Windows Command Prompt AlternativesTop Terminal Emulators & Shells like Windows Command Prompt

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   Cmder

    241 likes

   Cmder is an open-source replacement for the Windows command-line. It relies on ConEmu , extending it with the power of clink and some great looking defaults including a Monokai color scheme and custom prompt...

   40 Cmder alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • Shell

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • clink
   • ConEmu
   • Windows Command Prompt
   • PowerShell

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Jun 20, 2015

   -1

   yes it is because I use it all the time and it's better then CMD

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Jun 24, 2015

   0

   Based on ConEmu with sane defaults and some bells and whistles.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Almost everyone thinks Cmder is a great Windows Command Prompt alternative.

   • Cmder is the most popular Windows alternative to Windows Command Prompt.

   • Cmder is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Windows Command Prompt.

   • Cmder is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
   • Cmder is CustomizableWindows Command Prompt is not according to our users
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   Tabby

    117 likes

   Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.

   105 Tabby alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   • Tabby is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Windows Command Prompt.

   • Tabby is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
   • Tabby is CustomizableWindows Command Prompt is not according to our users
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   ConEmu

    386 likes

   Windows console emulator with tabs, which presents multiple consoles and simple GUI applications as one customizable GUI window with various features.

   60 ConEmu alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Terminal Emulator

   Origin

   • Ukraine

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Aug 23, 2018

   2

   ComEmu is the easiest one to handle commands

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Positive comment•Mar 1, 2017

   2

   tabbed console with dynamic resizing, global shortcuts, window split, etc etc

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Almost everyone thinks ConEmu is a great Windows Command Prompt alternative.

   • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
   • ConEmu is CustomizableWindows Command Prompt is not according to our users
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   Windows Terminal

    93 likes

   Windows Terminal is a new, modern, feature-rich, productive terminal application for command-line users. It includes many of the features most frequently requested by the Windows command-line community including support for tabs, rich text, globalization, configurability...

   102 Windows Terminal alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   PowerShell

    199 likes

   PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

   68 PowerShell alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Shell

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Snapcraft

   

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   Positive comment•Aug 7, 2019

   -1

   Powershell has more features than command prompt. One of its biggest ups is that it allows scripting.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Most users think PowerShell is a great Windows Command Prompt alternative.

   • PowerShell is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
7. 

   

   MobaXterm

    227 likes

   MobaXterm is an enhanced terminal app that brings the advanced features of a Unix-like command-line to Windows. It takes the power of Cygwin and wraps it in a sleek, visual interface that's super easy to use, lightweight and portable.

   114 MobaXterm alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application types

   • Terminal Emulator
   • SSH Client

   Origin

   • France
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•May 29, 2019

   0

   It works independently of it

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
   • MobaXterm is CustomizableWindows Command Prompt is not according to our users
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   Cygwin

    228 likes

   Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment.

   28 Cygwin alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

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    KiTTY

     189 likes

    KiTTY is an opensource terminal emulator, forked from PuTTY , that adds many extra features to the original software.

    97 KiTTY alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • France
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    Guest

    Negative comment•May 4, 2020

    0

    Putty is remote console to a remote Linux/Unix machine. Cmd is local WIndows conssole.

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    • KiTTY is Free and Open SourceWindows Command Prompt is Free and Proprietary
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    WindTerm

     21 likes

    A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.

    61 WindTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • SSH Client

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    WezTerm

     20 likes

    A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust

    99 WezTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Termora

     8 likes

    Termora is developed using Kotlin/JVM and partially implements the XTerm protocol (with ongoing improvements). Its ultimate vision is to achieve full platform support (including Android, iOS, and iPadOS) through Kotlin Multiplatform.

    56 Termora alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Terminal Emulator

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew

    

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    Hyper

     81 likes

    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.

    94 Hyper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Terminal Emulator
    • Shell

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    

    

    

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