Zsh Alternatives

Alternatives list

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   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

   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

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2. 

   

   Xiki

    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).

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

   

   

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4. K

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   KtSh

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   Execute shell commands on Android or the JVM.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted

   K

   

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5. 

   

   RazzShell

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   RazzShell is a Unix shell built with customization in mind, offering command alias support, colorful output, and environment variable handling. Developed in C, it’s designed for Unix/Linux systems and licensed under the MIT license.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux
   • Ubuntu
   • Debian
   • Kali Linux

   

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6. 

   

   rc - a shell

    4 likes

   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

   Application type

   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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8. 

   

   Ergonomica

    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...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Shell

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

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9. 

   

   rush

    2 likes

   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Shell

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

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    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

    • Shell

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    

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11. 

    

    win-bash

     13 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Shell
    • Terminal Emulator

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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12. 

    

    OverOS

     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

    Application type

    • Shell

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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13. 

    

    LibTerm

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

    28 LibTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • Italy
    • EU

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • Italy
    • EU

    

    

    

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14. 

    

    sash

     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

    Application typeApplication types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • Shell

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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