iSH icon iSH running on an iPhone

Wait, what's iSH?

iSH is a project to get a Linux shell environment running locally on your iOS device, using a usermode x86 emulator.

iPadOS? You bet.

iSH also runs on iPad, bringing a terminal to larger displays as well.

iSH running on an iPad

BusyBox

You can edit files with sed and cat, move them around, and more!

Starting BusyBox on an iPhone

Keyboard CTRL

iSH's keyboard addition makes navigation easier.

The iSH keyboard addition as seen on an iPhone

Sounds cool, can I get that?

Of course, let's get started!

Join the TestFlight Beta

Build iSH from source

You can become a patron if you would like support iSH. Donations are very much appreciated, but will never be required; the app will always be completely free.

New in iSH 1.3.2 (build 494)

Fixed bugs: - Make better diagnostics work in the file provider too, to diagnose Files app issues

Latest pre-release: Build 626

Latest blog posts

2021-04-26 An Update on the iSH Default Repositories

2020-11-08 About iSH’s pending removal from the App Store

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