CuteCom Alternatives for Windows

CuteCom is not available for Windows but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Windows with similar functionality. The best Windows alternative is Tera Term, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to CuteCom and 12 are available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Windows alternatives to CuteCom are RealTerm, CoolTerm, YAT - Yet Another Terminal and SerialTool.

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CuteCom alternatives page was last updated Mar 19, 2025
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  1. Tera Term icon

    Tera Term

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    Tera Term (Pro) is a free software terminal emulator (communication program) for MS-Windows. It supports VT100 emulation, telnet connection, serial port connection, and so on.

    41 Tera Term alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Tera Term screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  Serial-port
    5.  SSH

    Tera Term VS CuteCom

     

    • Tera Term is the most popular Windows alternative to CuteCom.

    • Tera Term is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CuteCom.

    • Tera Term is Free and Open SourceCuteCom is also Free and Open Source
    • Tera Term is LightweightCuteCom is not according to our users
  2. RealTerm icon

    RealTerm

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    RealTerm is a terminal program specially designed for capturing, controlling and debugging binary and other difficult data streams. It is far better for debugging comms than HyperTerminal. It has no support for dialing modems, BBS, etc. - that is what HyperTerminal does.

    18 RealTerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RealTerm screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.0.0.70) is from 2014.

    RealTerm Features

    1.  Serial-port
    2.  Serial terminal
    3.  Debugging
    4.  Timestamps

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  4. CoolTerm icon

    CoolTerm

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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 controllers, robotic kits, GPS receivers, microcontrollers, etc.

    25 CoolTerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    For Mac

    CoolTerm Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Serial-port
    3.  ASCII to Hex

    CoolTerm VS CuteCom

     

    • CoolTerm is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to CuteCom.

    • CoolTerm is Free and ProprietaryCuteCom is Free and Open Source
  5. YAT - Yet Another Terminal icon

    YAT - Yet Another Terminal

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    Engineering, testing and debugging of serial communication. Supports RS-232/422/423/485 as well as TCP/IP Client/Server/AutoSocket, UDP/IP Client/Server/PairSocket and USB Ser/HID. Optimized for simple command sets of e.g. embedded systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    YAT - Yet Another Terminal screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Define your own "send strings"
    2.  Configurable inter-character delay
    3.  Timestamps

    YAT - Yet Another Terminal VS CuteCom

     
  6. SerialTool icon

    SerialTool

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    Serial Port Communication software ideal for COM communication. Multiplatform utility running on Windows, MacOS and Linux. It is completely free.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SerialTool screenshot 1

    SerialTool Features

    1.  Serial terminal
    2.  Serial-port

    SerialTool VS CuteCom

     
  7. HTerm icon

    HTerm

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    HTerm is a terminal emulator for serial communication.

    20 HTerm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    HTerm screenshot 1

    HTerm Features

    1.  Portable

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  9. HyperTerminal

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    HyperTerminal is a terminal emulator capable of connecting to systems through TCP/IP Networks, Dial-Up Modems, and COM ports. Until Windows XP, it is included with the operating system, but, starting from Windows Vista, it has to be bought separately.

    21 HyperTerminal alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HyperTerminal screenshot 1

    HyperTerminal VS CuteCom

     

    • HyperTerminal is the most popular commercial alternative to CuteCom.

    • HyperTerminal is Paid and ProprietaryCuteCom is Free and Open Source
  10. Bray++ Terminal icon

    Bray++ Terminal

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    Terminal home page.

    12 Bray++ Terminal alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Bray++ Terminal VS CuteCom

     
  11. QuteSerial icon

    QuteSerial

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    QuteSerial screenshot 1

    QuteSerial Features

    1.  Serial-port
    2.  Serial terminal

    QuteSerial VS CuteCom

     
  12. NoTer icon

    NoTer

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    NoTer screenshot 1

    NoTer Features

    1.  Serial-port

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  13. WhippyTerm icon

    WhippyTerm

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    WhippyTerm is a modern GUI based terminal program. It was designed to have a modern UI and to run on modern OS's like Windows and Linux. It also has a number of unique features such as bookmarks, built in hex dumps, extending through plugins, and native support for binary...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    WhippyTerm showing text and a hexdump of incoming data.

    WhippyTerm Features

    1.  Serial-port

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  14. pqcom

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    Simple and handy serial communication tool written with python and qt.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    pqcom on Ububntu

    pqcom Features

    1.  Serial-port

    pqcom VS CuteCom

     
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