Fish Shell
fish (friendly interactive shell) is a command line shell designed for ease of use and powerful features.
Our verdict
Who it's for
A smart and user-friendly command line shell for Linux, macOS, and more.
Who should look elsewhere
Syntax is different from Bash/Zsh, requiring a learning curve for existing users
Pros
- +User-friendly and intuitive for beginners
- +Powerful features work out of the box
- +Clean and consistent scripting syntax
- +Modern terminal features like true color support
- +Web-based configuration for ease of use
Cons
- −Syntax is different from Bash/Zsh, requiring a learning curve for existing users
- −May require some effort to migrate existing shell scripts
Key features
- ✓Smart auto-suggestions based on history and completions
- ✓Syntax highlighting
- ✓Tab completions
- ✓Simple, clean, and consistent scripting language
- ✓Support for 24-bit true color (Glorious VGA Color)
- ✓Web-based configuration interface
- ✓Abbreviations for commands
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | — | month | Tab completions; Syntax highlighting; Scriptable |