fish shell
The user-friendly command line shell. observed · 2026-10-14
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 94
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 9
- age_days: 5277
- days_rel: 42
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 26
Adoption not part of the score
34297 stars · 2384 forks observed · 2026-10-14
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.99
Fish is a modern, user‑friendly command line shell that works on Linux, macOS, BSD and Windows (via WSL or Cygwin). It provides out‑of‑the‑box features like syntax highlighting, autosuggestions and powerful tab completions.
Use cases
- Replace bash or zsh with a more interactive shell that offers autosuggestions as you type
- Write scripts using a clean, consistent syntax without needing extensive configuration
- Improve terminal productivity with built‑in syntax highlighting and tab completion
- Provide a consistent shell experience across Linux, macOS and Windows environments
- Customize prompts and functions on the fly for rapid development workflows
When to choose
- You want a shell that works immediately with rich UI features and minimal setup
- You prefer a modern syntax and built‑in autosuggestions over traditional POSIX shells
- Cross‑platform consistency is important for your development environment
When to avoid
- You need strict POSIX compliance for scripts that must run in bash or sh
- Your tooling relies on bash‑specific features that fish does not support
- You require a shell with a large ecosystem of existing bash scripts without modification
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli developer-tools windows bsd cli fish-shell interactive-shell autosuggestions syntax-highlighting tab-completion user-friendly shell scripting devops linux macos
6 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell · fetched 2026-10-14 · 8ec86bb7d379
- homepage: https://fishshell.com · fetched 2026-09-14 · e14c754e3a5e
- site_page: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/tutorial.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · 96fd93590ae5
- site_page: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/index.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · ecd733b401c4
- site_page: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/faq.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · c084d9db0aaf
- site_page: https://fishshell.com/docs/current/relnotes.html · fetched 2026-09-14 · bbcfd4b3be00
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fish-shell/fish-shell | main | 97 |
| fish-shell/fish-site | docs | 74 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="fish-shell/fish-shell")
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