Cosmic Terminal AlternativesTerminal Emulators and other similar apps like Cosmic Terminal

Cosmic Terminal is described as 'WIP COSMIC terminal emulator' and is a terminal emulator in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to Cosmic Terminal for a variety of platforms, including Linux, BSD, Mac, GNOME and Xfce apps. The best Cosmic Terminal alternative is Ghostty, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Cosmic Terminal are Alacritty, Kitty terminal, Terminator and GNOME Terminal.

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Cosmic Terminal alternatives page was last updated May 2, 2025
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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.

    56 Ghostty alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Homebrew
    Ghostty screenshot 1

    Properties

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

    Features

    1.  Cross-Platform
    2.  GPU Acceleration
    3.  Tabbed interface
    4.  Split-screen view
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Portable
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  No registration required
    11.  No Tracking
    12.  Works Offline

    Ghostty VS Cosmic Terminal

     

    • Ghostty is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Cosmic Terminal.

    • Ghostty is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Cosmic Terminal.

    • Ghostty is Free and Open SourceCosmic Terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Ghostty is Lightweight, Customizable and Privacy focusedCosmic Terminal is not according to our users
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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.

    84 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 Cosmic Terminal

     

    • Alacritty is the most popular Windows alternative to Cosmic Terminal.

    • Alacritty is Free and Open SourceCosmic Terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • Alacritty is LightweightCosmic Terminal is not according to our users
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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Kitty terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Keyboard focused

    Features

    1.  GPU based
    2.  Font Ligature Support
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Command line interface
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Full keyboard shortcuts
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Syntax Highlighting

    Kitty terminal VS Cosmic Terminal

     
  5. Terminator icon

    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.

    89 Terminator alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    Terminator is running Vim, Bash, and Python side by side.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Split-screen view
    4.  Function Key Shortcuts
    5.  Tiling Layouts
    6.  Split windows
    7.  Multiple Terminal

    Terminator VS Cosmic Terminal

     
  6. 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.

    72 GNOME Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    GNOME Terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Background transparency

    GNOME Terminal VS Cosmic Terminal

     
  7. 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.

    68 Konsole alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • KDE
    Konsole screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Multi-tabs
    2.  Dual Pane Support
    3.  Color Palette
    4.  Tiling Layouts

    Konsole VS Cosmic Terminal

     
  9. Xfce4-Terminal icon

    Xfce4-Terminal

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    Xfce Terminal is a lightweight and easy to use terminal emulator application with many advanced features including drop down, tabs, unlimited scrolling, full colors, fonts, transparent backgrounds, and more.

    61 Xfce4-Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Xfce
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Tabbed interface
    3.  Dropdown terminal
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Dark Mode

    Xfce4-Terminal VS Cosmic Terminal

     
  10. MATE Terminal icon

    MATE Terminal

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    MATE Terminal is a terminal emulator for the MATE desktop environment. Terminal emulators allow users to execute commands using a real UNIX shell while remaining on their graphical...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenIndiana
    • GhostBSD

    MATE Terminal VS Cosmic Terminal

     
  11. DumbTerm icon

    DumbTerm

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    A stupidly simple web-based terminal emulator, with common tools and Starship enabled (via Docker)!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    DumbTerm screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Tracking
    6. Git icon  Git integration
    7.  Progressive Web App
    8.  Tabbed interface
    9.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
    10.  Web-Based
    11.  Protected by Password

    DumbTerm VS Cosmic Terminal

     

    • DumbTerm is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Cosmic Terminal.

    • DumbTerm is Free and Open SourceCosmic Terminal is also Free and Open Source
    • DumbTerm is Privacy focusedCosmic Terminal is not according to our users
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