Terminator Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Terminator for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Terminator and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Terminator are Tabby, Kitty terminal, Alacritty and Konsole.

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  1. Ghostty icon
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    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    58 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
     
    • Ghostty is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Terminator.

    • Ghostty is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Terminator.

    • Ghostty is Free and Open SourceTerminator is also Free and Open Source
    • Ghostty is Customizable and Privacy focusedTerminator is not according to our users
  2. Tabby icon
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    Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

    106 Tabby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Emmanuel
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    A modern look and smart functionalities as smart copy.

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    • Tabby is the most popular Windows alternative to Terminator.

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceTerminator is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby is CustomizableTerminator is not according to our users
  3. 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
     
  4. Alacritty icon
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    Alacritty is a blazing fast, GPU accelerated terminal emulator. It’s written in Rust and uses OpenGL for rendering to be the fastest terminal emulator available. Alacritty is available on GitHub in source form.

    84 Alacritty alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Konsole icon
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    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    71 Konsole alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
     
  6. GNOME Terminal icon
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    GNOME Terminal is a terminal emulator for the GNOME desktop environment written by Havoc Pennington and others. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical desktop.

    72 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
  7. Tess icon
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    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. 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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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE
    • Flathub
     
  9. Hyper icon
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    Hyper™ is a beautiful and extensible, cross-platform terminal built on open web standards. It provides an elegant command-line experience that is consistent across all supported platforms which includes macOS, Windows and various Linux distributions like Fedora and Debian.

    96 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
     
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    Guest
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    It's a very flexible terminal with many options and plugins.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
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    Is fast, with screen splitting and very similar commands

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Hyper is a great Terminator alternative.

    • Hyper is Free and Open SourceTerminator is also Free and Open Source
    • Hyper is CustomizableTerminator is not according to our users
  10. WezTerm icon
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    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    101 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Termius icon
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    Termius is more than a mere SSH client – it’s a complete command-line solution that’s redefining remote access for sysadmins and network engineers. Securely access Linux or IoT devices and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch via laptop or phone.

    57 Termius alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    • Flathub
     
    • Termius is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Terminator.

    • Termius is Freemium and ProprietaryTerminator is Free and Open Source
    • Termius is Security-focusedTerminator is not according to our users
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