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24 alternatives to Medium CLI

A command line Interface for reading Medium stories

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Medium CLI launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   TechCrunch CLI▲113

   A command line Interface for reading TechCrunch articles

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   CLI for Toptal Developer Blogs▲73

   Command line interface to read developer and designer blogs

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Medium 3.0▲858

   Next step of an exciting new phase and the Partners Program

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Medium for iOS▲137

   Everyone’s stories and ideas. Anywhere, anytime

   2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Medium▲409

   Everyone's stories, now w/ an inline editor, tags & stream

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Twitter CLI▲8

   A command-line power tool for Twitter.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Medium API▲472

   Official Medium API

   2015 · medium.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MediumDesk▲18

   Desktop App for Medium developed by Medium enthusiasts

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CLI for generating PDFs for offline reading▲161

    I've always thought that extensive reading was best suited for the realm of paper. As a result, I've created a command-line interface (CLI) tailored for my own use and decided to make it open source. I welcome any feedback you may have. [Edit] Sample PDF :: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n7M1TKOptSsYiibrbvV_Yojx53T...

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tablo▲115

    Medium for ebooks.

    2014 · tablo.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    m-cli▲153

    Swiss command line army knife for Mac OS X

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Publish to Medium via CLI▲13

    Medium via CLI. Contribute to lambtron/medium-cli development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cwiki▲130

    A Command line interface for searching Wikipedia!

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    CodePicnic CLI▲137

    Remote development environments right from your terminal

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Medium Editor▲266

    The dead simple inline editor toolbar

    2016 · yabwe.github.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Twitter Cli▲4

    A command-line power tool for Twitter

    2015 · sferik.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · programmar.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Medium Battle▲177

    See who's better at writing on Medium

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Liquid Text 2.0▲157

    A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

    2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

22. 22
    cli-typer▲100

    Practice touch typing in the command line

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Micro▲88

    A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Matter▲185

    A new magazine built on Medium

    2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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