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MSYS2 is not available for Mac but there are a few alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac Shell alternative is PowerShell, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to MSYS2, but unfortunately only two of them are Shells available for Mac. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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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.

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MSYS2 alternatives page was last updated Apr 5, 2024
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  1. PowerShell icon
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    PowerShell

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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PowerShell Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
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    PowerShell doesn't provide all tools offered msys2+mingw.

    Negative comment •Jul 20, 2020
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    • PowerShell is the most popular Mac alternative to MSYS2.

    • PowerShell is Free and Open SourceMSYS2 is also Free and Open Source
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    Tempest - SSH and SFTP client

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    Tempest is a free, cross platform, privacy first, SSH client, Local terminal and Kubernetes terminal.

    14 Tempest - SSH and SFTP client alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Server Monitoring
    5.  SSH
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    Tempest - SSH and SFTP client VS MSYS2

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