Elvish Alternatives

Elvish is described as 'Friendly and expressive shell for UN*X systems including Linux, macOS and BSDs' and is a Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Elvish for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Cygwin apps. The best Elvish alternative is PowerShell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Elvish are fish, GNU Bourne Again SHell, Zsh and Nu Shell.

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Elvish is a friendly and expressive shell for UN*X systems including Linux, macOS and BSDs.

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Elvish alternatives page was last updated Apr 9, 2025
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  1. rc - a shell icon

    rc - a shell

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    This is a reimplementation for Unix, by Byron Rakitzis, of the Plan 9 shell. rc offers much the same capabilities as a traditional Bourne shell, but with a much cleaner syntax.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    rc - a shell Features

    1.  Command line interface

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  2. sash icon

    sash

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    a stand-alone shell with many built-in commands. The built in commands of sash have all libraries linked statically, so unlike most shells, the standard UNIX commands do not rely on external libraries. In case of emergencies, you can boot directly into sash and use it as a...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    sash screenshot 1

    sash Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter

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  4. Ergonomica icon

    Ergonomica

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    Ergonomica is a cross-platform shell language, implemented in Python. Ergonomica aims to modernize the terminal, in an easily-extensible and usable language, independent of the OS on which it runs. It uses existing core utilities such as the os and shutil packages, as well as...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Ergonomica screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Latest commit/change is from Jan. 2021, with last tagged realease in 2017, and documentation site has been offline/404'd since 2021.

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  5. fshell icon

    fshell

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    fshell is the Symbian equivalent of bash + telnet + a posix-like set of command-line tools. In other words it's a console framework for Symbian OS with support for remote connections and a suite of tools for debugging the device.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60

    fshell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter

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  6. Closh icon

    Closh

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Closh screenshot 1

    Closh Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Clojure

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  7. Oil icon

    Oil

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    Oil is a new Unix shell.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

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  9. Janetsh icon

    Janetsh

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    A new system shell that uses the Janet Language for high level scripting while also supporting the things we love about sh. Minimal knowledge of janet is required for basic shell usage, but as you become more familiar with janet, your shell...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Janetsh screenshot 1

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  10. OverOS icon

    OverOS

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    Simple shell/TUI written completely in c++ containing a basic "kernel", command support, and the ability to run a KAutoRun application upon boot.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Screenshot from Version 0.1 (Release 5)

    OverOS Features

    1.  Command line interface

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  11. eltclsh icon

    eltclsh

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    eltclsh (editline tcl shell) is an interactive shell for the TCL programming language. It provides command line editing, history browsing as well as variables and command completion thanks to editline features.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    With TclVFS enabled eltclsh can Tab-complete FTP paths.

    eltclsh Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  TCL

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  12. arsh

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    A statically typed scripting language with shell-like features.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    arsh screenshot 1

    arsh Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Ad-free

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  13. RazzShell icon

    RazzShell

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    RazzShell is a Unix shell built with customization in mind, offering command alias support, colorful output, and environment variable handling. Developed in C, it’s designed for Unix/Linux systems and licensed under the MIT license.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Kali Linux
    RazzShell screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  No registration required

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  14. LibTerm icon

    LibTerm

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    LibTerm is a command line interface for iPhone and iPad. Includes what you need for coding C programs!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    LibTerm screenshot 1
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    LibTerm Features

    1.  Command line interface

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    • LibTerm is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Elvish.

    • LibTerm is Free and Open SourceElvish is also Free and Open Source
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