Batch MessageBox Alternatives

Batch MessageBox is described as 'This is a tiny hack to display message boxes from Windows batch files and command line programs. There are many like it but the developer didn't find any that was open source, non-copyleft and had no external dependencies (.NET Framework, GTK+, etc.)' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are five alternatives to Batch MessageBox for Windows and Linux. The best Batch MessageBox alternative is NirCmd, which is free. Other great apps like Batch MessageBox are MessagePop, dialog, Gtkdialog and xdialog.

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This is a tiny hack to display message boxes from Windows batch files and command line programs. There are many like it but...

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Batch MessageBox alternatives page was last updated Nov 18, 2020
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  1. NirCmd icon
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    NirCmd is a small utility that allows you to do many useful tasks from command-line, without displaying any user interface: change your display settings, turn off your monitor, open the door of your CD-ROM drive, and more...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IL flagIsrael

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Portable
    8.  Display Management
    9.  Execute script files

    NirCmd VS Batch MessageBox

     
    • NirCmd is the most popular Windows alternative to Batch MessageBox.

    • NirCmd is the most popular free alternative to Batch MessageBox.

    • NirCmd is Free and ProprietaryBatch MessageBox is Free and Open Source
    • NirCmd is LightweightBatch MessageBox is not according to our users
  2. MessagePop icon
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    MessagePop is a simple application designed to help you convey a message to the computer user. The program allows you to specify the message text and the other parameters from the command line.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MessagePop Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable

    MessagePop VS Batch MessageBox

     
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    display dialog boxes from shell scripts. Curses based. Works in console mode.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    dialog Features

    1.  Command line interface

    dialog VS Batch MessageBox

     
    • dialog is the most popular Linux alternative to Batch MessageBox.

    • dialog is the most popular Open Source alternative to Batch MessageBox.

    • dialog is Free and Open SourceBatch MessageBox is also Free and Open Source
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    Gtkdialog is a small utility for fast and easy GUI building. It can be used to create dialog boxes for almost any interpreted and compiled programs which is a very attractive feature since the developer does not have to learn various GUI languages for the miscellaneous...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Gtkdialog Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Gtk

    Gtkdialog VS Batch MessageBox

     
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    Xdialog is designed to be a drop in replacement for the "dialog" or "cdialog" programs. It converts any terminal based program into a program with an X-windows interface. The dialogs are easier to see and use while adding even more functionalities (e.g.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    xdialog Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Gtk

    xdialog VS Batch MessageBox

     
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