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BusyBoxbusybox-w32
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.

Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Many utilities in one small binary
  • Prebuilt binaries as well as source
  • Single native executable with no dependencies
  • Includes a POSIX shell, awk, sed and vi
  • Applets support fewer options than the full GNU tools
  • Mainly suited to embedded and minimal systems rather than desktops
  • Implements only a subset of full BusyBox and GNU tool features
  • Windows only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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