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hishtory vs HSTR: catalog facts
hishtory	HSTR
Best for: Developers who want to search their command history across several machines	Best for: Bash and Zsh users who reuse long commands from history
Free Free and open source.	Free Free to use, with source published on GitHub.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Records directory, exit status and duration for each command End-to-end encrypted sync across machines All 3 strengths for hishtory Records directory, exit status and duration for each command End-to-end encrypted sync across machines Queryable history instead of a flat text file	Interactive search through shell history Works with both Bash and Zsh All 3 strengths for HSTR Interactive search through shell history Works with both Bash and Zsh Documented configuration and man page
Sync relies on a backend service unless you run your own Another hook in your shell startup to install and maintain	Only Bash and Zsh are supported Needs shell configuration to bind it to a key
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for hishtory github.com/ddworken/hishtory Catalog checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for HSTR github.com/dvorka/hstr Catalog checked September 24, 2026

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