Linux in the Browser
Boots a small Linux image through the v86 x86 emulator so you can run shell commands in a tab.
Artifact by Simon Willison
IndexedApache-2.0Developer toolsNo sign-upRuns in your browser
Use it
Opens tools.simonwillison.net in a new tab. Nothing to install.
- You provide
- Shell commands
- You get
- Terminal output
- Account
- No sign-up needed
- AI
- No AI: a plain tool
- Your input
- Processed in your browser, not uploaded (stated by the tool or its repo)
- Price
- Free to use
- Made with
- AI-built app
- Source
- Open source
- Link check
- Answered on Nov 1, 2026
About
Linux in the Browser is an AI-built single-page app in the developer tools category (linux emulator). It opens in your browser, so there is nothing to install. You provide shell commands and get terminal output. Your input is processed on your device and not uploaded. It needs no account. It is a plain tool: no AI model is involved. The source code is public on GitHub (simonw/tools).
Category: Developer tools · linux emulator
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Details
- Auth
- No auth
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Repository
- github.com/simonw/tools
- Website
- tools.simonwillison.net/v86
- First seen
- Oct 31, 2026
- Last checked
- Nov 1, 2026
- Source
- GitHub
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Linux in the Browser: free online tool. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/artifacts/linux-in-the-browser (last updated 2026-11-01)