# How suitable is Elixir for a CLI application?

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-suitable-is-elixir-for-a-cli-application/36184>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** cli\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/how-suitable-is-elixir-for-a-cli-application/36184 "2020-12-13T15:57:12Z")\
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I wouldn’t say so. Mix install is great for one-off scripts, notebooks, etc. I wouldn’t build a CLI app with that. 🙂

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