iSH Shell for PC

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Software Features and Description

1. A Linux-like shell on iOS.

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Download and install iSH Shell on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
iSH Shell	Get App ↲	1,014 4.77	Theodore Dubois

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install iSH Shell app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using iSH Shell on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "iSH Shell"
The search will reveal the iSH Shell app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once iSH Shell is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including iSH Shell.
Now enjoy iSH Shell on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Theodore Dubois	4.77	1.3.2

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native iSH Shell Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use iSH Shell,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "iSH Shell" » then Click "Install".
- iSH Shell will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get iSH Shell on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Theodore Dubois	1014	4.77

Download on Android: Download Android

✔ Pros:

- Able to compile LaTeX Beamer presentations with pictures and other features

- Can be used for remote Linux shell access

- Useful for editing presentations without a computer or internet access

- Has potential for portability and adding other distros

- Great step forward for having Linux in your pocket

☹ Cons:

- Limited and sandboxed

- Can't necessarily run directly on iOS hardware

- i686 support isn't complete yet

- App is still in beta testing

- Some APK packages are not supported yet

- Multithreading doesn't function for at least one of the 2020 iDevice chipsets.

Top Pcmac Reviews

Awesome, even if slow

By Marciano S (Pcmac user)

tl;dr: I was able to compile a LaTeX Beamer presentation with pictures etc. as is, by installing the full texlive distro via apk. To me this is the most important use case—-edit a presentation in a pinch with no computer nearby, and no net access. My main fear is that Apple will eventually pull the plug. I do hope they relent and explicitly allow for this kind of fully sandboxed VMs, and hopefully even allow JIT compilation. But, who knows if they will?
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By Rÿáñ Túçk (Pcmac user)

Am I the first to rate? The AppStore automatically set a 3-star rating, so I decided to write a 3-star review. i686 support isn’t complete yet, app is still in beta testing even though it was just yesterday the app listed at 69,99$. Download listed as 3.8Mb although actual (re)install has reduced that to ~2Mb. Alpine’s various ‘i386’ repositories have hordes of independent and interdependently-functioning prebuilt binaries archived into individually-downloadable apk packages, but some of these are riddled with multithreading and complex 32-bit SSE2 instructions: while an unknown number are still on their way to being supported, the app-emulated multithreading doesn’t (yet) function for at least one of the 2020 iDevice chipsets. Caveat emptor!
A native capability that should have been available from apple

By Ketankothari (Pcmac user)

I was finally able to use ipad for remote linux shell access and makes it one step closer fir mac book replacement. It feels little sluggish when adding public keys, but is working. Can not change time zone yet. However it is usable and with apk support makes it very useful. Hopefully other distros will add support as this adds portability. Using this in ipad pro 12.9 second generation.
Great Linux app so far

By lawrenceperez7676 (Pcmac user)

This is a great app, and it has great potential. I've done some research on the web, and apparently there was supposed to be in APK package manager for this app under Alpine Linux. When I try to install APK packages, it says, "Ash, APK, not found". I was trying to compile Emacs from the source, but it requires the GNU make package which this app doesn't come with preinstalled. Other than that though, this is a great step forward to having Linux in your pocket. Though it's limited and sandboxed, and can't necessarily run directly on iOS hardware, this is something awesome too see. One thing I particularly like is the voiceover accessibility support. I was able to connect an external keyboard and start working with Linux on my iOS device. The only thing that could be improved is that it's a little slow when you're typing commands, but this is still an awesome app. I am looking forward to future development.