clink AlternativesShells and other similar apps like clink

clink is described as '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' and is a popular Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to clink for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best clink alternative is PowerShell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like clink are fish, WindTerm, Windows Command Prompt and Penteract CMD GUI Creator.

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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...

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clink alternatives page was last updated Oct 6, 2023
  1. PowerShell icon
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    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.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PowerShell Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
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    • PowerShell is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to clink.

    • PowerShell is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to clink.

    • PowerShell is Free and Open Sourceclink is also Free and Open Source
  2. fish icon
     96 likes

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

    27 fish alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust

    Top fish Features

    1.  Sane defaults
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Color coding
    4.  Colored Text
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Interpreter
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    Comments about fish as an Alternative to clink
     
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    Fish doesn't run on Windows.

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    • fish is Free and Open Sourceclink is also Free and Open Source
  3. WindTerm icon
     16 likes

    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    52 WindTerm alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  SSH
    3.  Portable
    4.  X server
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Command palette
    7.  Cross-Platform
    8.  Outliner
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  4. Windows Command Prompt icon
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    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.

    40 Windows Command Prompt alternatives
    A picture of cmd, with the name blacked out.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Windows Command Prompt Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
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  5. Penteract CMD GUI Creator icon
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    Create GUIs for command line commands. Then drag files in to get their paths. And click buttons to choose switches.

    17 Penteract CMD GUI Creator alternatives
    Penteract CMD GUI Creator screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Penteract CMD GUI Creator Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    Penteract CMD GUI Creator VS clink

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  6. win-bash icon
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    win-bash is a Windows port of the famous GNU bash (see GNU Bash homepage).

    The goal of the win-bash project is to finish the port to Windows and provide a full functional bash.exe binary for windows nt and derived systems. win-bash can be used as a input shell as well as an inte.

    37 win-bash alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    win-bash Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed since 2016. Last version, 1.1, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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  7. TCC/LE icon
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    TCC/LE is a complete CMD replacement, and is compatible with your existing Windows command prompt and CMD batch files, while adding thousands of new features.

    21 TCC/LE alternatives
    Screenshot of TCC/LE in action, taken from official website.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TCC/LE Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Command line interface
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    Yori aims to be a natural and familar shell for those used to operating with CMD. It does not attempt to be fully compatible, because doing so would impact its ability to make improvements. Rather, it aims to be a natural evolution.

    1 Yori alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Yori Features

    1.  Autocompletion
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  9. Take Command icon
     10 likes

    The most powerful Windows console command line tools and batch scripting solution available. Create batch file commands and Windows batch files that you can use every day - for everything from launching applications to serious file management and scripting.

    17 Take Command alternatives
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    License model

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Take Command Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    Take Command VS clink

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    • Take Command is the most popular commercial alternative to clink.

    • Take Command is Paid and Proprietaryclink is Free and Open Source
  10. Closh icon
     1 like

    Closh combines the best of traditional unix shells with the power of Clojure. It aims to be a modern alternative to bash.

    25 Closh alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Closh Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Clojure
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  11. CMD++ icon
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    CMD++ is a command line program, which was devoloped as alternative to the Windows (R) console. You can use it at public places (eg. at school) when the native console is locked but you do need to run a program in the console (eg. to type arguments).

    28 CMD++ alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    last release in 2009 per sourceforge. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/cmdpp/files/

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  12. Gregs DOS Shell (GS.EXE) icon
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    GS.EXE (Gregs DOS Shell) is an alternative DOS shell, with improved editing features, command history, and support for glass.

    5 Gregs DOS Shell (GS.EXE) alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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