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HSTR vs Atuin: catalog facts
HSTR	Atuin
Best for: Bash and Zsh users who reuse long commands from history	Best for: Search shell history with command context and optional encrypted synchronization
Free Free to use, with source published on GitHub.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
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	Filter history by directory, session and exit status
Only Bash and Zsh are supported Needs shell configuration to bind it to a key	Synchronization requires a server connection.
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for HSTR github.com/dvorka/hstr Catalog checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Atuin github.com/atuinsh/atuin Catalog checked September 22, 2026

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