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Click

Python composable command line interface toolkit.

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  • Rating

    4.8 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Linux

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What is Click?

Click is the widely-used Python package for building beautiful command line interfaces with as little code as necessary. Composable decorators, automatic help pages and battle-tested reliability make it the default choice for Python CLIs.

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Pros: what Click does well

  • The standard for Python CLIs
  • Tiny API, composable design
  • Excellent docs and ecosystem

Cons: where it falls short

  • Python only
  • Not async-native
  • Richer TUIs need extra libraries

Who Click is for

Python developers building command line tools of any size.

Who can skip it

Non-Python developers.

Click alternatives

Not sold on Click? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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brag

Focus: launch video and marketing. Shares cli and open source with Click. A desktop app, not a framework. Rated 4.6 (Click: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.6Visit

Watchexec

Focus: file watcher, automation and github. Shares command line and developer tools with Click. An automation tool, not a framework. Rated 4.5 (Click: 4.8).

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.5Visit

entr

Focus: file watcher, automation and github. Shares command line and developer tools with Click. An automation tool, not a framework. Rated 4.4 (Click: 4.8).

Automation ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.4Visit

Toolcraft

Focus: ai, design tools and design engineering. Shares open source and developer tools with Click. Adds Web. Rated 4.5 (Click: 4.8).

FrameworkFreeWeb
4.5Visit

pdfcn

Focus: pdf, react and components. Shares developer tools and open source with Click. Adds Web. Rated 4.4 (Click: 4.8).

FrameworkFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.4Visit

Free alternatives to Click

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Ghostty

Focus: terminal, emulator and gpu. Shares developer tools and open source with Click. A desktop app, not a framework. Rated 4.9 (Click: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.9Visit

fzf

Focus: fuzzy finder, shell and github. Shares command line and open source with Click. A desktop app, not a framework. Adds Offline. Same 4.8 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

navi

Focus: terminal, cheatsheet and fuzzy finder. Shares cli and open source with Click. A desktop app, not a framework. Same 4.8 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.8Visit

The Missing Semester

Focus: git and mit. Shares command line and developer tools with Click. A course, not a framework. Adds Web. Same 4.8 rating.

CourseFreeWeb
4.8Visit

Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and sync. Shares command line and open source with Click. A desktop app, not a framework. Rated 4.7 (Click: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

bat

Focus: file viewer, developer tool and github. Shares command line and open source with Click. A desktop app, not a framework. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (Click: 4.8).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
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