My favourite Linux shell on iPad OS
Many features + stability. Ideal tool to learn.
Description
a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on you 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 iOS underlying BSD Unix.
a-Shell includes Python, Lua, Perl, JavaScript, C, C++ for programming and TeX (texlive 2023, 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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Most commands are compiled for iOS native Arm64 format, making them fast and well integrated with iOS underlying BSD Unix.
a-Shell includes Python, Lua, Perl, JavaScript, C, C++ for programming and TeX (texlive 2023, 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.
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✅ The a-Shell app appears to be high-quality and legitimate. Users are very satisfied.
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a-Shell is free.
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Very cool
It is a shell, I’ll say that for it.
A 4096 bit rsa key generates much faster on here than iSH. If you copy a cat’d public key and paste it into your authorized keys through another ssh app you’ll probably run into denied permission issues when trying to connect. For reference, this appeared to be a clipboard issue when pasting the cat outputted a-shell key into the authorized keys file of a server already connected via Termius. Tap support could be better. Cursor could stay in prompt when a selection occurs but doesn’t. So far it’s not a great SSH tool. More of a novelty shell for limited local play.
Ganz in Ordnung
A lot of work went into this. Shell seems stable. Now to read more about this shell and shell scripting abilities.
I love this app
This is truly one of the most empowering apps on the AppStore enabling my phone and iPad to be much more powerful. This is something that should be native to iOS and iPadOS but I'm very grateful that Nicolas developed this tool !
Great app for vim & python users
I have been using it for educational purposes. I am currently learning the basics of python through the “Python For Everybody” course on Coursera. I was able to write short scripts on a-shell to pull and process data from the web. My only problem so far is that I am struggling to install scipy on a-shell. Hopefully I will find a solution to that problem soon.
Won’t let me remove it
No way to remove the app once it’s downloaded. Wont allow me to change the directory so it’s stuck on documents. Pretty worthless.
Love it!
So happy I found this app. Keep up the great work.
a-Shell is a must-have for bringing the full power of a terminal interface to your iOS device.
a-Shell is an outstanding terminal interface app for iOS, boasting a user-friendly design and powerful features. It supports a wide range of Linux commands, enabling seamless interaction with servers and local files. Its robust performance ensures smooth operation, even with complex scripts, and regular updates enhance its reliability and security. Whether for professional development or personal projects, a-Shell is a must-have for bringing the full power of a terminal interface to your iOS device.
Very impressive application given its inherent limitations
This app deserves five stars for being as amazingly capable and straightforward as I feel bash can be given iOS sandboxing and other limitations. I have tried a few different terminal/bash/ssh apps now this is definitely a favorite of mine. I like the mini version too not because I need the light weight but because it means two commands can run at once (if I fight with iOS memory management to keep both apps “foregrounded” 😂).
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WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools
SSH, SFTP, Telnet, Tunneling
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Termius: Terminal & SSH client
SFTP, Mosh, Telnet, PuTTY
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Working Copy - Git client
for GitHub, GitLab and more
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Pyto IDE
Python, C/C++
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iSH Shell
Linux in your pocket
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ServerCat - SSH Terminal
Monitor & Shell & Automation
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xTerminal - SSH Terminal Shell
SSH Client, Shell Console Term
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Terminal & SSH
SSH, SFTP, snippets, terminal
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Blink Shell, Build & Code
The Pro tool for developers
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App Info
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Publisher
- Nicolas Holzschuch
- Languages
- English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish
- Recent release
- 1.15.10 (4 days ago )
- Released on
- Oct 25, 2019 (5 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States , Germany , China , Japan , United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , France , Italy , India , Taiwan , Brazil , Netherlands , Switzerland , Spain , South Korea , Mexico , Sweden , Austria , Czechia , Hong Kong SAR China , Poland , Türkiye , Slovakia , Vietnam , Thailand , Norway , Ukraine , Belgium , Hungary , Indonesia , Chile , New Zealand , Saudi Arabia , Denmark , Philippines , Israel , Singapore , Romania , South Africa , Belarus , Ireland , Finland , Uzbekistan , Bulgaria , Colombia , Estonia , Peru , Malaysia , Nigeria , Croatia , Kuwait , United Arab Emirates , Argentina , Slovenia , Algeria , Greece , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Latvia , Iceland , Nepal , Armenia , Kazakhstan , Lebanon , Azerbaijan , Sri Lanka , Brunei , Tunisia , Cyprus , Dominican Republic , Madagascar , Ecuador , Portugal , North Macedonia , Pakistan , Egypt , Malta , Russia
- Last Updated
- 4 days ago
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