BeanShell is described as '"BeanShell is a small, free, embeddable Java source interpreter with object scripting language features, written in Java. BeanShell dynamically executes standard Java syntax and extends it with common scripting conveniences such as loose types, commands, and method closures' and is a programming language in the development category. There are seven alternatives to BeanShell for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, BSD and Haiku apps. The best BeanShell alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BeanShell are Ruby, Nim (programming language), Scala and Crystal (programming language).