Cmder AlternativesTop Terminal Emulators & Shells like Cmder

Cmder is described as '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' and is a very popular terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Cmder for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Cmder alternative is ConEmu, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cmder are Tabby, Windows Terminal, PowerShell and MobaXterm.

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  1. ConEmu icon

    ConEmu

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

    60 ConEmu alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Windows
    ConEmu screenshot 1

    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 VS Cmder

     
    Comments about ConEmu as an Alternative to Cmder
    iraklijishkariani
    Positive Feb 12, 2018
    6

    cmder is based on conemu and they have many similarities

    alexanderprange
    Positive Mar 4, 2022
    0

    After using the installer tool with ConEmu I experienced better performance than I did using cmder. Also it fixed the bug with the scrollback in ssh sessions.

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    • Almost everyone thinks ConEmu is a great Cmder alternative.

    • ConEmu is the most popular Windows alternative to Cmder.

    • ConEmu is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cmder.

    • ConEmu is Free and Open SourceCmder is also Free and Open Source
    • ConEmu is CustomizableCmder is not according to our users
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    Tabby

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

    103 Tabby alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tabby screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Tabby VS Cmder

     
    Comments about Tabby as an Alternative to Cmder
    alexanderprange
    Mar 4, 2022
    0

    Tabby is a fantastic responsive feature full terminal. Better UI and almost as customizable as cmder. It would probably be my go to terminal if it didn't eat so much of my RAM.

    ahmed52
    Negative Jan 8, 2022
    -1

    clean ui , nice looking corss platform unlike cmder

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    • Tabby is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Cmder.

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceCmder is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby is CustomizableCmder is not according to our users
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    Windows Terminal

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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    White and dark theme showcase

    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 VS Cmder

     
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    PowerShell

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    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.

    67 PowerShell alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    PowerShell screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    PowerShell VS Cmder

     
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    MobaXterm

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    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.

    112 MobaXterm alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    MobaXterm tabbed terminal

    Top MobaXterm Features

    1.  X server
    2.  Support for SFTP
    3.  SSH
    4.  Tabbed interface
    5.  Embedded Xserver
    6.  Portable
    7.  RDP Functionality
    8.  Multiple Terminal
    9.  Support for Multiple protocols
    10.  Built-in File Manager
    11. File Explorer icon  Windows Explorer Extension
    12.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    MobaXterm VS Cmder

     
    Comments about MobaXterm as an Alternative to Cmder
    alexanderprange
    Positive Jan 21, 2021
    0

    For throwing around a few commands, cmder takes the cake. When I plan to spend hours at my PC though Moba is the better choice

    Guest
    Positive Jul 23, 2020
    0

    Really nice for SSH connections. Has (limited) abilities with WSL (you can manually set up via Powershell to run command wsl -d {DistributionName} if you don't see WSL listed in the menu). Can run powershell, cmd, wsl. --Has tabs, so it's supernice for managing more ssh connections at once.

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    • Almost everyone thinks MobaXterm is a great Cmder alternative.

    • MobaXterm is Freemium and ProprietaryCmder is Free and Open Source
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    Alacritty

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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.

    85 Alacritty alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Alacritty screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  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 VS Cmder

     
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    KiTTY

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

    96 KiTTY alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    transparency settings

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  SSH
    2.  Session Management
    3.  Portable
    4.  SSH Tunnel
    5.  Auto-login
    6.  Multiple Browser Tabs
    7.  Command line interface
    8.  VPS
    9.  Auto-saving
    10.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    11.  Built-in editor

    KiTTY VS Cmder

     
  10. Tess icon

    Tess

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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.

    61 Tess alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tess screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Privacy focused
    4.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Support for scripting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Command line interface
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Tabbed interface

    Tess VS Cmder

     
  11. Hyper icon

    Hyper

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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.

    95 Hyper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell
    Splitting terminals

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Clean design
    3.  Customizable

    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 VS Cmder

     
    Comments about Hyper as an Alternative to Cmder
    Guest
    Negative Jul 21, 2018
    3

    Limited out-of-box configurability,

    Cmder Icon
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    • Most users think Hyper is a great Cmder alternative.

    • Hyper is Free and Open SourceCmder is also Free and Open Source
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    WindTerm

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

    60 WindTerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    WindTerm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for SFTP
    2.  SSH
    3.  X server
    4.  Portable
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Cross-Platform
    7.  Command palette
    8.  Outliner

    WindTerm VS Cmder

     
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