CoolTerm Alternatives

CoolTerm is described as 'Simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CoolTerm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and BSD apps. The best CoolTerm alternative is Tera Term, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like CoolTerm are RealTerm, CuteCom, Minicom and SerialTool.

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CoolTerm is a simple serial port terminal application (no terminal emulation) that is geared towards hobbyists and professionals with a need to exchange data with hardware connected to serial ports such as servo...

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CoolTerm alternatives page was last updated Jun 30, 2024
  1. Bray++ Terminal icon
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

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    • Windows
    Bray++ Terminal iconCoolTerm Icon

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  2. Hercules SETUP icon
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    Hercules SETUP utility is a useful serial port terminal (RS-485 or RS-232), UDP/IP terminal and TCP/IP Client Server terminal. It was created for HW group internal use only, but today its includes many functions in one utility and its Freeware!

    4 Hercules SETUP alternatives
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    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

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    • Windows
    Hercules SETUP iconCoolTerm Icon

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  3.  QuteSerial icon
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    QuteSerial is a RS232 terminal in the veins of minicom, hyperterminal, and br@y's Terminal.exe. It allows you to access a old-fashioned RS232 (serial) port and display the received data in either a Hex or ASCII format.

    16 QuteSerial alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    QuteSerial Features

    1.  Serial-port
    2.  Serial terminal
     QuteSerial iconCoolTerm Icon

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  4. Serial icon
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    Full-featured serial terminal for the Mac.

    9 Serial alternatives
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    • Mac

    Serial Features

    1.  Driverless
    Serial iconCoolTerm Icon

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  5. moserial icon
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    moserial is a clean, friendly gtk-based serial terminal for the GNOME desktop. It is primarily intended for technical users and hardware hackers who need to communicate with embedded systems, test equipment, and serial consoles.

    18 moserial alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Linux

    moserial Features

    1.  Serial-port
    2.  Serial terminal
    moserial iconCoolTerm Icon

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  6. NoTer icon
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    The idea is to create a simple and good looking terminal for being able to transmit to and from electronic boards and hardware. It can be configured to show data in hex or string format. It allows manual configuration of the port to use.

    11 NoTer alternatives
    NoTer screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    NoTer Features

    1.  Serial-port
    NoTer iconCoolTerm Icon

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  7. goSerial icon
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    A Universal Binary for simple serial terminal emulation. Note: Does not support VT terminal type emulation.

    8 goSerial alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    goSerial iconCoolTerm Icon

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  8. Get Console icon
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    Get Console is the first ipad and iphone serial port terminal application providing serial terminal connectivity without jailbreaking. The app store description advises it works on network devices, but offers a standard VT100 emulation.

    21 Get Console alternatives
    get console ipad terminal app

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    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Get Console Features

    Get Console iconCoolTerm Icon

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    • Get Console is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to CoolTerm.

    • Get Console is Paid and ProprietaryCoolTerm is Free and Proprietary
  9. Listen32 icon
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    Listen32 tap into RS-232 transmit signals for monitoring bi-directional communications between two devices. Two COM ports are used in the listening device, the receive line of each connected to the transmit line of one of the communicating devices.

    10 Listen32 alternatives
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    • Windows
    Listen32 iconCoolTerm Icon

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    Terminal emulator written with Qt for serial communication.

    13 QtTerm alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    CoolTerm Icon

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  11. SerialTools icon
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    Serial Tools is a set of serial port tools for Mac OS X. Serial ports are usually USB to Serial converters.

    8 SerialTools alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    SerialTools iconCoolTerm Icon

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  12. SUDT AccessPort icon
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    AccessPort is serial port monitoring tool for technicians, engineers and software developers designing or debugging serial port related projects.

    15 SUDT AccessPort alternatives
    SUDT AccessPort screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SUDT AccessPort Features

    1.  Serial-port
    2.  Serial terminal
    SUDT AccessPort iconCoolTerm Icon

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