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Open-source projects tagged “Shell”.

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superpowers
United StatesMIT

An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.

AI & Machine LearningOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectsaiProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectbrainstormingProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectAI-nativeThis project includes AI-native capability signals in the catalog metadata.3 AI-native projectsClaudeProprietary AI assistant from Anthropic.1 alternative
↗ 591 recorded momentum↗ 591 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Jul 29, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree262.9K23.5K11 hours ago
Alternatives toClaudeClaudeProprietary AI assistant from Anthropic.1 alternative+2
Skills for Real Engineers
MIT

Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .claude directory.

Content & CollaborationOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.1 project#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectsCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives
↗ 1.6K recorded momentum↗ 1.6K recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Jul 29, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree193.4K16.6K19 hours ago
Alternatives toCodexCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives+2
Oh My Zsh
United StatesMIT

🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,500+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes

InfrastructureOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectscliProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectcli-appProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectSelf-hostedThis project carries a self-hosting or local-deployment signal. Verify the official install guide before production use.2 self-hosted optionsCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives
↗ 3 recorded momentum↗ 3 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Jul 29, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree188.9K26.5K31 hours ago
Alternatives toCodexCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives+2
D3.js
United StatesISC

Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. :bar_chart::chart_with_upwards_trend::tada:

Data & AnalyticsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.1 project#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectschartProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectchartsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives
↗ 4 recorded momentum↗ 4 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Jul 29, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree113.3K22.7K2 months ago
Alternatives toCodexCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives+2
The Fuck
MIT

Magnificent app which corrects your previous console command.

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.2 projects#PythonProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsshellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectspythonProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives
↗ 4 recorded momentum↗ 4 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Jul 29, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree97.6K4K2 years ago
Alternatives toCodexCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives+2
nvm
MIT

Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions

Developer ToolsOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.2 projects#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectsbashProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectinstallProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.1 projectCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives
↗ 6 recorded momentum↗ 6 recorded momentumRecorded star momentum from the latest GitHub metrics sync · snapshot Jul 29, 2026.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree94.3K10.3K4 days ago
Alternatives toCodexCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives+2
Warp
AGPL-3.0

Warp is an agentic development environment, born out of the terminal.

AI & Machine LearningOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#RustProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsGithub ActionsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.5 projectsJavaScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsAI-nativeThis project includes AI-native capability signals in the catalog metadata.3 AI-native projectsTerminalProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative
Metrics syncingMetrics syncingStar momentum for this project has not landed in the latest GitHub metrics sync yet. Check trending for repositories with recorded momentum.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree63.2K5.2K26 hours ago
Alternatives toTerminalTerminalProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative+1
Dokku
MIT

A docker-powered PaaS that helps you build and manage the lifecycle of applications

InfrastructureOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectsGithub ActionsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.5 projectsCSSProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsSelf-hostedThis project carries a self-hosting or local-deployment signal. Verify the official install guide before production use.2 self-hosted optionsVercelManaged frontend cloud. Open self-hosted PaaS options include Coolify, CapRover, and Dokku.1 alternative
Metrics syncingMetrics syncingStar momentum for this project has not landed in the latest GitHub metrics sync yet. Check trending for repositories with recorded momentum.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree32K2.1K31 hours ago
Alternatives toVercelVercelManaged frontend cloud. Open self-hosted PaaS options include Coolify, CapRover, and Dokku.1 alternative+3
Forgecode
Apache-2.0

AI enabled pair programmer for Claude, GPT, O Series, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini and 300+ models

AI & Machine LearningOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#RustProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.2 projectsGithub ActionsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.5 projectsJavaScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsAI-nativeThis project includes AI-native capability signals in the catalog metadata.3 AI-native projectsClaude CodeAnthropic agentic coding assistant. Viral demand includes Claude Code plugins and MCP-style tools—compare open agents…1 alternative
Metrics syncingMetrics syncingStar momentum for this project has not landed in the latest GitHub metrics sync yet. Check trending for repositories with recorded momentum.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree7.5K1.4K26 hours ago
Alternatives toClaude CodeClaude CodeAnthropic agentic coding assistant. Viral demand includes Claude Code plugins and MCP-style tools—compare open agents…1 alternative+3
ONLYOFFICE
LatviaAGPL-3.0

ONLYOFFICE Docs is a free collaborative online office suite comprising viewers and editors for texts, spreadsheets and presentations, forms and PDF, fully compatible with Office Open XML formats: .docx, .xlsx, .pptx and

ProductivityOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.1 project#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectsGithub ActionsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.5 projectsBashProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.5 projectsMicrosoft 365Proprietary productivity suite from Microsoft.2 alternatives
Metrics syncingMetrics syncingStar momentum for this project has not landed in the latest GitHub metrics sync yet. Check trending for repositories with recorded momentum.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree6.7K1.3K1 month ago
Alternatives toMicrosoft 365Microsoft 365Proprietary productivity suite from Microsoft.2 alternatives+3
Collabora Online
United KingdomLicense not declared

Issue tracker only. Active development is on Gerrit at https://gerrit.collaboraoffice.com/.

InfrastructureOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.3 projects#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectsGithub ActionsProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.5 projectsJavaScriptProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.3 projectsMicrosoft WordProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative
Metrics syncingMetrics syncingStar momentum for this project has not landed in the latest GitHub metrics sync yet. Check trending for repositories with recorded momentum.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree3.3K1K3 days ago
Alternatives toMicrosoft WordMicrosoft WordProprietary product with documented open-source alternatives cataloged on OpenSourceChoice. Compare licenses, reposit…1 alternative+3
Mullvad Browser
SwedenLicense not declared

Privacy-focused browser for Linux, macOS and Windows. Made in collaboration between @torproject and @mullvad

Security & PrivacyOpen-source projects grouped in this category for discovery and comparison.1 project#ShellProjects tagged with this topic in the verified catalog.9 projectsCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives
Metrics syncingMetrics syncingStar momentum for this project has not landed in the latest GitHub metrics sync yet. Check trending for repositories with recorded momentum.Browse trending →
FreePricingFree and open sourceFree2.4K612 days ago
Alternatives toCodexCodexOpenAI coding agent line. Compare the open-source Codex CLI with peer agents and MCP plugins for portable tooling.2 alternatives+2
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