Free HyperTerminal AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like HyperTerminal

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   PuTTY

    1460 likes

   Free and open-source terminal emulator for connecting to remote systems via SSH, Telnet, and SCP. Portable with no installation required, providing lightweight functionality. Ideal for secure connections with features like command line support and customizable settings. Works offline effortlessly.

   137 PuTTY alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • PortableApps.com
   • ReactOS
   • Flathub

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Nicolas · Nov 23, 2022

   I cannot use the serial communication (Win10)

   Positive comment by smammy · Nov 23, 2022

   PuTTY is best known as an SSH client, but it is also an adequate serial terminal.

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   • PuTTY is Free and Open SourceHyperTerminal is Paid and Proprietary
   • PuTTY is LightweightHyperTerminal is not according to our users
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   JuiceSSH

    33 likes

   The all in one terminal client for Android including SSH, Local Shell, Mosh and Telnet support.

   121 JuiceSSH alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet
   • mosh
   • OpenSSH

   • United Kingdom

   

   

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   Royal TSX

    41 likes

   Royal TS provides easy and secure access to your remote systems

   Unlock the power to remotely manage your systems on multiple platforms!

   Royal TS is the perfect tool for server admins, system engineers, developers and IT focused information workers who constantly need to access.

   152 Royal TSX alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Remote Desktop

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • iPad

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   CoolTerm

    11 likes

   CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.

   26 CoolTerm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Switzerland

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Switzerland

   

   

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   RealTerm

    14 likes

   RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than HyperTerminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS, etc. - that is what HyperTerminal does.

   19 RealTerm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   CuteCom

    8 likes

   CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to their devices.

   19 CuteCom alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux
   • FreeBSD

   • Germany
   • EU

   

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   YAT - Yet Another Terminal

    9 likes

   Engineering, testing and debugging of serial communication. Supports RS-232/422/423/485 as well as TCP/IP Client/Server/AutoSocket, UDP/IP Client/Server/PairSocket and USB Ser/HID. Optimized for simple command sets of e.g. embedded systems.

   24 YAT - Yet Another Terminal alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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    GtkTerm

     4 likes

    Gtkterm is a simple GTK+ terminal used to communicate with a serial port. It is has fewer features than minicom, but is designed to be as easy to use as possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    Shellngn

     3 likes

    Shellngn is a cloud based SSH client with SFTP and Telnet support. Manage your servers anywhere you are, with a professional and feature-rich SSH and SFTP Client.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    • United Kingdom

    

    

    

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    RXVT

     6 likes

    RXVT –our extended virtual terminal– is a terminal emulator for X11. It is a popular replacement for the standard ‘xterm’.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    HTerm

     7 likes

    HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

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    Bray++ Terminal

     3 likes

    Terminal home page.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

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