Alternatives

Products that do what Lq – Alternative to Ls does

1. 1JE
   jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go▲217

   2020 · github.com

2. 2
   QWQ-Max▲126

   New LLM by Alibaba excelling in reasoning w/ "thinking mode"

   2025

3. 3AS
   An SQS Alternative on Postgres▲241

   2024 · github.com

4. 4QA
   qqqa – A fast, stateless LLM-powered assistant for your shell▲165

   I built qqqa as an open-source project, because I was tired of bouncing between shell, ChatGPT / the browser for rather simple commands. It comes with two binaries: qq and qa. qq means "quick question" - it is read-only, perfect for the commands I always forget. qa means "quick agent" - it is qq's sibling that can run things, but only after showing its plan and getting an approval by the user. It is built entirely around the Unix philosophy of focused tools, stateless by default - pretty much the opposite of what most coding agent are focusing on. Personally I've had the best experience…

   Nov 2025 · github.com

5. 5
   QwQ-32B▲197

   Matching R1 reasoning yet 20x smaller

   2025

6. 6AO
   An Open Source Equilizer Plugin▲20

   a5eq.lv2 is a versatile LV2 plugin featuring a high-performance 5-band equalizer, equipped with a Low Shelf, three Peaking Filters, and a High Shelf. The goal of a5eq.lv2 is to deliver optimized performance on both AMD64 and ARM64 architectures. By leveraging SIMD instructions, the plugin ensures efficient and reliable operation. As the author of a5eq.lv2, I welcome feature requests and ideas for improvement.

   2024 · github.com

7. 7PA
   Preql – a database query language that compiles to SQL▲38

   2021 · github.com

8. 8PA
   pgcmd – An alternative to psql with JSON output▲76

   2019 · github.com

9. 9HJ
   Haquery – jQuery for Haskell▲47

   2013 · github.com

10. 10SH
    Simplexhc – Haskell to LLVM compiler (design phase)▲55

    2017 · pixel-druid.com

11. 11SO
    Superset of Lisp and Lua Programming Language, a la JSX▲38

    2017 · github.com

12. 12TA
    TakeShape, a Headless GraphQL CMS and SSG▲60

    2018 · takeshape.io

13. 13LA
    Llr – a Clojure inspired Lisp that compiles to R in R▲63

    2021 · github.com

14. 14MA
    Mln – A Modern Version of ‘Ln’▲6

    2020 · github.com

15. 15SA
    SAN – a Safe and Nice TOML/YAML Alternative▲45

    2018 · astrocorp.net

16. 16SO
    SHARQ – Open Source, Rate-Limited Queuing System▲54

    2014 · sharq.io

17. 17OS
    Open Source Suite for Binary Analysis, Based on QEmu and LLVM▲46

    2018 · rev.ng

18. 18PB
    PipeSQL – Building SQL queries bottom-up using pipes and filters▲36

    2014 · pipesql.com

19. 19CA
    Chaskiq – an open source alternative to Intercom, Drift and others▲32

    2020 · github.com

20. 20SA
    StarQueue – a free hosted HTTP message queue with a Postgres back end▲43

    2021 · starqueue.org

21. 21入R
    入(rù-lang) – Clojurized JavaScript▲51

    2015 · ru-lang.org

22. 22FA
    FortyQ – Answering any question in forty-two minutes▲42

    2019 · fortyq.com

23. 23OS
    Open-source code for a private, infinitely scalable, PQ-secure L1 layer▲7

    Feb 2026 · github.com

24. 24JA
    Jet, a CLI to Transform Between JSON, EDN and Transit Inspired by Jq▲15

    2019 · github.com

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