Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to zsh

Product categories

Blockchain Crypto Payments Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency Wallets Developer Tools IDE Programming SSH Server Management Software Development Terminal Text Editors

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to zsh are fish shell, DASH, and the xonsh shell. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

fish shell Landing Page
1

fish shell

The friendly interactive shell.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Cryptocurrencies #Programming 124 social mentions
DASH Landing Page
2

DASH

DASH is a secure, blockchain-based global financial network which offers private transactions.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Cryptocurrencies #Blockchain #Cryptocurrency Wallets 8 social mentions
the xonsh shell Landing Page
3

the xonsh shell

Xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Cryptocurrencies #Blockchain #Developer Tools 71 social mentions
Tcl Landing Page
4

Tcl

Already one of the world's best-selling consumer electronics brands, TCL is now the fastest-growing TV brand in North America. TCL TVs feature stylish design and the latest technology.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Cryptocurrencies #Programming Language #Blockchain 6 social mentions
Oh My Zsh Landing Page
5

Oh My Zsh

A delightful community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Programming #Terminal 58 social mentions
Xiki Landing Page
6

Xiki

Xiki makes the command line friendlier and more powerful.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Cryptocurrencies #Blockchain #Developer Tools 1 social mentions
iTerm2 Landing Page
7

iTerm2

A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Terminal #Developer Tools #SSH 98 social mentions
tmux Landing Page
8

tmux

tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a...
Pricing:
- Open Source
#SSH #Terminal Tools #Server Management 26 social mentions
Starship (Shell Prompt) Landing Page
9

Starship (Shell Prompt)

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.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Programming #Cryptocurrencies 188 social mentions
Antigen Landing Page
10

Antigen

The plugin manager for zsh.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Developer Tools #Programming #Cryptocurrencies 1 social mentions
Visual Studio Code Landing Page
11

Visual Studio Code

Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 1009 social mentions
Vim Landing Page
12

Vim

Highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient text editing
Pricing:
- Open Source
#Text Editors #Software Development #IDE 10 social mentions