DTerm AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like DTerm

DTerm is described as 'Provides a context-sensitive command line that makes it fast and easy to run commands on the files you're working with and then use the results of those commands. Command line work isn't a separate task that should live on its own—it's an integrated part of' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to DTerm for Linux, BSD, Mac, KDE Plasma and Flathub. The best DTerm alternative is iTerm2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like DTerm are Kitty terminal, Yakuake, tilda and TotalTerminal.

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  1. iTerm2 icon
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    Terminal emulator for macOS enabling split panes, session restoration, advanced customization, search, SSH, automation features, tmux integration, Unicode, mouse support, notifications, inline images, broadcast input, and profile management.

    86 iTerm2 alternatives

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    • Mac
     
  2. Kitty terminal icon
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    Kitty ( not to be confused with KiTTY ) is a powerful, cross-platform GPU-based terminal emulator. It offloads rendering to the GPU and uses OpenGL for fast, cross-platform performance with built-in tiling layouts as well as graphic, unicode...

    84 Kitty terminal alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. Yakuake icon
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    Yakuake is a drop-down (Quake-style) terminal emulator based on KDE Konsole technology. Its design was inspired from consoles in computer games such as Quake which slide down from the top of the screen when a key is pressed, and slide back up when the key is pressed again.

    43 Yakuake alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
     
  4. tilda icon
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    Tilda is a Linux terminal taking after the likeness of many classic terminals from first person shooter games, Quake, Doom and Half-Life to name a few, where the terminal has no border and is hidden from the desktop till a key or keys is hit.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. TotalTerminal icon
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    A system-wide terminal accessible via a hot-key. TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key. Remember Quake Console?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
     
  6. yeahconsole icon
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    YeahConsole turns an xterm into a gamelike console. This means it will slide down from top of your screen if you hit a shortcut key. (You will need xterm version 168 or higher to make this happen).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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