Where to See Recently Added or Updated CLI Tools on altbox.dev

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altbox.dev lists recent changes in a “Recently added/updated” section on its homepage, ordered by update date and showing each tool’s name, description, alternative target(s), and implementation language. Use it if you want to track new or refreshed command-line tools without browsing the full catalog of 134 entries.

What the “Recently added/updated” section contains

Each entry in the section follows a consistent format:

Field What it tells you
Tool name The CLI tool itself
Description A one-line summary of what the tool does
Alternative to The standard Unix command it replaces or supplements
Language The language the tool is written in
Updated The date of the most recent addition or update

The section is sorted by the Updated date, so the newest changes appear first. A “see all tools” link sits alongside the heading, pointing to the full catalog.

Examples from the current listing

The most recent entries on the page show how the section works in practice:

  • cloc — counts blank, comment, and code lines across 400+ languages; alternative to wc; Perl; updated 2026-05-09.
  • flux — searches, monitors, and kills processes with real-time resource tracking and port discovery; alternative to ps; Rust; updated 2026-05-09.
  • pspy — monitors Linux processes in real time without root permissions; alternative to ps; Go; updated 2026-05-09.
  • scc — fast code counter with complexity analysis and COCOMO cost estimates; alternative to wc; Go; updated 2026-05-09.
  • tokei — counts lines of code by language; alternative to wc; Rust; updated 2026-05-09.
  • binwalk — firmware analysis tool for identifying and extracting embedded files; alternative to nm and objdump; Rust; updated 2026-05-08.
  • lz4 — extremely fast lossless compression prioritizing speed over ratio; alternative to gzip; C; updated 2026-05-08.
  • radare2 — reverse engineering framework and CLI toolset for analyzing, debugging, and patching binaries; alternative to nm and objdump; C; updated 2026-05-08.
  • zstd — fast real-time compression with better ratios and speeds than gzip; alternative to gzip; C; updated 2026-05-08.
  • doggo — command-line DNS client with colorized tabular output and support for DoH, DoT, DoQ, and DNSCrypt; alternative to dig; Go; updated 2026-05-06.

How to use it for tracking new tools

  1. Open altbox.dev.
  2. Scroll to the “Recently added/updated” heading.
  3. Read the table from top to bottom — the first rows are the most recent changes.
  4. Use the “Alternative to” column to spot replacements for commands you already use (for example, ps, wc, gzip, dig).
  5. Use the “Language” column if you prefer tools written in a specific language (Rust, Go, C, Perl, etc.).
  6. Click “see all tools” to move from the recent list into the full catalog.

When this section is most useful

  • You want to periodically check what has changed in the CLI tool ecosystem.
  • You are looking for modern replacements for standard Unix utilities and want to see what has been updated lately.
  • You prefer to scan by date rather than browse the entire catalog.
  • You want to filter by alternative target — for example, only tools that replace ps or gzip.

The section does not provide installation instructions, benchmarks, or comparisons beyond the one-line description and metadata. For deeper evaluation, you would need to follow the individual tool’s own documentation.