CuteCom Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to CuteCom for Linux and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is CoolTerm, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to CuteCom and 12 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to CuteCom are Minicom, SerialTool, dterm (terminal emulator) and HTerm.

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

CuteCom

Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator

CuteCom is a graphical serial terminal aimed mainly at hardware developers or other people who need a terminal to talk to...

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CoolTerm
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Free • Proprietary
Terminal Emulator
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24 CoolTerm alternatives
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 controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.
- - CoolTerm is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to CuteCom.
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1. PortableCoolTerm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Minicom
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
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17 Minicom alternatives
Minicom is a text-based modem control and terminal emulator program for Unix-like operating systems, originally written by Miquel van Smoorenburg, and modeled after the popular MS-DOS program Telix. Minicom includes a dialing directory, ANSI and VT100 emulation, an (external)...
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Minicom Features
1. LightweightMinicom consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. PortableMinicom can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. Command line interfaceMinicom either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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SerialTool
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12 SerialTool alternatives
Serial Port Communication software ideal for COM communication. Multiplatform utility running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is completely free
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SerialTool Features
Serial terminal
Serial-port
dterm (terminal emulator)
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Terminal Emulator
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15 dterm (terminal emulator) alternatives
dterm is a simple terminal emulator, which doesn’t actually emulate any particular terminal. Mainly, it is designed for use with xterm and friends, which already do a perfectly good emulation, and therefore don’t need any special help; dterm simply provides a means by which...
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HTerm
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Terminal Emulator
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20 HTerm alternatives
HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.
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HTerm Features
1. PortableHTerm can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
GtkTerm
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
16 GtkTerm alternatives
Gtkterm is a simple GTK+ terminal used to communicate with a serial port. It is has fewer features than minicom, but is designed to be as easy to use as possible.
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GtkTerm Features
Serial-port
picocom
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
8 picocom alternatives
picocom is a minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. It is ideal for embedded systems since its memory footprint is minimal (less than 20K, when stripped). Apart from being a handy little tool, the source distribution includes a simple, easy to use, and thoroughly documented...
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QuteSerial
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Free • Open Source
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16 QuteSerial alternatives
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.
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Serial terminal
moserial
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Linux
17 moserial alternatives
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.
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moserial Features
Serial-port
Serial terminal
NoTer
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Free • Open Source
Windows
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11 NoTer alternatives
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.
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NoTer Features
Serial-port
QtTerm
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Terminal Emulator
Linux
12 QtTerm alternatives
Terminal emulator written with Qt for serial communication.
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pqcom
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15 pqcom alternatives
Simple and handy serial communication tool written with python and qt.
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