Oil Alternatives

Oil is described as 'New Unix shell' and is a Shell. There are more than 25 alternatives to Oil for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Linux Mobile apps. The best Oil alternative is fish, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Oil are GNU Bourne Again SHell, Zsh, brush and Nushell.

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  1. DASH Shell icon
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    DASH is a POSIX-compliant implementation of /bin/sh that aims to be as small as possible. It does this without sacrificing speed where possible. In fact, it is significantly faster than bash (the GNU Bourne-Again SHell) for most tasks. DASH stands for Debian Almquist Shell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  2. Xiki icon
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    Xiki makes the command line friendlier and more powerful. Xiki Shell (xsh) lets you use Xiki from command line, in a way that augments your current favorite shell (bash or zsh).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. rc - a shell icon
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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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    • Linux
     
  4. sash icon
     2 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5. Ergonomica icon
     2 likes

    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...

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    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. fshell icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  7. Elvish icon
     2 likes

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

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Closh icon
     1 like

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

    29 Closh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  9. Janetsh icon
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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 (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. OverOS icon
     1 like

    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11.  Like

    Execute shell commands on Android or the JVM.

    Cost / License

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  12.  Like

    Es is an extensible shell. The language was derived from the Plan 9 shell, rc, and was influenced by functional programming languages, such as Scheme, and the Tcl embeddable programming language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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