About shell-use
A headless terminal CLI + daemon for driving, asserting on, and recording shells
A headless terminal CLI + daemon for driving, asserting on, and recording shells
A headless terminal CLI + daemon for driving, asserting on, and recording shells
| Publisher | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.1-beta.6 |
| Release date | 2026-08-05 |
| License | MIT |
| Installer type | zip |
| Architecture | x64, arm64 |
| Package ID | Microsoft.ShellUse |
winget install --id=Microsoft.ShellUse -ewinget upgrade --id=Microsoft.ShellUse -ewinget uninstall --id=Microsoft.ShellUse -eYes. shell-use is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
The latest version is 0.0.1-beta.6, released on Aug 5, 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 c48df4c0bb179c1ca3f6c1b9747d5fb9f286d19b89b48d879d053d30a10f3b95.
shell-use runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64), ARM64 systems.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find shell-use and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Microsoft.ShellUse -e.
Yes. shell-use is available as a portable ZIP archive (shell-use-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip, 64-bit (x64)) that runs without installation. Copy it to any folder or USB drive and run it from there.