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Top 11 C# Shell Projects
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Stream
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Since June I've been working on version 2 of one of my .NET libraries, CliInvoke - a library focussed on making running external processes from .NET safer and easier. It started out as an alternative to CliWrap but has diverged in strategies and direction, with CliInvoke focussing more on separation of concerns and Dependency Injection support.
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Vanara
A set of .NET libraries for Windows implementing PInvoke calls to many native Windows APIs with supporting wrappers.
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
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BetterExplorer
A Better Explorer is a filemanager replacement that adds several handy features for productive file management.
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CliInvoke
CliInvoke is a library for interacting with Command Line Interfaces and wrapping around executables.
Since June I've been working on version 2 of one of my .NET libraries, CliInvoke - a library focussed on making running external processes from .NET safer and easier. It started out as an alternative to CliWrap but has diverged in strategies and direction, with CliInvoke focussing more on separation of concerns and Dependency Injection support.
NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Shell projects in C#? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | PowerShell | 51,019 |
| 2 | PEASS-ng | 18,955 |
| 3 | CliWrap | 4,849 |
| 4 | cairoshell | 3,178 |
| 5 | Vanara | 2,015 |
| 6 | ManagedShell | 378 |
| 7 | CsConsoleFormat | 368 |
| 8 | Nake | 239 |
| 9 | BetterExplorer | 206 |
| 10 | PrettyConsole | 8 |
| 11 | CliInvoke | 6 |
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