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    atuinsh/atuin

    ✨ Making your shell magical

    32.2K stars
    1.0K forks
    32.2K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 3, 2026
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    Where it stands

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

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest today, with 335 contributors on GitHub.

    The biggest single-day gain in the last year, +50 stars on Jul 29, coincided with release v18.18.1.

    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?

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    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

    Aug 11: +14Aug 14: +6Aug 17: +20Sep 21: +12

    +1,095 stars over 86 days across 13 snapshot days; best day +20 on Aug 17.

    Forks

    1.0K+98

    Open issues

    451+59

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