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# Cargo install favorites - our awesome list



Our favorites for Rust, Cargo, and the related ecosystems, especially for using a command line interface (CLI), terminal, and shell. We welcome suggestions.



Runnable script: [install](bin/install)



### amber



Code search and replace tool. Like find | sed -i.

* https://crates.io/crates/amber

* https://github.com/dalance/amber

```sh

cargo install amber

```



### bandwhich



Display current network utilization by process, connection, and remote IP/hostname.

* https://crates.io/crates/bandwhich

* https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich

```sh

cargo install bandwhich

```



### bat



A `cat` clone with wings.

* https://crates.io/crates/bat

* https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

```sh

cargo install bat

```



### bottom



Graphical process/system monitor like `top` with a customizable interface and many features.

* https://crates.io/crates/bottom

* https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom

```sh

cargo install bottom

```



### broot



A better way to navigate directories. Like `tree`.

* https://crates.io/crates/broot

* https://github.com/Canop/broot

```sh

cargo install broot

```



### choose



A human-friendly and fast alternative to `cut` and (sometimes) `awk`

* https://crates.io/crates/choose

* https://github.com/theryangeary/choose

```sh

cargo install choose

```



### difftastic



A diff that understands syntax.

* https://crates.io/crates/difftastic

* https://github.com/wilfred/difftastic

```sh

cargo install difftastic

```



### dust



Show disk usage. Like `du` and more intuitive. Mnemonic: du + rust = dust.

* https://crates.io/crates/du-dust

* https://github.com/bootandy/dust

```sh

cargo install du-dust

```



### eza



eza is a modern replacement for `ls`.

* https://crates.io/crates/eza

* https://github.com/ogham/eza

```sh

cargo install eza

```



### fcp 



fcp is significantly faster alternative to the classic Unix `cp` command.



* https://crates.io/crates/fcp

* https://github.com/Svetlitski/fcp

```sh

cargo install fcp

```



### fd



fd is a simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to `find`.

* https://crates.io/crates/fd-find

* https://github.com/sharkdp/fd

```sh

cargo install fd-find

```



### flamegraph



flamegraph is a tool for visualizing call graphs of Rust programs.

* https://crates.io/crates/flamegraph

* https:///github.com/brendangregg/FlameGraph

```sh

cargo install flamegraph

```



### fw



Faster workspace management.

* https://crates.io/crates/fw

* https://github.com/brocode/fw

```sh

cargo install fw

```



### gitui



Blazing fast terminal-ui for git.

* https://crates.io/crates/gitui

* https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui

```sh

cargo install gitui

```



### gping



Graphical ping network tracer.

* https://crates.io/crates/gping

* https://github.com/orf/gping

```sh

cargo install gping

```



### htmlq



HTML command line parser. Like `jq` for JSON. Simple.

* https://crates.io/crates/htmlq

* https://github.com/mgdm/htmlq

```sh

cargo install htmlq

```



### html-query



HTML command line parser. Like `jq` for JSON. Advanced.

* https://crates.io/crates/html-query

* https://github.com/orf/hq

```sh

cargo install html-query

```



### hwatch



Modern alternative to the watch command.

* https://crates.io/crates/hwatch

* https://github.com/blacknon/hwatch

```sh

cargo install hwatch

```



### hunter



Fast, lag-free terminal file browser.

* https://crates.io/crates/hunter

* https://github.com/rabite0/hunter

```sh

cargo install hunter

```



### hyperfine



A command-line benchmarking tool.

* https://crates.io/crates/hyperfine

* https://github.com/sharkdp/hyperfine

```sh

cargo install hyperfine

```



### just



Just command runner, like a modern `make`.

* https://crates.io/crates/just

* https://github.com/casey/just

```sh

cargo install just

```



### lolcate-rs



Fast indexing and querying your filesystem. Replaces `locate`, `mlocate`, `updatedb`.

* https://crates.io/crates/lolcate-rs

* https://github.com/ngirard/lolcate-rs

```sh

cargo install lolcate-rs

```



### lsd



ls command with a lot of pretty colors and backwards compatibility.

* https://crates.io/crates/lsd

* https://github.com/Peltoche/lsd

```sh

cargo install lsd

```



### McFly



McFly replaces `ctrl-r` shell history search.

* https://crates.io/crates/mcfly

* https://github.com/cantino/mcfly

```sh

cargo install mcfly

```



### mdBook



mdBook is a utility to create modern online books from Markdown files.

* https://crates.io/crates/mdbook

* https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook

```sh

cargo install mdbook

```



### mdcat



cat for markdown: Show markdown documents in terminals.

* https://crates.io/crates/mdcat

* https://github.com/lunaryorn/mdcat

```sh

cargo install mdcat

```



### oggify



Download Spotify tracks to Ogg Vorbis (with a premium account).



* https://crates.io/crates/oggify

* https://github.com/pisto/oggify

```sh

cargo install oggify

```



### pingkeeper



Monitor that network is reachable; in case of failure, run a command.

* https://crates.io/crates/pingkeeper

* https://github.com/ignlg/pingkeeper

```sh

cargo install pingkeeper

```



### procs



Monitor system processes. Like `ps`.

* https://crates.io/crates/procs

* https://github.com/dalance/procs

```sh

cargo install procs

```



### projector



Project management CLI for git repos

* https://crates.io/crates/projector

```sh

cargo install projector

```



### ripgrep



ripgrep is a regular expression text search tool. Like `grep`.

* https://crates.io/crates/ripgrep

* https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep

```sh

cargo install ripgrep

```



### ripgrep-all



ripgrep-all uses ripgrep to search files via other installed tools: pandoc, poppler, tesseract, ffmpeg, etc.

* https://crates.io/crates/ripgrep_all

* https://github.com/phiresky/ripgrep-all

```sh

cargo install ripgrep_all

```



### sd



An intuitive find & replace CLI.

* https://crates.io/crates/ds

* https://github.com/chmln/sd

```sh

cargo install sd

```



### sccache



Shared Compilation Cache.

* https://crates.io/crates/sccache

* https://github.com/mozilla/sccache

```sh

cargo install sccache

```



### simple-http-server



Simple HTTP server that can serve static fils

* https://crates.io/crates/simple-http-server

* https://github.com/TheWaWaR/simple-http-server

```sh

cargo install simple-http-server

```



### sqlx-cli



Command-line utility for SQLx, the Rust SQL toolkit .

* https://crates.io/crates/sqlx-cli

* https://github.com/launchbadge/sqlx

```sh

cargo install sqlx-cli

```



### starship



Fast minimal infinitely customizable prompt for any shell.

* https://crates.io/crates/starship

* https://github.com/starship/starship

```sh

cargo install starship

```



### tera-cli



Tera CLI for one-off Tera template interpolation from context file / env vars.

* https://crates.io/crates/tera-cli

* https://github.com/guangie88/tera-cli

```sh

cargo install tera-cli

```



### tealdeer



Fetch and show `tldr` help pages for many CLI commands, including offline caching.

* https://crates.io/crates/tealdeer

* https://github.com/dbrgn/tealdeer

```sh

cargo install tealdeer

```



### trippy



Network diagnostic TUI tool, like a better ping, traceroute, mtr, and more.

* https://crates.io/crates/trippy

* https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy

```sh

cargo install trippy

```



### trunk



Build, bundle & ship your Rust WASM application to the web. 

* https://crates.io/crates/trunk

*  https://github.com/thedodd/trunk

```sh

cargo install trunk

```



### wasm-pack



Compile Rust to Wasm and generate JS interop code

* https://crates.io/crates/wasm-pack

* https://github.com/rustwasm/wasm-pack

```sh

cargo install wasm-pack

```



### watchexec-cli



Watch files for modifications then execute commands.

* https://crates.io/crates/watchexec-cli

* https://github.com/watchexec/watchexec

```sh

cargo install watchexec-cli

```



### xh



xh is a friendly and fast tool for sending HTTP requests.

* https://crates.io/crates/xh

* https://github.com/ducaale/xh

```sh

cargo install xh

```



### zellij



Terminal workspace multiplexer. Like `screen` and `tmux`.

* https://crates.io/crates/zellij

* https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij

```sh

cargo install zellij

```



### zoxide



A faster way to navigate your filesystem. Like `cd` and `jump`.

* https://crates.io/crates/zoxide

* https://github.com/ajeetdsouza/zoxide

```sh

cargo install zoxide

```



## Cargo helpers



### cargo-cache



Display information on the cargo cache, with optional cache pruning.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-cache

* https://github.com/matthiaskrgr/cargo-cache

```sh

cargo install cargo-cache

```



### cargo-crev



A code review system for the cargo package manager.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-crev/

* https://github.com/crev-dev/cargo-crev/

```sh

cargo install cargo-crev

```



### cargo-deadlinks



Check your cargo doc documentation for broken links.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-deadlinks

* https://github.com/deadlinks/cargo-deadlinks

```sh

cargo install cargo-deadlinks

```



### cargo-dist



For building final distributable artifacts and uploading them to an archive.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-dist

* https://github.com/axodotdev/cargo-dist

```sh

cargo install cargo-dist

```



### cargo-docset



Generate a Zeal/Dash docset for your rust package.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-docset

* https://github.com/Robzz/cargo-docset

```sh

cargo install cargo-docset

```



### cargo-edit



Edit your cargo file via the command line.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-edit

* https://github.com/killercup/cargo-edit

```sh

cargo install cargo-edit

```



### cargo-generate



Crate a new Rust project by leveraging a pre-existing template.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-generate

* https://github.com/cargo-generate/cargo-generate

```sh

cargo install cargo-generate

```



### cargo-make



Task runner akin to `make` command with `Makefile`

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-make

* https://github.com/sagiegurari/cargo-make

```sh

cargo install cargo-make

```



### cargo-release



Cargo subcommand for you to smooth your release process.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-release

* https://github.com/crate-ci/cargo-release 

```sh

cargo install cargo-release

```



### cargo-sweep



Cargo subcommand to delete unwanted build files.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-sweep

* https://github.com/holmgr/cargo-sweep

```sh

cargo install cargo-sweep

```



### cargo-update



Update all Cargo crates.

* https://crates.io/crates/cargo-update

* https://github.com/nabijaczleweli/cargo-update

```sh

cargo install cargo-update

```



## Rust components



### clippy



Lints to catch mistakes and improve your Rust code.

* https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy

```sh

rustup component add clippy

```