Cool Retro Term AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Cool Retro Term

Cool Retro Term is described as 'Terminal emulator which mimics the look and feel of the old cathode tube screens, designed for eye-candy with lots of graphic options' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Cool Retro Term for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best Cool Retro Term alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cool Retro Term are Tabby, Termux, Windows Terminal and iTerm2.

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  1. Ghostty icon

    Ghostty

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    Cross-platform terminal emulator balancing speed, platform-native UI, and modern features. Designed for an enhanced interactive CLI environment, offering full standards compliance for seamless integration with shells and CLI tools.

    57 Ghostty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
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    • Ghostty is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Cool Retro Term.

    • Ghostty is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cool Retro Term.

    • Ghostty is Free and Open SourceCool Retro Term is also Free and Open Source
    • Ghostty is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedCool Retro Term is not according to our users
  2. Tabby icon

    Tabby

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    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Tabby Terminal is not good alternative for Cool Retro Term, because Tabby Terminal is just open-source terminal emulator, while Cool Retro Term is terminal emulator which mimics old CRT screens.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Tabby is the most popular Windows alternative to Cool Retro Term.

    • Tabby is Free and Open SourceCool Retro Term is also Free and Open Source
    • Tabby is Customizable and LightweightCool Retro Term is not according to our users
  4. Termux icon

    Termux

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    • zsh
    • GNU Bourne Again SHell
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    • Termux is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Cool Retro Term.

    • Termux is Free and Open SourceCool Retro Term is also Free and Open Source
  5. Windows Terminal icon

    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  6. iTerm2 icon

    iTerm2

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Comments about iTerm2 as an Alternative to Cool Retro Term
    Guest
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    iTerms allows for much customisation

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • iTerm2 is Free and Open SourceCool Retro Term is also Free and Open Source
    • iTerm2 is Customizable and LightweightCool Retro Term is not according to our users
  7. ReTerminal icon

    ReTerminal

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    ReTerminal is a sleek, Material 3-inspired terminal emulator designed as a modern alternative to the legacy Jackpal Terminal. Built on Termux's robust TerminalView.

    56 ReTerminal alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  9. Kitty terminal icon

    Kitty terminal

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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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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  10. Alacritty icon

    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.

    83 Alacritty alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. Konsole icon

    Konsole

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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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
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    Terminator

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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

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.
     
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    something that actually mimics old crts and gives you that nice retro feel

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Terminator icon
    • Terminator is Free and Open SourceCool Retro Term is also Free and Open Source
    • Terminator is LightweightCool Retro Term is not according to our users
  13. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  14. GNOME Terminal icon

    GNOME Terminal

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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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
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