Gloss

A command glossary for your terminal

Gloss is a local-first command glossary for terminal-heavy users.

It helps you save reusable shell commands with descriptions and tags, browse/search them in a small TUI, scan zsh/bash configs for aliases, functions, and scripts, and safely sync managed aliases into your shell config with backups.

Gloss is open source and supports macOS and Linux with both zsh and bash.

Latest updates from Gloss

Valeriy Bagrintsev Latest Jul 23, 2026
Gloss 0.1.1 is out - the first big update since launch.
The version number is small, but Gloss has changed quite a bit. I focused on making it faster and less awkward once your command collection grows.
What’s new:
- Select multiple commands and edit their tags in bulk
- Copy commands directly from the TUI
- Faster navigation and jumping between tag groups
- A more responsive layout for different terminal sizes
- Safer config scanning and transactional imports
- Built-in update checks and verified updates
- Plenty of smaller UI and reliability fixes
Gloss is still fully local-first: no account, cloud service, or telemetry. It remains a focused tool for saving, finding, and reusing shell commands without turning your shell config into a mess.
GitHub: github.com/Architeg/gloss
If you tried the first release, I’d be interested to hear whether 0.1.1 fits your workflow better.
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Valeriy BagrintsevMay 7, 2026
Stop re-searching the same commands!
Shell history is great until it becomes a haunted attic. The command is probably there somewhere, wedged between three failed attempts, one typo, and a sudo moment that should not be legally discussed.
I built Gloss because I kept re-searching the same shell commands and spreading useful aliases across zsh, bash, notes, and random config files.
Gloss is a local-first command glossary for terminal-heavy users.
It helps you save reusable shell commands with descriptions and tags, browse/search them in a small TUI, scan zsh/bash configs for aliases, functions, and scripts, and safely sync managed aliases into your shell config with backups.
It is open source and supports macOS and Linux with both zsh and bash.
I'm mainly looking for feedback from terminal-heavy users:

- Would this fit your workflow?
- Do you currently keep reusable commands in history, aliases, notes, or tools like navi/pet/cheat?
- Is the scan/import and alias sync idea useful, or too much for a small command glossary?
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