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Nu Shell

A modern shell written in Rust.

Some of the top features or benefits of Nu Shell are: Modern Design, Cross-Platform, Enhanced Pipelines, Rich Plugin Support, and User-Friendly. You can visit the info page to learn more.

Best Nu Shell Alternatives & Competitors in 2025

The best Nu Shell alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
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  1. 29

    The friendly interactive shell.

    Open Source

    /fish-shell-alternatives
  2. 24

    Xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt.

    Open Source

    /the-xonsh-shell-alternatives
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  4. 22

    Bash is the shell, or command language interpreter, that will appear in the GNU operating system.

    /gnu-bourne-again-shell-alternatives
  5. 20

    The Z shell (Zsh) is a Unix shell that can be used as an interactive login shell and as a powerful command interpreter for shell scripting.

    Open Source

    /zsh-alternatives
  6. 18

    Xiki makes the command line friendlier and more powerful.

    Open Source

    /xiki-alternatives
  7. 13

    Friendly and expressive Unix shell

    /elvish-alternatives
  8. 18

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

    /win-bash-alternatives
  9. 10

    DASH is a secure, blockchain-based global financial network which offers private transactions.

    Open Source

    /dash-alternatives
  10. A delightful community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.

    Open Source

    /oh-my-zsh-alternatives
  11. Starship is the minimal, blazing fast, and extremely customizable prompt for any shell! Shows the information you need, while staying sleek and minimal. Quick installation available for Bash, Fish, ZSH, Ion, and Powershell.

    Open Source

    /starship-shell-prompt-alternatives
  12. 15

    The KornShell language was designed and developed by David G. Korn at AT&T Bell Laboratories.

    /kornshell-alternatives
  13. Download WMF. Windows Management Framework contains the latest versions of PowerShell, DSC, WMI, and WinRM for older versions of Windows. PowerShell Module Browser. Search for PowerShell modules and cmdlets.

    /powershell-alternatives
  14. NYAGOS is the commandline-shell written with the Programming Language GO and Lua.

    /nyagos-alternatives
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