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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  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  7. Oil icon

    Oil

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    Oil is a new Unix shell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

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

  12. arsh

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    A statically typed scripting language with shell-like features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
    • Kali Linux
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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!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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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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