Android Terminal Emulator AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Android Terminal Emulator

Android Terminal Emulator is described as 'Android-Terminal-Emulator - A VT-100 terminal emulator for the Android OS' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Android Terminal Emulator for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best Android Terminal Emulator alternative is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Android Terminal Emulator are Termux, ConEmu, Windows Terminal and PowerShell.

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Android Terminal Emulator alternatives page was last updated Mar 21, 2024
  1. Tabby Terminal icon
     100 likes

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

    99 Tabby Terminal alternatives
    Tabby Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Support for SFTP
    4.  Multiple Servers
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Portable
    7.  Serial-port
    8.  Electron based
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Tabbed interface
    Tabby Terminal iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Android Terminal Emulator.

    • Tabby Terminal is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Android Terminal Emulator.

    • Tabby Terminal is Free and Open SourceAndroid Terminal Emulator is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby Terminal is CustomizableAndroid Terminal Emulator is not according to our users
  2. Termux icon
     101 likes

    Experience a powerful Unix terminal on Android without the need for rooting. Customize with packages via Apt, run command-line tools, SSH, and program in C, Python, and more. Enjoy a full Unix environment with bash, zsh, mouse support, and external display compatibility.

    100 Termux alternatives
    htop running natively

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell

    Termux Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Integrated into iOS
    4.  MD5 signature
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Ad-free
    Termux iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Android Terminal Emulator.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceAndroid Terminal Emulator is also Free and Open Source
  3. ConEmu icon
     384 likes

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

    58 ConEmu alternatives
    ConEmu screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Shell integration
    3.  Quake-style
    4.  ANSI color support
    5.  Split-screen view
    6.  Multi-tabs
    7.  Portable
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Support environment variables
    11.  Remote Debugging
    12.  Kubernetes
    ConEmu iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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    Comments about ConEmu as an Alternative to Android Terminal Emulator
     
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    One is a terminal for Android, the other for Windows

    Negative commentJun 28, 2015
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    ConEmu icon
    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceAndroid Terminal Emulator is also Free and Open Source
    • ConEmu is CustomizableAndroid Terminal Emulator is not according to our users
  4. Windows Terminal icon
     80 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...

    97 Windows Terminal alternatives
    White and dark theme showcase

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Multiple shells
    3.  WSL integreation
    4.  Background transparency
    5.  Configured in JSON
    6.  Command line interface
    7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    8.  Multiple window layouts
    9.  Multi-tabs
    10.  Support for scripting
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Ad-free
    Windows Terminal iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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  5. PowerShell icon
     193 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.

    65 PowerShell alternatives
    PowerShell screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  PowerShell Scripting
    3.  Optimized for Windows
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Command line interface
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    PowerShell iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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  6. Alacritty icon
     64 likes

    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.

    80 Alacritty alternatives
    Alacritty screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  GPU Support
    2.  No input delay
    3.  Portable
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Support for scripting
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    Alacritty iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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  7. Terminator icon
     163 likes

    Terminator enables the user to run and manage multiple terminal emulators side-by-side in the same window. The main focus is arranging terminals in a grid. (Tabs is the most common default method, which Terminator also supports.

    85 Terminator alternatives
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Function Key Shortcuts
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Split windows
    7.  Multiple Terminal
    Terminator iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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  8. GNOME Terminal icon
     158 likes

    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.

    67 GNOME Terminal alternatives
    GNOME Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency
    GNOME Terminal iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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  9. Hyper icon
     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.

    92 Hyper alternatives
    Splitting terminals

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Electron based
    4.  Split-screen view
    5.  Tiling Panes
    6.  Uses Packages
    7.  Plugin API
    8.  Divisible
    9.  Skinnable
    Hyper iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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  10. Konsole icon
     63 likes

    Konsole is a terminal to run a command shell. It provides a command line interface for directly controlling your computer.

    63 Konsole alternatives
    Konsole screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Color Palette
    4.  Tiling Layouts
    Konsole iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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  11. Remote Desktop Manager icon
     81 likes

    Remote Desktop Manager lets you centralize all your remote connections, passwords and credentials into a unique platform that can be securely shared between users. Drive security, speed and productivity through your organization while reducing risks for your IT department.

    55 Remote Desktop Manager alternatives
    Easily Manage All Your Remote Connections

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

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

    Remote Desktop Manager Features

    1.  Tabbed interface
    2.  Automatic Connection
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Role-based security access
    6.  VNC Support
    7.  SSH
    8.  RDP
    9.  Centralized credentials
    10. Microsoft Active Directory icon  Active Directory integration
    Remote Desktop Manager iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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    • Remote Desktop Manager is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Android Terminal Emulator.

    • Remote Desktop Manager is Freemium and ProprietaryAndroid Terminal Emulator is Free and Open Source
  12. Terminal icon
     84 likes

    Terminal (also referred to as Terminal.app) is a terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. It originated in Mac OS X's predecessors, NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and allows the user to interact with the computer through a command line interface.

    95 Terminal alternatives
    Terminal screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Terminal Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No registration required
    Terminal iconAndroid Terminal Emulator Icon

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