Top 15 libedit Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

This is an autotool- and libtoolized port of the NetBSD Editline library (libedit). This Berkeley-style licensed command line editor library provides generic line editing, history, and tokenization functions, similar to those found in GNU Readline.

1. GNU readline

GNU readline GNU readline is a software library that provides line-editing and history capabilities for interactive programs with a command-line interface. It allows users to move the text cursor, search the command history, control a kill ring (a more flexible version of a copy/paste clipboard) and use tab completion on a text......

2. clink

clink Clink enhances your productivity in Microsoft Windows' "cmd.exe".If you're familiar with Bash then you will be familiar with the changes that clink brings to "cmd.exe" (it uses the same 'Readline' library that Bash uses). It is a small utility to enhance "cmd.exe", adding more powerful command line completion, editing, and......

3. ConsoleZ

ConsoleZ console - This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8 and a better visual rendering.......

4. Take Command

Take Command The most powerful Windows console command line tools and batch scripting solution available. Create batch file commands and Windows batch files that you can use every day - for everything from launching applications to serious file management and scripting. Its the command line and console environment for programmers, operations and......

5. FIGlet

FIGlet FIGlet - display large characters made up of ordinary screen characters......

6. dash

dash DASH is a POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible. It does this without sacrificing speed where possible. In fact, it is significantly faster than bash (the GNU Bourne-Again SHell) for most tasks. DASH stands for Debian Almquist Shell.......

7. ST - Simple Terminal

ST - Simple Terminal st is a simple terminal implementation for X.What is wrong with xterm ?xterm is bloated and unmaintainable. Here’s an excerpt from the README: Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter HereThis is undoubtedly the most ugly program in the distribution. It was one of the first "serious" programs ported,......

8. yest

yest This is a command line date/time manipulation and formatting program, very useful in scripts. You can easily add or subtract days, hours and/or minutes from a specified date. Supports all date(1) output formats plus more.......

9. vijazedan ghost mouse

vijazedan ghost mouse This is an app that allows you to record the movements of the mouse and save it to then perform the recorded movements and cliks with the mouse without user interaction, this can be useful to do some tasks. It has two modes, GUI mode for user interface and terminal/console......

10. wakemeonlan

wakemeonlan Collect active network systems, like a network ascanner, in the local network and send WOL packets to wake up them using their MAC address.......

11. win-bash

win-bash win-bash is a Windows port of the famous GNU bash (see GNU Bash homepage).The goal of the win-bash project is to finish the port to Windows and provide a full functional bash.exe binary for windows nt and derived systems. win-bash can be used as a input shell as well as......

12. PDF2Word (PDF to Word)

PDF2Word (PDF to Word) PDF2Word (PDF to Word) software exports the text, images and other contents from any PDF document into MS Word document format (RTF or Word), so you can edit and reuse your PDF content. PDF2Word (PDF to Word) preserves the original PDF text, layout and bitmap images in the generated Word......

13. Gtkdialog

Gtkdialog Gtkdialog is a small utility for fast and easy GUI building. It can be used to create dialog boxes for almost any interpreted and compiled programs which is a very attractive feature since the developer does not have to learn various GUI languages for the miscellaneous programming languages.......

14. most

most MOST is a powerful paging program for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, and win32 systems. Unlike other well-known paging programs most supports multiple windows and can scroll left and right. Why settle for less?......

15. more

more More is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. This version is especially primitve. Users should realize that less(1) provides more(1) emulation and extensive enhancements.......