OverOS AlternativesShells and other similar apps like OverOS

OverOS is described as 'Simple shell/TUI written completely in c++ containing a basic "kernel", command support, and the ability to run a KAutoRun application upon boot' and is a Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to OverOS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, BSD, Windows and Cygwin apps. The best OverOS alternative is GNU Bourne Again SHell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like OverOS are fish, Zsh, Nu Shell and the xonsh shell.

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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.

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OverOS alternatives page was last updated Nov 18, 2020
  1. GNU Bourne Again SHell icon
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    Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in the GNU operating system. Bash is an sh-compatible shell that incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and C shell (csh). It is intended to conform to the IEEE POSIX P1003.2/ISO 9945.

    25 GNU Bourne Again SHell alternatives
    Bash using the ls command

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    GNU Bourne Again SHell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Geeky
    3.  Interpreter
    GNU Bourne Again SHell iconOverOS Icon

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    • GNU Bourne Again SHell is the most popular Linux alternative to OverOS.

    • GNU Bourne Again SHell is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to OverOS.

    • GNU Bourne Again SHell is Free and Open SourceOverOS is also Free and Open Source
  2. fish icon
     97 likes

    Fish is a user-friendly command line shell for UNIX-like operating systems such as Linux

    27 fish alternatives
    fish screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust

    Top fish Features

    1.  Sane defaults
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Color coding
    4.  Colored Text
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Interpreter
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    • fish is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to OverOS.

    • fish is Free and Open SourceOverOS is also Free and Open Source
  3. Zsh icon
     121 likes

    Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) which of the standard shells most resembles the Korn shell (ksh); its compatibility with the 1988 Korn shell has been gradually increasing. It includes enhancements of many types, notably in the command-line editor, options for...

    23 Zsh alternatives
    zsh suggestions in action

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Command line interface
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  4. Nu Shell icon
     15 likes

    This project has reached a minimum-viable product level of quality. While contributors dogfood it as their daily driver, it may be unstable for some commands. Future releases will work fill out missing features and improve stability.

    24 Nu Shell alternatives
    Nu pipelines use structured data so you can safely select, filter, and sort the same way every time.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Portable
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Rust
    Nu Shell iconOverOS Icon

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  5. the xonsh shell icon
     8 likes

    Xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt. The language is a superset of Python 3.4+ with additional shell primitives that you are used to from Bash and IPython. It works on all major systems including Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.

    21 the xonsh shell alternatives
    the xonsh shell screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    the xonsh shell Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Portable
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Python API
    5.  Run from python interpreter
    the xonsh shell iconOverOS Icon

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  6. win-bash icon
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    win-bash is a Windows port of the famous GNU bash (see GNU Bash homepage).

    The goal of the win-bash project is to finish the port to Windows and provide a full functional bash.exe binary for windows nt and derived systems. win-bash can be used as a input shell as well as an inte.

    37 win-bash alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    win-bash Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed since 2016. Last version, 1.1, released in March 2011, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

    win-bash iconOverOS Icon

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  7. rush icon
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    rush is a replacement for the unix shell (bash, zsh, etc) which uses pure Ruby syntax. Grep through files, find and kill processes, copy files - everything you do in the shell, now in Ruby.

    24 rush alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    rush Features

    1.  Command line interface
    rush iconOverOS Icon

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  8. DASH Shell icon
     9 likes

    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.

    23 DASH Shell alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD

    DASH Shell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter
    DASH Shell iconOverOS Icon

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  9. Xiki icon
     5 likes

    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).

    23 Xiki alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Xiki Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter
    Xiki iconOverOS Icon

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  10. KornShell icon
     9 likes

    The KornShell language was designed and developed by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories. It is an interactive command language that provides access to the UNIX system and to many other systems, on the many different computers and workstations on which it is implemented.

    23 KornShell alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin

    KornShell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    KornShell iconOverOS Icon

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  11. 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.

    23 rc - a shell alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    rc - a shell Features

    1.  Command line interface
    rc - a shell iconOverOS Icon

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  12. 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...

    24 sash alternatives
    sash screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux

    sash Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Interpreter
    sash iconOverOS Icon

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