iSH provides a local Linux shell environment on iOS using a user-mode x86 emulator.
Free
Ish
The iSH project provides a Linux shell environment on iOS for running command-line programs.
About Ish
iSH is a project to get a Linux shell running on iOS using usermode x86 emulation and syscall translation. Developers can build it for iOS with Xcode after setting a unique bundle identifier, or build a command line test tool with Meson and Ninja. The test setup uses a self-contained Alpine Linux filesystem and requires 64-bit Linux 4.11 or later.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- App Store page link
- TestFlight beta link
- Wiki with help and tutorials
- Discord server link
- Issue tracker and commit logs for project status
- Logging channels for system calls and instructions
Ish at a glance
- Website
- github.com/ish-app/ish
- Category
- Mobile Apps › iPhone & iPad Apps
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- iOS, Linux
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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