-70b for day-to-day use. The ultra-low latency is a game-changer - its near-instant responses helps `llm2sh` integrate seamlessly into day-to-day tasks without breaking you out of the 'zone'. For more advanced tasks, swapping to…

   2024 · github.com

7. 7FA
   Forsh – A Unix shell embedded in Forth▲76

   2017 · bitbucket.org

8. 8EI
   Extract iMessage Attachments and Links into Organized Folders▲28

   I created a simple shell (zsh) script to help macOS users extract attachments (photos, videos, audio files) and URLs from their iMessages. The script pulls data directly from the Messages database (chat.db), organizes attachments into folders named after each contact or group conversation, and compiles all shared links into CSV files. This tool can be useful for anyone looking to back up or organize files shared over iMessage without needing the entire conversation history. It also handles macOS's complex local storage structure for attachments. No sign-ups or dependencies beyond macOS and…

   2024 · gist.github.com

9. 9FR
   Find relevant emojis from text on the command-line▲29

   2016 · github.com

10. 10BS
    Bish – Shell scripting with a modern feel▲84

    2015 · github.com

11. 11UN
    Use Natural Language to Run Terminal Commands (Ghost in the Shell)▲6

    Hi HN, I just released a very simple AI Shell / CLI tool that lets you convert natural language directly into executable shell commands. Built with python to simplify terminal workflows and help you quickly run commands without memorizing syntax. It has two main usage modes: One-shot mode: Quickly execute commands using natural language. Example: ai "find all PNG files larger than 5MB" The AI responds with the appropriate command and asks if you want to execute it. Interactive chat mode: Start a terminal chat session with the AI (ai -i) to iteratively build commands or scripts. Some…

    2025 · github.com

12. 12IQ
    Inspect questionable scripts before piping them to sh or bash▲28

    2015 · github.com

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    Zcomplete – Shell Typo Correction▲16

    Mistype a command and zcomplete runs the one you meant, worked out from the commands you usually run. zsh, bash and fish. - omarfakih1/zcomplete

    16d ago · github.com

14. 14CD
    Completion daemon for {bash,zsh} that detects `–help` usage▲33

    2020 · github.com

15. 15PF
    Picka – Fuzzy File Finder for OS X, Bash and Zsh▲15

    2015 · getpicka.com

16. 16IM
    I made a better zsh autosuggestion tool that predicts your next command▲14

    Hi everyone I just created Deja, a tool that instead of only surfacing commands that start with what you've typed, suggest what you actually want to run. I built it because I was using zsh autosuggestions but got tired of typing the same commands again and again. So Deja predicts your next command from your history. Let me know what you think

    Jun 2026 · github.com

17. 17FT
    Fz – The missing fuzzy tab completion feature of z for Bash and zsh▲8

    2017 · github.com

18. 18CA
    Crsh – A JavaScript based command line shell▲9

    2020 · crwi.uk

19. 19SB
    ShellTalk brings deterministic text-to-bash▲9

    Hi HN! I built a CLI tool called ShellTalk for macOS, Linux, and web (WebAssembly) that maps English text to the corresponding Bash commands. ShellTalk is written in Swift and available under the Apache 2.0 license on GitHub. I was inspired a few weeks ago after reading the Meta-Harness paper and seeing a tool called Hunch that did something similar using the Apple Foundation model. I often forget flag names and orders, but I wanted something that worked consistently. The 3B AFM worked surprisingly well with Hunch, but it felt slow and sometimes slight changes in what I wrote would result in…

    Apr 2026 · barrasso.me

20. 20AB
    A better way to analyze logs files on the command line▲25

    2015 · github.com

21. 21SG
    Shdoc generates docs for bash/zsh scripts with Awk▲14

    2022 · github.com

22. 22CA
    ChatSH – a terminal where GPT writes the commands for you▲7

    2023 · github.com

23. 23HT
    Handwritten text via terminal▲6

    2016 · github.com

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    Smarter Shell History for Zsh▲16

    Smarter shell history for Zsh. Contribute to overflowy/zhist development by creating an account on GitHub.

    25d ago · github.com

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