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atuin

Magical shell history tool that syncs commands across machines, enables instant search, and keeps your data encrypted. Open source and loved by developers.

Atuin transforms how you work with shell history by combining powerful search, seamless synchronization, and military-grade encryption. Whether you're managing multiple machines or collaborating with teams, Atuin ensures you never lose a command and can recall it instantly.

Key capabilities include:

  • Cross-machine synchronization - Sync your shell history across all your devices, ensuring your command history is always available wherever you work
  • End-to-end encryption - All data is encrypted client-side before leaving your machine, meaning only you can read your commands
  • Intelligent search - Search through decades of shell history with configurable full-text or fuzzy search, complete with context like working directory and exit codes
  • Universal shell support - Works seamlessly with bash, zsh, fish, and other popular shells without interfering with existing configurations
  • Open source and self-hostable - Run the sync server yourself or use the hosted service, with complete control over your infrastructure
  • Rich context storage - Atuin captures working directory, exit codes, command duration, and more with each command for better recall and analysis

Built in Rust for maximum performance, Atuin adds virtually no overhead to your shell. The open-source CLI is completely free and trusted by thousands of developers worldwide. For teams, Atuin Desktop (in open beta) brings executable runbooks that combine documentation with live command execution, database queries, and HTTP requests—eliminating context switching and keeping workflows current.

Features

JSON outputRemote SSH supportScriptable

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Pros

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  • Sync shell history across multiple machines
  • End-to-end encryption for command history
  • Enhanced search capabilities with context
  • Import existing shell history from various formats

Cons

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  • Desktop version is not end-to-end encrypted
  • Desktop backend is not open source or self-hostable

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