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
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 Oct 31, 2026
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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
- Oct 31, 2026
- Source
- GitHub
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Cite this page
Linux in the Browser: free online tool. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/artifacts/linux-in-the-browser (last updated 2026-10-31)