hiSHtory Alternatives

hiSHtory is described as 'Better shell history. It stores your shell history in context (what directory you ran the command in, whether it succeeded or failed, how long it took, etc.). This is all stored locally and end-to-end encrypted for syncing to all your other computers' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are five alternatives to hiSHtory for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and fish apps. The best hiSHtory alternative is Atuin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like hiSHtory are hstr, McFly, rsreadline and Suvadu.

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  1. Atuin icon

    Atuin

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    Sync, search, and backup shell history with Atuin. Now with additional support for storing and sharing shell aliases, and global env vars.

    5 Atuin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • fish
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    hstr

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    Are you looking for a command that you used recently? Do you want to avoid the need to write long commands over and over again? Are you looking for a tool that is able to manage your favorite commands?

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    McFly

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    McFly replaces your default ctrl-r shell history search with an intelligent search engine that takes into account your working directory and the context of recently executed commands. McFly's suggestions are prioritized in real time with a small neural network.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. rsreadline icon

    rsreadline

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    Live, PSReadline-style command suggestions for bash, built against your .bash_history. Zero-dependency Rust binary, wired into bash via bind -x.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • CH flagSwitzerland
    rsreadline screenshot 1
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  6. Suvadu icon

    Suvadu

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    Suvadu (Tamil: "Trace") replaces your shell's built-in history with a SQLite-backed store, giving you structured storage, millisecond-precision timestamps, and a modern interactive search UI — across every terminal, IDE, and AI agent you use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • IN flagIndia
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