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    atuinsh/atuin

    #235 this week

    ✨ Making your shell magical

    cli
    bash
    fish
    history
    rust
    shell
    Rust
    MIT
    31.9K stars
    990 forks
    31.9K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #235 of 2,841 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 8%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 15 days ago, with 322 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #26 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 12, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Replaces traditional shell history with an enhanced SQLite database that records additional command context and supports encrypted synchronization.
    • Provides secure, end-to-end encrypted syncing of shell history across multiple machines while preserving detailed metadata like exit codes and command duration.
    • Use for developers needing a powerful, searchable shell history with context to improve command recall and productivity.
    • Use for teams or individuals who want to securely share and synchronize shell history across different devices without exposing sensitive data.
    • Use for users of multiple shells like zsh, bash, fish, nushell, and xonsh who want a unified, feature-rich history experience.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    magical shell history

    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.

    exit code, duration, time and command shown

    As well as the search UI, it can do things like this:

    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.

    Excerpt from the atuinsh/atuin README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Jul 20: +29Jul 21: +13Jul 22: +18Jul 23: +22Jul 24: +22Jul 25: +13Jul 26: +30Jul 27: +21Jul 28: +33Jul 29: +50Jul 30: +27Jul 31: +12Aug 1: +16Aug 2: +6Aug 3: +45Aug 4: +19Aug 5: +6Aug 11: +14Aug 14: +6Aug 17: +20Sep 21: +12

    +1,380 stars over 85 days across 30 snapshot days; best day +50 on Jul 29.

    Forks

    990+105

    Open issues

    412-114

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