CMD++ Alternatives

CMD++ is described as 'Command line program, which was devoloped as alternative to the Windows (R) console. You can use it at public places (eg. at school) when the native console is locked but you do need to run a program in the console (eg. to type arguments)' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CMD++ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, PortableApps.com and Windows Command Prompt apps. The best CMD++ alternative is PuTTY, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CMD++ are PowerShell, Windows Terminal, Cmder and ConEmu.

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  1. FireCMD icon
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    FireCMD command shell has features like recursive aliases, command substitution using files, HTML and CSS support, which makes it a next generation command shell. It also remembers command history and last working directory for next session.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. GS.EXE (Gregs DOS Shell) is an alternative DOS shell, with improved editing features, command history, and support for glass.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Based on rxvt. Tabbed interface. Very lightweight. Few dependencies. Only drawback is poor unicode support (theres an SVN branch with working but slightly buggy support)

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  4. Hamilton C shell™ is a complete Unix shell environment for Windows, including all the important utilities, mv, cp, rm, more, grep, fgrep, head, tail, diff, sed, cron, tar and so on. There’s even a real chown, a real su (super user) and a sudo alias to run a command elevated.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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