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Act vs dust

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Act

act is an open-source command-line tool that runs GitHub Actions workflows locally using Docker containers. It reads workflow files from .github/workflows/ and executes them with environment variables and filesystem configurations matching GitHub's hosted runners. The tool enables fast local feedback on workflow changes without requiring commits and pushes to a remote repository.

Developer UtilitiesFreeOpen Source
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dust

dust Intuitive alternative to du that visualizes disk usage with a bar chart of the largest directories.

Developer UtilitiesFreeOpen Source

Quick Facts

Act

Year Launched2019
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryDeveloper Utilities
Platforms

dust

Year Launched2018
Pricing ModelFree
Open SourceYes
CategoryDeveloper Utilities
PlatformsmacOS, Windows, Linux

Pricing

Act

Free

dust

Free

Open Source: Free/One-time

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