ConEmu Alternatives for Mac

ConEmu is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Tabby Terminal, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ConEmu and 18 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to ConEmu are PowerShell, iTerm2, Kitty terminal and Hyper.

ConEmu alternatives are mainly Terminal Emulators but may also be Shells or SSH Clients. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of ConEmu.

ConEmu

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Terminal Emulator

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

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Tabby Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
SSH Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
87 Tabby Terminal alternatives
Tabby is an infinitely customizable cross-platform terminal app for local shells, serial, SSH and Telnet connections.
- - Tabby Terminal is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to ConEmu.
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Tabby Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceTabby Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. PortableTabby Terminal can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Dark ModeTabby Terminal supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
4. LightweightTabby Terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Support for scriptingTabby Terminal supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
SSH
Support for SFTP
Multiple Servers
Electron based
Customizable
Serial-port
PowerShell
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
Windows
Linux
61 PowerShell alternatives
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.
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PowerShell Features
1. Support for scriptingPowerShell supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsPowerShell can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
PowerShell Scripting
Optimized for Windows
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Some users think PowerShell is a great ConEmu alternative, some don't.
iTerm2
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
73 iTerm2 alternatives
iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.10 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.
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iTerm2 Features
1. Support for scriptingiTerm2 supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Customizable
Supports Python
SSH
Split windows
Integrated Search
Clean design
Quake-style
Multiple languages
Notifications
Key binding
Opinions about iTerm2 as a Alternative to ConEmu
Almost everyone thinks iTerm2 is a great ConEmu alternative.
Kitty terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
Linux
72 Kitty terminal alternatives
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...
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Kitty terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceKitty terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. LightweightKitty terminal consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
GPU based
Split-screen view
Font Ligature Support
Tiling Layouts
Keyboard focused
Full keyboard shortcuts
Hyper
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
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Electron / Atom Shell
84 Hyper alternatives
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.
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Hyper Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsHyper can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Command line interfaceHyper either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of Hyper.
Split-screen view
Clean design
Electron based
Tiling Panes
Uses Packages
Divisible
Skinnable
Customizable
Multiple Font Colors
Plugin API
Opinions about Hyper as a Alternative to ConEmu
Most users think Hyper is a great ConEmu alternative.
Terminal
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
84 Terminal alternatives
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.
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WezTerm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
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Linux
84 WezTerm alternatives
A GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal emulator and multiplexer written by @wez and implemented in Rust
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WezTerm Features
1. LightweightWezTerm consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of WezTerm.
3. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsWezTerm can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
4. Support for scriptingWezTerm supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
GPU Acceleration
Configurable
Hyperlinks
WSL integreation
Split tabs
Lua scripting
Multi panel
WindTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
Shell
SSH Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
44 WindTerm alternatives
A professional SSH/Telnet/Serial/Shell/Sftp client for DevOps.
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WindTerm Features
1. PortableWindTerm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Syntax HighlightingWindTerm supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
3. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of WindTerm.
4. LightweightWindTerm consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Support for SFTP
SSH
X server
Command palette
Cross-Platform
Outliner
Fig Terminal
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
72 Fig Terminal alternatives
Fig adds VSCode-style autocomplete to your existing terminal. Move faster with Fig.
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Fig Terminal Features
1. Command line interfaceFig Terminal either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Works in a terminal
Terminal-based
iTerm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Mac
59 iTerm alternatives
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...
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Discontinued
Abandoned since 2011. The author recommends switching to iTerm2http://iterm.sourceforge.net/news.shtml
upterm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Shell
Mac
Linux
Electron / Atom Shell
61 upterm alternatives
Upterm is an IDE in the world of terminals. Strictly speaking, it's both a terminal emulator and an interactive shell based on Electron. Also, unlike most of the emulators you can meet nowadays it uses HTML and CSS for its UI (exactly as Atom does), which means we can stop...
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upterm Features
1. Command line interfaceupterm either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Discontinued
Deprecated since May 20, 2019. Maintainer suggests using Hyper instead.
TEXTREME
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Free • Open Source
Text Editor
Mac
Windows
Linux
101 TEXTREME alternatives
TEXTREME is a lively, animated text editor with the feel of a retro videogame complete with sounds and game-like visual effects. The screen shakes as you type while particle effects decorate new characters.
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TEXTREME Features
Text editing
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textreme is toy text editor, conemu is a console emulator
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