the xonsh shell Alternatives

the xonsh shell is described as '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' and is a Shell in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to the xonsh shell for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best the xonsh shell alternative is fish, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like the xonsh shell are GNU Bourne Again SHell, Zsh, Nu Shell and IPython.

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  1. fshell icon

    fshell

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    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
     
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    Elvish

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  4. Oil icon

    Oil

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    Oil is a new Unix shell.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Closh icon

    Closh

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  6. Janetsh icon

    Janetsh

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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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  7. OverOS icon

    OverOS

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Murex icon

    Murex

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    Murex is a shell, like bash / zsh / fish / etc however Murex supports an enhanced UX and support for additional type information in pipelines, which can be used for complex data formats like JSON or tables.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    JSON wrangling
     
  10. LibTerm icon

    LibTerm

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    LibTerm is a command line interface for iPhone and iPad. Includes what you need for coding C programs!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • LibTerm is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to the xonsh shell.

    • LibTerm is Free and Open Sourcethe xonsh shell is also Free and Open Source

  11. KtSh

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    Execute shell commands on Android or the JVM.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     

    • KtSh is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to the xonsh shell.

    • KtSh is Free and Open Sourcethe xonsh shell is also Free and Open Source

  12. es

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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     

  13. arsh

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    A statically typed scripting language with shell-like features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
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  14. nsh icon

    nsh

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    A command-line shell like fish, complete with tab completion and syntax highlighting, but also POSIX compatibility. Made with Rust, featuring built-in zero configuration.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    nsh screenshot 1
     
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