PentestBox Alternatives

PentestBox is described as 'Opensource PreConfigured Portable Penetration Testing Environment for the Windows Operating System that allows users to use it without any virtual machine. It has got maximum of Kali Linux tools in it. And it requires very less space' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to PentestBox for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPhone. The best alternative is PowerShell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PentestBox are Windows Terminal, Termux, Cygwin and Alacritty.

PentestBox alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Shells or SSH Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of PentestBox.

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PentestBox

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PentestBox is an Opensource PreConfigured Portable Penetration Testing Environment for the Windows Operating System that...

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PowerShell
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
Windows
Linux
59 alternatives to PowerShell
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.
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PowerShell Features
1. Support for scriptingPowerShell supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsPowerShell can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
PowerShell Scripting
Optimized for Windows
Windows Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
89 alternatives to Windows Terminal
Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...
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Windows Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceWindows Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Tabbed interface
Multiple shells
WSL integreation
Background transparency
Configured in JSON
Customizable
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
Multiple window layouts
Emoji Text support
Multi-tabs
Termux
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
zsh
Bash
83 alternatives to Termux
Ready to go. Termux works directly with no rooting or setup required. At first start a minimal base system is installed automatically - you decide what to do next.
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Termux Features
1. Support for scriptingTermux supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. Command line interfaceTermux either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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Integrated into iOS
Cygwin
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Free • Open Source
Shell
Windows
31 alternatives to Cygwin
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.
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Cygwin Features
1. Command line interfaceCygwin either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Linux on Windows
SSH
POSIX-compatible
ANSI color support
Runtime environment
Alacritty
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
70 alternatives to Alacritty
Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.
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Alacritty Features
1. LightweightAlacritty consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Command line interfaceAlacritty either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
GPU Support
Optimal performance
No input delay
iSH
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
iPhone
iPad
15 alternatives to iSH
A project to get a Linux shell running on iOS, using usermode x86 emulation and syscall translation.
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iSH Features
1. Command line interfaceiSH either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Support for scriptingiSH supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
3. Syntax HighlightingiSH supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
Another Term
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
SSH Client
Android
52 alternatives to Another Term
SSH / Telnet / UART dongles (USB and Bluetooth) / own PTY client for Android.
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Another Term Features
Serial terminal
Bluetooth Support
Port Forwarding
SSH