MinC AlternativesCompatibility Layer Tools and other similar apps like MinC

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   Cygwin

    230 likes

   Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment.

   28 Cygwin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • United States

   

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   Windows Subsystem for Linux

    36 likes

   The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a new Windows 10 feature that enables you to run native Linux command-line tools directly on Windows.

   35 Windows Subsystem for Linux alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Compatibility Layer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • United States

   

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4. 

   

   BusyBox

    51 likes

   Single compact binary offering essential Unix utilities for embedded, rescue, and custom Linux builds, supporting Android, FreeBSD, and devices with limited memory and storage. Includes networking, shell, and file handling tools for streamlined deployment.

   9 BusyBox alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Android
   • BSD
   • FreeBSD
   • Android Tablet

   • United States

   

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   MSYS2

    50 likes

   MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

   28 MSYS2 alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Global

   

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6. G

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   gow

    28 likes

   Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Compiler

   Origin

   • United States

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • United States

   

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   MSYS

    2 likes

   MSYS is a collection of GNU utilities such as bash, make, gawk and grep to allow building of applications and programs which depend on traditionally UNIX tools to be present.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Windows

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   Cooperative Linux

    11 likes

   Cooperative Linux (short-named coLinux) is the first working free and open source method for optimally running Linux on Microsoft Windows natively.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Israel

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Israel

   

   

   

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