Alternatives

Products that do what Merkdir – create Merkle trees from your directories does

1. 1
   DuckDisk▲104

   Table-first storage analysis for Mac, cloud, and SSH

   29d ago · github.com

2. 2IM
   I made an ls alternative for my personal use▲197

   2024 · github.com

3. 3SP
   Sultan – Pythonic interface to your shell▲155

   2017 · sultan.readthedocs.io

4. 4OD
   On-disk B+ tree for Python 3▲159

   2018 · github.com

5. 5MP
   Monomorph – pack any shellcode into a binary with a fixed MD5 hash▲28

   2022 · github.com

6. 6HA
   Hucksh – A shell with a very good memory▲93

   In the deep mists of time (circa 2012), I was playing with the Go standard library, and saw how easy it was to stand up a webserver that let you navigate a remote file system, and I thought it was pretty neat. I took a look at my shell history and a frequent pattern of commands was "cd, ls, cd, ls, ...". And I thought "I love my keyboard, but you know, point and click might be nice in this context." And then I thought, "It'd be even cooler if you could run commands there." Skip forward several years, a few earlier implementations, a name change, and now there's Hucksh(ell), a bash-like shell…

   2023

7. 7AH
   A hash array-mapped trie implementation in C▲171

   Long-simmering side project that is finally ready to see the light. HAMTs are a cool persistent data structure and implementing one has been a lot of fun. Beyond the code, there is likely some value in the extensive and largely complete implementation docs; basic benchmarks are linked in the README, too. Kind of aiming to be "the libavl for HAMTs". That is obviously a high and aspirational bar but a distinct possibility if it stirs up a little interest and/or contribution. Anyways, it's time for this to go out, collect feedback and maybe even some use outside of toy projects. Let me…

   2023 · github.com

8. 8
   Chmod Command Calculator▲116

   Easiest way to generate file or directory permissions

   2017

9. 9GF
   Greppers – fast CLI cheat sheet with instant copy and shareable search▲65

   I kept re-Googling the same flags, so I built a tiny, fast directory of copy-ready CLI commands. It’s static (vanilla JS), instant search, keyboard nav (↑/↓ + Enter), favorites (localStorage), and linkable queries. Examples: • grep errors → https://www.greppers.com/?q=grep%20error%20logs • list open ports (macOS) → https://www.greppers.com/?q=list%20open%20ports • show git branch graph → https://www.greppers.com/?q=git%20graph • tail with colors → https://www.greppers.com/?q=tail%20colors Tech notes: static site on Netlify, no…

   2025 · greppers.com

10. 10
    Mkdirs▲58

    Launch profitable directory in minutes without any cost

    2024

11. 11UT
    Unix tool that visualizes shell commands usage▲98

    2021 · github.com

12. 12LA
    Leaves – A text-UI disk usage treemap visualizer▲93

    GUI disk analyzers are great for figuring out what's filling up your laptop/desktop drive. On containers or remote servers, the options are limited to purely text based utilities (e.g. du) or list-centric TUIs (e.g. ncdu) which are usually limited to viewing one directory at a time. I created leaves to fill that gap. Inspired by classic utilities like WinDirStat and KDirStat, it uses a 2-dimensional treemap^1 visualization to show the entire directory hierarchy with proportionally sized rectangles. It's performant enough to handle millions of files, thanks to Rust and multi-threading.…

    Jul 2026 · github.com

13. 13
    I missed the moving blocks, so I built a real Linux disk defragmenter▲97

    Linux filesystem defragger written in Rust and Qt Quick/Kirigami - gbin/defragger

    12d ago · github.com

14. 14FS
    Filtdir, simple tool for recursively copying/transforming directories▲5

    2013 · github.com

15. 15AS
    A somewhat faster, more lightweight, ripgrep-inspired alternative▲29

    2024 · github.com

16. 16SG
    Shdoc generates docs for bash/zsh scripts with Awk▲14

    2022 · github.com

17. 17DA
    Drive – a tiny program to pull or push Google Drive files▲69

    2015 · github.com

18. 18GA
    Grsh – A high-performance shell for FreeBSD written in Rust▲50

    I built GRSH because I wanted a modern, memory-safe shell that feels native to FreeBSD but works seamlessly on macOS. While there are many shells out there, GRSH is my take on a minimal, fast, and secure command interpreter written entirely in Rust. It's designed for users who want the safety guarantees of Rust without the overhead of more bloated alternatives. I'm currently working on the official FreeBSD port. I’d love to get feedback on the shell's behavior and performance from the community. Github: https://github.com/antoniomalara301289/grsh

    Jan 2026 · grimreaper.icu

19. 19MQ
    Moochacha, quantum-safe file encryption (analyzed by Frama-C)▲75

    2023 · codeberg.org

20. 20BR
    bash.rocks – A bash interpreter in the browser▲58

    2017 · bash.rocks

21. 21FA
    Fff – A terminal file manager written in bash▲55

    2019 · github.com

22. 22PF
    Picka – Fuzzy File Finder for OS X, Bash and Zsh▲15

    2015 · getpicka.com

23. 23SA
    Shellock, a real-time CLI flag explainer for fish shell▲37

    Jan 2026 · github.com

24. 24AT
    ASCII Tree Editor▲30

    Show HN: ASCII Tree Editor I've created a web-based editor for ASCII file directory trees called asciitreeman. It's designed to make it easier to edit and reorganize the output of the tree command. You can try it out here: https://reorx.github.io/asciitreeman/ And the source code is on GitHub: https://github.com/reorx/asciitreeman Some of the key features include visual tree editing with drag-and-drop-like operations, real-time sync where changes are immediately reflected in the ASCII output, keyboard shortcuts for navigation (J/K or arrow keys),…

    2025 · asciitree.reorx.com

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