Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Nushell
shell, data, dataframes, rust, pipelines
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nushell launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Common rust command-line macros and utilities, to write shell-script like tasks in a clean, natural and rusty way - rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN community, I’m Zach, founder and CEO of Warp, and am excited to show you Warp, a fast Rust-based terminal that’s easy to use and built for teams. As of today, Warp is in public beta and any Mac user can download it. It works with bash, zsh, and fish. The terminal’s teletype-like interface has made it hard for the CLI to thrive. After 20 years of programming, I still find it hard to copy a command’s output; I always forget how to use `tar`; and I always have to relearn how to move my cursor. To fix fundamental accessibility issues, I believe we need to start innovating on the terminal,…
2022 · warp.dev · its alternatives →
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I built GRSH because I wanted a modern, memory-safe shell that feels native to FreeBSD but works seamlessly on macOS. While there are many shells out there, GRSH is my take on a minimal, fast, and secure command interpreter written entirely in Rust. It's designed for users who want the safety guarantees of Rust without the overhead of more bloated alternatives. I'm currently working on the official FreeBSD port. I’d love to get feedback on the shell's behavior and performance from the community. Github: https://github.com/antoniomalara301289/grsh
Jan 2026 · grimreaper.icu · its alternatives →
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2017 · seashells.io · its alternatives →
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I've been working on Shelgon, a framework that lets you build your own custom REPL shells and interactive CLI applications in Rust. You can use Shelgon to: - Create a custom shell with only a few lines of code - Build interactive debugging tools with persistent state between commands - Develop domain-specific language interpreters with shell-like interfaces - Add REPL capabilities to existing applications Getting started is straightforward - implement a single trait that handles your command execution logic, and Shelgon takes care of the terminal UI, input handling, and async runtime…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN — I’m learning Rust and decided to build a universal CLI for running code in many languages. The tool, Run, aims to be a single, minimal dependency utility for: running one-off snippets (from CLI flags), running files, reading and executing piped stdin, and providing language-specific REPLs that you can switch between interactively. I designed it to support both interpreted languages (Python, JS, Ruby, etc.) and compiled languages (Rust, Go, C/C++). It detects languages from flags or file extensions, can compile temporary files for compiled languages, and exposes a unified REPL…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, (First time poster!) I'm the author of `lstr`. I've always loved the classic Linux `tree` command for its simplicity, but I often found myself wanting more modern features like interactivity and Git integration. So, I decided to build my own version in Rust with a philosophy of being fast, minimalist, and interactive. It was also an excuse to help learn more about Rust\! Here's a quick look at the interactive mode: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bgreenwell/lstr/main/asset... I've just released v0.2.0 with some features I think this community might find…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, I find myself reaching for tools like it-tools.tech or other random sites every now and then during development or debugging. So, I built a toolkit with a sane and simple CLI interface for most of those tools. For the curious and lazy, at the moment, ut has tools for, - Encoding: base64 (encode, decode), url (encode, decode) - Hashing: md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, sha512 - Data Generation: uuid (v1, v3, v4, v5), token, lorem, random - Text Processing: case (lower, upper, camel, title, constant, header, sentence, snake), pretty-print, diff - Development Tools: calc, json…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A terminal-based text editor written in Rust. Contribute to gchp/iota development by creating an account on GitHub.
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · shalerb.org · its alternatives →
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:panda_face: Bringing the python data stack to the shell prompt - robdmc/pandashells
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An experimental programming language for data flow - calebwin/pipelines
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A powerful new shell that uses the janet programming language for both the implementation and repl. - andrewchambers/janetsh
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Remote shell into ephemeral environments 🐚 🦀. Contribute to TimeToogo/tunshell development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The pattern of downloading and executing installation scripts without verifying them has bothered me for a while. I started messing around with a way to verify the checksum of scripts before I execute them. I've found it a really useful tool for installing things like Rust or Deno. It's written entirely as a shell script, and it's easy to read and understand what's happening. I hope it may be useful to someone else!
2022 · checksum.sh · its alternatives →
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crates.io serves as a central registry for sharing crates, which are packages or libraries written in Rust that you can use to enhance your projects
2020 · crates.io · its alternatives →
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Concatenative command-line shell. Contribute to tomhrr/cosh development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Wordle clone for the terminal. Written in Rust. Contribute to H4kor/rordle development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Alternative to magic.h and infer. Zero dependencies. Fully extensible. Works in no_std, async, and embedded contexts.
2025 · crates.io · its alternatives →
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A pure Rust implementation of the Haml template language - jhartwell/haml-rs
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Fast, correct Python JSON library supporting dataclasses, datetimes, and numpy - ijl/orjson
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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AnyLeaf: Cutting-edge SUAS hardware
2021 · anyleaf.org · its alternatives →
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Justfiles are like Makefiles, except Just is a command runner, whereas Make is a build system. As I understand it, Just was built to be a less arcane version of Make for collecting commands common to a code repository. When I first learned about Just, I realized that parsing arguments and running commands is exactly what shell scripts do, and there probably isn't much Just does that sh doesn't. This project proves that hypothesis by compiling Justfiles to portable (POSIX-compatible) shell scripts. just.sh is particularly useful for running Justfiles in esoteric environments where Just may…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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HTTP client/libcurl TUI front end in Rust, with request + key storage - PThorpe92/CuTE
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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- Using Rust to write shell-script like tasks alternatives
- Warp, a Rust-based terminal alternatives
- Grsh – A high-performance shell for FreeBSD written in Rust alternatives
- Seashells – Pipe output from CLI apps to the web in real time alternatives
- Shelgon: A Framework for Building Interactive REPL Shells in Rust alternatives
- Run – a CLI universal code runner I built while learning Rust alternatives
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