Zsh Alternatives

Apps similar to Zsh include fish, which is free and open source. Other options are GNU Bourne Again SHell, Nushell, brush and Elk Shell. Shells like Zsh are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPad and self-hosting.

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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 type

    Platforms

    • Symbian S60
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  2. eltclsh icon

    eltclsh

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    eltclsh (editline tcl shell) is an interactive shell for the TCL programming language. It provides command line editing, history browsing as well as variables and command completion thanks to editline features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Cygwin
    With TclVFS enabled eltclsh can Tab-complete FTP paths.
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  4. A

    arsh

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    A statically typed scripting language with shell-like features.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Windows
    • Mac
    arsh screenshot 1
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  5. E

    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
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