iSH AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like iSH

iSH is described as 'A project to get a Linux shell running on iOS, using usermode x86 emulation and syscall translation' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to iSH for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Linux and Windows apps. The best iSH alternative is a-Shell, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like iSH are Shell Drop, Blink Shell, Android Terminal Emulator and Termux Monet.

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  1. a-Shell icon

    a-Shell

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    a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on you iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. You can work with git repositories using lg2. 

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • European Union flagEU
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  2. Shell Drop icon

    Shell Drop

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    Free SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad, built for running AI coding agents in tmux, with one-tap agent file delivery and image paste, voice input, and Secure Enclave key storage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • AU flagAustralia
    Home screen: active sessions and quick connect
    A live coding agent session in tmux
    Attach files, photos, or videos from the toolbar
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  4. Blink Shell icon

    Blink Shell

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    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • US flagUnited States
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  8. MATE Terminal icon

    MATE Terminal

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    MATE Terminal is a terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD
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  9. Another Term icon

    Another Term

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    SSH / Telnet / UART dongles (USB and Bluetooth) / own PTY client for Android.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    Another Term screenshot 1
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  10. Better Terminal Emulator Pro icon

    Better Terminal Emulator Pro

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    Harness the native Linux command-line potential of Android with this Terminal. BTEP is an advanced Terminal Emulator and SSH client for your phone or tablet. Unleash the command line potential of the Android console with this terminal. Best if rooted, but root not required. Run n.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    Better Terminal Emulator Pro screenshot 1
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  11. PentestBox icon

    PentestBox

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    PentestBox is an Opensource PreConfigured Portable Penetration Testing Environment for the Windows Operating System that allows users to use it without any virtual machine. It has got maximum of Kali Linux tools in it. And it requires very less space.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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