Best of CLI — August 2025

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    Avatar of webtoolsweeklyWeb Tools Weekly·39w

    CSS Tools, AI & LLMs, Git/CLI Tools

    A curated collection of developer tools across three main categories: CSS and HTML tools including pattern generators, hover effect creators, and 3D libraries; AI and LLM tools featuring coding agents, browser automation, and development assistants; and Git/CLI utilities for repository management, documentation generation, and terminal productivity. The newsletter also includes commercial tools and services for development infrastructure and productivity.

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    Avatar of googledevsGoogle Developers·40w

    Gemini CLI + VS Code: Native diffing and context-aware workflows

    Google's Gemini CLI now offers deep VS Code integration through a companion extension, enabling context-aware AI suggestions and native diffing directly within the editor's integrated terminal. The setup involves installing the extension with `/ide install` and managing it with simple enable/disable commands.

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    Avatar of dreamsofcodeDreams of Code·40w

    10 CLI apps that have actually improved the way I work in the terminal

    A comprehensive guide to 10 command-line tools that enhance terminal productivity, including zoxide for directory navigation, ripgrep for faster text searching, fd for improved file finding, tmux for terminal multiplexing, GitHub CLI for repository management, Doppler CLI for secrets management, pass for password storage, jq for JSON processing, stow for dotfiles management, and fzf for fuzzy finding. Each tool addresses limitations of traditional Unix commands with modern alternatives that offer better performance, usability, and integration capabilities.

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    Avatar of kqxkqckxclxw6fqfanvcjAyush Kumar·42w

    Create a basic CLI Todo app in Golang

    A step-by-step guide demonstrating how to build a command-line todo application using Go programming language. Covers the fundamentals of CLI development in Go, including project structure, command handling, and basic todo functionality implementation.

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    Avatar of devopstoolboxDevOps Toolbox·42w

    Never `CD` in the terminal ever again

    Zoxide is a modern Rust-based directory navigation tool that replaces the traditional 'cd' command with intelligent path jumping. It tracks frequently visited directories and uses a scoring algorithm based on visit frequency and recency to let users jump to any folder with just a few characters. The tool offers fuzzy searching, integrations with other terminal utilities, and extensive configuration options, making terminal navigation significantly faster and more efficient.

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    Avatar of devopstoolboxDevOps Toolbox·39w

    FFmpeg Converts ANYTHING - The Trick Book I Wish I Had

    FFmpeg is a powerful, free, open-source multimedia framework that can handle virtually any media conversion task including creating GIFs, compressing videos, resizing images, extracting audio, screen recording, and device capture. Despite being the engine behind major platforms like YouTube and Netflix, many developers overlook its CLI capabilities due to its overwhelming number of configuration options. The guide demonstrates practical FFmpeg commands for common tasks like video-to-GIF conversion, image resizing, audio extraction, video compression, screen capture, and watermarking, while also showing how to automate these processes using scripting tools.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·41w

    synthetic-lab/octofriend: An open-source coding helper. Very friendly!

    Octofriend is an open-source coding assistant that works with multiple LLM providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, and local models. It features automatic error handling with custom-trained models, zero telemetry, multi-turn conversation support, and MCP server integration. The tool allows switching between models mid-conversation and includes configurable instruction files for project-specific rules.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·39w

    sping Documentation

    Sping is a modern terminal-based HTTP/TCP latency monitoring tool that provides real-time visualization with interactive charts, outlier detection using Median Absolute Deviation analysis, and comprehensive phase timing breakdowns. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP protocols with features like customizable color palettes, authentication, threshold alerts, and multiple output formats including JSON for automation. The tool offers detailed connection phase analysis (DNS, connect, TLS, request, response) and includes advanced monitoring capabilities with percentile statistics and export functionality.

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    Avatar of whnng0ajcmne1b7hphb0uGabriel Stundner·42w

    The best website to search for TUI projects!

    Terminal Trove is a curated website that showcases TUI (Terminal User Interface) projects across multiple operating systems. The platform provides visual examples, installation commands, and links to official GitHub repositories for each project, making it easier for developers to discover and implement terminal-based applications.

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    Avatar of logrocketLogRocket·38w

    Qwen3-Coder: Is this Agentic CLI smarter than senior devs?

    Qwen3-Coder is Alibaba's 480 billion parameter agentic coding CLI tool that aims to compete with senior developers by not just providing code suggestions, but actually writing, executing, and completing coding tasks autonomously. The tool represents a significant advancement in AI-powered development assistance with its massive parameter count and agentic capabilities.

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    Avatar of hnHacker News·40w

    bgreenwell/doxx: Expose the contents of .docx files without leaving your terminal. Fast, safe, and smart — no Office required!

    doxx is a Rust-built terminal application that allows viewing Microsoft Word (.docx) files directly in the command line without requiring Microsoft Office. It features rich formatting preservation, smart table rendering with Unicode borders, interactive navigation, full-text search capabilities, and export options to multiple formats including Markdown, CSV, and JSON. The tool offers significant performance advantages over Microsoft Word with instant startup times and minimal memory usage, while providing SSH-friendly remote access and scriptable automation capabilities.

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    Avatar of webtoolsweeklyWeb Tools Weekly·41w

    JS Libraries, Git/CLI Tools, SVG

    A curated collection of web development tools featuring JavaScript libraries and frameworks like RivetKit, Servo, H3, and Byte for various runtime environments. Includes Git and CLI tools such as vet for script safety, Git GPT Commit for AI-powered commit messages, and brush shell implementation. Also covers media tools including cosmos.gl for WebGL graphics, PureAnim for SVG animations, and various image conversion utilities. The newsletter concludes with commercial applications and productivity tools for developers.

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