GitHub Terminal Tools
GitHub, founded in 2008 and owned by Microsoft since 2018, hosts git repositories together with pull requests, issues, releases and CI runs. GitLab, Gitea, Codeberg and other forges provide the same set of features around a repository.
The tools in this category talk to the forge API rather than to git itself. They review and merge pull requests, triage issues, follow Actions and pipeline runs, cut releases, manage gists, clean up stale forks and download release binaries, all without opening a browser. Some run the same workflows locally so a change can be tested before it is pushed.
Below is a list of terminal tools that work with GitHub and other git forges.
act
Run your GitHub Actions locally
Run your GitHub Actions locally
act3
Glance at the last 3 runs of your Github Actions.
Glance at the last 3 runs of your Github Actions.
brows
A GitHub releases browser for the terminal
A GitHub releases browser for the terminal
dra
A command line tool to download release assets from GitHub.
A command line tool to download release assets from GitHub.
eget
Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub.
Easily install prebuilt binaries from GitHub.
fork-cleaner
A tool to clean up old and inactive forks on your GitHub account.
A tool to clean up old and inactive forks on your GitHub account.
gama
Manage your GitHub Actions from the terminal.
Manage your GitHub Actions from the terminal.
gh-dash
An interactive GitHub Dashboard for your terminal.
An interactive GitHub Dashboard for your terminal.
ghfetch
A CLI tool to fetch GitHub user information.
A CLI tool to fetch GitHub user information.
gistui
A terminal UI for managing GitHub Gists.
A terminal UI for managing GitHub Gists.
GitHub CLI
GitHub's official command line tool.
GitHub's official command line tool.
gitv
View and manage your GitHub issues directly from the terminal.
View and manage your GitHub issues directly from the terminal.
glab-tui
A TUI to manage GitLab and GitHub projects.
A TUI to manage GitLab and GitHub projects.
octoscope
A terminal dashboard for your GitHub account, or anyone else's public GitHub profile.
A terminal dashboard for your GitHub account, or anyone else's public GitHub profile.
prs
Stay updated on PRs without leaving the terminal.
Stay updated on PRs without leaving the terminal.
wrkflw
A CLI and TUI to validate and run GitHub Actions locally.
A CLI and TUI to validate and run GitHub Actions locally.
zizmor
A static analysis tool for GitHub Actions.
A static analysis tool for GitHub Actions.
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