a-Shell

Published by: Nicolas Holzschuch

Description

a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on your 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. 
Most commands are compiled for iOS native Arm64 format, making them fast and well integrated with the BSD Unix that powers iOS/iPadOS.
a-Shell includes Python, Lua, Perl, JavaScript, C, C++ for programming and TeX (texlive 2025, with Tikz and LuaTeX) for text processing.
There are also multiple network utilities: nslookup, ping, whois, ifconfig... Type help for help, help -l to get the full list of commands.
a-Shell can be controlled from Shortcuts: run commands in order, process files in a-Shell, get the results as text or files, transfer files to other apps...
a-shell uses iOS 13+ “multiple windows” ability, so you can run multiple shells at the same time, with different commands, in different directories. You can edit a file in one window with vim and process it in the other with python.
Compile your C or C++ programs to webAssembly using clang or clang++, and execute the resulting binary. A complete webAssembly SDK is included (WASI-libc).
a-Shell is the complete version. If you need a smaller app, and you don't need a C compiler, a TeX engine, or numpy and matplotlib, there is a-Shell mini.
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  • Is a-Shell free?

    Yes, a-Shell is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.

  • Is a-Shell legit?

    ✅ The a-Shell app appears to be high-quality and legitimate. Users are very satisfied.

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  • How much does a-Shell cost?

    a-Shell is free.

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4.58 out of 5

123 ratings in China

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非常好

%-+=/;:,.!?@#$&*()’”€ on

China

但是感觉屏幕上总是有两个光标有点乱,我个人认为使用类似iSH那样的渲染方式更好:) 另外,我不知道为什么无法通过pkg安装git(我在中国,GitHub访问不稳定且缓慢,但是我尝试更换镜像源也不行),取而代之的是“Package git not found”。事实上,我尝试了多数软件包,但都无法安装。

iCloud文件管理

我有一只小猪猪猪 on

China

文件可以自动保存在iCloud吗?我设置了一下没用

Clang don't work!

Czfengj on

China

When I use Clang, the app prompts this message: In order to use Clang, you need to install or update the C SDK with 'pkg install llvm-18'.

非常好用

过敏红米酒gg on

China

清除屏幕记录,有这个功能吗

Can support the scroll page up?

yiguo chan on

China

The a shell app is great! but can not scroll page up, can support the feature?

amazing app

24k你航哥 on

China

I also use another app: carnets.Your apps are so great, and they are better than other paid apps.

Add extra key

胡欣河 on

China

We need esc ! Also the combo keys like ctrl c to terminate program!

键盘收回不方便

茫氪 on

China

不能随时收回键盘,键盘遮挡文件影响体验

OK

刻铭寒心 on

China

Can you help us sort out a help manual or something like an order manual? We need it very much, thank you.

总体来说很不错

py.zcr on

China

能不能下载第三方模块

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