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Desktop App

hyperfine

Time any command-line program and compare how fast different versions run.

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  • Rating

    4.6 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    macOS, Windows, Linux

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What is hyperfine?

hyperfine is a command-line benchmarking tool. It runs a command many times, shows statistics and flags outliers, supports warmup runs and parameterized tests, and exports results to CSV, JSON, Markdown and AsciiDoc. Install instructions cover Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD and OpenBSD.

Third-party open-source projects. We are not affiliated with their authors; repositories are provided as-is by their maintainers. Review each project's license, code and security before installing. See our Disclaimer.

Pros: what hyperfine does well

  • Clear statistics instead of a single guess
  • Compare two commands side by side
  • Export results to common formats

Cons: where it falls short

  • Runs from the terminal
  • Some measurements are limited on Windows and macOS

Who hyperfine is for

Developers and tinkerers who want to know which command or script is really faster.

Who can skip it

People who never need to measure program speed.

hyperfine alternatives

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

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Miller

Focus: csv, json and data wrangling. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
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pgcli

Focus: postgres, sql and terminal. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Same 4.6 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
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litecli

Focus: sqlite, sql and terminal. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Rated 4.5 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

qsv

Focus: csv, data cleaning and data analysis. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Rated 4.5 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Glances

Focus: system monitor and dashboard. Shares performance and command line with hyperfine. Rated 4.5 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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Harlequin

Focus: sql editor, database and terminal. Shares open source and github with hyperfine. Rated 4.5 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

Free alternatives to hyperfine

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

NormCap

Focus: ocr, screen capture and copy text. Shares open source and github with hyperfine. Adds Offline. Rated 4.5 (hyperfine: 4.6).

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fzf

Focus: fuzzy finder and shell. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Adds Offline. Rated 4.8 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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ripgrep

Focus: search tool and developer tool. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Adds Offline. Rated 4.8 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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Atuin

Focus: shell history, terminal and sync. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Rated 4.7 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
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bat

Focus: file viewer and developer tool. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Adds Offline. Rated 4.7 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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htop

Focus: process viewer, system monitor and terminal. Shares command line and open source with hyperfine. Rated 4.7 (hyperfine: 4.6).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
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