BusyBox is a single binary that provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable. BusyBox is a single binary that provides several stripped-down Unix tools in a single executable. It runs in a variety of POSIX environments such as Linux, Android, FreeBSD and others. It was specifically created for embedded operating systems with very limited resources. It has been self-dubbed “The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux”. It includes clones of netcat, httpd, init, grep, a dhcp client/server, tar, sh, ash, awk, cat, and many more utilities.
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| # | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
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RustyBox | Linux Mac |
Free | Website | |
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GNU Core Utilities | Linux | Free | Website | |
| 3 |  |
MSYS2 | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 5 | ptime | Windows | Free | Website | ||
| 6 | gow | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 7 | Toybox (Linux command line utilities) | Linux Android |
Free | Website | ||
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Cygwin | Windows | Free | Website |