Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Windows 10 Ubuntu bash

Upgraded to 16.04 Xenial

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Windows 10 Ubuntu bash launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Ubuntu 16.04 LTS▲4

   6th LTS of Ubuntu

   2016 · ubuntu.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   windows.exe has crashed▲68

   Oh, the nostalgia.

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon▲75

   The next-generation Ubuntu for Developers, AI and Cloud

   Apr 2026 · ubuntu.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Qudos▲145

   Product Hunt for dev tools

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bash▲256

   Solves the blank page problem for product teams

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Fuck▲108

   Automatically corrects your command line mistakes

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sensible Bash: An attempt at saner Bash defaults▲173

   An attempt at saner Bash defaults. Contribute to mrzool/bash-sensible development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Never10▲73

   Enable/disable that annoying Windows 10 upgrade message

   2016 · grc.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Octohub▲127

   The missing app for GitHub

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    iTerm2▲143

    Mac OS Terminal Replacement

    2014 · iterm2.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Waffle▲84

    Your github workflow open sourced.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Bashboard▲81

    Having dashboards scattered around the web sucks!

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Full Throttle - Remastered▲86

    Motorcycles, murder & mayhem

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Vobla▲69

    Back up your Linux servers continuously

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TrumpScript▲76

    Make Python great again

    2016 · samshadwell.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ZenHub for Firefox▲99

    Turn GitHub into a project management suite! Plus, socks

    2015 · app.zenhub.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Overland (First Access)▲89

    Make the most of a terrible situation

    2016 · finji.itch.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Games on GitHub▲72

    A list of popular/awesome videos games, add-ons, maps, etc.

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    HummingBird▲60

    Powerful Linux Single Board Computer

    2014 · solid-run.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Fuchsia▲30

    Google's mysterious new open source Operating System

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Ubuntu 15.10 Alpha▲5

    First Alpha release of the Ubuntu 15

    2015 · omgubuntu.co.uk · its alternatives →

22. 22RL
    Rockhopper – Launch windows apps from bash on Windows 10▲28

    I made a thing this afternoon. If you are using windows 10 and would like to open windows apps from the ubuntu bash shell normally you can't do that. I wrote this app to (sorta) let you do that. It's a two part app, first is a dotnet core webapi C# app that runs on your windows box. Next is a shell script that you put in your path on the ubuntu shell. It's called Rockhopper (named after a species of penguin, since you are hopping form Linux to windows with this app is just seemed like the right name :) ), and you invoke it like this: rockhopper -c code -a…

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Keybase filesystem▲21

    Keybase filesystem

    2016 · book.keybase.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    LoWe – Extending the functionality of Ubuntu running on Windows 10▲34

    Linux on Windows extender. Contribute to kpocza/LoWe development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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