holzschu/a-shell
A terminal for iOS, with multiple windows observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 90
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2611
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 62
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3884 stars · 208 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
a-Shell is a Unix-like terminal application for iOS and iPadOS with support for multiple windows, each with its own context, history, and appearance. It is built on ios_system and bundles common command-line tools including python3, lua, and pdflatex.
Use cases
- run a unix shell on my iphone or ipad
- run python scripts on ios
- use command line tools like grep and whois on ipad
- open multiple terminal windows on ipad
- compile latex documents on ios
- customize a terminal with profiles and themes on ios
When to choose
- you need a real terminal and shell environment on an iPhone or iPad
- you want to run Python, Lua, or LaTeX locally on iOS without a server
- you want multiple independent terminal windows on iPadOS
When to avoid
- you need a full Linux environment with apt packages or Docker
- you need a terminal on macOS, Windows, or Android
- you need heavy native compilation toolchains beyond what iOS allows
Facets
application · maturity active
cli terminal-ui interpreter developer-tools mobile-development shell terminal-emulator ios-app multiple-windows python lua command-line ios mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/holzschu/a-shell · fetched 2026-08-28 · 240ddca6458d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| holzschu/a-shell | main | 63 |
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