hstr Alternatives
Apps similar to hstr include Atuin, which is free and open source. Other options are fzf, hiSHtory, McFly and rsreadline. In total there are nine File Search Utilities like hstr for Linux, Mac and Windows.
Alternatives list
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Vim
South Korea
HhiSHtory is a better shell history. It stores your shell history in context (what directory you ran the command in, whether it succeeded or failed, how long it took, etc.). This is all stored locally and end-to-end encrypted for syncing to all your other computers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
United States
McFly replaces your default ctrl-r shell history search with an intelligent search engine that takes into account your working directory and the context of recently executed commands. McFly's suggestions are prioritized in real time with a small neural network.
- United States
Live, PSReadline-style command suggestions for bash, built against your .bash_history. Zero-dependency Rust binary, wired into bash via bind -x.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Linux
Switzerland
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Suvadu (Tamil: "Trace") replaces your shell's built-in history with a SQLite-backed store, giving you structured storage, millisecond-precision timestamps, and a modern interactive search UI — across every terminal, IDE, and AI agent you use.
India
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- Vim
HCost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Mac
- Windows
- Rust
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