Elk Shell Alternatives

Apps similar to Elk Shell include fish, which is free and open source. Other options are GNU Bourne Again SHell, Zsh, Nushell and brush. There's no shortage of Shells like Elk Shell, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and self-hosting.

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    arsh

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    A statically typed scripting language with shell-like features.

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  2. nsh icon

    nsh

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    A command-line shell like fish, complete with tab completion and syntax highlighting, but also POSIX compatibility. Made with Rust, featuring built-in zero configuration.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
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  4. Murex icon

    Murex

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    Murex is a shell, like bash / zsh / fish / etc however Murex supports an enhanced UX and support for additional type information in pipelines, which can be used for complex data formats like JSON or tables.

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    JSON wrangling
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  5. K

    KtSh

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    Execute shell commands on Android or the JVM.

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    • Self-Hosted
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