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24 alternatives to The Command Line Murders

There's been a murder in Terminal City, and TCPD needs your

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

1. 1
   Hacker News-cli▲82

   Browse Hacker News from your Terminal

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Todo for hackers▲101

   CLI Todo app for hackers

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Working The Command Line▲110

   Don’t fear the terminal. No, really.

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   TermHere▲147

   “Open Terminal Here” shortcut for Finder

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   term2048▲76

   2048 in the terminal

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   cmd.fm▲256

   Command-line radio for geeks

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Bendy and the Ink Machine▲68

   When cartoon characters come alive and want to kill you

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Commandline Challenge▲182

   Test your command line skills

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Necropolis▲66

   Find the exit, or die trying

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    DiscoRunner▲71

    Programming the oldschool way! Hack 1000+ Apple II apps!

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stranger Things: The (Unofficial) Game▲132

    A point-and-click tribute to the Netflix hit

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    terminal.training▲21

    Command line for non-techies

    2017 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Criminal Podcast▲115

    Real stories behind unbelievable crimes

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Life in Bunker▲67

    A bunker-building survival simulator

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Prompt▲259

    The command line for the real world

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16HN
    Hacker News in your terminal▲15

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    hacker▲7

    Hacker News in the Command Line.

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Overland (First Access)▲89

    Make the most of a terrible situation

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19HF
    Hacks – Find upcoming Hackathons near you via Linux terminal▲16

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Terminal▲87

    Virtual computers that start, resize, and scale in seconds

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Cruise Control▲56

    Escape pursuing cops, helicopters and dinosaurs

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    DeathSwitch▲86

    Don't die with secrets that need to be free

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Future Crimes▲64

    Inside the Digital Underground

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    That Dragon, Cancer▲122

    A videogame developer's love letter to his son

    2016 · its alternatives →

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