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atuinsh/atuin

★ 32,287RustMIT90

✨ Making your shell magical

What it is

Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database, and records additional context for your commands. Additionally, it provides optional and fully encrypted synchronisation of your history between machines, via an Atuin server. You may use either the server I host, or host your own! Or just don't use sync at all. As all history sync is encrypted, I couldn't access your data even if I wanted to. And I really don't want to.

When to use it

Reach for atuin when you live in the terminal and want faster search, git, navigation or a beautiful TUI — it's written in Rust and fits stacks tagged bash, fish, history, shell.

Category
CLI & Terminal
Also in
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Stars
32,287
Forks
1,029
Last push
today
Created
2020-10-04
Open issues
462
Website
atuin.sh
#bash#fish#history#rust#shell#zsh

Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin.git

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FAQ

What is atuin?

atuinsh/atuin is a terminal tool on GitHub: ✨ Making your shell magical Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database, and records additional context for your commands.

When should I use atuin?

Reach for atuin when you live in the terminal and want faster search, git, navigation or a beautiful TUI — it's written in Rust and fits stacks tagged bash, fish, history, shell.

What are the best alternatives to atuin?

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Is atuin actively maintained?

atuinsh/atuin looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 32,287 stars and 462 open issues.

What license does atuin use?

atuinsh/atuin is published under the MIT license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.