Comparison

Xonsh is significantly different from most other shells or shell tools. The following table lists built in features and capabilities that various tools may or may not share.

	Bash	zsh	plumbum	fish	IPython	xonsh
Meant as a shell	✓	✓		✓		✓
Native cross-platform			✓	✓	✓	✓
Practical language			✓	✓	✓	✓
Typed variables and objects			✓	✓	✓	✓
Syntax highlighting		✓		✓	✓	✓
Large standard library		✓			✓	✓
Stays readable at scale			✓			✓
Testable			✓			✓
User-patchable			✓			✓
Package and deps manager						✓
AI friendly						✓
Rich history backend						✓