Top 23 Go Utility Projects

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1. qrcp

   1 16 10,213 7.3 Go

   :zap: Transfer files over wifi from your computer to your mobile device by scanning a QR code without leaving the terminal.

   

2. InfluxDB

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3. asciigraph

   2 4 2,839 6.1 Go

   Go package to make lightweight ASCII line graph ╭┈╯ in command line apps with no other dependencies.

   

4. jj

   3 9 2,028 2.6 Go

   JSON Stream Editor (command line utility) (by tidwall)

   

   Project mention: Make Ubuntu packages 90% faster by rebuilding them | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-03-18

   Not a fork but a similar program I've been using: https://github.com/tidwall/jj?tab=readme-ov-file#performance

5. pie

   4 3 2,002 3.6 Go

   🍕 Enjoy a slice! A utility library for dealing with slices and maps that focuses on type safety and performance. (by elliotchance)

   

6. fac

   5 0 1,847 4.0 Go

   Easy-to-use CUI for fixing git conflicts

   

7. fp-go

   6 4 1,809 6.0 Go

   functional programming library for golang

   

   Project mention: Functional Programming in Go | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-11-08

   I've tried going down this route myself by using libraries like fp-go[1]. I think this particular project has done a great job, but I ultimately opted not to pursue functional programming in Go for a few reasons:

   - Ergonomics weren't the greatest when working with monads such as options and results. I think pattern matching is needed here, but concepts like those go against Go's core design philosophy.

   - I suspect there are several cases where runtime performance is an issue, but admittedly did not investigate this.

   - Perhaps most importantly, it deviates from the way most people read and write Go, and less importantly, LLMs struggle too.

   Because of these reasons, I came to the conclusion that the advantages were not worth the trade-offs.

   Perhaps somebody will create a garbage-collected Rust-like language in the future and bridge the gap between the two languages.

   [1] - https://github.com/IBM/fp-go

8. xurls

   7 1 1,220 6.1 Go

   Extract urls from text

   

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10. k2tf

    8 4 1,212 7.0 Go

    Kubernetes YAML to Terraform HCL converter

    

11. addlicense

    9 1 781 6.6 Go

    A program which ensures source code files have copyright license headers by scanning directory patterns recursively

    

12. version-checker

    10 3 735 8.8 Go

    Kubernetes utility for exposing image versions in use, compared to latest available upstream, as metrics.

    

13. Koazee

    11 0 530 0.0 Go

    A StreamLike, Immutable, Lazy Loading and smart Golang Library to deal with slices.

    

14. wallutils

    12 1 497 6.4 Go

    :city_sunset: Utilities for handling monitors, resolutions, wallpapers and timed wallpapers

    

15. strutil-go

    13 1 381 5.4 Go

    Go metrics for calculating string similarity and other string utility functions (by adrg)

    

16. gotabulate

    14 0 338 0.0 Go

    Gotabulate - Easily pretty-print your tabular data with Go

    

17. autosaved

    15 8 330 0.0 Go

    Never worry about losing your code. Written in Go

    

18. bat

    16 9 323 6.5 Go

    Battery management utility for Linux laptops. (by tshakalekholoane)

    

19. g

    17 2 316 8.7 Go

    powerful and cross-platform ls 🌈 (by Equationzhao)

    

    Project mention: I made an ls alternative for my personal use it turned out to be amazing | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-11-24

20. discord-downloader-go

    18 1 311 7.3 Go

    A Discord bot program to download and otherwise handle files sent in Discord channels with extensive configuration. Can be used as a genuine Discord Bot or user account / self-bot

    

21. util

    19 0 298 0.0 Go

    A collection of useful utility functions (by shomali11)

    

22. wifiqr

    20 6 271 4.0 Go

    Create a QR code with your Wi-Fi login details

    

23. dotfiles

    21 2 243 5.3 Go

    dotfiles symbolic links management CLI (by rhysd)

    

24. markpdf

    22 0 196 0.0 Go

    Watermark PDF files using image or text

    

25. radix

    23 0 194 0.0 Go

    A fast string sorting algorithm (MSD radix sort)

    

26. SaaSHub

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