Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Shell GPT

CLI tool for developers, helps you accomplish tasks faster

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shell GPT launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IM
   I made a tool that made me faster at Git▲551

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2GA
   Get answers for shell commands from GPT3 from your terminal▲159

   I was constantly googling CLI commands so I built this small CLI tool with GPT3. You can ask for shell commands right from the CLI. You'd need to use your own API KEY for this but it's pretty simple, instructions are in the README Not perfect but not bad either.

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3G3
   GPT-3 Powered Shell▲308

   2022 · musings.yasyf.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   GitHub CLI▲411

   GitHub’s official free and open source command line tool

   2020 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   GPT Dev Kit ▲7

   5 AI CLI Tools That Save You Hours of Coding

   2025 · yldrm2.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GPT Pilot▲240

   Dev tool that increases developer’s productivity 20x with AI

   2023 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ShellMate AI▲345

   A Mac terminal productivity tool powered by OpenAI

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   OpenAI Codex CLI▲192

   Frontier reasoning in the terminal

   2025 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CodeOpen▲88

    An easy way to open programming projects, from the CLI!

    2021 · its alternatives →

11. 11MC
    Magic-cli – A copilot for your command line▲158

    Blog post: https://guywaldman.com/posts/introducing-magic-cli

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tempo▲118

    Replace the Git CLI with a clear UI and AI assist

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GCLI▲87

    GPT powered command line interface

    Sep 2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Github Copilot CLI▲422

    Copilot's response to Claude Code and Codex CLI

    Sep 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BoostioAI▲93

    Code faster with GPT

    2023 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    BAHAS▲16

    Cli tools for developers

    2025 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    DEV CLI▲132

    Access dev.to right from your terminal

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    terminalGPT▲142

    Use OpenAI like chatGPT, on your terminal

    2023 · its alternatives →

19. 19RC
    Rich-CLI – A CLI toolbox for highlighting, Markdown, JSON and rich text▲126

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CodePicnic CLI▲137

    Remote development environments right from your terminal

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Geni.dev▲10

    AI in Your Terminal

    2025 · geni.dev · its alternatives →

22. 22
    GitHub Copilot X▲140

    The AI-powered developer experience

    2023 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    OpenCommit▲138

    GPT CLI to auto-generate impressive commits in 1 second

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Slack Gitsin▲115

    A beautiful Slack command line interface

    2016 · its alternatives →

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