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  1. Tabby icon
     117 likes

    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    Tabby screenshot 1
    106 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good21 reviews
  2. Termux icon
     115 likes

    Access a full Unix environment on Android without rooting. Automate tasks with command-line tools, ssh, and package installs via Apt.

    • Terminal Emulator
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
    Termux screenshot 1
    Termux screenshot 2
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    101 alternatives
    4.5
    Excellent10 reviews
  3. PowerShell icon
     199 likes

    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    PowerShell screenshot 1
    68 alternatives
  4. Cmder icon
     241 likes

    Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...

    • Terminal Emulator
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • clink
    • ConEmu
    • Windows Command Prompt
    • PowerShell
    Cmder screenshot 1
    40 alternatives
  5. fish icon
     113 likes

    Fish is a user-friendly command line shell for UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust
    fish screenshot 1
    31 alternatives
  6. ReTerminal icon
     19 likes

    ReTerminal is a sleek, Material 3-inspired terminal emulator designed as a modern alternative to the legacy Jackpal Terminal. Built on Termux's robust TerminalView.

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    57 alternatives
  7. Cygwin icon
     228 likes

    Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    Cygwin terminals running on Windows 7
  8. Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in the GNU operating system. Bash is an sh-compatible shell that incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and C shell (csh). It is intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX P1003.2/ISO 9945.

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Bash using the ls command
    29 alternatives
  9. Zsh icon
     126 likes

    Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) which of the standard shells most resembles the Korn shell (ksh); its compatibility with the 1988 Korn shell has been gradually increasing. It includes enhancements of many types, notably in the command-line editor, options for...

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    zsh suggestions in action
    27 alternatives
  10. Nu Shell icon
     18 likes

    This project has reached a minimum-viable product level of quality. While contributors dogfood it as their daily driver, it may be unstable for some commands. Future releases will work fill out missing features and improve stability.

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Nu pipelines use structured data so you can safely select, filter, and sort the same way every time.
    28 alternatives
  11. IPython icon
     85 likes

    Provides a versatile architecture for interactive computing featuring dynamic shell, data visualization, and parallel computing capabilities.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    Normal startup
    47 alternatives
  12. Terminal icon
     85 likes

    Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.

    Terminal screenshot 1
    100 alternatives
  13. GNU Screen icon
     89 likes

    Enables full-screen terminal session multiplexing, independent windows for processes, VT100 emulation, scrollback, copy-paste, and detachable sessions.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Linux
    GNU Screen screenshot 1
    12 alternatives
  14. ShellExView icon
     44 likes

    Shell Extensions are in-process COM objects which extends the abilities of Windows operating system. Most shell extensions are automatically installed by the operating system, but there are also many other applications that install additional shell extension components.

    ShellExView screenshot 1
    11 alternatives
  15. Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.

    A picture of cmd, with the name blacked out.
    42 alternatives
  16. clink icon
     60 likes

    Clink enhances your productivity in Microsoft Windows' "cmd.exe". If you're familiar with Bash then you will be familiar with the changes that clink brings to "cmd.exe" (it uses the same 'Readline' library that Bash uses). It is a small utility.

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    clink screenshot 1
    14 alternatives
  17. Elk Shell icon
     3 likes

    Elk is an experimental shell language that aims to seamlessly combine the syntax of a shell language like bash with the syntax of a general-purpose language like Python. Bash is great for executing programs and handling files, but can be quite limiting and tedious to use when it...

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Elk Shell screenshot 1
    27 alternatives
  18. Atuin icon
     7 likes

    Sync, search, and backup shell history with Atuin. Now with additional support for storing and sharing shell aliases, and global env vars.

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • fish
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
    Atuin screenshot 1
    2 alternatives
  19. Mosh icon
     35 likes

    Mosh (mobile shell), the mobile SSH replacement. Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes.

    Mosh screenshot 1
    10 alternatives
  20. TLDR pages icon
     19 likes

    The TLDR pages are a community effort to simplify the beloved man pages with practical examples.

    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    TLDR pages screenshot 1
    17 alternatives
  21. Console icon
     97 likes

    Console is a Windows console window enhancement. Console features include: multiple tabs, text editor-like text selection, different background types, alpha and color-key transparency, configurable font, different window styles.

    • Discontinued
    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    • PortableApps.com
    Main window
    32 alternatives
  22. Xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt. The language is a superset of Python 3.4+ with additional shell primitives that you are used to from Bash and IPython. It works on all major systems including Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    the xonsh shell screenshot 1
    25 alternatives
  23. Git Bash icon
     17 likes

    Git for Windows provides a BASH emulation used to run Git from the command line. *NIX users should feel right at home, as the BASH emulation behaves just like the "git" command in LINUX and UNIX environments.

    • Shell
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Windows
    Git Bash screenshot 1
    9 alternatives