a-Shell mini

a-Shell mini

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a-Shell mini: The native Unix terminal for mobile power users.

Run Python, Vim, and FFmpeg natively on your iOS device. A lightweight, high-performance command line environment built for developers who need Pro tools with a minimalist footprint.

Publisher

Nicolas Holzschuch

Category

Developer Tools

Downloads

303K+

User Rating

3.2/5

Total Ratings

100

Locales

7

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A-Shell mini terminal interface showing a directory listing with files like python and vim on an iPhone

A-Shell mini terminal interface showing a directory listing with files like python and vim on an iPhone

a-Shell mini terminal app on iPhone running the nslookup command for DNS queries

a-Shell mini terminal app on iPhone running the nslookup command for DNS queries

A-Shell mini terminal emulator interface running an interactive IPython session with Python code on an iPhone

A-Shell mini terminal emulator interface running an interactive IPython session with Python code on an iPhone

a-Shell mini terminal interface showing Unix commands like uname and ping on iPhone

a-Shell mini terminal interface showing Unix commands like uname and ping on iPhone

Python code editing in Vim on a-Shell mini for iOS

Python code editing in Vim on a-Shell mini for iOS

Desktop-Class Dev Tools in Your Pocket

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 303K+ users.

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Native Arm64 Execution

Run Python, JavaScript, and shell commands with native speed. Process files locally with awk, sed, and grep without any server latency.

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Powerful iOS Integration

Bridge the gap between CLI and mobile. Execute complex workflows via Shortcuts and manage files across apps using scp, curl, and git.

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Minimalist Footprint

Get the essential tools you need in less than 250 MB. Designed for power users who value storage efficiency and multi-window multitasking.

About the app

Everything you need to know about a-Shell mini.

Description

a-Shell mini 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. 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 mini includes Python, Lua, JavaScript and webAssembly for programming and scripting. It also includes native ffmpeg and convert for fast image and video conversion. 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 mini 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 mini uses iPadOS 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. a-Shell mini is a minimalist terminal, designed to have a very small footprint (less than 250 MB). If you need more commands, please consider a-Shell, which has more Python packages, more JavaScript modules, Perl, make, a C and C++ compiler and TeX.

Latest Version

1.17.4

Size

345.9 MB

First Released

Dec 9, 2020

Empower Your iPad with a Native Terminal

Download a-Shell mini for high-performance Unix commands, Python scripting, and powerful automation—all in a lightweight, local-first footprint.

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