Cathode AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Cathode

Cathode is described as 'Fully customizable terminal app with a look inspired by classic computers' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Cathode for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, BSD, GNOME and iPad apps. The best Cathode alternative is iTerm2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cathode are Kitty terminal, Konsole, Terminator and GNOME Terminal.

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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.

    84 iTerm2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • iTerm2 is the most popular Mac alternative to Cathode.

    • iTerm2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cathode.

    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceCathode is Paid and Proprietary
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightCathode is not according to our users
  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...

    83 Kitty terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Kitty terminal is the most popular Linux alternative to Cathode.

    • Kitty terminal is Free and Open SourceCathode is Paid and Proprietary
    • Kitty terminal is LightweightCathode is not according to our users
  3. 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.

    70 Konsole alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
     
  4. Terminator icon
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    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.

    88 Terminator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
  5. 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.

    71 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
     
  6. WezTerm icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • WezTerm is the most popular Windows alternative to Cathode.

    • WezTerm is Free and Open SourceCathode is Paid and Proprietary
    • WezTerm is LightweightCathode is not according to our users
  7. Terminal icon
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    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.

    100 Terminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. iTerm icon
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    iTerm is a full featured terminal emulation program written for OS X using Cocoa. We are aiming at providing users with best command line experience under OS X. The letter i represents a native Apple look and feel of the program interface, and an emphasis on complete...

    70 iTerm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Blink Shell icon
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    Blink Shell is the professional, desktop-grade terminal emulator for iOS. It's a full-featured and highly configurable open-source terminal that can be compiled from the source at GitHub or purchased as a pre-compiled app from the App Store to support the developers.

    91 Blink Shell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Blink Shell is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Cathode.

    • Blink Shell is the most popular commercial alternative to Cathode.

    • Blink Shell is Paid and Open SourceCathode is Paid and Proprietary
  10. MacTerm icon
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    MacTerm (was MacTelnet) on OS X is now a complete replacement for Terminal, allowing access to both local and remote applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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