A fast shell for Windows that runs bash scripts unchanged.
FreSH is a shell for Windows written in C with no runtime dependencies. It runs
bash scripts unchanged, without WSL, MSYS2 or Git Bash, and ships its own awk,
regular expression engine and coreutils so a script behaves the same on every
machine. It starts in single digit milliseconds, completes commands, files,
variables and flags as you type, and reads its settings from ~/.freshrc.
| Publisher | Musa Bostanci |
|---|---|
| Version | 26.10.0 |
| Release date | 2026-08-15 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only |
| Installer type | exe |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Package ID | S42yt.FreSH |
| Install scope | Current user |
winget install --id=S42yt.FreSH -ewinget upgrade --id=S42yt.FreSH -ewinget uninstall --id=S42yt.FreSH -e"FreSH-Setup.exe" /silent /userYes. FreSH - First-Run Experience Shell is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0-only license.
The latest version is 26.10.0, released on Aug 15, 2026.
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 8eb1fe8dbdaf3b36f6e77a50d0e8726018cc740d4513d46caf42be575bfbcae1.
FreSH - First-Run Experience Shell runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
Run the offline installer with "FreSH-Setup.exe" /silent /user, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=S42yt.FreSH -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find FreSH - First-Run Experience Shell and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=S42yt.FreSH -e.
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