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.
Use it to download .mp4 and .mp3 files from youtube and other video platforms, which on iPhone is otherwise not easy to do without paid subscription based apps. Thank you for making this tool 🙏Floris Bastian
Awesome app! Really well done.
PizzaPortal
Works great! Really cool to play around with. vim is a lovely inclusion, and the wasi compilation is great.A few feature requests:- git- pinch to zoom to change font size (useful on iPhone when you want to get a better overview)- a tip jar 😉
100% free no ads terminal
Demi m 2001
I use it for ssh and works perfectly
Been using 3+ years
rfokkema
I’m a nerd - ;)- so I want a terminal / shell. Prompt by Panic rivals, but a-Shell wins: not only is it free and it also operates with a local shell and ssh works faster than in any other app.Note: I wish it would do zsh, but for now it only supports sh (no bash).Big thanks to the Developer for making a-Shell! ♥
- updated certificate files for the main app and for Python to fix for the eMudhra CA Key Compromise issue.
- support for user fonts
- support for color themes
- new commands: node, npm, npx, helix, fzf, rg, fd, ruff, gix, ein, navi
- bug fixes: the terminal remains above the keyboard, the terminal gets the focus back on its own after you dismiss a "view" or a "play" window, matching the toolbar color with the terminal color, fixed several places where the app would crash...
Versie 2.3.0
De ontwikkelaar, Nicolas Holzschuch, heeft aangegeven dat volgens het privacybeleid van de app gegevens kunnen worden beheerd zoals hieronder beschreven. Ga voor meer informatie naar het privacybeleid van de ontwikkelaar .
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Ondersteunde functies
VoiceOver
Grotere tekst
Donkere interface
Voldoende contrast
Informatie
Grootte
2,3 GB
Categorie
Ontwikkelaarstools
Compatibiliteit
Vereist iOS 14.0 of nieuwer.
iPhone Vereist iOS 14.0 of nieuwer.
iPad Vereist iPadOS 14.0 of nieuwer.
iPod touch Vereist iOS 14.0 of nieuwer.
Mac Vereist een Mac met macOS 12.0.0 of nieuwer én Apple M1-chip of nieuwer.
Nicolas Holzschuch heeft zich niet geïdentificeerd als een handelaar van deze app. Als je een consument bent in de Europese Economische Ruimte, zijn consumentenrechten niet van toepassing op overeenkomsten tussen jou en de provider.
