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MSYS2Coreutils for Windows
Free

Free to download and use.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Windows, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Pacman package manager with dependency resolution and updates
  • Up-to-date native builds of GCC, CMake, Python, Rust and more
  • Native Windows builds of familiar UNIX commands
  • Same commands and pipelines as on Linux, macOS and WSL
  • Windows only
  • Several environments to choose between can confuse newcomers
  • Some command names clash with built-in shell commands
  • Windows-specific caveats affect some behaviour
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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