Nushell
shell, data, dataframes, rust, pipelines
Nushell launched on April 30, 2023 with 6 votes, #2,033 of 4,853 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.
What it does
Modern shell and language. For macOS, Windows, and Linux, written in Rust. It has native support for reading and writing JSON, YAML, TOML, and other file structured formats. All commands generate structured data that can be transformed using pipelines.
A new type of shell.
Nu works on Linux, macOS, BSD, and Windows. Learn it once, then use it anywhere. Nu pipelines use structured data so you can safely select, filter, and sort the same way every time. Stop parsing strings and start solving problems. Nu speaks JSON, YAML, SQLite, Excel, and more out of the box. It's easy to bring data into a Nu pipeline whether it's in a file, a database, or a web API: Nu operates on typed data, so it catches bugs that other shells don't. And when things break, Nu tells you exactly where and why: Nushell is available as downloadable binaries , via your favourite package manager , in a GitHub Action , and as source code . Read the detailed installation instructions or dive…from nushell.sh
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