Overview
What is CygNix?
A pseudo-UNIX environment for Windows. It's tiny but powerful.
In depth
A closer look at CygNix
CYGNIX is an acronym for "CYGnus pseudo-uNIX". It is a pseudo-UNIX environment for Windows. It's tiny but powerful. CygNix has integrated many useful Unix/Linux tools, including bash, mc, awk, wget, lftp, sed, ssh, vim, and much more.
Verdict
Should you download CygNix?
CygNix runs on
Windows 9X/ME/2K/XP/2003/Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 4.59 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
General.
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At a glance
CygNix specifications
- Last updated
- Apr 11, 2025
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- Windows 9X/ME/2K/XP/2003/Windows 10/11
- File size
- 4.59 MB
- Price
- Free
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