Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Interactive systemd – a better way to work with systemd units
I created a TUI for systemd/systemctl called isd (interactive systemd). It provides a fuzzy search for units, auto-refreshing previews, smart sudo handling, and a fully customizable, keyboard-focused interface for power users and newcomers alike. It is a more powerful (but heavier) version of sysz, which was the inspiration for the project. This should be a huge timesaver for anybody who frequently interacts with or edits systemd units/services. And if not, please let me know why! :)
Interactive systemd (isd) is a terminal user interface for managing systemd units and services. It offers fuzzy search, auto-refreshing previews, automatic sudo handling, and a customizable keyboard-focused interface… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Author here. I made this little TUI program for managing default applications on the Linux desktop. Maybe some of you will find it useful. Happy to answer any questions.
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Linux system exploration and troubleshooting tool with first class support for containers - draios/sysdig
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Solis▲348A live design output that integrates with code editor
2018 · solisapp.com · its alternatives →
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Interactive Redis: A Terminal Client for Redis with AutoCompletion and Syntax Highlighting. - laixintao/iredis
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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TinyCommand▲356Stop duct-taping tools. Run everything with one command.
Nov 2025 · tinycommand.com · its alternatives →
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A Terminal UI to browse Hacker News. Contribute to aome510/hackernews-TUI development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Get quick answers to common linux related questions, right inside your terminal by typing "howdoi [your question]". - san-kumar/howdoi
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Servicer is a CLI to create and manage services on systemd. I have used pm2 in production and find it easy to use. However a lot of its functionality is specific to node.js, and I would prefer not to run my rust server as a fork of a node process. Systemd on the other hand has most of the things I need, but I found it cumbersome to use. There are a bunch of different commands and configurations- the .service file, systemctl to view status, journald to view logs which make systemd more complex to setup. I had to google for the a template and commands every time. Servicer abstracts this setup…
2023 · servicer.dev · its alternatives →
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tui-use lets agents interact with programs that expect a human at the keyboard — REPLs, debuggers, TUI apps, and anything else bash can't reach. - onesuper/tui-use
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Naiad Lens▲100Stop coding blind. See every flow in one click.
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TUIs for the terminal, desktop, and web. Contribute to ansiwave/nimwave development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I use interactive rebase quite often, and particularly like the editor bundled with IntelliJ. But I do not always work with IntelliJ, and am not 'fluent' with Vim, so I tried to replicate roughly the same rebase experience within a TUI. I used a small TUI OCaml project i made last year. The notable features are: - Move commits up and down, fixup, drop - Rename commits from the editor (without having to stop for a reword during the rebase run) - Visualize modified files along commits - 'Explode' a commit ,creating a commit for each modified file (a thing I found myself doing quite often)…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Last month, I started learning a Python TUI framework called Textual. After working on a 4x4 board game, I made an interactive app to test your CLI text processing skills with 40 beginner to intermediate level exercises. The app is fairly basic in terms of features — only single input file, so no stdin data, multiple files, etc. Most of the exercises in this app is based on my Computing from the Command Line ebook (https://learnbyexample.github.io/cli-computing/preface.html). I hope to improve the TUI app to support all the 200+ exercises sometime next year.
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Hey HN, Small OSS project that i created for myself and want to share with the community. It's a declarative, scriptable, terminal-based IDE focussed on agentic engineering. That's a lot of jargon, but essentially its a multi-agent IDE that you start in your terminal. Why is that relevant? Thanks to tmux and SSH, it means that you have a really simple and efficient way to create your own always-on coding setup. Boot into your IDE through ssh, give a prompt to claude and close off your machine. In tmux-ide claude will keep working. The tool is intentionally really lightweight, because I think…
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A simple programming and debugging environment.
2022 · hackage.haskell.org · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I wanted to share Yakari, a tool I built to make command-line interfaces more approachable through interactive TUIs. If you've ever forgotten CLI flags or needed to look up command syntax, this might help. Yakari turns complex commands into interactive menus. Users can navigate through options with simple key presses instead of memorizing complex command structures. If you've used Emacs and Magit (or any other Transient) before, the interface will feel familiar. Features: - Transform CLIs into guided menus - Create custom menus for any CLI - Support for flags, named parameters,…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Feb 2026 · multitui.com · its alternatives →
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Agents can run non-interactive commands, but they often fail once a workflow needs a real terminal (SSH sessions, installers, debuggers, REPLs, TUIs). I built term-cli so an agent can drive an interactive terminal session (keystrokes in, output out, wait for prompts). And it comes with agent skill for easy integration. It supports in-band file transfer: the agent can move files through the terminal stream itself (same channel as the interactive session), which is useful when the agent doesn’t have scp/sftp, shared volumes, or direct filesystem access across boundaries. Recent example:…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · mycli.net · its alternatives →
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A Language Server Protocol (LSP) implementation for systemd unit files, providing editing support with syntax highlighting, diagnostics, autocompletion, and documentation made with rust.
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2018 · john-millikin.com · its alternatives →
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Hi there, I tried to build a CLI tool to edit and visualize Excel/CSV files directly in the terminal, I called it "dss". I did it for fun to tweak spreadsheet formulas without leaving my terminal or opening heavy GUI apps. It is an interactive editor of sheets with charts and formula engine diretly in TUI. The formula engine is handmaded but I'd like to improve it. I copied a lot from my previous Datacmd project and from Termdash repo. Hoping to receive some feedback.
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Command-line interface for the Arcane Engine. Contribute to arc-eng/cli development by creating an account on GitHub.
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