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24 alternatives to Secure Windows Shell

Secure Windows Shell (SWSH - pronounced swish). Contribute to SecureWindowsShell/SWSH development by creating an account on GitHub.

Secure Windows Shell is a command-line interface tool for Windows that prioritizes security in shell operations. It launched in October 2017 and is available on GitHub. The software is designed for users who need a… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Secure Windows Shell launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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    In the deep mists of time (circa 2012), I was playing with the Go standard library, and saw how easy it was to stand up a webserver that let you navigate a remote file system, and I thought it was pretty neat. I took a look at my shell history and a frequent pattern of commands was "cd, ls, cd, ls, ...". And I thought "I love my keyboard, but you know, point and click might be nice in this context." And then I thought, "It'd be even cooler if you could run commands there." Skip forward several years, a few earlier implementations, a name change, and now there's Hucksh(ell), a bash-like shell…

    2023 · 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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    A new command line interface for Windows machines

    2019 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    A smarter shell and scripting environment with advanced features designed for usability, safety and productivity (eg smarter DevOps tooling) - lmorg/murex

    2023 · 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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    vet — A safer way to run remote scripts.

    2025 · getvet.sh · its alternatives →

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    Use Touch ID / Secure Enclave for SSH Authentication! - sekey/sekey

    2017 · github.com · 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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    Time to announce Noisy Sockets Shell, the first in a series of WireGuard powered applications I'm working on. Noisy Sockets Shell is an SSH replacement that uses WireGuard for authentication and encryption, and WebSockets for communication. CLI and browser client available.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN! I built KeyPub.sh to solve the problem of user verification for CLI applications. It's essentially OAuth for the terminal, but using SSH keys that developers and users already have. - No installation needed - works with existing SSH setup - Privacy-focused: users control what email info is shared - Simple email verification process - Free public service - Perfect for CLI app developers who don't want to build user verification Try it with: `$ ssh keypub.sh about` Source code: https://github.com/skariel/keypub

    2024 · keypub.sh · its alternatives →

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    A fully-featured lisp/scheme shell written in Racket. - DexterLagan/lsh

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lightweight solution for using encrypted passwords in shell scripts - plyint/encpass.sh

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Real-time CLI flag explainer for fish shell. Contribute to ibehnam/shellock development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    smartsh▲11

    Cross-platform shell translator for devs

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Simple, fast, secure in-browser file encryption

    2021 · hat.sh · its alternatives →

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    Free & open source security scanner for developers

    2023 · cycode.com · its alternatives →

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    Shell-agnostic CLI with smart command parsing

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    A bash-like shell that performs basic functions of a shell. Made as a project for my course of System Software. - skywalker212/tiny-shell

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Tabby▲103

    A terminal for a more modern age

    2019 · tabby.sh · its alternatives →

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    Grownetics DevOps Open Source

    2019 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    SSH access for developers. Secure, European, done right.

    May 2026 · securssh.com · its alternatives →

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