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BusyBoxuutils coreutils
Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

 Free

Free and open source.

Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Many utilities in one small binary
  • Prebuilt binaries as well as source
  • Same familiar commands on Linux, macOS and Windows
  • Written in Rust
  • Applets support fewer options than the full GNU tools
  • Mainly suited to embedded and minimal systems rather than desktops
  • Some edge-case behaviour may still differ from GNU coreutils
  • Not the default coreutils on most systems
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

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