CLI & Terminal Packages
Command-line-interface frameworks and terminal UI/prompt libraries for building polished, scriptable developer tools (Cobra, Clap, Click, Commander).
Packages in CLI & Terminal
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Clap
The most widely used command-line argument parser for Rust, with both derive and builder APIs.
Ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust, built as a drop-in replacement for Flake8, Black, isort, and dozens of plugins.
sentry-cli
Official command-line tool for uploading source maps, debug symbols, and managing releases and deploys in Sentry.
colored
The simplest way to add ANSI colors and styles to terminal strings in Rust.
Rspack CLI
The official command-line interface for running Rspack builds, dev servers, and previews.
Ratatui
Rust library for building rich terminal user interfaces and dashboards
portable-pty
Cross-platform Rust API for pseudo-terminals, with runtime-selectable implementations
quicktype
Generate strongly-typed models and serializers from JSON, Schema, TypeScript, or GraphQL
inquire
A Rust library for building interactive command-line prompts — text, select, multiselect, confirm, date, and password inputs with validation, autocompletion, and theming.
fallow
Rust-native static analysis for TypeScript and JavaScript that finds dead code, duplication, cycles, and architecture drift with no compiler or AI in the loop.
rpassword
Cross-platform Rust library for securely reading passwords from the terminal.
Deno
Secure-by-default JavaScript and TypeScript runtime built in Rust on V8
moon
A Rust-based build system and monorepo orchestrator that manages toolchains, tasks, caching, and CI pipelines across the JavaScript, TypeScript, and polyglot ecosystem.
cmd_lib
Rust macros for writing shell-script-like tasks without spawning a shell
prettytable-rs
Print aligned, styled, and formatted tables in the terminal from Rust.
ast-grep
Fast CLI for structural code search, linting, and rewriting by AST pattern.
skim
A fast, interactive fuzzy finder for the command line, written in Rust — a smarter alternative to grep.
cursive
A Rust TUI library for building terminal interfaces from composable, focusable views.
tabled
A Rust library for pretty-printing structs and enums as customizable ASCII/Unicode tables.
Termion
A pure Rust, bindless library for building terminal apps with raw mode, colors, and input events.
comrak
A 100% CommonMark and GitHub Flavored Markdown compatible parser and formatter for Rust, rendering to HTML, XML, or CommonMark.
termimad
Rust library for rendering Markdown text, tables, and templates in terminal applications with fully customizable, skinnable styling.
self_update
Rust library for updating standalone executables in place from release backends.
spinners
60+ elegant animated terminal spinners for Rust CLI tools, with built-in stop messages, symbols, and OSC 9;4 progress support.
