Free CLI Tools – Zero Dependencies, MIT Licensed

Name: Free CLI Tools – Zero Dependencies, MIT Licensed
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Author: a_m73110

by a_m73110·Mar 2, 2026·2 points·1 comment

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AI Analysis

●MidSolve My ProblemDark Horse

Avoids pip hell with copyable one-liners, but duplicates dozens of existing tools.

Strengths

•Zero dependencies + single-file design genuinely cuts friction for quick scripts
•HTML-to-Markdown converter with article extraction targets real pain (Jina/Firecrawl alternative)
•Duplicate file finder with space calculation solved real problem (40GB recovered)

Weaknesses

•Crowded category: awk, ripgrep, ugrep, and other established tools already handle most use cases
•No clear differentiation—most tools are commodity utilities that already exist in multiple forms

Post Description

I built 59 single-file CLI tools because I was tired of: - pip install hell for simple tasks - Leaving terminal to use web converters - Writing "quick scripts" that took 2 hours

Everything is zero-dependency Python. Copy, paste, run.

Highlights: • HTML → Markdown converter (with article extraction) • JSON formatter with validation • Port scanner with banner grabbing • Password generator with entropy analysis • Duplicate file finder (saved me 40GB) • Git repo health analyzer • SSL certificate inspector • 52 more...

All MIT licensed. No signup. No dependencies.

Live: https://workspace-ivory-one.vercel.app Repo: https://github.com/barrowryan89-cloud/pd-researcher (currently mirroring to Vercel)

Would love feedback on which tools you'd actually use.