walk navigates files in a terminal interface as an alternative to cd and ls, with keyboard controls for moving through folders.
The Best Caligula Alternatives in 2026
Looking for something like Caligula? Here are 24 alternatives, ranked by how closely they match it on purpose, features and platforms. Of these, 24 are open source.
Caligula writes disk images through a terminal interface for disk imaging.
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| # | Alternative | Pricing | Open source | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | — | Yes | — |
| 2 | bluetuith | — | Yes | — |
| 3 | TUI Audio Mixer | — | Yes | — |
| 4 | Btop | — | Yes | — |
| 5 | s-tui | — | Yes | — |
| 6 | fm | — | Yes | — |
| 7 | Rich Framework | — | Yes | — |
| 8 | Celluloid | — | Yes | — |
| 9 | cheat.sh | — | Yes | — |
| 10 | Hyfetch | — | Yes | — |
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bluetuith manages Bluetooth connections from a cross-platform terminal interface.
wiremix mixes audio in a terminal interface for PipeWire, according to its project description.
btop displays CPU, memory, and other system resource information in a terminal interface.
s-tui monitors CPU activity and can run CPU stress tests from a terminal interface.
fm manages files in a terminal interface, with its project built using Go and Bubble Tea.
Prezto configures Zsh with defaults, aliases, functions, and command-line interface enhancements.
Celluloid provides a GTK-based interface for mpv to play audio and video media.
cheat.sh provides a command-line and web interface to programming and command-line examples.
Hyfetch displays system information in a terminal with LGBTQ+ pride-flag themes, according to its repository description.
tmux provides terminal multiplexing, with source code and project information on its repository page.
lf manages files from a terminal, according to its repository description.
Liquidprompt adds an adaptive prompt to Bash and Zsh that displays contextual information in the terminal.
cliamp plays music in a terminal and is described as inspired by Winamp.
Broot navigates directory trees, finds files, and launches commands from a terminal.
gurk-rs provides a terminal-based Signal Messenger client, according to its repository title and description.
Joshuto manages files in a Rust terminal application with a workflow similar to ranger.
typer runs typing tests in the terminal, with installation and usage commands listed in its project page.
Television provides a portable fuzzy finder for selecting items from the terminal.
ugrep searches files by pattern and includes Boolean and fuzzy search, an interactive interface, and support for many document and archive formats.
lsix displays thumbnails of image files in a terminal using Sixel graphics.
dLine brings calendar events into the terminal, with reminders and event management described by its project page.
Surge provides downloads through a terminal manager written in Go, according to its repository description.
Gum provides components for building interactive shell scripts, according to its project description.
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